Nelson Pils
Alvarado Street Brewery

Nelson PilsNelson Pils
Beer Geek Stats
From:
Alvarado Street Brewery
 
California, United States
Style:
Czech / Bohemian Pilsner
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
4.1 | pDev: 8.29%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 1
Status:
Inactive
Rated:
Oct 25, 2018
Added:
Sep 15, 2018
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Pilsner-style lager with Nelson Sauvin hops! In the effort of keeping the base beer a Pilsner, and not an India Pale Lager, the hop character is a bit more nuanced and delicate.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 4.45 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Oct 25, 2018
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Reviewed by Ice_Cream_And_IPAs from New York

3.76/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours light yellow, with a half-finger of a bright white head that disappears quickly. There is zero laying left on the glass. Smell is completely dominated by Neson grape-y notes, which leads me to my next point. I don't think that Nelson hops belong in a pilsner. It doesn't taste bad overall, and definitely smells really good, but it's is also missing that pilsnery-bitter thing I want to get while drinking one. I applaud to Alvarado St. for producing a Nelson-hopped pilsner that tastes like .... exactly what you would expect a Nelson-hopped pilsner to taste like, but I have this unrelenting feeling that I'd rather be drinking some "more typical pilsner" right now. Not a bad brew, and actually conservatively-priced, for once. It's a success, but I'm still waiting for Alvarado to make a real pilsner. Cheers to good times!
Sep 15, 2018