Today Is Tomorrow
Fair State Brewing Cooperative
- From:
- Fair State Brewing Cooperative
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Italian Pilsner
Ranked #18 - ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #16,410 - Avg:
- 4.03 | pDev: 4.47%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 22, 2026
- Added:
- Sep 13, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
We worked with our good friends at Live Oak Brewing out of Austin, Texas, one of the greatest lager producers in the country, to craft a fine Italian pilsner for the people! By triple decocting Eraclea Pils malt, heavily hopping with Perle, and lagering extra long, we’ve built a pilsner that is both rich and velvety, but also crisp and bright.
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Reviewed by ttoadee from Texas
4.1/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.1/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Gold pour, slight haze, finger of white meringue on top. Nose is malt, herbal, and floral.
Taste shows me light melon, citrus, light kilned malt, sweet herbs, velvety mouthfeel. Finish sees some citrus pith and touch of resin. Not a stereotype, a good beer to try.
Jan 25, 2025Taste shows me light melon, citrus, light kilned malt, sweet herbs, velvety mouthfeel. Finish sees some citrus pith and touch of resin. Not a stereotype, a good beer to try.
Rated by pathman from Ohio
4.25/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
12/20/24 can @ Bop Stop
Dec 21, 2024
Reviewed by Mdog from Minnesota
3.79/5 rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
From a 16oz can:
Appearance: Yellow with slight haze, good head.
Smell: Lemony, hint of clove.
taste: Some citrus bitterness to start, then a very yeasty body with some clove. Finishes with a dry citrus.
Overall: This 4 pack was discounted and Fair State is good stuff so I picked one up. If I was handed this blind I'd guess it was a wheat beer or pale ale, not very pilsner-like in flavor. It was still pretty tasty, if not to style.
Dec 08, 2024Appearance: Yellow with slight haze, good head.
Smell: Lemony, hint of clove.
taste: Some citrus bitterness to start, then a very yeasty body with some clove. Finishes with a dry citrus.
Overall: This 4 pack was discounted and Fair State is good stuff so I picked one up. If I was handed this blind I'd guess it was a wheat beer or pale ale, not very pilsner-like in flavor. It was still pretty tasty, if not to style.
Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Can. White head. Slightly cloudy golden color.
Very grainy. Tastes like drinking a pils in Germany. Biscuit, toasted bread. Spicy, floral hops. Pretty flavorful for 4.2%. Light and crisp. Slightly bitter finish.
Nov 20, 2024Very grainy. Tastes like drinking a pils in Germany. Biscuit, toasted bread. Spicy, floral hops. Pretty flavorful for 4.2%. Light and crisp. Slightly bitter finish.
Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
3.71/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours a slightly hazy (90% clarity) light yellow color with a strong white head. SRM of 10. (4.00)
Aroma: Moderate aromas of pale malts, light citrus, and floral notes. (3.50)
Flavor: Strong flavors of light citrus and tangerine notes, crisp and juicy hops with a clean palm body. Crisp and juicy on the finish. (3.75)
Feel: Lighter body, strong creation, happy, citrus, clean. (3.75)
Compared to Modist Just You Wait 9/24: Pours lighter, milder aromas. More citrusy notes. Less earthy and floral notes. Juicier and less bitter.
Overall: An Italian Pilsner that is dry-hopped. Juicy, citrusy, hoppy, and clean. First try at this one. Citrusy, but Italian Pilsners may not quite be my jam. (Rating: 3.71)
Sep 13, 2024Aroma: Moderate aromas of pale malts, light citrus, and floral notes. (3.50)
Flavor: Strong flavors of light citrus and tangerine notes, crisp and juicy hops with a clean palm body. Crisp and juicy on the finish. (3.75)
Feel: Lighter body, strong creation, happy, citrus, clean. (3.75)
Compared to Modist Just You Wait 9/24: Pours lighter, milder aromas. More citrusy notes. Less earthy and floral notes. Juicier and less bitter.
Overall: An Italian Pilsner that is dry-hopped. Juicy, citrusy, hoppy, and clean. First try at this one. Citrusy, but Italian Pilsners may not quite be my jam. (Rating: 3.71)
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