Stoudts Pils | Stoudts Brewing Co.
Brewed by:
Stoudts Brewing Co.
Pennsylvania, United States
stoudtsbeer.com
Style: German Pilsener
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.40%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by psugrad98 on 08-11-2002
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Ratings: 703 | Reviews: 376
4.19/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Pours a golden yellow with a nice two fingers white head.
S: Bready, lemon .
T: Follows nose, finishes dry. Real nice.
F: Medium to light body, moderate carbonation. Very crisp.
O: This was well done. Easily one of the best pilsners I have had.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Pours a golden yellow with a nice two fingers white head.
S: Bready, lemon .
T: Follows nose, finishes dry. Real nice.
F: Medium to light body, moderate carbonation. Very crisp.
O: This was well done. Easily one of the best pilsners I have had.
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4.22/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.9/5 rDev +25%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
3.92/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours pale golden yellow but has some foam and leaves lacing: smells of bread and mellow hops. Taste is same. No normally a German pipe fan but, much like Pullman Pils this hits a good balance that doesn't turn me off. Quite tasty and drinkable actually. I haven't been too impressed with the other beers of theirs I've tried, but this is well done.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours pale golden yellow but has some foam and leaves lacing: smells of bread and mellow hops. Taste is same. No normally a German pipe fan but, much like Pullman Pils this hits a good balance that doesn't turn me off. Quite tasty and drinkable actually. I haven't been too impressed with the other beers of theirs I've tried, but this is well done.
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3.44/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.93/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Solid for a pilsner. Zero aroma but maybe my nose palate is fatigued. I'll have to revisit this one.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Solid for a pilsner. Zero aroma but maybe my nose palate is fatigued. I'll have to revisit this one.
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4.21/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.85/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.24/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.43/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Great look with lots of foam. This is an almost perfect example of the style. If I have a nit to pick it is a little abrasive on the back end. A must try.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Great look with lots of foam. This is an almost perfect example of the style. If I have a nit to pick it is a little abrasive on the back end. A must try.
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4.54/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
3.58/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
4/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Undated bottle at 42 degrees into a snifter
Aroma – wet grain and faint hops
Head small (< two cm, slow pour), white, creamy, rapidly diminishing to irregular three to five mm ring and frothy partial layer
Lacing – poor. Few drag marks as the head recedes
Body – light yellow, clear
Flavor – distinct hop bitterness, very faint dimethylsulfide; no malt, no alcohol, no diacetyl
Palate light to medium, watery, lively carbonation
Appearance 4, Aroma 4, Flavor 4, Palate 4, Overall 4
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Undated bottle at 42 degrees into a snifter
Aroma – wet grain and faint hops
Head small (< two cm, slow pour), white, creamy, rapidly diminishing to irregular three to five mm ring and frothy partial layer
Lacing – poor. Few drag marks as the head recedes
Body – light yellow, clear
Flavor – distinct hop bitterness, very faint dimethylsulfide; no malt, no alcohol, no diacetyl
Palate light to medium, watery, lively carbonation
Appearance 4, Aroma 4, Flavor 4, Palate 4, Overall 4
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4.55/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
(12 oz bottle, best by rubbed off, but it was Aug 2016... left out 30 min then poured into fluted goblet)
L: polished brass-hued liquid, brilliant clarity... somewhat tight, spongy, off-white foam, sudsy grip of lace... head pours high, takes its time sinking down... keeps a thin blanket of suds atop, and it left a thick Saturn ring of lace after one larger sip
S: lightly-doughy, toasted cereal malt... underbelly quite bready, almost like fresh crumb... delicate floral notes waft up, mild dusting of lemon zest... overall, very potent scent, very inviting
T: initial hit of bread crust, followed by an explosion of green, fabulously leafy-bitter hops - the bitterness rather tannic, invigorating, and lasting long through the aftertaste - this is prime noble hop beauty (reminds me of a cracking English bitter)... essence of lemon, maybe even a touch of grapefruit... not much residual sweetness of note, the hop bitter is at high volume... dry finish, with almost a nougat note
F: again, the finish is nice and dry... not entirely crisp as the carbonation tingles a little up front then rides a soft foamy wave down the back of the palate... perhaps a light film of hop resin left behind... bit of a warm, spicy hum from the hops, plucking at the buds... could be a touch glassier in its viscosity, but otherwise disappearing-dry and moreish
O: haven't had this in a long time but, when fresh, I can't say I've come across a more delectable American version of a German pils... bready, doughy malt with biting, herbal, leafy bitterness - just fantastic!
