Proto Pils
Real Ale Brewing Company
- From:
- Real Ale Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
Ranked #259 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #20,317 - Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 8.14%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 04, 2026
- Added:
- Jul 05, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
With notes of honeydew, melon, strawberry, and lemon zest, this modern German hop blend brings a refreshing brightness and a new creative flair to a classic pilsner. It’s fine art in a glass!
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Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
RB transfer
Mar 04, 2026
Reviewed by vickersspitfire from Texas
4.66/5 rDev +18.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.66/5 rDev +18.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Pale golden color with a bit of a light amber hue, lots of carbonation and a thick fluffy head which dissipates into a thin layer of white bubbles covering the entire top and surrounded by great lacing.
Light malty aroma with a light mix of grains and wheat grass.
I love the taste of this pils, hop bitterness up front, sweet overall with a nice little hop kick in the aftertaste. There's a bit of an alcohol aftertaste that just warms your mouth up a bit.
Crisp, filled with carbonation and very smooth semi-dry
Oct 08, 2025Light malty aroma with a light mix of grains and wheat grass.
I love the taste of this pils, hop bitterness up front, sweet overall with a nice little hop kick in the aftertaste. There's a bit of an alcohol aftertaste that just warms your mouth up a bit.
Crisp, filled with carbonation and very smooth semi-dry
Reviewed by ilikebeer03 from Texas
3.79/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Drank 6/26/25. Best by 9/28/25
Pour is a crystal clear golden yellow.
Nose is bready, doughy malt, subtle melon
Taste is bready, doughy malt, some grassy hops. Maybe a bit of lemon. Hint of melon on the finish.
A delicious Pilsner, though I’m not getting the “new world hop flavors” which is perfectly fine with me!
I get a bit more of them as the beer warms. Good stuff, but would still prefer traditional hops.
Jun 27, 2025Pour is a crystal clear golden yellow.
Nose is bready, doughy malt, subtle melon
Taste is bready, doughy malt, some grassy hops. Maybe a bit of lemon. Hint of melon on the finish.
A delicious Pilsner, though I’m not getting the “new world hop flavors” which is perfectly fine with me!
I get a bit more of them as the beer warms. Good stuff, but would still prefer traditional hops.
Reviewed by allengarvin from Texas
4.14/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Crystal clear amber gold with a substantial head. Nice floral, lightly woody hop aroma, with some underlying malt. Very good hop flavor with light bitterness up front, with some sweet but very clean malt: maybe it's a touch sweeter than their very excellent Hans. It's delicious: Real Ale makes very good pils. I'm not sure why they created a new one, with one of the best available already made, but I appreciate it. It's become my favorite style in the last decade or so.
May 27, 2025
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