Flyway Pils
Drake's Brewing Co.
- From:
- Drake's Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
Ranked #398 - ABV:
- 4.6%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #28,761 - Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 12.5%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 11
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 18, 2026
- Added:
- Mar 18, 2016
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 10
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
Flyway Pils is a North German style pilsner, which are distinctive in their high hopping rates and clean, dry body. We combine extra premium pale German pilsner malt with the most American ingredient of all, flaked maize, which dries the body out nicely, and we hop it exclusively with a noble-style American hop called Vanguard. The beer displays a nice spiciness with a subtle fruited note, and finishes clean and dry.
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Rated by ivanbrew from California
5/5 rDev +33%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +33%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I tried this beer both on tap and out of a can it both taste about the same really nice Chris polite kind of a little hazy color pretty good beer
Jul 20, 2024
Rated by gefinley from California
3.47/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12 oz. can marked "CAN ON 12/04/23" poured into a pilsner glass
Apr 28, 2024
Reviewed by thebeers from Pennsylvania
3.57/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pale straw with a modest white cap that leaves decent lacing. Mild aroma with hints of minty herbs. A slight sweetness up front in the taste, again with a hint of mint, followed by some light bitterness on the backend. Pretty clean tasting. Light bodied with heavy carbonation. Nothing worth seeking out, but perfectly drinkable.
Nov 13, 2023
Rated by TheWaySheGoes from Illinois
3.79/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Some slight skunkiness to this one.
Nov 18, 2022
Reviewed by Tolianych_Pivomnabuhanych from Vermont
1.4/5 rDev -62.8%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
1.4/5 rDev -62.8%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Just another pissner attempting to get attention with artwork rather than the art of making a great Pilsner.
A bit spicy at the end. No noble hops coming through at all. Pale gold, weak head.
Unimpressed. They should focus on making overhopped IPAs or hipster alco seltzers.
Nov 12, 2022A bit spicy at the end. No noble hops coming through at all. Pale gold, weak head.
Unimpressed. They should focus on making overhopped IPAs or hipster alco seltzers.
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
3.87/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Draft at the airport tap house
Creamy frothy 1 finger head with moderate retention, big lacing, mostly clear pale color
Nose big noble hops, grassy, floral, herbal, hint lemony, sweet grainy malts, little doughy cake
Taste starts with some grainy sweet pilsner malt, little doughy, straw, quickly into big noble hops, very floral grassy, a bit herbal, fruity undertones, med bitterness, dry semi crisp finish with big spicy hop bitterness lingering
Mouth is med bod, soft lager, med to higher prickly carb
Overall not bad, not quite enough malt and maybe a tad too much of the big hop character but still a decent German pils
Sep 17, 2022Creamy frothy 1 finger head with moderate retention, big lacing, mostly clear pale color
Nose big noble hops, grassy, floral, herbal, hint lemony, sweet grainy malts, little doughy cake
Taste starts with some grainy sweet pilsner malt, little doughy, straw, quickly into big noble hops, very floral grassy, a bit herbal, fruity undertones, med bitterness, dry semi crisp finish with big spicy hop bitterness lingering
Mouth is med bod, soft lager, med to higher prickly carb
Overall not bad, not quite enough malt and maybe a tad too much of the big hop character but still a decent German pils
Reviewed by RyanK252 from California
3.73/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bottle poured into a Drake's Brewing Co pint glass
A: Pours golden straw with a frothy off white head that settles to a light layer and laces nicely.
S: Dank, grassy, herbal, kinda skunky, citrus zest, a hint of spice, and grainy crackery malt.
T: Grassy, citrus, lemon and lime zest, dank herbal notes, floral, a little spice, grainy crackery malt, and a dry finish.
M: Light body, moderate carbonation.
O: The last time I tried this I didn't rate it because I thought it was off. Second time around, now I know that skunky element is there on purpose. Not my favorite, but it's slowly growing on me.
Dec 22, 2021A: Pours golden straw with a frothy off white head that settles to a light layer and laces nicely.
S: Dank, grassy, herbal, kinda skunky, citrus zest, a hint of spice, and grainy crackery malt.
T: Grassy, citrus, lemon and lime zest, dank herbal notes, floral, a little spice, grainy crackery malt, and a dry finish.
M: Light body, moderate carbonation.
O: The last time I tried this I didn't rate it because I thought it was off. Second time around, now I know that skunky element is there on purpose. Not my favorite, but it's slowly growing on me.
Reviewed by gothamcity
3.56/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.56/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pour: 19.2 oz can poured into a wine glass. Empty stomach.
Head: 1/2 inch head with even rocky bubbles that dissipate to a thin white rim within one minute. Head completely disappeared after 5 minutes with no lacing.
Color: Clear and pale.
Aroma: Starts with a mild aroma of banana, vanilla, caramel, hops and ginger. And a pleasant fruity fragrance of bananas and pine apples grows stronger as the beer gets warmer.
Taste: Bland, light and dry. Falls short of what the amazing aroma promises. No sweetness at all. Slightly sour like diluted lemon water. Metallic taste and bitterness of hops lingers at the end.
Carbonation: Medium to high.
Would drink again? No
Feb 20, 2020Head: 1/2 inch head with even rocky bubbles that dissipate to a thin white rim within one minute. Head completely disappeared after 5 minutes with no lacing.
Color: Clear and pale.
Aroma: Starts with a mild aroma of banana, vanilla, caramel, hops and ginger. And a pleasant fruity fragrance of bananas and pine apples grows stronger as the beer gets warmer.
Taste: Bland, light and dry. Falls short of what the amazing aroma promises. No sweetness at all. Slightly sour like diluted lemon water. Metallic taste and bitterness of hops lingers at the end.
Carbonation: Medium to high.
Would drink again? No
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