Italian Pilsner
Finkel & Garf Brewing Company
- From:
- Finkel & Garf Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Italian Pilsner
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.62 | pDev: 14.92%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 28, 2021
- Added:
- Jun 16, 2021
- Wants:
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
2.9/5 rDev -19.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.9/5 rDev -19.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
16 fl oz pull-tab can:
5.1% ABV. "Italian Pilsner."
Fluffy white head. Clear yellow body. ~7cm head retains well, dissipating over a good 5-6 minutes. Boasts excellent clarity but not much vibrance.
AROMA: Hints of lime and passionfruit are present, which ain't exactly traditional in a pilsner. Graininess. No Noble hop grassiness is present. Promises an unconventional I.P.L. (with respect, this just isn't a pilsner) with an odd hop regimen.
TASTE & TEXTURE: It's a crisp clean IPL with a bit of dry crackery flavour, but I can't say it's much of a pilsner proper given its nontraditional vaguely tropical hop regimen and slightly off malt backbone. I can't imagine this was made with multi-decoction mashing.
Well carbonated, if a bit sharply so. A bit coarse for a pilsner, giving it a scratchiness on the palate. A bit dry but not unrefreshing.
OVERALL: An oddly and overly hopped beer if the aim was a pilsner, but a drinkable enough IPL in its own right. I'd sooner drink Prima Pils from Victory if I want an IPL misbilled as a pilsner. If you're going to overhop your target style, at least make the hop profile interesting enough to warrant breaking the rules.
C / AVERAGE
Jul 28, 20215.1% ABV. "Italian Pilsner."
Fluffy white head. Clear yellow body. ~7cm head retains well, dissipating over a good 5-6 minutes. Boasts excellent clarity but not much vibrance.
AROMA: Hints of lime and passionfruit are present, which ain't exactly traditional in a pilsner. Graininess. No Noble hop grassiness is present. Promises an unconventional I.P.L. (with respect, this just isn't a pilsner) with an odd hop regimen.
TASTE & TEXTURE: It's a crisp clean IPL with a bit of dry crackery flavour, but I can't say it's much of a pilsner proper given its nontraditional vaguely tropical hop regimen and slightly off malt backbone. I can't imagine this was made with multi-decoction mashing.
Well carbonated, if a bit sharply so. A bit coarse for a pilsner, giving it a scratchiness on the palate. A bit dry but not unrefreshing.
OVERALL: An oddly and overly hopped beer if the aim was a pilsner, but a drinkable enough IPL in its own right. I'd sooner drink Prima Pils from Victory if I want an IPL misbilled as a pilsner. If you're going to overhop your target style, at least make the hop profile interesting enough to warrant breaking the rules.
C / AVERAGE
Reviewed by barneyrubble from Colorado
4.2/5 rDev +16%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +16%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
L- 70% transparent with a lemonade like yellow and tinge of light gold. Large 3F white foamy head that reveals random light lace as it settles.
N- White bread, hint of spicy floral green hops, hints of yuzu or lemon, rye, caraway, and Cypress tree or maybe that is my imagination.
T-Nicely tangy brightness hits first with a nice clean, dry finish. The first notes are lemon or yuzu and go great with the water cracker like malt. The not overdone hops contribute a somewhat light bitterness and is well played against the malt and the result is tasty, refreshing, and super satisfying.
M- Lots of crisp fine carbonation even after a vigorous pour greets you first. The malt is more water cracker like than cereal or pure barley, yet contributes a smoothness and medium light body. Almost as clean texture wise as water but with a slickness and light body of good malt.
O- This is a fantastic beer for me, I love it. So refreshing and tasty, it makes a perfect beer for a hot summer day. It reminds me a bit of my younger years at a piazza in Roma enjoying a cold Italian beer, although this one impresses me way more.
Jul 27, 2021N- White bread, hint of spicy floral green hops, hints of yuzu or lemon, rye, caraway, and Cypress tree or maybe that is my imagination.
T-Nicely tangy brightness hits first with a nice clean, dry finish. The first notes are lemon or yuzu and go great with the water cracker like malt. The not overdone hops contribute a somewhat light bitterness and is well played against the malt and the result is tasty, refreshing, and super satisfying.
M- Lots of crisp fine carbonation even after a vigorous pour greets you first. The malt is more water cracker like than cereal or pure barley, yet contributes a smoothness and medium light body. Almost as clean texture wise as water but with a slickness and light body of good malt.
O- This is a fantastic beer for me, I love it. So refreshing and tasty, it makes a perfect beer for a hot summer day. It reminds me a bit of my younger years at a piazza in Roma enjoying a cold Italian beer, although this one impresses me way more.
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