Vliet
Threes Brewing


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- From:
- Threes Brewing
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Pilsner - German
Ranked #143 - ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #18,814 - Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 8.57%
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 15, 2022
- Added:
- Jan 23, 2015
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 24
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good


Notes:
Pilsner brewed with German Pilsner malt and Saaz and Spalter Select hops. Clean, sweet, hay, herbal hops, verdant.
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3.44 by Catalinmunteanu from Romania on Jun 15, 2022
3.69/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
by Bloodbuzz99 from Georgia
Can from Canton St March 2022
Mar 20, 2022
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
by Bloodbuzz99 from Georgia
Can from Canton St March 2022
Mar 20, 2022
3.75 by TMoney2591 from Illinois on Mar 02, 2022
3.73 by Brewsome from New Jersey on Mar 01, 2022
3.53/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.25
by mactrail from Washington
Aroma of the hayfields. Rather sweet, like alfalfa cookies. Tastes of corn and grain with something herbal and a modest bitteress. From the 16 oz can purchased on the West Coast, not knowing where the brewery was. At least they seem to make their own beers, unlike the mega-distribution oddities we see out here.
Best feature is the highly sudsy mouthfeel with loads of foam in the Old Fashioned glass. But overall it's not a bad quaff. Aftertaste is increasingly bitter, however.
Mar 01, 2022
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.25
by mactrail from Washington
Aroma of the hayfields. Rather sweet, like alfalfa cookies. Tastes of corn and grain with something herbal and a modest bitteress. From the 16 oz can purchased on the West Coast, not knowing where the brewery was. At least they seem to make their own beers, unlike the mega-distribution oddities we see out here.
Best feature is the highly sudsy mouthfeel with loads of foam in the Old Fashioned glass. But overall it's not a bad quaff. Aftertaste is increasingly bitter, however.
Mar 01, 2022
3.26/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 1
by thebeers from Pennsylvania
Clear yellow straw with two fingers of foamy, off-white head. Good retention and spotty lacing.
Sulfur and a little sweet cornbread in the nose.
A certain cakeiness shows up front in the taste followed by hint of tropical juice sweetness followed by a moderately bitter and touch of sulfur again finish.
Medium bodied with sharp carbonation.
A well made beer. A bit sweeter than I expected, but with decent balance to keep everything in an appropriate range. Learning what a racist, anti-Semitic jackass the owner of the brewery is has ruined the experience for me though.
Feb 23, 2022
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 1
by thebeers from Pennsylvania
Clear yellow straw with two fingers of foamy, off-white head. Good retention and spotty lacing.
Sulfur and a little sweet cornbread in the nose.
A certain cakeiness shows up front in the taste followed by hint of tropical juice sweetness followed by a moderately bitter and touch of sulfur again finish.
Medium bodied with sharp carbonation.
A well made beer. A bit sweeter than I expected, but with decent balance to keep everything in an appropriate range. Learning what a racist, anti-Semitic jackass the owner of the brewery is has ruined the experience for me though.
Feb 23, 2022
3.81/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by Steve_Studnuts from Pennsylvania
Aggressive pour yields two solid fingers of fluffy white head. Body is your classic pale pilsner yellow. A fairly solid ring of lace forms as the head subsides. Smells super clean with grassy notes. Lightly floral hops and biscuit-y malt. I want to say there's a light citrus note but it could be my brain connecting dots that just aren't there. When you've been drinking as hard as I have for as long as I have you learn not to trust yourself. I get that citrus note on the tongue too, though, so I can't be that big a dummy. Fresh green herbal notes round things out. It's pleasant if unspectacular. Mouthfeel is ever-so-slightly more robust than most pilsners and I'm appreciative of that. It's not, like, chewy or anything but it has solid heft. Medium-high carbonation could be dialed back half a notch, but that's a nitpick as this drinks incredibly well. Very, very solid pils.
