Joe's Premium American Pilsner | Avery Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Avery Brewing Company
Colorado, United States
averybrewing.com
Style: American Pale Lager
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.70%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
"a contemporary rendition of a classic style. Hopped with purpose, Joe's is beautifully bitter and dry with an abundance of floral, Noble German hops. Uber-sessionable. Utterly American. This is Premium American Pilsner."
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3.98/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a pilsner a very light straw color with a fluffy one finger crown atop,multiple broken rings of lace were left behind as it settled.Herbal hops,lemon oil,and crushed malt aromas,lighter but pleasant.A healthy does of herbal hops stand out most on the palate mixed with a sturdy toasted malt bill,a lot of flavor in a "small" package.This to me is like a north German pilsner in a way with its sharp hop profile,its hefty malt bill goes great with it.A wonderful beer to have while grillin outside like I will be today.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a pilsner a very light straw color with a fluffy one finger crown atop,multiple broken rings of lace were left behind as it settled.Herbal hops,lemon oil,and crushed malt aromas,lighter but pleasant.A healthy does of herbal hops stand out most on the palate mixed with a sturdy toasted malt bill,a lot of flavor in a "small" package.This to me is like a north German pilsner in a way with its sharp hop profile,its hefty malt bill goes great with it.A wonderful beer to have while grillin outside like I will be today.
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3.85/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Straw colored pour capped with two fingers of white head that disipates into a nice lace.
Nice grssy and hop aroma. Not as yeasty as I was expecting.
Really nice flavor, yeast, malt, grass, & hop notes throughout. The hop finish is a nice touch to this interpretation of American Pils.
Medium bodied brew that is well carbonated and goes down effortlessly.
Overall a very nice "American PIlsner"
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Straw colored pour capped with two fingers of white head that disipates into a nice lace.
Nice grssy and hop aroma. Not as yeasty as I was expecting.
Really nice flavor, yeast, malt, grass, & hop notes throughout. The hop finish is a nice touch to this interpretation of American Pils.
Medium bodied brew that is well carbonated and goes down effortlessly.
Overall a very nice "American PIlsner"
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3.62/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12oz can. Immediately starts overflowing when opened. It pours a clear straw yellow with a huge fluffy white head that retains fairly well and laces the glass.
The aroma is subdued - sweet earthy malts and grassy / floral hops.
The flavor is sweet, slightly vegetal, malts with a little honey and fruit followed by a big grassy / floral bitterness that lingers in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with smooth carbonation.
Overall, not bad for a pils. It's probably the hoppiest pilsener I've had. I like all the hops and the lower alcohol - could make for a nice session beer.
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look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12oz can. Immediately starts overflowing when opened. It pours a clear straw yellow with a huge fluffy white head that retains fairly well and laces the glass.
The aroma is subdued - sweet earthy malts and grassy / floral hops.
The flavor is sweet, slightly vegetal, malts with a little honey and fruit followed by a big grassy / floral bitterness that lingers in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with smooth carbonation.
Overall, not bad for a pils. It's probably the hoppiest pilsener I've had. I like all the hops and the lower alcohol - could make for a nice session beer.
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3.23/5 rDev -12.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Can pours a clear pale yellow body with a tall white head. Geesh! The body barely has any color at all. Good patchy lacing.
Aroma is grassy and lemony, but not very profound.
Very light body is crisply carbonated.
Taste has a lemony bite and some grainy pale malt. Grassy hop bitterness all the way through. Very dry finish.
An excellent lawn mower beer to be sure but there's just not much here. Definitely not a top of the line pilsener.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Can pours a clear pale yellow body with a tall white head. Geesh! The body barely has any color at all. Good patchy lacing.
Aroma is grassy and lemony, but not very profound.
Very light body is crisply carbonated.
Taste has a lemony bite and some grainy pale malt. Grassy hop bitterness all the way through. Very dry finish.
An excellent lawn mower beer to be sure but there's just not much here. Definitely not a top of the line pilsener.
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3.55/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce can, w/o freshness/bottling date info.
