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Point Bonita
Headlands Brewing Co.
- From:
- Headlands Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Bohemian / Czech Pilsner
Ranked #190 - ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #22,123 - Avg:
- 3.7 | pDev: 11.08%
- Reviews:
- 7
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 01, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 05, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
Pt Bonita is our Bohemian Pilsner. It’s nice and spicy from the rye, 14%, and it has just enough noble hop character and body from the rustic grains. It’s light, crisp, refreshing and it’s named after the Point Bonita Lighthouse in the Headlands, in case you couldn’t figure that out on your own.
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Rated by littledogbigtrouble
3.32/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.32/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Okay Pilsner. Definitely American. Not the best beer, not the worst. Prob won't buy again. 5.3% alcohol.
Jun 16, 2022Reviewed by daliandragon from Maryland
3.39/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.39/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
This is another brew I picked upon my vacation to the bay area. Simple, white, tall boy can. It is kind of nothing specal in the nose but has a reasonable Saaz bite that pairs with the crisp texture to make this one decent.
This is not exciting or groundbreaking stuff but it does the Czech pilsner thing well enough.
Aug 03, 2017This is not exciting or groundbreaking stuff but it does the Czech pilsner thing well enough.
Reviewed by pacific from California
5/5 rDev +35.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +35.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Crisp and light -- can go with any meal. I believe the hops for this beer are Czech Saaz which has some character. There's also rye malt (mixed with pilsner malt) which makes for a tasty beer. Go to for Pilsners!
Aug 01, 2017Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.73/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
a nice glass of lager, although maybe not as rustic as they market it as being. i expected a little more grain character here, although its more robust than most, and still a most excellent beverage overall. a shade or two darker than the standard here, still golden and clear, but just a little richer in the glass. it smells like dry pale barley malt, less of the bready pils grain complexion here, and maybe even a pinch of rye to boot, but its hard to tell because its all so clean in the taste. even though it has some body, the rustic grains they talk about dont taste like all that much, and the yeast dries it out quickly enough to be not all that interesting on the back end where these things usually manifest themselves. decent structure here, solid body, more than normal for the style, but i definitely wish for more carbonation. it pours lively enough, but it seems to dissipate out of suspension a little too quickly leaving a flatter brew that doesnt have much drive. aside from that though, its a tasty lager, with some real yeast character and some density, and although i wish it had more of the rustic grain elements they describe, i liked it quite well my first from these guys, on tap at bartlett hall in san francisco.
May 28, 2016Rated by rob99er from California
4.1/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Not a bad pale lager. I would drink this again.
Dec 17, 2015
Point Bonita from Headlands Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
36 ratings
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