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The Spencer Brewery

A: slight haze; medium gold in color; a 1 finger white head that receded to a splotchy cap; nice lacing;

S: apple with a little hop spice;

T: almost no flavor - a little lemon and apple; moderate bitterness at the end;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish;

O: OK, but not something I would go back to;

 

 

 

Sorry to see Spencer stop brewing. Shame because their ales were getting better and better and about to hit their decade mark of learning.

Spencer's pils is above average quality; quite good considering that this is probably only a second release of a lager from an ale brewer. Its Best Buy date still had another 5 months and seemed fresh. While this pils Looks average (I deduct lots for cloudiness) and its Smells are mostly malts, its Tastes come balanced with a gentle bitterness lingering in the finish. Cleansing in my mouth, I drank it while having a bready sandwich. All was good.

6/22/22 Had another copy. Started it with lunch, again good with a sandwich. And finished the bottle as an aperitif after being outside in the heat... refreshing and again good. I have 4 more and will keep those notes @ UnTappd.

 

 

Fuller and sweeter and chewier than I expected - more citrusy hops, too - I don't want to say it was almost IPA-like, but it struck me as almost IPA-like... That said, a very enjoyable beer - not too sweet, mildly bitter, honeyed malt backbone... Perhaps better as a beer than as a German pilsner?

 

 

heavy. hoppy. maybe they know what a pilsner is better than i, but i'm thinking it's a pale ale...

The beer pours a moderate white head that looks nice. The beer itself is a good looking clear golden sunshine yellow.

The smell is good. It has a nice mix of bitter and herbal hops followed by sweet floral notes in the finish.

The taste is good. It has a good and bitter herbal hop note that finishes bitter with more of a grainy rye note than a floral one.

The feel is good. It has a medium light body with biting carbonation and a dry feel through it all.

Overall, a pretty good beer to finish the day with and worth getting.

 

Best by 09/12/22 on back label. Poured into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint.

A: Slightly hazy straw golden with 1-finger white-foamy head with average retention and spots of lacing. I don't really care that's it's hazy but this style should be clear-to-brilliant.

S: Grassy, lemony, herbal noble hop aroma with background cracker and cereal grain.

T: Flavor is even better than the sumptuous hop aroma with delicious lemon, herbal, and honeysuckle hop flavor with plenty and crackery maltiness and a touch of sulfur in the background that rounds out the flavor. Moderate bitterness and clean without esters.

M: Crisp and light-bodied with moderate carbonation. Finishes clean and dry.

O: One of the better German (keller)pils I have had in quite a while -- a highlight to my beer reviewing this year without a doubt. Despite the buzz around Trappist Ale, I liked this beer better and thought it represented the style better beteen the two.

Cloudy golden pour with a white head and thick lacing. Grains with hints of honey, fresh baked white bread and cracker in the nose. Taste has toast with the bread, grains, light honeycomb, with decently bitter grass hops and lemon zest. More on the bready end of the spectrum, but all together really hits all the right german pilsner notes. Feel is chewy, bready, bright, medium bodied, and moderately crisp. Apparently I liked this more than most, great on the porch in summer

 

The damn thing glows beautifully like Candice Swanepoel after a few minutes in the South African sun. But aside from that, it’s pretty much just ok. It smells… And it tastes… yeah. It has some aroma and flavor, but we’re not talking something King Tut would be into.

Anyway, it’s ok. And I’m ok, I guess. So I’ll see ya.

Duane thinks this is superb - almost as good as victory prima pils; got it at Elkton; it is pale and crisp; it is available all the time we think at Stateline liquors