Pils
Goldfinger Brewing Company
- From:
- Goldfinger Brewing Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
Ranked #7 - ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- 93
Ranked #3,369 - Avg:
- 4.25 | pDev: 6.59%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 26
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 19, 2026
- Added:
- Sep 02, 2020
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
93
Outstanding
93
Outstanding
Our Pils is a beautiful representation of German pilsner malt and noble hops. This beer is for the drinker who prefers a little more hop presence with a subtle bite that dissipates smoothly into a depth of floral, herbal, and honey flavor. We pour this beer slowly (be patient, it’s worth it!) over the course of approximately five minutes to allow all of the aromas and flavors to meld into your glass and deliver it to you with a soft pillowy head. The inspiration for this beer comes from Brewer Tom’s unforgettable experience drinking his favorite Pilsner in the German Alps.
30 IBU
Step Mash
30 IBU
Step Mash
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
4.76/5 rDev +12%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.76/5 rDev +12%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Chill hazed pale straw yellow with a tall head of bright white, finely whipped merginue.
After this beautiful slow pour on-site, that edible foam head gives way to an impossibly crisp, crystalline body with a wild herb bitterness, almost allium and rose, but also without a specifically defining characteristic, finishing perfectly dry and exhaling a touch of Julie's sourdough cracker.
It's so crazy zesty, crisply popping but drinkable and expressive without being any one definable flavor, it's unreal.
May 19, 2026After this beautiful slow pour on-site, that edible foam head gives way to an impossibly crisp, crystalline body with a wild herb bitterness, almost allium and rose, but also without a specifically defining characteristic, finishing perfectly dry and exhaling a touch of Julie's sourdough cracker.
It's so crazy zesty, crisply popping but drinkable and expressive without being any one definable flavor, it's unreal.
Reviewed by argock from Virginia
4.25/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
09/26/25. Poured into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint.
A: Clear gold with 1-2 finger frothy white head with good retention and copious lacing.
S: Aroma is bready pils with floral herbal hop presence
T: Flavor is solid with lean bready pils maltiness with noble floral-grassy hop notes. Moderate bitterness and clean with no off-flavors.
M: Very lean body with high carbonation and very dry finish.
O: Goldfinger Pils is an excellent version of the German pils style with lean body and malty flavor with great hop aroma and flavor balance with super-dry finish. Stellar lager.
Oct 17, 2025A: Clear gold with 1-2 finger frothy white head with good retention and copious lacing.
S: Aroma is bready pils with floral herbal hop presence
T: Flavor is solid with lean bready pils maltiness with noble floral-grassy hop notes. Moderate bitterness and clean with no off-flavors.
M: Very lean body with high carbonation and very dry finish.
O: Goldfinger Pils is an excellent version of the German pils style with lean body and malty flavor with great hop aroma and flavor balance with super-dry finish. Stellar lager.
Reviewed by TreyIsWilson from Michigan
4.21/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A - Pours a clear gold with a large fluffy white head. The fades into a half inch ring leaving a nice soapy lacing.
S - Aroma is corn, lager yeast and floral hops.
T - The taste is sweet corn, honey, toasted white bread, white pepper and finishes with a nice floral hop bite.
M - Medium body with medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel with a nice crisp finish.
O - Really well done Pilsner.
Jul 27, 2025S - Aroma is corn, lager yeast and floral hops.
T - The taste is sweet corn, honey, toasted white bread, white pepper and finishes with a nice floral hop bite.
M - Medium body with medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel with a nice crisp finish.
O - Really well done Pilsner.
Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
3.78/5 rDev -11.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -11.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look - clear yellow gold with a nice foamy white head
Smell and taste - grainy, bready with a slight floral hop to it
Feel - easy going and crisp
Overall - pretty nice pils
Jul 21, 2025Smell and taste - grainy, bready with a slight floral hop to it
Feel - easy going and crisp
Overall - pretty nice pils
Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts
4.1/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
New brewery , new beer for me , saw @fbarber review and wanted to try this brewery
Brewers notes : Our Pils is a beautiful representation of German pilsner malt and noble hops. This beer is for the drinker who prefers a little more hop presence with a subtle bite that dissipates smoothly into a depth of floral, herbal, and honey flavor. We pour this beer slowly (be patient, it’s worth it!) over the course of approximately five minutes to allow all of the aromas and flavors to meld into your glass and deliver it to you with a soft pillowy head. The inspiration for this beer comes from Brewer Tom’s unforgettable experience drinking his favorite Pilsner in the German Alps.
