Kayak Pils
Riverlands Brewing Co
- From:
- Riverlands Brewing Co
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
Ranked #272 - ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #21,528 - Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 6.67%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 12, 2025
- Added:
- Mar 22, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
German Pilsner with Hallertau hops. Our House Pilsner going forward, we retired the color designation from our previous Pils, Yellow Kayak, and now we bring you the new Kayak Pils. Applying lessons learned from all previous lagers we've brewed, we bring you a crisp, easy drinking yet flavorful beer, lovingly and painstakingly thought out and crafted. Spicy and slightly citrusy noble German Hallertau hops blend with the cracker and honey notes from premium German Pilsner malt to create the lager we've been searching for. Prost!
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.48/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Canned 1/19/23; drank 2/7/23 @ the Yarchives.
See-through yellow/orange appearance.
A rough pour yielded a small, noisy off-white head; minimal lace.
Roasted corn & acorn notes in the nose.
Sticky medium mouthfeel.
Corn, pine & mild caramel flavors.
Drinkable, certainly, but not my favorite Pils by a long shot.
Feb 08, 2023See-through yellow/orange appearance.
A rough pour yielded a small, noisy off-white head; minimal lace.
Roasted corn & acorn notes in the nose.
Sticky medium mouthfeel.
Corn, pine & mild caramel flavors.
Drinkable, certainly, but not my favorite Pils by a long shot.
Reviewed by FBarber from Illinois
3.81/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a light straw-gold color. Its a cloudy-clear. You can see through it, but its not crystal clear. Thick pillowy white head forms on the beer, dissipates, then settles in with a thin layer of foam on top of the beer. Aroma has notes of straw, wet grass, cracker malts, and just a hint of honey.
Taste follows the nose with notes of straw, wet hay, dried grass, cracker malts and spicy, herbal hops on the back end. There is just a kiss of sweetness with a honey-like character. Feel is light, crisp, refreshing. Bright carbonation.
Overall its a solid German pilsner - well done, and in line with the mass produced german pilsners. I would happily drink this one again, but also wouldn't seek out purchasing it again as there are better local options I prefer to this one.
Dec 19, 2021Taste follows the nose with notes of straw, wet hay, dried grass, cracker malts and spicy, herbal hops on the back end. There is just a kiss of sweetness with a honey-like character. Feel is light, crisp, refreshing. Bright carbonation.
Overall its a solid German pilsner - well done, and in line with the mass produced german pilsners. I would happily drink this one again, but also wouldn't seek out purchasing it again as there are better local options I prefer to this one.
Reviewed by darktronica from Indiana
3.77/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pretty respectable basic German pils, with fairly light hop bitterness, good straw and malt flavors, and a fairly clean and crisp finish. Bright and flavorful.
Jul 10, 2021
Rated by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
3.92/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Tasted in a Spiegelau pilsner glass from a one pint can on June 5, 2021.
Jun 09, 2021
Reviewed by michaelsmith11 from Illinois
3.74/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This was a decent pilsner. It didn't really stand out in any way. It was refreshing and crisp with a nice biscuit taste to it. I was not really disappointed but was really hoping for a bit more.
Apr 11, 2021
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