Moderne Pilsner
Moderne Dune
- From:
- Moderne Dune
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Czech / Bohemian Pilsner
Ranked #103 - ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #17,233 - Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 6.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 09, 2025
- Added:
- Mar 02, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Italian/Czech/Hoppy Pilsner with Zuper Saazer (grown from Hop Head Farms) and Callista hops (new aroma varietal grown from the Hull Hop Research Center) Fermented with an Experimental non-public released Thiolized Boosted German Lager yeast strain form Omega Yeast Labs.
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
3.73/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a murky dirty blonde with a pinky finger of white foam, spotted lacing. Nose is bright and well hopped: grass cuts through the lemon, grain, slight apple and white bread. Taste is way more hoppy though, now lemon, grass, sharp pine accents, cut through grainy white yeast, with background tones of grapefruit, orange, and pear, tastes like an ipa in disguise. Feel is hopped and light, has a hint of skunkiness on the grainy backbone.
Jul 09, 2025
Reviewed by NeutroMan from Illinois
4.05/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16 oz can into a pint glass.
A: Hazy orange-tinged golden color with a foamy white head.
S: Bright floral hops, doughy malt, green apple
T: Sweet bready malt nicely complemented with floral/earthy hops and tart green apple.
F: Medium body with some chewiness; good amount of carbonation
Apr 20, 2024A: Hazy orange-tinged golden color with a foamy white head.
S: Bright floral hops, doughy malt, green apple
T: Sweet bready malt nicely complemented with floral/earthy hops and tart green apple.
F: Medium body with some chewiness; good amount of carbonation
Reviewed by 5toutman75 from Illinois
4.56/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.56/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
No canning date that I can see, but probably within the last 8 weeks
Consumed 11/25/22
The perfect beer for the second half start of the US vs England World Cup game. I have gone through a few cans of this beer and it has become one of my favorite pilsners. I am so lucky to live in the city of Chicago and the US when it comes to beers. I have Dovetail as my go to for traditional German style beers and this is a wonderful example of an American spin on a beer. If it offends traditionalists, then they're doing a good job. The floral notes are way different than a regular Czech pils. I'm loving it. There's almost a funk. Like a bret funk! This is a grown up pilsner. If you drink Miller Lite and think this is the craft beer for you, you'll be unhappy and GOOD. The beer has a bit of body for a pilsner which is fine for me. I love the nose on it. I cannot wait to try hitting the brewery soon for the first time. Will definitely buy again.
Nov 25, 2022Consumed 11/25/22
The perfect beer for the second half start of the US vs England World Cup game. I have gone through a few cans of this beer and it has become one of my favorite pilsners. I am so lucky to live in the city of Chicago and the US when it comes to beers. I have Dovetail as my go to for traditional German style beers and this is a wonderful example of an American spin on a beer. If it offends traditionalists, then they're doing a good job. The floral notes are way different than a regular Czech pils. I'm loving it. There's almost a funk. Like a bret funk! This is a grown up pilsner. If you drink Miller Lite and think this is the craft beer for you, you'll be unhappy and GOOD. The beer has a bit of body for a pilsner which is fine for me. I love the nose on it. I cannot wait to try hitting the brewery soon for the first time. Will definitely buy again.
Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois
4.25/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2023: 4.25
Better than I remember, very crisp and dry with a nice malt base and light hop bitterness.
2022: 4.05
Pours a bright and saturated brassy gold tone, a finger of foam that settles quickly. Visible carb trails, no lacing.
Vague whiff of citrus, apple, and grains.
Taste is malty with some yeast character, earthy noble hop, and a slight bite. Leans closer to medium-bodied somehow. Ample carb, finishes dry and earthy. Overall not bad, though I prefer other local Pilsners.
Aug 15, 2022Better than I remember, very crisp and dry with a nice malt base and light hop bitterness.
2022: 4.05
Pours a bright and saturated brassy gold tone, a finger of foam that settles quickly. Visible carb trails, no lacing.
Vague whiff of citrus, apple, and grains.
Taste is malty with some yeast character, earthy noble hop, and a slight bite. Leans closer to medium-bodied somehow. Ample carb, finishes dry and earthy. Overall not bad, though I prefer other local Pilsners.
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