Pilsner Project: Mandarina Bavaria
East Rock Brewing Company
- From:
- East Rock Brewing Company
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.51 | pDev: 3.1%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 19, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 06, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Crisp, fruity, and refreshing, this Pilsner is brewed with an abundance of German-grown Mandarina Bavaria hops, delivering a clean tangerine flavor with subtle hints of currant, rosemary, and gooseberry.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by crazyspicychef from Pennsylvania
4.66/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.66/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Beautiful mandarin nose and citrusy taste. Makes for a fantastic Summer Pilsner. Extremely refreshing.
I at first didn't think the orange terpenes would pair well with a Pils, but I was wrong.
This is summer in Pilsner form.
Very nice!
Jul 19, 2025I at first didn't think the orange terpenes would pair well with a Pils, but I was wrong.
This is summer in Pilsner form.
Very nice!
Reviewed by AElfwine_Nerevar from North Dakota
4.37/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.37/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
BB: 11/09/25
L: The beer pours a pale straw color with a light chill haze. The pour results in two fingers of fine, white head with good retention. As the beer recedes it leaves a mass of lacing on the glass.
S: Big notes of tangerine, a bit of citrus pith, delicate pale malts, tropical notes, and an almost imperceptible touch of herbal, earthy spice.
T: I get a goodly amount of citrus flesh mixing with tropical notes and some bitter citrus pith, berry notes, grainy pale malt, and light earthy bitter herbal notes mixing with a restrained peppery noble spice. There is no residual sweetness and on balance has a pleasant low bitterness.
F: Light to medium-light body with medium carbonation. The mouthfeel is smooth with a nice dry finish.
O: East Rock’s pilsner project continues to hit home runs. Another great hop showcase complemented by an expertly crafted, but unobtrusive, malt bill. Highly recommend!
Jul 06, 2025L: The beer pours a pale straw color with a light chill haze. The pour results in two fingers of fine, white head with good retention. As the beer recedes it leaves a mass of lacing on the glass.
S: Big notes of tangerine, a bit of citrus pith, delicate pale malts, tropical notes, and an almost imperceptible touch of herbal, earthy spice.
T: I get a goodly amount of citrus flesh mixing with tropical notes and some bitter citrus pith, berry notes, grainy pale malt, and light earthy bitter herbal notes mixing with a restrained peppery noble spice. There is no residual sweetness and on balance has a pleasant low bitterness.
F: Light to medium-light body with medium carbonation. The mouthfeel is smooth with a nice dry finish.
O: East Rock’s pilsner project continues to hit home runs. Another great hop showcase complemented by an expertly crafted, but unobtrusive, malt bill. Highly recommend!
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