Notorious P.I.L.S.
August Schell Brewing Company
- From:
- August Schell Brewing Company
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- American Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 4.83%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 30, 2025
- Added:
- Apr 11, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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38 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota
3.82/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.82/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Notorious P.I.L.S. pours a clean golden color, with a large, long-lasting, frothy head. The aroma is dry, resinous, and vegetable. The flavor starts with the dank resin notes, but finishes very sweet. Good feel. Overall, a sweet pils.
Nov 30, 2025
Reviewed by deleted_user_1366261
4.16/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Can from the Harvest Pack - pours gold color with a head that softly goes down, much like this beer.
Smell right off the top reminds me of an IPA, which does not being back fond memories. The taste is definitely juicy, but missing that hoppy IPA aggressiveness, which is much appreciated. Good.
Sep 13, 2025Smell right off the top reminds me of an IPA, which does not being back fond memories. The taste is definitely juicy, but missing that hoppy IPA aggressiveness, which is much appreciated. Good.
Reviewed by Mdog from Minnesota
3.61/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Clear gold, big head.
Smell: Fruit punch, hint of grass.
taste: Mild sweetness, then mild fruits-apple, pears. Light breadiness, mostly fruits. Medium bodied, finishes with lingering fruit flavor.
Overall: Picked up a 12 pack as it has been hot and I wanted an easy drinker. This was easy drinking but I was hoping for a little more like a pilsner than a fruity lager. I just prefer the grassy hop profile in my lagers versus the new school/southern hemisphere hop flavors. Still, it is a pretty good beer.
Aug 17, 2025Smell: Fruit punch, hint of grass.
taste: Mild sweetness, then mild fruits-apple, pears. Light breadiness, mostly fruits. Medium bodied, finishes with lingering fruit flavor.
Overall: Picked up a 12 pack as it has been hot and I wanted an easy drinker. This was easy drinking but I was hoping for a little more like a pilsner than a fruity lager. I just prefer the grassy hop profile in my lagers versus the new school/southern hemisphere hop flavors. Still, it is a pretty good beer.
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
3.94/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz can. Best by signage on the can bottom is '092525'.
Clear, pale gold colored body. Very vibrant gold color. One thick finger of white head, and it takes a while to get this to a skim cap and ring. Laves behind a web pattern of lacing.
Aroma of toasted barley malt and some floral/fruity hops.
Taste is very malty sweet and a little sour. There is a certain Noble hops bitterness to it. Flavors of bread with lots of honey, apple, pear, and lemon. Lingering aftertaste is resonant with a little bite.
Medium mouthfeel. Smooth and easy to swallow. Very good carbonation.
Good on its own and good for food pairing when a liquid counterpoint is called for.
Jun 14, 2025Clear, pale gold colored body. Very vibrant gold color. One thick finger of white head, and it takes a while to get this to a skim cap and ring. Laves behind a web pattern of lacing.
Aroma of toasted barley malt and some floral/fruity hops.
Taste is very malty sweet and a little sour. There is a certain Noble hops bitterness to it. Flavors of bread with lots of honey, apple, pear, and lemon. Lingering aftertaste is resonant with a little bite.
Medium mouthfeel. Smooth and easy to swallow. Very good carbonation.
Good on its own and good for food pairing when a liquid counterpoint is called for.
Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota
4.19/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.19/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A rim of lace that sticks. A very pungent lemon hop funk scent. This does remind me of an IPA, just with a much more tasty and less heavy grain profile.
Jun 01, 2025
Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota
4.01/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
12 oz can best before 9/25/25 into a small Pils glass.
L: SRM 4.5 pours clear caramel Amber color with light steady carbo, a 1/2" slightly soapy frothy white head that recedes to loose frothy, medium broken & scattered loose lacing.
S: Orchard fruits, a hint of citrus, distant caramelization.
T: Bittersweet. Light bread dough/pastry dough, wild apple, pear, slightly more sweet 3/4 of the way through, a spicy hop note. Tastes are bright. Not much aftertaste. Hops and malts mingle with fruit zest within a lightly lingering finish.
F: Lightly crisp medium-light bodied mouthfeel with a medium length slightly dry finish.
O: This is a crushable beer all together. Bright tasting, lightly crisp with a hop bite and gently bready malts. It is mysteriously good and is excellent in its style.
May 20, 2025L: SRM 4.5 pours clear caramel Amber color with light steady carbo, a 1/2" slightly soapy frothy white head that recedes to loose frothy, medium broken & scattered loose lacing.
S: Orchard fruits, a hint of citrus, distant caramelization.
T: Bittersweet. Light bread dough/pastry dough, wild apple, pear, slightly more sweet 3/4 of the way through, a spicy hop note. Tastes are bright. Not much aftertaste. Hops and malts mingle with fruit zest within a lightly lingering finish.
F: Lightly crisp medium-light bodied mouthfeel with a medium length slightly dry finish.
O: This is a crushable beer all together. Bright tasting, lightly crisp with a hop bite and gently bready malts. It is mysteriously good and is excellent in its style.
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