Substation
Holy Mountain Brewing Company - Interbay Brewery + Taproom
- From:
- Holy Mountain Brewing Company - Interbay Brewery + Taproom
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.55 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 15, 2025
- Added:
- Jun 09, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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We are extremely grateful to have worked with the legendary Substation to host these amazing bands and party with us. We collaborated with them and brewed this Hoppy Pils that was hopped in the kettle with Tettnanger, Saphir and Citra. Hit with a heavy dose of Citra, Mosaic, Cascade and Idaho 7 during fermentaiton, it was then lagered for weeks and weeks. Super crisp and refreshing with noticeable yet subtle aroma and flavor from the late hop additions.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by vurt from Oregon
3.55/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
16-ounce can purchased at John's Marketplace in Beaverton, OR. Couldn't find a date stamp. Poured in a Living Häus half-liter Becher style glass.
Look:
The body is a clear pale corn yellow and the head is a craggy mass of bright white foam which lasts into the bottom third of the glass. It leaves magnificent lacing.
Smell:
An intricate tapestry of hop aromas hangs above a foundation of doughy malt. Soft floral spiciness. A little sweet orange and pineapple. Some woody/piny character. A crumb of sulfur and a tiny sting of alcohol. Overall, a very appetizing collection of smells.
Taste:
Sweeter than I was expecting from the nose, and every bit as fruity. The orange flavor is more candied orange peel than orange juice. The sweet pineapple is accompanied by some ripe apricot flavor which made me go back and check the nose for stone fruits. (Yep. There they are.) The floral/woody notes provide a tasty change of pace leading into the finish, which is crackery malt and an herbal/piny bitterness. Orange peel reappears briefly in the semi-sweet aftertaste.
Feel:
The body is medium light with brisk carbonation and a finish that leans slightly more soft than crisp. I would prefer a crisper finish here.
Overall:
Holy Mountain calls this a "hoppy pilsner," which isn't a bad description with the caveat that these hops are more "modern" than noble. And while I won't grumble (much) about frooty hops in a pilsner, I can take them a lot easier in a beer that's drier than Substation. Not bad, and I'm not sorry I tried it, but this isn't my kind of pilsner.
Jun 15, 2025Look:
The body is a clear pale corn yellow and the head is a craggy mass of bright white foam which lasts into the bottom third of the glass. It leaves magnificent lacing.
Smell:
An intricate tapestry of hop aromas hangs above a foundation of doughy malt. Soft floral spiciness. A little sweet orange and pineapple. Some woody/piny character. A crumb of sulfur and a tiny sting of alcohol. Overall, a very appetizing collection of smells.
Taste:
Sweeter than I was expecting from the nose, and every bit as fruity. The orange flavor is more candied orange peel than orange juice. The sweet pineapple is accompanied by some ripe apricot flavor which made me go back and check the nose for stone fruits. (Yep. There they are.) The floral/woody notes provide a tasty change of pace leading into the finish, which is crackery malt and an herbal/piny bitterness. Orange peel reappears briefly in the semi-sweet aftertaste.
Feel:
The body is medium light with brisk carbonation and a finish that leans slightly more soft than crisp. I would prefer a crisper finish here.
Overall:
Holy Mountain calls this a "hoppy pilsner," which isn't a bad description with the caveat that these hops are more "modern" than noble. And while I won't grumble (much) about frooty hops in a pilsner, I can take them a lot easier in a beer that's drier than Substation. Not bad, and I'm not sorry I tried it, but this isn't my kind of pilsner.
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