Feb 21, 2022
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by Steve_Studnuts from Pennsylvania
Aggressive pour yields two solid fingers of fluffy white head. Body is your classic pale pilsner yellow. A fairly solid ring of lace forms as the head subsides. Smells super clean with grassy notes. Lightly floral hops and biscuit-y malt. I want to say there's a light citrus note but it could be my brain connecting dots that just aren't there. When you've been drinking as hard as I have for as long as I have you learn not to trust yourself. I get that citrus note on the tongue too, though, so I can't be that big a dummy. Fresh green herbal notes round things out. It's pleasant if unspectacular. Mouthfeel is ever-so-slightly more robust than most pilsners and I'm appreciative of that. It's not, like, chewy or anything but it has solid heft. Medium-high carbonation could be dialed back half a notch, but that's a nitpick as this drinks incredibly well. Very, very solid pils.
Feb 21, 2022
3.85 by Abe_Froman from Massachusetts on Feb 20, 2022
4 by Velivolus1 from Vermont on Jan 28, 2022
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by FBarber from Illinois
Pours a clear golden color. Moderately effervescent. Thin white sudsy head.
Aroma has notes of grains, hay, lightly sweet, touch of grassy hops.
Taste follows the nose - hay, light grainy notes, dried grass, honey, lightly spicy hops on the back end.
Feel is light, crisp, easy drinking. Moderate carbonation.
Overall a very nice easy drinking pilsner.
Jan 11, 2022
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by FBarber from Illinois
Pours a clear golden color. Moderately effervescent. Thin white sudsy head.
Aroma has notes of grains, hay, lightly sweet, touch of grassy hops.
Taste follows the nose - hay, light grainy notes, dried grass, honey, lightly spicy hops on the back end.
Feel is light, crisp, easy drinking. Moderate carbonation.
Overall a very nice easy drinking pilsner.
Jan 11, 2022
3.99/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by osheamatth from New York
Looks like a beer. Smells like a beer. Tastes like a beer. Finishes like a beer. Feels like a beer. Of the pilsner variety.
Dec 30, 2021
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by osheamatth from New York
Looks like a beer. Smells like a beer. Tastes like a beer. Finishes like a beer. Feels like a beer. Of the pilsner variety.
Dec 30, 2021
3.63/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
by Spike from England
16oz can.
L: Clear, bright yellow with no visible carbonation, a thin head and spotty lacing.
S: Fresh and grassy.
T: Crisp, lemon juice & straw. Some bitterness develops slowly.
F: Medium/light body, some slick and a short, dry finish. Low carbonation.
O: A green, citrusy, pilsener-style, American lager. A thirst-quencher, for sure, but lacking the spicy hop bite I expect from this style. Probably better on a warm summer day than two days after Christmas.
Dec 27, 2021
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
by Spike from England
16oz can.
L: Clear, bright yellow with no visible carbonation, a thin head and spotty lacing.
S: Fresh and grassy.
T: Crisp, lemon juice & straw. Some bitterness develops slowly.
F: Medium/light body, some slick and a short, dry finish. Low carbonation.
O: A green, citrusy, pilsener-style, American lager. A thirst-quencher, for sure, but lacking the spicy hop bite I expect from this style. Probably better on a warm summer day than two days after Christmas.
Dec 27, 2021
4.18/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
by Ggallin from New Hampshire
Crisp and delicious. I almost got my usual moat czech pills but I’m glad I tried this one recommend.
Dec 22, 2021
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
by Ggallin from New Hampshire
Crisp and delicious. I almost got my usual moat czech pills but I’m glad I tried this one recommend.
Dec 22, 2021
4 by bigred89 from Maryland on Dec 19, 2021
4.18 by The_Beer_Guru from New York on Dec 18, 2021
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
On tap at Monk's Cafe in Philly.
A - Light gold color with perfect clarity and vibrant carbonation and a delicate layer of foam hanging out on top.
S - Crisp crackery malt with a light citrus and delicate floral aroma over top. Dry on the nose.
