Pistol Grip Pils
Bear King Brewing Company
- From:
- Bear King Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 28, 2025
- Added:
- May 18, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Sharpshooters have one thing in common: constant vigilance. Their beer of choice? An under-the-radar pils that’s just like them: smooth, crisp, and a never-miss. Pure Idaho Pils and CaraPils malt give this one its smooth body and Hallertau Blanc hops bring mild fruit aromas.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.9/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
RB transfer
Aug 28, 2025
Reviewed by kflorence from California
3.89/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Picked up a six-pack of this new beer from Bear King.
Pours a crystal clear, golden in color with hints of copper. A finger thick, frothy head sits on top that dissipates to a thin lacing which clings a little but mostly slides down the glass. Carbonation looks average. An inviting view on a hot day.
Aroma is mostly grassy with hints of a white wine, light fruit bouquet. The malts are almost indiscernible, other than lending some sweetness and a tiny bit of crackers to the backend of the aroma. Seems to be more on the German side of the pilsner spectrum with the Hallertau Blanc hops shining.
A lot more malt comes through on the tongue. It's light and crackery with a little bit of toastiness up front with the grassy, lemon and white wine flavors coming in towards the middle and the swallow. Finishes with a lingering hop bitterness. There's actually a fair amount of complexity in here and the flavors mesh quite well together.
An absolutely crushable mouthfeel. Light bodied with zesty carbonation, it manages to feel a little bit chewy and buttery on the tongue while finishing crisp and dry. Quite refreshing.
Another great one from Bear King. I definitely tend to prefer the Czech style pilsners over the German ones, but this one was quite pleasant and not overly bitter. I was afraid the white wine characteristics of the hops would turn me off, but this particular hop has a bit more complexity lurking within and it was balanced out nicely by the malt profile . This is definitely a great warm weather beer, so they dropped it just in time for the early Summer weather we are currently experiencing across Texas. Cheers!
May 18, 2022Pours a crystal clear, golden in color with hints of copper. A finger thick, frothy head sits on top that dissipates to a thin lacing which clings a little but mostly slides down the glass. Carbonation looks average. An inviting view on a hot day.
Aroma is mostly grassy with hints of a white wine, light fruit bouquet. The malts are almost indiscernible, other than lending some sweetness and a tiny bit of crackers to the backend of the aroma. Seems to be more on the German side of the pilsner spectrum with the Hallertau Blanc hops shining.
A lot more malt comes through on the tongue. It's light and crackery with a little bit of toastiness up front with the grassy, lemon and white wine flavors coming in towards the middle and the swallow. Finishes with a lingering hop bitterness. There's actually a fair amount of complexity in here and the flavors mesh quite well together.
An absolutely crushable mouthfeel. Light bodied with zesty carbonation, it manages to feel a little bit chewy and buttery on the tongue while finishing crisp and dry. Quite refreshing.
Another great one from Bear King. I definitely tend to prefer the Czech style pilsners over the German ones, but this one was quite pleasant and not overly bitter. I was afraid the white wine characteristics of the hops would turn me off, but this particular hop has a bit more complexity lurking within and it was balanced out nicely by the malt profile . This is definitely a great warm weather beer, so they dropped it just in time for the early Summer weather we are currently experiencing across Texas. Cheers!
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