HAHA Pils
Arbeiter Brewing

 

 

16oz can. No dating information found.
Clear, straw colored body. Thick finger of white head with the pour, and this has a long life as a full cap. Leaves behind webs of lacing.
Aroma of white bread dough, lightly toasted malts, a light touch of spicy pepper hops.
Taste is lightly toasted malts, with other flavors of grass and hay, along with floral and pepper spicy hops, a hint of green apple. Bread dough and a continued hop bite in the aftertaste.
Medium mouthfeel. Crisp and clean finish. Excellent carbonation.
Very easy to drink, with a rewarding bitter bite at the end of each quaff.

16 oz cans into a Pokal.
L: Pours almost clear light yellow with a thin soapy white head that leaves light soapy lacing, a few steady large carbo bubbles, light edge foam.
S: Pilsner malts, bread dough, distant fruit, a light note of wet hay.
T: Gently pale bready malts, moderately yeasty, a distant note of pear, very lightly floral, tastes are soft and delicate. It is very gently sweet and is lightly grassy.
F: Lightly crisp then smooth. Medium-light feel, smooth medium-fast lightly drying finish.
O: Very traditional, fairly light and kind of old-school. No frills. Super easy to drink and tastes "cute". Echos of Schell's Deer Brand. It is very good in its style.

Appearance: Arrives clear and golden with a modest white head; a few streaks linger

Smell: Floral and grassy with bready malt underneath

Taste: Floral and bready flavors forward with grassy flavors building; a hint of lemon but a surprisingly sweet finish

Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation

Overall: Prefer a crisper and drier finish in my pilsners but this is an enjoyable drinker

Appearance: Pours a completely clear, light and pale yellow color with a strong white head. SRM of 6. (4.00)

Aroma: Moderate aromas of pale malts, floral notes, yeast. (4.00)

Flavor: Strong flavors of crisp floral notes, yeast. Clean. (4.00)

Feel: Medium body, Stronger carbonation. Finishes, yeast, crispy, and clean. (4.25)

Compared to Humble Forager Pin Seeker Pils 6/2024: Pours lighter, milder aromas. Less lemon citrus, sweet notes. More crisp and floral yeast. Drier.

to Fair State Pils 7/24: Pours identical, stronger aromas. More lemon citrus, less bitterness. Nearly identical.
11/24: More floral bitterness, fullness, and flavor. Less smooth lemon.
8/25: Less astringency, More complexity and balance.

to Steel Toe Split Point 7/24: Pours identical. Stronger aromas. More lemon citrus and bitterness. Less soft bread malts and yeast. More bitter. Winner: Arbeiter

to Surly Hell 8/24: Pours identical. Similar aromas. More bitter flower, less smooth lemonflower.

to Little Thistle Tonks Tuesday 6/25: Pours identical. Similar aromas. Slightly less lemonflower. More zest and flower. Slightly Less sweet and More bitter. Winner: Arbeiter

to Arbeiter Figurati 7/25: Pours similar, stronger head. Milder aromas. Less lemon and flower. More crisp yeast and cleanliness. Less hoppy.

to Working Draft Hindsight 8/25: Pours similar, stronger aromas and flavors. More lemon citrus. Less yeast.

To Luce Line Piedmont 8/25: Pours lighter, stronger head. More bitter floral citrus. Less yeast and salt.

to Dovetail Pils 8/25: Pours darker, milder aromas. Less lemon, tart yeast. More floral bitterness.

to New Glarus Pils 9/25: Pours identical. Similar aromas. Slightly less floral bitterness. More lemon. Nearly identical. Slight win to New Glarus
10/25: Similar, but more lemon.

Overall: Pours nicely. Floral notes. Crisp, yeasty, and clean. Impressed by the clean and crisp quality of Arbeiter. Winning the Gold Medal in the GABF for a German Pilsner. This is best of the best. (Rating: 4.33)

A - Lovely pale golden body, super clear, with an inch high white head, dense, fading to a wispy cap. Lacing is small bubble, ragged lined on the glass, but minimal.

S - Honeyed malts, pepper, limestone and soft grassy notes, all very quiet.

T - Crisp bright open, mostly cracker malts and sharp pepper notes, honey and floral accents, with a dry apple skin bitterness in the finish.

M - Brisk carbonation, fairly light weight, a slow build of resin on the tongue that lingers after the finish.

O - A nicely built Pilsner, with clean, crisp, drinkable flavor and an easy going feel. Lovely.

On draft at Arbeiter Brewing. Poured a a crystal clear, golden yellow color with a good-sized, white head of foam. It left sudsy trails of lace on the glass. It smelled of caramel, grains and hay. Sweet caramel, toffee taste with a mild bitterness.

 

 

Crowler with a 01/04/21 date.
Clear straw with a finger of head. Plenty of lacing is left down the glass. Aroma of grass and pilsner malt with a hint of herbal qualities. Not a bone dry pilsner as there is a bit of sweetness, just a bit. Flavors of grassy and herbal hops, with a kiss of citrus. Good pale malt flavor as well. Light and adequately carbonated that might have been hurt by the month old crowler fill.

Enjoyed while waxing my XC skis outside on the porch on a cold MN afternoon.

From a crowler picked up at the newly opened brewery, into a tulip...looks fantastic, crystal clear bright gold, with a huge 3 finger puffy white head, great retention, great lacing. Really clean flavors, grassy and mildly floral hops, bready but not doughy malts, nice liveliness, clean finish. This is a very good beer...I look forward to patronizing these guys...will give a more thorough review another time.

Pours a mostly clear golden color with a white head. Smel. Has a floral noble hop smell with baked bread malts. Taste is floral with hops has some citrus lemon baked bread with grassy notes. A crisp mouth feel however a little watery on finish easy drinking and tasty.