Tranquil Pils
Foam Brewers

Grainy/malty character with a nice floral hop profile. Good balance; definitely leans hoppy for a German Pilsner. Light to medium bodied, crisp and clean. 4.35.

 

 

 

 

 

 

An American Pale-Aleish miscarriage.

They say that making a great Pilsner is an ultimate test of a brewer's brewing skills. I tried Foam's other horrendous stuff, and this abomination was just the final nail in their coffin.

The swill has that weird pale yellow sports drink color and not much head. I've known much headier blondes than this. I wonder if this was an attempt to replicate a German pissner, probably okay if so. German pissners mostly suck anyway.

The aroma is kinda citrusy and sport drinky as well.

The taste is very Citra with a slight grapefruit hint. Bizarre.

If this swill identifies as a Pilsner, it should stop. Slap a Pale Ale label on that can and sell it as such. It's an okay hot summer day lawnmower chugger.

Mediocre is a compliment for this crap.

This one pours a very clear light yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This smells very spicy and a bit minerally, with biscuity malt, a nice crisp aroma for sure.

This is very light, but there's a surprising amount of flavor here anyway. The hop character is refreshing, zesty, and pretty spicy, with some grassiness as well, and a bit of mineral. The malt is simple, but supportive, bready, and biscuity. It's hard to break this down super analytically. It's just a well done pilsner with no off flavors.

This is super crisp and clean, with a good level of carbonation, and a very high level of drinkability.

Foam again kills the lager game. They're quietly one of the best lager producers in the country.

 

 

Poured into a stange, the appearance was a golden burnt yellow color. A finger’s worth of white foamy head started and dissipated at a nice pace. Stringy lace sticks nicely. The aroma brushes biscuity sweet malts against some lemongrass, grass, somewhat like white pepper spice. The flavor takes the previously mentioned aromas to arouse a nice sweetness blending with that subtle spice. Nicely combined sweet to spicy aftertaste with a quick finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a spectacular sessionability about it. Carbonation feels good - fairly low, still balances between the harshness of the carb to the spice nicely as it runs along my tongue. Overall, really nice Czech pilsner brewed by an American brewer, no less.

 

 

 

 

 

Foam Brewers "Tranquil Pils"
on tap at the brewery on 8 June 2016

How could I not have reviewed Tranquil Pils, my favorite beer from Foam Brewers? I initially thought it might be a kellerbier, and I guess it could be, because it was a bit hazy. The bright white head held remarkably well, and left impressive lacing. The aroma was as you'd expect: clean, grainy, and softly grassy and spicy. The flavor was a little more biscuity, and it was remarkably well-balanced and rounded; and soft across the palate following an initial soft bristle. It reminded me of a kellerbier I sampled in Germany, outside on a surprisingly warm day in December. Immensely drinkable!

On Tap at the brewery. A little too watery, but still very solid.