Pilsner The Conqueror
32 North Brewing Co.

Clear golden brew with plenty of foam in the St. Bernardus globe. Tangy and spritzy on the tongue. Aroma of honey and alfalfa with a whiff of green tea. Pleasant mild malty taste with notes of lemon and crackers. There's a touch of orange peel and that fruity hop note. It's quite a tasty Pilsner with the nice balance of malt and aromatics, and the restrained bitterness. From the 16 ox can purchased at Barons Market.

This is the beer I grew up on, only better. Some grassy, some lemon,some bread....

Best Pilsner I've had in San Diego

Type: 12-oz. can
Glass: Clear 15.25-oz. pilsner
From: Bine & Vine Bottle Shop in Normal Heights (San Diego), Calif.
Price: $2.06 with 10 percent off for a variety 6-pack
Purchased: Aug. 4, 2017
Consumed: Aug. 4, 2017
Reviewed as: German Pilsner
Misc.: No canned on date

Picked this up along with a bunch of others at Bine & Vine. By accident got two of these. I mean I like my pilsners, but I somehow didn’t get the AleSmith - Sublime Mexican Lager. I sure hope this is good. Originally thought that I have never tried anything from 32 North, but looking on Untappd I had both Maverick and Gose (4.0 on Untappd) and Landfall (3.75 on Untappd). Both on the sour side, nothing this plain.

Poured a straw, clear color with two fingers of fizzy off-white head. Lots of bubble streams coming up from the bottom of the glass. Decent watery lacing. Decent retention. (Sight - 3.50)

Smelled the normal German pilsner notes, maybe a tad boozier on the nose. Got grass, hay, sourdough bread, corn cereal, white cracker and a hint of honey. Out of the can got almost a pineapple and guava note, but traditional from the glass. (Smell - 3.75)

Tasted a little better than the nose initially. Got Corn Pops cereal, sourdough bread, fresh-cut grass, hay, white pepper, spicy Czech Saaz, white cracker, hints of honey and some lingering citrus zest. (Taste - 3.75)

Light body. Thin-to-oily texture. Lively carbonation. Abrupt, dry finish. (Feel - 4.25)

This was a very good German Pilsner. Now not mad that I got two of them. May have underrated this a tad, but very good overall. (Overall - 3.75)

3.79 | 85 | B+

Poured from 12oz can into Pilsener glass. No date.

L: Pale clear yellow, finger width white head has sub par retention.

S: Bready light malts, with herbal grassy hops.

T: very bready malt flavor, with good herbal grassy hops. This could be better but a solid Pils.

F: Light, crisp, somewhat oily feeling.

O: A pretty good Pilsener but nothing special.