Pour is super light straw, slightly hazed, with some bubbles rising. The head is near white, loose and quickly departing. Leaves gauzy webs of lace and a fine bubble film
Light grassy notes and herbal hops on the nostrils.
Tasty and happy lager, with more herbal notes, along with some more grass notes. Quite dry in the mid section and in the finish.
Decent brew, worth a try, but don’t expect anything special. Hops and crispness add to the drinkability and the overall worthiness of this offering.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce can, w/o freshness/bottling date info.
Pour is super light straw, slightly hazed, with some bubbles rising. The head is near white, loose and quickly departing. Leaves gauzy webs of lace and a fine bubble film
Light grassy notes and herbal hops on the nostrils.
Tasty and happy lager, with more herbal notes, along with some more grass notes. Quite dry in the mid section and in the finish.
Decent brew, worth a try, but don’t expect anything special. Hops and crispness add to the drinkability and the overall worthiness of this offering.
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4/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The beer pours a very light, clear yellow color with a white head. The aroma is that of a basic pilsener. I get a lot of pils malt as well as some grain notes and a little bit of grass. The flavor is heavy on the pils malt along with some grass and orange citrus notes from the hops. I also get a little bit of spice and the bitterness is low to medium. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. A very nice American-made pils.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The beer pours a very light, clear yellow color with a white head. The aroma is that of a basic pilsener. I get a lot of pils malt as well as some grain notes and a little bit of grass. The flavor is heavy on the pils malt along with some grass and orange citrus notes from the hops. I also get a little bit of spice and the bitterness is low to medium. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. A very nice American-made pils.
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4.01/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Serving glass: Poured from can into Pilsner glass.
Appearance: Extremely pale yellow, with a strong, stark white head and some impressive lacing.
Smell: Sweet apple, some straw, and peppery hops.
Taste: Delicate grainy malts with apple and straw. Nice blast of peppery and floral hops on the finish.
Feel: Very light body with high carbonation. This is as expected for an American Pale Lager, but the extreme dry finish makes this refreshing as opposed to watery (as with the macros).
Overall: For an American-style Pale lager (not a Pilsner, Helles, Dortmunder, etc.), this is definitely the best I have ever had. I am drinking a single can of this during the bitter month of January, but may need to get a six pack come summer.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Serving glass: Poured from can into Pilsner glass.
Appearance: Extremely pale yellow, with a strong, stark white head and some impressive lacing.
Smell: Sweet apple, some straw, and peppery hops.
Taste: Delicate grainy malts with apple and straw. Nice blast of peppery and floral hops on the finish.
Feel: Very light body with high carbonation. This is as expected for an American Pale Lager, but the extreme dry finish makes this refreshing as opposed to watery (as with the macros).
Overall: For an American-style Pale lager (not a Pilsner, Helles, Dortmunder, etc.), this is definitely the best I have ever had. I am drinking a single can of this during the bitter month of January, but may need to get a six pack come summer.
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4.25/5 rDev +14.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: A nearly brilliant straw gold pour supports a stiff, clingly, 1” white foam collar that gradually descends while leaving thick lace.
S: Light grain and spice aromas rise form the glass. The spice suggests cooking spice – light sage and thyme, with a faint sulfur scent.
T: A very pleasant palate with light grains, spice and a lingering earthy herbal bitter finish. Very faint apple notes on both the nose and palate.
F: Super creamy, refreshing, crisp, clean and smooth with a medium light body and medium carbonation.
O: A sessionable beer that is full flavored without delivering a knockout alcohol punch.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: A nearly brilliant straw gold pour supports a stiff, clingly, 1” white foam collar that gradually descends while leaving thick lace.
S: Light grain and spice aromas rise form the glass. The spice suggests cooking spice – light sage and thyme, with a faint sulfur scent.
T: A very pleasant palate with light grains, spice and a lingering earthy herbal bitter finish. Very faint apple notes on both the nose and palate.
F: Super creamy, refreshing, crisp, clean and smooth with a medium light body and medium carbonation.
O: A sessionable beer that is full flavored without delivering a knockout alcohol punch.
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3.95/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 oz. can into a Sam Adams perfect pint glass.
