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From:
Half Acre Beer Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
German Pilsner
Ranked #285
ABV:
5%
Score:
86
Ranked #25,977
Avg:
3.82 | pDev: 10.21%
Ratings:
74 | reviews: 27
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 05, 2023
Added:
Jul 11, 2017
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  9
Traditional pilsner, brewed with a less is more mentality. Pilsner malt and a touch of Vienna, hopped with only continental varieties of Tettnang, Tradition, Saaz.
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Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts

3.78/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Can poured into a glass at the st Clair supper club speakeasy underneath the roister restaurant

Brewers Notes: Traditional pilsner, brewed with a less is more mentality. Pilsner malt and a touch of Vienna, hopped with only continental varieties of Tettnang, Tradition, Saaz.

Clear yellow liquid , foamy one finger white foam cap, spotty lacings

Light grassy aroma

Taste is grassy, honeyed

Soft, slightly sweet , low sudsing

Nice beer
Mar 05, 2023
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Reviewed by TheWaySheGoes from Illinois

4.18/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Not sure about the categorization, I would say this is a stupendous regular lager versus a middling Pilsner. Either way it's decently priced and a fantastic light summer beer. I can forgive the mixed labeling on this one.
Dec 09, 2022
 
Rated: 3.77 by Lucnifter from California

May 21, 2022
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.9/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Canned 12/14/21; drank 3/6/22 @ the Yarchives.

See-through pale yellow appearance.

A violent pour yielded a big, noisy white head; frothy lace.

Roasted corn, Chardonnay & mild wheat notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel. Sweet corn & mild caramel flavors up front; wheat notes on the finish.

I wish it were a touch lighter, but it's flavorful and not dull. I'd have another.
Mar 07, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Jan 21, 2022
 
Rated: 4.21 by Rollmeaway2loadout from Illinois

Dec 21, 2021
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Reviewed by HoppingMadMonk from New Jersey

3.58/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Slightly clear light orange gold appearance.
At least average carbonation with about a medium body.
Aroma is cereal, grain,maltbread with some mild floral earthy hops.
Taste was very similar to aroma,a little sweet with an equally mild hop bite. Grain,cereal, with some citrus.
Really nice lager that was better than most lagers I've had. Would get this again.
Dec 20, 2021
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Reviewed by ZebulonXZogg from Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a hazy yellow, nice head faded quickly, nice lacing. Smells of biscuits, grain and mild hops. Flavors are mild nothing stands out, but they work. Thin, nicely carbonated, crushable. A nice summertime beer.
Oct 14, 2021
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Rated by Captain69 from Illinois

3.4/5  rDev -11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
great smooth pilsner beer like old world style
Sep 25, 2021
 
Rated: 4.03 by heymikew from California

Aug 28, 2021
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Reviewed by BlackBeerPirate from Illinois

3.11/5  rDev -18.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Taste: crackers slight crisp, mellow and thin, only slightly tangy. Citrus lemon yeast bread nose. Bright gold hue, clear with white delicate head and ring lattice. light body. Which it had more robustness.
Jul 12, 2021
 
Rated: 3.88 by tkofthefuture from Ohio

Jun 14, 2021
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Reviewed by BalancingBrooms from California

3.54/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pale yellow with thin white head. Nose is muted sweet malt and maybe some lemon. Taste is similar, sweet malt and hints of lemon and pith. Body is light with medium carbonation. Ends crisp. Basically a nice adjust lager, but I don’t know about a pils?
Jun 12, 2021
 
 
Rated: 3.69 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

May 20, 2021
 
Rated: 3.88 by TwilightBeerCareer from Illinois

Feb 15, 2021
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Reviewed by NeutroMan from Illinois

3.98/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 oz. can into a pilsner glass. Clear pale straw color with a foamy half-finger head and good carbonation. Faint scents of corn and other unidentified graininess. Tastes of grassiness and herbal hops, along with some bready malts. Surprisingly pleasant buttery mouthfeel, though I'm not sure if that's appropriate for the style. I'm usually put off by American-made Pilsners and the style is not my favorite, but this is a very balanced, approachable attempt at the style and one I will keep coming back to.
Nov 30, 2020
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Reviewed by michaelsmith11 from Illinois

3.96/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Half Acre makes good beer and this was no exception. It was light but maybe a touch heavier than a typical Pilsner. The taste was sweeter than I expected and sweeter than most Pilsners I've had. Very easy drinking. A good beer.
Oct 19, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by Spaceman_Jer from Colorado

Aug 06, 2020
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Reviewed by JRed from New Jersey

3.67/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Clear golden body topped by white bubbly. Aroma of fresh hops, grass, and a touch of citrus. Tastes of grass, light citrus, honey grain, and clean bitterness. Light bodied with light carbonation.
Jul 19, 2020