Big Pluckin' Pils - Oak-Aged
BarrieHaus Beer Co - Tampa

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From:
BarrieHaus Beer Co - Tampa
 
Florida, United States
Style:
German Pilsner
ABV:
5.3%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
4.5 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Inactive
Rated:
Dec 31, 2020
Added:
Dec 11, 2020
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Reviewed by jrc1093 from Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Crowler filled on 12/11/20; consumed on 12/30/20

Pours a crystal-clear pure gold body topped with just over a finger of fluffy, thick, eggshell-white foam; good head retention leaves a thin, almost creamy cap, a small, frothy collar, and a thorough walling of dense, webbing lacing circling the walls of the glass.

Aroma offers immediate impressions of fresh bread dough followed by lemon oils imbued with wisps of oaky vanillin and a subtle, interwoven yeast flowing throughout the bouquet; floral, bready spice accentuates the back end as mossy textures meet a brazen minerality closing with a 'snap' of sundried hay.

Taste shows fresh lime zest weaving deftly into sharper, earthier notes of straw and crusty, fresh baked bread upfront; a kiss of minerality and oaky touch of vanillin are brilliantly employed conduits over the mid-palate, guiding naturally into a back end evolving with wildflower honey, lemon peel, and wet grass as distant black peppercorn comes through past the finish.

Mouthfeel brings a light body accompanied by a moderate-high carbonation, fading in-turn with an effortless fluff into an evenly dispersed grit prickling the mid-palate consistently yet unobtrusively; a firm, earthy bitterness holds steadily through a delicately crisp finish, easing with a soft complexion beyond the swallow.

Constructed simply and with ultimate precision, this pilsner forms from a body unwavering as the profile becomes bolder and increasingly layered; the oak amplifies the base comprehensively and fluidly, to something truly special in a realm of impactful subtlety; a sweeping achievement for the style.
Dec 31, 2020