Lazy River Pils
New Trail Brewing Company

On draught, a pale straw colored pour.
A thin head and light lacing.
I almost sent it back, tastes like an orange citrus IPA,
I ordered a Pilsner!
I’m disappointed in New Trail, usually their beers are pretty solid. This is like a bait and switch.
Glad I didn’t buy a 6 pack of it.

I really find it hard to believe it won a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival.

It tastes to me like a thin orange IPA.
The aroma reminds me of floor cleaning solution.
Im not a fan of this one.
Not crisp, refreshing or anything that resembles a Pilsner.

Bland appearance, minimal head. Smell has a weird sulfur like thing going on. Taste is pretty bland. Would say AAL but perhaps there’s no corn so it does have a slightly better “something” going on but still a rather tasteless session lager. Ok for summer fun or a river float but not very interesting.

 

This is not a pilsner. This is a watered down IPA. It has an overabundance of of that awful grapefruit-y hop I can't stand. If I want grapefruit in my beer, I'll buy grapefruit juice and pour it in my beer. I was looking forward to a nice, easy-drinking pilsner. Instead I got this unbalanced, overlapped mess calling itself a pilsner. Kicking myself because I could have picked up a six of Pilsner Urquel setting right next to it on the shelf. This beer will be added to the 'in case of emergency" beer, to be stored in the closet. That's it. Last straw. Done getting burnt paying inflated prices trying US craft brews that are awful. If I was at a bar, I'd have sampled this and given it a hard pass. Why do US craft brewers insist on overhopping everything? Craft breweries are dropping like flies of late. Classic reason why. I'm done with them as are many others. I'm not "experimenting" with canned or bottled craft offerings. The only craft brew I might order after this is one I can sample on tap.

 

 

Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a yellow color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of malts, some lemons. Taste is malts, lemons, hops are well pronounced. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a decent beer.

Very approachable and more flavorful than anticipated. The appearance is lacking the brilliance and sparkle of a typical pilsner but the abundance of hop aroma and flavors make the contemporary pilsner a beer worth seeking out. Cheers!

 

DATE: August 20, 2022... OCCASION: a hot day gives way to a beautiful evening... GLASSWARE: Penn State pilsner... clear, sallow golden body brims with bubbles that build a snow-white, quarter-fingered smear of head... it looks the part, if not the style... lemon, dried grass, fragrant flowers, biscuit, and hints of butterscotch--agreeable... "lazy" may be a good descriptor, as it tickles the teeth ever so much, smoothing out the mouth and leaving the throat without much effort... light bodied, its mouthfeel does not belie its ABV.... an all-day drinker, this one, and one whose glass is drained well too quickly to keep up... the lemon and flowery hops are subtly enhanced by pear and apple... the malts are sweet and soft, welcoming though a tad watered down... again, this does its job, and will pair well with all-day affairs and night-long bouts... a decent summer find visiting Jer at State College...

New Trail Brewing Co. "Lazy River Pils"
12 fl. oz. can without production codes or freshness dating
$2.33 @ Wegman's, King of Prussia, PA

Notes via stream of consciousness: It's poured a lightly hazy straw-gold body beneath a finger's width of white foam. The aroma is malty, grassy, and lightly citrusy. It's most certainly Pilsner malt as opposed to Brewer's 2-row. The flavor follows but delivers more citrus (mainly orange and lemon but also with a hint of grapefruit) and brings in some herbal and spicy notes as well. The malt is lightly sweetish and a stiff bitterness balances it leaving it to finish mainly dry with citrus and sugar fading to reveal herbal and spicy notes as the bitterness rises. It's light-medium in body and gently crisp. The head has held up pretty well and the lacing is OK but not great. I'm not sure if I should dock this points for the haze... I guess I'll just let that go as hazy beers are so popular right now. It's a slightly lower gravity and lower alcohol Pils (4.4% ABV) but the maltiness still has a lot of character to it and the hops are perfectly balanced against it. Although I won't hazard a guess as to what hops they're using the blend is nice. All of these things come together to make it a great summer beer as it has a slightly lower alcohol, refreshing notes of citrus, a delicate sweetness but with an ultimately refreshing dry finish, and a lighter body and delicate carbonation that leaves it highly quaffable. That's not to say that you can't drink this beer year 'round because you certainly can, it's just that I feel it excels as a summer beer.
Review #8,191

 

 

Having this on 2021-08-21 in Pittsburgh, PA from a 12 oz can

Mild pils malt with German and American hops. Touch of lemon. Mild bitterness. Pretty dry. Refreshing. Light medium body and medium carbonation. Easy summer beer on this hot day.

 

Sampling a cold 12 oz can of this brew poured into my .5L dimple mug. Can was obtained during recent Pennsylvania visit.
The beer pours a bright clear gold color with a fizzy bleached white head of 1 cm. this foam fades quickly to one wispy island in the center of my glass. Several lazy streams of carbonation rise to the surface of the glass.
Aroma is mild, with some grainy malt notes, a bit of grassy hop note and some faint lemon as well.
The first sip reveals a lighter body with sharp crisp texture and fine tingly carbonation. Physical traits make this a crusher.
Flavor is what the nose advertised with a bit of grainy malt notes and some grassy hop with a bit of lemon again. The finish does have a bit of bite and dries out on the swallow. Finish is more lemon rind than lemon pulp.
Easy drinker with a low ABV. Id crush these at the beach and be plenty happy doing it.

metallic, harsh aftertaste