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
(12 oz bottle, best by rubbed off, but it was Aug 2016... left out 30 min then poured into fluted goblet)
L: polished brass-hued liquid, brilliant clarity... somewhat tight, spongy, off-white foam, sudsy grip of lace... head pours high, takes its time sinking down... keeps a thin blanket of suds atop, and it left a thick Saturn ring of lace after one larger sip
S: lightly-doughy, toasted cereal malt... underbelly quite bready, almost like fresh crumb... delicate floral notes waft up, mild dusting of lemon zest... overall, very potent scent, very inviting
T: initial hit of bread crust, followed by an explosion of green, fabulously leafy-bitter hops - the bitterness rather tannic, invigorating, and lasting long through the aftertaste - this is prime noble hop beauty (reminds me of a cracking English bitter)... essence of lemon, maybe even a touch of grapefruit... not much residual sweetness of note, the hop bitter is at high volume... dry finish, with almost a nougat note
F: again, the finish is nice and dry... not entirely crisp as the carbonation tingles a little up front then rides a soft foamy wave down the back of the palate... perhaps a light film of hop resin left behind... bit of a warm, spicy hum from the hops, plucking at the buds... could be a touch glassier in its viscosity, but otherwise disappearing-dry and moreish
O: haven't had this in a long time but, when fresh, I can't say I've come across a more delectable American version of a German pils... bready, doughy malt with biting, herbal, leafy bitterness - just fantastic!
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4.5/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
12oz. bottle poured into a Pilsner glass.
A- A claer golden/straw color with a huge white head, great lacing.
S- fresh malt, and a big whack of grassy/floral hops.
T- a very nice, crisp malt note up front, but man do the grassy/floral hops whack your palette. Wonderful interplay of sweetness from the malt and bitterness from the hops.
M- lighter side of medium, ample carbonation. Crisp, dry finish.
O- Doesn't get much more German than this state side.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
12oz. bottle poured into a Pilsner glass.
A- A claer golden/straw color with a huge white head, great lacing.
S- fresh malt, and a big whack of grassy/floral hops.
T- a very nice, crisp malt note up front, but man do the grassy/floral hops whack your palette. Wonderful interplay of sweetness from the malt and bitterness from the hops.
M- lighter side of medium, ample carbonation. Crisp, dry finish.
O- Doesn't get much more German than this state side.
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4.08/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.5/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
6/9/16
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
6/9/16
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4.24/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a Double Barley can-shaped glass. Bottleneck says Best By 08 24 16
A- Pours a medium amber color with a 1/2 inch off-white head that retains well before becoming a thick ring around the edge of the glass and a full sheet of surface foam. Semi-resilient lacing leaves small clots behind.
S- Yeasty aroma with some mild noble hops and an overall clean profile.
T- Bready malt with some moderate hop flavor and bitterness for the style. Slight sweetness plus some richness from the yeast. Goes down easy.
M- Crisp with medium carbonation and a body leaning toward the lighter side.
O- A fine German Pilsner from a brewery that deserves more credit. Their old world styles are always outstanding.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a Double Barley can-shaped glass. Bottleneck says Best By 08 24 16
A- Pours a medium amber color with a 1/2 inch off-white head that retains well before becoming a thick ring around the edge of the glass and a full sheet of surface foam. Semi-resilient lacing leaves small clots behind.
S- Yeasty aroma with some mild noble hops and an overall clean profile.
T- Bready malt with some moderate hop flavor and bitterness for the style. Slight sweetness plus some richness from the yeast. Goes down easy.
M- Crisp with medium carbonation and a body leaning toward the lighter side.
O- A fine German Pilsner from a brewery that deserves more credit. Their old world styles are always outstanding.
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4.5/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Stoudts Pils from Stoudts Brewing Co.
3.92
out of 5
based on 703 ratings.
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75