Appearance: Pours a bright and clear golden yellow with lots of rising bubbles. Solid three finger white head with good retention. Moderate amount of lacing on the glass.
Smell: Sweet pale malts and wheat grains with a good presence of floral, earthy noble hops. Also some hints of lemon zest. Aroma is nothing big but pretty solid. Kind of smells like a crisp German Helles lager.
Taste: Sweet and bready pale malts with wheat grains. Solid presence of noble hops adding some spice in the background. Good hints of lemon zest. Tastes moderately bready and sweet. Light but still tasty.
Mouthfeel: Light body with a medium to high level of carbonation. Very crisp and clean.
Overall: A pretty solid take on the style. Nice use of hops for a pilsner. Easy drinking and flavorful.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 oz. can into a Sam Adams perfect pint glass.
Appearance: Pours a bright and clear golden yellow with lots of rising bubbles. Solid three finger white head with good retention. Moderate amount of lacing on the glass.
Smell: Sweet pale malts and wheat grains with a good presence of floral, earthy noble hops. Also some hints of lemon zest. Aroma is nothing big but pretty solid. Kind of smells like a crisp German Helles lager.
Taste: Sweet and bready pale malts with wheat grains. Solid presence of noble hops adding some spice in the background. Good hints of lemon zest. Tastes moderately bready and sweet. Light but still tasty.
Mouthfeel: Light body with a medium to high level of carbonation. Very crisp and clean.
Overall: A pretty solid take on the style. Nice use of hops for a pilsner. Easy drinking and flavorful.
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4.14/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Good but not entirely great.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Good but not entirely great.
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3.65/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Golden color, not much head or lacing. Aroma was mildly hoppy, a little soapy.
Fractional sweet grain taste, floral hops, not bitter yet zesty. Very light body somehow able to support a full floral flavor profile. Say that five times fast! Hay mouthfeel downbottle dispatches some of that zesty crispness that was there in the first half of the can, maybe grassy is a better descriptor, becomes slightly watery. Minimal lemon impact.
Good beach beer, a little expensive though.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Golden color, not much head or lacing. Aroma was mildly hoppy, a little soapy.
Fractional sweet grain taste, floral hops, not bitter yet zesty. Very light body somehow able to support a full floral flavor profile. Say that five times fast! Hay mouthfeel downbottle dispatches some of that zesty crispness that was there in the first half of the can, maybe grassy is a better descriptor, becomes slightly watery. Minimal lemon impact.
Good beach beer, a little expensive though.
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4.2/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Super pale straw golden color, forms thick white head with fine even bands of lacing. The nose gives off herbal citrus grassy notes, hints of pungent German hops going on. Light malt biscuit cracker barely any sweetness noticed. Super dry finish, upfront barrage of green hops from the can. A nice flow with each gulp a couple of these cans could vanish so easily. Nice cracker light pale malts provide just enough sweetness with a big bitter hop profile with citrus/grassy/herbal accents kicking around on the palate. Hop burps are plentiful carbonation is ample , again great experience drinking out the can. This isn't as good as the authentic German pils from PA, but these would definitely be people interst in living and restoring.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Super pale straw golden color, forms thick white head with fine even bands of lacing. The nose gives off herbal citrus grassy notes, hints of pungent German hops going on. Light malt biscuit cracker barely any sweetness noticed. Super dry finish, upfront barrage of green hops from the can. A nice flow with each gulp a couple of these cans could vanish so easily. Nice cracker light pale malts provide just enough sweetness with a big bitter hop profile with citrus/grassy/herbal accents kicking around on the palate. Hop burps are plentiful carbonation is ample , again great experience drinking out the can. This isn't as good as the authentic German pils from PA, but these would definitely be people interst in living and restoring.
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3.29/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
12 ounce can served in a lager glass.
Pale yellow colored body; hazy with a big white head that also emerged from the can itself when the tab was popped.
Aroma: about equal levels of malts and floral/grassy hop notes.
Flavor: Mild-moderate bitterness. Grassy and lemony citrus hop character. with a light cracker palate.
Crisp dry finish.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
12 ounce can served in a lager glass.
