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Spica Pilsner
Ecliptic Brewing
- From:
- Ecliptic Brewing
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Kellerbier / Zwickelbier
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 10.16%
- Reviews:
- 9
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 24, 2019
- Added:
- Mar 26, 2014
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 4
Formerly Spica Hefepils
SPICA HEFEPILS Spica is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. This Lager is brewed in the Un-filtered Keller bier style. Pale malt is used exclusively to give the beer a nice malt body and light golden color. Sterling hops add a rich herbal character. The yeast left in the beer works with the hops to add a nice spicy flavor. ABV 5.5% IBU 38 GRAVITY 13.0° p
SPICA HEFEPILS Spica is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. This Lager is brewed in the Un-filtered Keller bier style. Pale malt is used exclusively to give the beer a nice malt body and light golden color. Sterling hops add a rich herbal character. The yeast left in the beer works with the hops to add a nice spicy flavor. ABV 5.5% IBU 38 GRAVITY 13.0° p
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Reviewed by Reidrover from Oregon
3.59/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pint in "b2 taphouse" in S.Salem.
$4.00
very slightly hazy golden beer with a small white head.
Aroma a good mix of caramel,almost chewy malt and fresh soicy and herbal hop quality.
Smooth balanced flavor with the hops just about winning out.
Nice smooth mouth feel medium carbonation
Good beer here.
Feb 24, 2019$4.00
very slightly hazy golden beer with a small white head.
Aroma a good mix of caramel,almost chewy malt and fresh soicy and herbal hop quality.
Smooth balanced flavor with the hops just about winning out.
Nice smooth mouth feel medium carbonation
Good beer here.
Reviewed by John_M from Washington
4/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This was easily my favorite beer at the brewery the other day. The beer pours a solid gold color with good head retention and lacing. The nose is attractive as well, as I pick some underlying grassiness, light honey, black pepper and light cookie dough. The flavor profile replicated the nose pretty closely, and I was impressed by how well balanced this beer was, and how much flavor it differently. The was fairly light on the palate, but with a clean, refreshingly bitter finish. Alcohol is not noticeable at all in this beer.
Very impressive effort. Liked this one quite a bit.
Jun 13, 2016Very impressive effort. Liked this one quite a bit.
Reviewed by farrago from New Jersey
3.82/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Gives up a lively, two finger plus head of decently dense white foam, surface becomes mottled as it dissolves, the lacing is wispy at best, however, general retention is good. Clear golden yellow color to the liquid, bright with a random smattering of bubbles. The nose offers up sweet grains and more sourdough style bread notes, saline and sweeter white citrus pulp, the green grassiness balanced out by corn syrup like accents, really seems to strive to find a counterpart for each specific element. In the mouth it is medium-bodied with a big initial bite, salty and leafy and bitter grains, leaves a dry residue on the mouth roof. After a few sips you start to tease out sweeter, smoother malts and a mild floral lift. There’s not much fruit but what’s there is apricot, peach, golden apple. Finishes with increasing intensity to the bitterness and a salt and pepper flourish. The herbaceousness is also pronounced and really needs those malts to work overtime to keep the palate from getting bruised. It is deceptive in its scale, much bigger and more intense than at first glance. Quite enjoyable, albeit one glass is more than enough.
Feb 16, 2016
Spica Pilsner from Ecliptic Brewing
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
51 ratings
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