Pilsner
Redhook Brewlab

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From:
Redhook Brewlab
 
Washington, United States
Style:
Bohemian / Czech Pilsner
ABV:
5.3%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.49 | pDev: 12.89%
Reviews:
146
Ratings:
344
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 06, 2018
Added:
Mar 22, 2010
Wants:
  15
Gots:
  26
Czech out Redhook’s newest brew. Redhook Pilsner is crisp, golden lager that is modeled after those historic beers originally made in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia. Redhook Pilsner’s maltiness is offset by a medium dose of Saaz hops and finishes with a clean, bright, thirst-quenching quality. A great “session” lager for when you’ve got a long day ahead of drinking.

23 IBU
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Ratings by MattyG85:
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Reviewed by MattyG85 from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +14.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a tall pint glass.

Appearance: Pours a somewhat hazy yellowish golden orange with a moderate amount of bubbles. About one finger of white head that fades into a thin patchy layer. Leaves some decent lacing.

Smell: A crisp and bready pils malt forward aroma. Upfront scent of bready Pils malt with hints of biscuit, cereal grains, straw, yeast, and crackers. Light presence of earthy European hops that linger in the background. A pretty solid typical Pils aroma.

Taste: Like it smells, a crisp and bready Pils malt driven taste. Bready taste of Pils malt with upfront notes of biscuit, cereal grains, straw, hay, crackers, and yeast. Decent backing of earthy European hops add a little balance. Nicely crisp and dry. A pretty solid taste.

Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation. Crisp, clean, and very smooth with a drying finish.

Overall: A good take on the Pilsener style. Has the grainy malt presence you expect for the style.
Feb 02, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.88 by SargeC from California

Aug 06, 2018
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.31/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Right around the time Red Hook took its big dive in quality was when they branched out beyond the esb and ipa. Here they went for something more bland, which doesn't make sense because that seems to be what happened with their flagships.

Anyways, this pours the most inoffensive color of golden and tons of clarity. 1/2" white head. Alright I gotta admit, it looks the part. Aroma was almost exclusively grain, but kinda missing the hop notes, Saaz or not, at best, it was minimally grassy with some hay notes.

Taste is largely inoffensive. There is a greater amount of malt to it than some of those mundane lagers. Goes back and forth between a mild sweetness and a light bitterness. It actually is a decent beer for what it is, but kind of gets flack because they seemed to dumb all their other beers into something similar to this.
Apr 20, 2018
 
Rated: 3.68 by Gkruszewski from New York

Jul 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by italianstallion from Wisconsin

May 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by ovaltine from Indiana

May 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by Beeeeeerman from California

Apr 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3.39 by Lager_stout_87 from North Carolina

Jan 31, 2015
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Rated by Joncasso

3.38/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
It was ok. It wasn't my favorite. It was a great place to start.
Jan 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by paulish from New York

Nov 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by wrightst from Maryland

Nov 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.48 by ADKbeerguy from New York

Oct 29, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by t2grogan from Arizona

Oct 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by zestar from California

Sep 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by thufflife from Missouri

Aug 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by claybob43 from Washington

Aug 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Dello from Texas

Aug 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by ffshore545 from Illinois

Jul 06, 2014
 
 
Rated: 3.5 by Latarnik from New Jersey

May 28, 2014
Pilsner from Redhook Brewlab
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 344 ratings