Black Sheep
Hobbs Brewing Co. - Taproom
- From:
- Hobbs Brewing Co. - Taproom
- New Hampshire, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 13.12%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 02, 2025
- Added:
- Oct 16, 2020
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Tolianych_Pivomnabuhanych from Vermont
5/5 rDev +31.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +31.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Note: this is a different version of Hobbs' German-style Pilsner that is also listed on the BeerAdvocate site. This one has an ABV of 5.4% and a gold color label /artwork. The other one has a 5.9% ABV and a dark label. These are two different beers.
Anyway, what a fantastic find. Your typical German or German-style Pils/Pilsner is fairly unremarkable and has an acidic spicy zing due to hard water and German hops.
This one, however, is delicious and very well made. It has a lovely floral and summer grassy profile AND a delightful dry noble hop presence. It is extremely close to some Czech pale lagers and Pilsners both aroma, flavor and rich golden color wise. Just a touch sweeter due to slightly different malts and hops.
Sooo soooooo good!
Nov 02, 2025Anyway, what a fantastic find. Your typical German or German-style Pils/Pilsner is fairly unremarkable and has an acidic spicy zing due to hard water and German hops.
This one, however, is delicious and very well made. It has a lovely floral and summer grassy profile AND a delightful dry noble hop presence. It is extremely close to some Czech pale lagers and Pilsners both aroma, flavor and rich golden color wise. Just a touch sweeter due to slightly different malts and hops.
Sooo soooooo good!
Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire
3.24/5 rDev -15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.24/5 rDev -15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Can from Greg and Jane's
Lightly hazy deep straw in color with a thin white head that dissipates. Bready sweet maltiness with light toast and some earthy hops to counter. Faint bitter butterscotch and wet cardboard. Disappointing.
Nov 04, 2020Lightly hazy deep straw in color with a thin white head that dissipates. Bready sweet maltiness with light toast and some earthy hops to counter. Faint bitter butterscotch and wet cardboard. Disappointing.
Reviewed by puboflyons from New Hampshire
3.59/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
From a 16 fl. oz. can with no date showing. Sampled on Oct. 18, 2020.
The appearance is golden with moderate clarity and a quickly fading white head.
The aroma brings out sensations of toasted bread, honey, herbs and blossoms mostly.
Effervescent medium body. A bit better body than other pilsners I have tried.
The flavor is at first sweet and grainy and then the herbal hop characters introduce themselves followed by a dry finish. I love herbs but they seem a bit much here. Still above average.
Oct 18, 2020The appearance is golden with moderate clarity and a quickly fading white head.
The aroma brings out sensations of toasted bread, honey, herbs and blossoms mostly.
Effervescent medium body. A bit better body than other pilsners I have tried.
The flavor is at first sweet and grainy and then the herbal hop characters introduce themselves followed by a dry finish. I love herbs but they seem a bit much here. Still above average.
Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
3.34/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
From the pint can, it pours a slightly hazy light yellow-amber with a modest head, too soon diminishing to a thin ring. In the nose, it is slightly pilsner hoppy with malt. In the mouth, it is malty with a bit of hops.
Oct 16, 2020
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