T - Nice blend of floral, light citrus, some peppery notes, and crackery malt. Nice lingering floral and citrus on the palate.
M - Medium body with gentle carbonation.
O - This is a really solid, dry, crisp Pils worth checking out.
Dec 08, 2021
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
On tap at Monk's Cafe in Philly.
A - Light gold color with perfect clarity and vibrant carbonation and a delicate layer of foam hanging out on top.
S - Crisp crackery malt with a light citrus and delicate floral aroma over top. Dry on the nose.
T - Nice blend of floral, light citrus, some peppery notes, and crackery malt. Nice lingering floral and citrus on the palate.
M - Medium body with gentle carbonation.
O - This is a really solid, dry, crisp Pils worth checking out.
Dec 08, 2021
4.36 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania on Dec 01, 2021
4 by atlbravsrno1 from New Hampshire on Nov 20, 2021
4.13/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by snaotheus from Washington
2021-11-07
16oz can served in a footed pilsner. Dated 08-26-21. Bought it in NYC and shipped it home.
Pours clear golden yellow with a good sized head. Fades to a bunch of stiff peaks and clumpy/spotty lacing. Smell is nice and grainy, hay, moderate floral sweetness, maybe a hint of grassy bitterness.
Taste is similar but different balance. Floral sweetness on top of the grain, grassy bitterness more clear.
Mouthfeel is light, clean, crisp. This is a nice, refreshing beer.
Nov 08, 2021
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by snaotheus from Washington
2021-11-07
16oz can served in a footed pilsner. Dated 08-26-21. Bought it in NYC and shipped it home.
Pours clear golden yellow with a good sized head. Fades to a bunch of stiff peaks and clumpy/spotty lacing. Smell is nice and grainy, hay, moderate floral sweetness, maybe a hint of grassy bitterness.
Taste is similar but different balance. Floral sweetness on top of the grain, grassy bitterness more clear.
Mouthfeel is light, clean, crisp. This is a nice, refreshing beer.
Nov 08, 2021
4.04/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by argock from Virginia
PKG: 08/19/21 on bottom right of label. Poured into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint.
A: Clear gold hue with 1-2 fingers of foamy white head with decent retention and ample lacing.
S: Great German pils aromas of breast, cereal grain pils malt with grassy, light lemon and clean with no esters
T: Flavor just about matches the aroma with more general graininess and a slightly sweeter pils maltiness. Hops are lemony and herbal with light spiciness. Very light appropriate sulfur note in the aftertaste. Clean without yeast character and low-moderate bitterness. I wish it had a brighter hop presence with more bitterness to give a more crisp character.
M: Light bodied with moderate carbonation and dry finish.
O: A nice pilsner beer from Threes.
Nov 04, 2021
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by argock from Virginia
PKG: 08/19/21 on bottom right of label. Poured into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint.
A: Clear gold hue with 1-2 fingers of foamy white head with decent retention and ample lacing.
S: Great German pils aromas of breast, cereal grain pils malt with grassy, light lemon and clean with no esters
T: Flavor just about matches the aroma with more general graininess and a slightly sweeter pils maltiness. Hops are lemony and herbal with light spiciness. Very light appropriate sulfur note in the aftertaste. Clean without yeast character and low-moderate bitterness. I wish it had a brighter hop presence with more bitterness to give a more crisp character.
M: Light bodied with moderate carbonation and dry finish.
O: A nice pilsner beer from Threes.
