Pony
Half Acre Beer Company
- From:
- Half Acre Beer Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
Ranked #382 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #30,183 - Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 10.4%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 98
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 07, 2026
- Added:
- Mar 20, 2013
- Wants:
- 15
- Gots:
- 82
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
Pony Pilsner is a firm take on the classic German style aimed to quench the masses.
German hops and malts are braided together to release the crisp awakening your summer self needs.
German hops and malts are braided together to release the crisp awakening your summer self needs.
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Rated by TerryMills from Tennessee
3.38/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Gushed out and got beer all over me so that’s gonna affect this review … it’s a (possibly infected) pils but nothing I would buy again .
Mar 07, 2026
Reviewed by Qbert from Illinois
3.43/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Very pale color, bright white head. Faint aroma of cracker. Taste is kind of bland: light cracker but not much else. Kind of bland. Feel is its best attribute - light and crisp. Nothing wrong with this beer but nothing very interesting about it. Probably a great lawnmower beer.
Sep 27, 2025
Reviewed by jjamadorphd from Florida
4/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I'm not much of a pilsner fan but lately the ones I have been trying have been good, this one falls in that category...
Hazy look, thin head with some lacing, the mouthfeel is full-bodied and crisp. The taste is malty, lightly spicy, and has an overall appealing flavor I simply liked. Great brew, glad to have one and another....
Aug 30, 2025Hazy look, thin head with some lacing, the mouthfeel is full-bodied and crisp. The taste is malty, lightly spicy, and has an overall appealing flavor I simply liked. Great brew, glad to have one and another....
Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota
3.93/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz can canned 5/13/25 into a Pils glass.
L: SRM 4 pours a very light straw golden caramel color with a 1/4" white head, lush and steady carbo, head recedes to edge froth, medium-light broken lacing.
S: Dry fruit bread, a hint of caramelization, a light aroma overall.
T: Earthy fruits, sweet grains, yeast, citrus zest, dried fruits, gentle caramelized malts.
F: Crisp medium bodied mouthfeel with a fairly fast middle and a moderately long drying finish.
O: A tasty German-style Pils without any cut corners. Fruity, malty, crisp, and refreshing. Drink two just because it is very good in its style.
Jun 24, 2025L: SRM 4 pours a very light straw golden caramel color with a 1/4" white head, lush and steady carbo, head recedes to edge froth, medium-light broken lacing.
S: Dry fruit bread, a hint of caramelization, a light aroma overall.
T: Earthy fruits, sweet grains, yeast, citrus zest, dried fruits, gentle caramelized malts.
F: Crisp medium bodied mouthfeel with a fairly fast middle and a moderately long drying finish.
O: A tasty German-style Pils without any cut corners. Fruity, malty, crisp, and refreshing. Drink two just because it is very good in its style.
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
3.71/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz can. Date stamp on bottom is '031325'.
Mostly clear, pale gold colored body. One thick finger of bright white head, and this maintains as a fluffy cap and ring. Leaves behind some scattered lacing webs.
Aroma is faint with toasted malts and floral hops.
Taste is sweet toasted bread malts and hops with the flavors of grass and citrus orange. All continue into the aftertaste.
Medium mouthfeel. Slight buzz with each sip. Drying finish. Very good carbonation.
Attractive appearance and solid for style.
Jun 16, 2025Mostly clear, pale gold colored body. One thick finger of bright white head, and this maintains as a fluffy cap and ring. Leaves behind some scattered lacing webs.
Aroma is faint with toasted malts and floral hops.
Taste is sweet toasted bread malts and hops with the flavors of grass and citrus orange. All continue into the aftertaste.
Medium mouthfeel. Slight buzz with each sip. Drying finish. Very good carbonation.
Attractive appearance and solid for style.
Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan
4.24/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Looks fantastic from the tap, with a bright bready hop nose. Lightly grassy with a crackery note on the back end. Paired great with some tavern style Chicago pizza.
May 29, 2025
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
3.83/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
How have I not had this yet? Time to fix this! Cloudy yellow body with a white head. Grass, flowers, orange, baked grains and yeast in the aroma bouquet. Taste is hop driven, grass and maybe a hint of pine, with orange zest, cracker, and grain round out. Simple yet efficient, smooth and very crisp with some dankness, yeast depth is shallow. Solid pils
Aug 15, 2024
Reviewed by AZgman from Arizona
3.6/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This is a good, but not great, pilsner. I found it to be crisp and drinkable but with little taste complexity. Poured from a 16oz can into a pint glass it produced a champagne like head. I would drink this again without reservation.
Jul 22, 2024
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.87/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I had this on draft 10/25/23 @ Half Acre.
Semi-opaque yellow/orange appearance.
Nice off-white head; strong, frothy lacing remained.
Artisanal soap, soft wheat & faint lemon notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Dry wheat, soap & faint lemon flavors.
The smelled nice, but was a bit too harsh on the palate.
Certainly drinkable, though.
Oct 30, 2023Semi-opaque yellow/orange appearance.
Nice off-white head; strong, frothy lacing remained.
Artisanal soap, soft wheat & faint lemon notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Dry wheat, soap & faint lemon flavors.
The smelled nice, but was a bit too harsh on the palate.
Certainly drinkable, though.
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