Pale yellow colored body; hazy with a big white head that also emerged from the can itself when the tab was popped.
Aroma: about equal levels of malts and floral/grassy hop notes.
Flavor: Mild-moderate bitterness. Grassy and lemony citrus hop character. with a light cracker palate.
Crisp dry finish.
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4/5 rDev +7.8%
Poured a semi-clear golden body with a thin cap of white head that quickly dissipated. A classic looking lager, true to form and quite nice. Scents of lager yeast, Pilsner malt with a soft sweetness, fresh cut grass hop aromas, spicy, floral hops at lower, but discernible levels and a light sulphur aroma like in some German Pilsners. Overall impression of aroma is of a classic American-style Pilsner that comes across much like its German counterparts in aroma, with a nice balance of sweet malt and classic Noble hop style aromas. Very nice. Flavor begins lightly bitter with a grainy and softly sweet malt presence balancing and floral, spicy Noble hop flavors. This moves into a medium bitter middle with notes of grassy, floral, spicy Noble-like hops and a light sweetness from malt and a graininess. Finish is medium-dry with the Noble hop flavors continuing alongside light grainy malt and biscuit-like malt. Aftertaste is grainy and biscuit malt with a medium level of floral, grassy, spicy Noble hop bitterness. Overall impression of flavor is of a crisp, flavorful, straight forward Pilsner. It doesn't have a wealth of complexity, which is perfectly fine for the style. It is simply a straight-forward, easy to drink, classic beer. Mouthfeel is medium-light bodied with moderate carbonation and a smooth, creamy feel. Overall impression of mouthfeel is of a classic, true to style American Pilsner. Quite nice. Overall this is quite the nice treat. It is a crisp, refreshing, simple American Pilsner that is flavorful, fairly aromatic and quite pleasant on the tongue. It is very well executed and a fine example of a classic, and rather hard to find, American style. Highly recommended.
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Poured a semi-clear golden body with a thin cap of white head that quickly dissipated. A classic looking lager, true to form and quite nice. Scents of lager yeast, Pilsner malt with a soft sweetness, fresh cut grass hop aromas, spicy, floral hops at lower, but discernible levels and a light sulphur aroma like in some German Pilsners. Overall impression of aroma is of a classic American-style Pilsner that comes across much like its German counterparts in aroma, with a nice balance of sweet malt and classic Noble hop style aromas. Very nice. Flavor begins lightly bitter with a grainy and softly sweet malt presence balancing and floral, spicy Noble hop flavors. This moves into a medium bitter middle with notes of grassy, floral, spicy Noble-like hops and a light sweetness from malt and a graininess. Finish is medium-dry with the Noble hop flavors continuing alongside light grainy malt and biscuit-like malt. Aftertaste is grainy and biscuit malt with a medium level of floral, grassy, spicy Noble hop bitterness. Overall impression of flavor is of a crisp, flavorful, straight forward Pilsner. It doesn't have a wealth of complexity, which is perfectly fine for the style. It is simply a straight-forward, easy to drink, classic beer. Mouthfeel is medium-light bodied with moderate carbonation and a smooth, creamy feel. Overall impression of mouthfeel is of a classic, true to style American Pilsner. Quite nice. Overall this is quite the nice treat. It is a crisp, refreshing, simple American Pilsner that is flavorful, fairly aromatic and quite pleasant on the tongue. It is very well executed and a fine example of a classic, and rather hard to find, American style. Highly recommended.
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Joe's Premium American Pilsner from Avery Brewing Company
3.71
out of 5
based on 639 ratings.
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Hells yes! I could go on and on about this nuances of this particular beer but the simple truth is this; Avery has made a staggeringly drinkable Noble Pils and canned it (angels sing!) without bowing to any particular fad. The appearance is straw with lively bubbles (as it should be) with a nose that treats the imbiber to the flowery-sharp scent that lover of the classic Bavarian style (BA classification be damned) demands.
Crisp yet smooth, Joe's Premium American Pilsner makes me wish my grandfather favored beer over bourbon. This is the kind of beer I should be so lucky to stock with regularity in my fridge.
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