Nov 04, 2021
3 by jeschaefer from Texas on Nov 02, 2021
3.96 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois on Oct 29, 2021
4.04 by CreightonSM from New York on Oct 20, 2021
3.79 by blissfulNemo from Michigan on Sep 19, 2021
3.98 by hockeypuck from Maine on Aug 06, 2021
2.5 by doctorgary from New York on Aug 04, 2021
3.85 by shelby415 from Oregon on Jul 31, 2021
3.6 by PaleAleWalt from New York on Jul 30, 2021
3.78 by socon67 from New York on Jul 29, 2021
4.18 by Abstractspirit from Rhode Island on Jul 18, 2021
4.08 by loganburgh from Michigan on Jun 29, 2021
4.11 by eluvah from New York on Jun 18, 2021
4.19/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
by jlindros from Massachusetts
Canned 2020/10/15
Pours a med large frothy fuzzy 1+ finger head with good retention, a bit of sticky lacing, very hazy tan straw color
Nose grainy pilsner malt, cereal grain, dough, hint of corn, light floral herbal hops, a little straw
Taste fair grainy sweet pilsner malt again, cereal, little doughy, hint of corn as well, fair herbal floral noble hop with med to lighter bitterness then turning to a spicy hop crisp bitterness on the finish, hint of sulfate
Mouth is med bod soft lager, med to higher frothy carb
Overall solid German style pilsner
Jun 13, 2021
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
by jlindros from Massachusetts
Canned 2020/10/15
Pours a med large frothy fuzzy 1+ finger head with good retention, a bit of sticky lacing, very hazy tan straw color
Nose grainy pilsner malt, cereal grain, dough, hint of corn, light floral herbal hops, a little straw
Taste fair grainy sweet pilsner malt again, cereal, little doughy, hint of corn as well, fair herbal floral noble hop with med to lighter bitterness then turning to a spicy hop crisp bitterness on the finish, hint of sulfate
Mouth is med bod soft lager, med to higher frothy carb
Overall solid German style pilsner
Jun 13, 2021
3.89/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by sulldaddy from Connecticut
I picked up a 16 oz can of this in a local beer store a few months ago, and its been in my fridge since then. Canned on 9/3/2020. Probably still just fine. Im sampling in my .5L dimple mug.
the beer pours a slightly cloudy golden straw color with fluffy bleached white head of 2 cm foaming up. this foams gradually fades to a rocky surface layer and some dense clingy edging. A little scattered lattice when I take a sip or swirl my glass.
Aroma on this beer is some grainy husky malt a bit of a floral hop note, and a little bit of lemon. Balanced nose.
First sip reveals a light body with smooth texture and fine prickly carbonation.
Flavor is some husky malt a bit of light sweetness and then finishes with some grassy and black tea bitterness. the bite is drying and lingers a bit after each sip.
Beer is good, maybe this is older than I should be drinking, 9 months doesnt seem excessive, but the beer is fine, not as great as I expected from the brewery 'hype'.
Still worth drinking if you like pilsners.
Jun 11, 2021
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by sulldaddy from Connecticut
I picked up a 16 oz can of this in a local beer store a few months ago, and its been in my fridge since then. Canned on 9/3/2020. Probably still just fine. Im sampling in my .5L dimple mug.
the beer pours a slightly cloudy golden straw color with fluffy bleached white head of 2 cm foaming up. this foams gradually fades to a rocky surface layer and some dense clingy edging. A little scattered lattice when I take a sip or swirl my glass.
Aroma on this beer is some grainy husky malt a bit of a floral hop note, and a little bit of lemon. Balanced nose.
First sip reveals a light body with smooth texture and fine prickly carbonation.
Flavor is some husky malt a bit of light sweetness and then finishes with some grassy and black tea bitterness. the bite is drying and lingers a bit after each sip.
Beer is good, maybe this is older than I should be drinking, 9 months doesnt seem excessive, but the beer is fine, not as great as I expected from the brewery 'hype'.
Still worth drinking if you like pilsners.
Jun 11, 2021
3.75 by ejimhof from Pennsylvania on Apr 25, 2021
3.92 by Khaack from New York on Mar 28, 2021
3.77 by caahare from West Virginia on Mar 13, 2021
4.25 by cryptichead from Illinois on Mar 07, 2021
3.79 by Curt3 from New Jersey on Feb 23, 2021
3.77 by entenduintransit from Tennessee on Feb 21, 2021
Vliet from Threes Brewing
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
159 ratings