Canned 6.14, opened 9.14
Chilled 16 oz can poured into a Monhegan glass. I read @fbarber review of this brewery and had wanted to try it
Clear golden liquid active carbonation streams fluffy one finger white foam cap , no lacings
Aroma has a faint grassiness, softly floral
Taste is grassy, floral
Mouthfeel is dry bright , soft hop kiss on the finish
Good beer
Sep 14, 2024Brewers notes : Our Pils is a beautiful representation of German pilsner malt and noble hops. This beer is for the drinker who prefers a little more hop presence with a subtle bite that dissipates smoothly into a depth of floral, herbal, and honey flavor. We pour this beer slowly (be patient, it’s worth it!) over the course of approximately five minutes to allow all of the aromas and flavors to meld into your glass and deliver it to you with a soft pillowy head. The inspiration for this beer comes from Brewer Tom’s unforgettable experience drinking his favorite Pilsner in the German Alps.
Canned 6.14, opened 9.14
Chilled 16 oz can poured into a Monhegan glass. I read @fbarber review of this brewery and had wanted to try it
Clear golden liquid active carbonation streams fluffy one finger white foam cap , no lacings
Aroma has a faint grassiness, softly floral
Taste is grassy, floral
Mouthfeel is dry bright , soft hop kiss on the finish
Good beer
Rated by pathman from Ohio
5/5 rDev +17.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +17.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
08/11/24 can @ home
Aug 11, 2024
Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington
4.13/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.13/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
2024-07-18
500ml pour in a tall, skinny glass with a waist. I think it's called a stange. On tap at the brewery.
Pours clear golden with a big, crunchy looking head, and TONS of carbonation. Smell is delicate, floral and grassy, moderate grain and a little lager yeast.
Taste is light honey sweetness, grain husks, earthy bitterness, some hay, some wood. Moderate to light floral character. Bitterness builds up quite a bit more than I would have expected.
Mouthfeel is light, clean, prickly, airy. Overall, very nice beer.
Jul 19, 2024500ml pour in a tall, skinny glass with a waist. I think it's called a stange. On tap at the brewery.
Pours clear golden with a big, crunchy looking head, and TONS of carbonation. Smell is delicate, floral and grassy, moderate grain and a little lager yeast.
Taste is light honey sweetness, grain husks, earthy bitterness, some hay, some wood. Moderate to light floral character. Bitterness builds up quite a bit more than I would have expected.
Mouthfeel is light, clean, prickly, airy. Overall, very nice beer.
Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas
4.49/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours an effervescent gold with fingers of pearl colored head. Tiny bubbles continue to dance in my mug throughout the tasting. Better than average head retention & lacing
S: Bready, soapy hops, grassyness, plus perfumy hops once warm
T: Follows the nose, dryness, limes & lemons plus grassyness up front. Bready sweetness, grassy bitterness & lemony hops all meld together nicely as this beer warms up. Finishes dry, with grassyness, limes & a little bready/grainy sweetness
MF: Medium body, lively carbonation, nicely balanced
No real faults with this beer, superb drinkability & tons of flavor delivered. Got better as it warmed up
May 25, 2024S: Bready, soapy hops, grassyness, plus perfumy hops once warm
T: Follows the nose, dryness, limes & lemons plus grassyness up front. Bready sweetness, grassy bitterness & lemony hops all meld together nicely as this beer warms up. Finishes dry, with grassyness, limes & a little bready/grainy sweetness
MF: Medium body, lively carbonation, nicely balanced
No real faults with this beer, superb drinkability & tons of flavor delivered. Got better as it warmed up
Reviewed by Qbert from Illinois
4.65/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.65/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
This is probably my favorite pilsner. Grassy without being too grassy. Bready with a bit of citrus. Light and crisp. It just hits the spot. I would drink this every day if I could.
Mar 05, 2024
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