Pilsnaaah
The Tap Brewing Company

Sampled on-tap at The Tap brewpub.

This pilsner poured a clear, amber color (slightly darker than golden) with very white foam that settled and clung to the glass. There was a very light carbonation from the bottom of the glass. The smell was aromatic (noble) hops with some tangy fruity hoppiness, all on top of bready malt. The taste was aromatic noble hops, slightly flowery, with a tangy, fruity, dry hoppy finish. Very nice noble hop bitterness, all together with bready malt. The mouthfeel was dry and hoppy with medium body and moderate carbonation. The hops lingered a long time in the finish and aftertaste. This was a very nice and drinkable pilsner.

Served in a four ounce sampling glass. No head or lace. Spot on straw color and clear.

Very mild aroma, although I detect some fresh (dry?) hop.

This is a hoppy pilsener. I wondered if the brewer used a high alpha American hop for the flavor. The aftertaste is all hop. The body is fuller than most pilseners while the carbonation is slightly high. I also suspect that there is a touch of wheat in here.

If you're a hop head (as I am), this might become your favorite pils.

"Brewed in the Czech tradition and then dry-hopped in the American way, light in color but full of noble hop flavor."

Served on-tap at the brewpub with my lunch on April 8. I turned to the girlfriend and said this beer is sensual confusion. It poured a clear gold color with a thin head and steady carbonation. Light and crisp mouthfeel too. So by sight and touch it felt like a pilsner.

But the nose had the hop presence of an American pale ale. All earthy hops rather than the tart and bitter Saaz hops I associate with the style. The flavor was just as oddly confusing. Definitely the malt flavor of a pils with a nice Saaz bite up front but then the earthy and juicy hops quickly follow up. Lots of juicy, woody bitterness. The mouthfeel was slightly more expansive than a traditional pils thanks to the American-style hops but not too much.