Da Shootz!
Deschutes Brewery

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Rated 10-19-2019. For a pilsner this beer is a little above your average Pils. Don't remember specifics about this beer other than it being good for the style. 25 IBUs

12 oz can from the Boise Co-op. Pours out a bright, clear golden , big fluffy head which fades to a small foamy cap. Aroma is spot on, grassy, grainy with a hint of hops. Taste is also true, dry, bready, crisp hops at the back. Still trying to figure out how Stone's Enter Night ranked so high compared to this. Theirs wasn't even close to a Pilsner, and Deschutes is spot-on. Tastes like I'm still in Germany.

 

Not sure why this is classed as a lager, the hops and grain bill for this beer is straight up pils. Regardless — on to the beer! Poured from a 568mL can, a pillowy 3 inch head sits atop a surprisingly cloudy, golden yellow body. Sediment rise and fall as the powerful lines of bubbles rise up the Pilsner glass. It really looks great.

All the hallmarks of a Pilsner on the nose. Bready malts, mild hoppy citrus. Grassy aromas, a little bit toasty too. Really great notes here.

Unfortunately the taste is where it falls flat. I know it’s a low abv%, advertised as that summer drink, but it’s very light bodied, excessively so. Strong carbonation does give it a clean taste but it’s excessively watery. I get very mild grainy tastes, moderated by the smaller amount of bitterness from the hops. If there’s some citrus or grassiness there, it’s very subtle. Mildest of tropical fruity notes behind the gentle grains and mild bitterness.

Light bodied, enormous carbonation that almost washes away a bit of the flavours. Clean dry finish.

Overall, I would seek out any generic German or Czech Pilsner before coming back to this. They’re just as serviceable for a summer/grill/‘mowin da lawn’ beer with more of that grainy taste or hop background. The only time I would seek this out is if I wanted a light beer and I didn’t want a macro one. It’s definitely good in that department, but the flavours are just too washed out to really stand out. For the most part, this was a completely forgettable beer.

 

Hazy gold with a off-white head.

The smell is a peaches lychees and pineapple.

The taste of pineapple and turmeric.

Medium body that’s heavily carbonated.

I got this in Phuket Thailand where I’m drinking it November 27, 2021.

Pour is pale, straw yellow, clear with a good, lasting chalk white head.
nose is doughy, hint of lemon
Taste is bready, dough, lemon zest hop character. refreshing.

 

 

Great for a lighter beer, whether you're drinking it from a glass or straight out of the can. It has that traditional "beer-can" taste, but with more complexity and follow-through than a standard macro-brew lager. Nice amber color, too. Grab one and fire up the grill, or whatever your pleasure...

2021-03-13
4oz sample at the brewery.

Pours clear, light yellow, small head, very carbonated. Smell is light, clean, grass/lemon + bread.

Taste is bread, lemon, some grass, moderate bitterness.

Mouthfeel is very light and crisp. Overall, pretty good.

 

 

Time to crank out an eggheaded review of Pouty Body's favorite brewery.

Pours a familiar straw yellow with lots of clarity, this looks like BMC, pristine white head 1/3". Aroma of grain, mild bittering hop rate.

Taste, this is like an all barley BMC, slightly hoppier and more exotic ones than Coors Banquet. Has a nice light but crisp pilsner base and high carbonation that makes sense. These aren't flavor country per se, but they do scratch the itch that is slightly competitive sports + drinking. Has all the light lemongrass and pale toasted vibes. Think of a lighter Sierra Nevada Summerfest and this is pretty close to that one.

Picked up a 6 pack of this in early summer 2020 right as the softball league was cranking up while everyone else was still at home in fear asking if we wanted people to die while we engaged in cardiovascular activity and exercise (you know, the bigger killer white whales from a different non beer circle stress and finger wag about). Get active, save lives.

568 mL can from the LCBO; dated Mar 3 2020 and served slightly chilled.

Pours pale golden yellow with some chill haze, producing nearly an inch of bumpy, foamy white head. It dissipates within three minutes or so, smearing the glass with an even coat of lace as it's reduced to a creamy collar and filmy cap - looks good. Clean, grainy pale malts and crackers on the nose, as well as a fair bit of lemon citrus; suggestions of melon, mint and grassy, spicy hops are more easily discerned as the glass warms.

Pretty flavourful for only 4%. It tastes of grainy pale malt and light crackery sweetness, working alongside subtle hints of lemon and tropical fruit. It finishes with grassy, spicy hops and a touch of floral bitterness, as the base grainy sweetness fades down into a relatively dry aftertaste. Light in body, with aggressive carbonation that remains prickly and biting right down to the last sip. This is not an exciting or especially memorable beer, but I found it extremely drinkable and quite refreshing.

Final Grade: 3.8, a B+. Da Shootz! is a perfectly serviceable pale lager that could even be considered excellent... if you're taking it purely as a light beer. A clean-tasting lager with a bit of a citrusy kick - no, it's not out of this world, or unforgettable or anything superlative at all really, but I'd still say it's better than your average craft lager. If you're looking for something light and very sessionable with a little bit of hop character, consider taking this one out for a spin.

 

Pours a slightly hazy straw colour with a minimal head, but it does hang around for a while. The smell is floral and hoppy. The taste is tart and refreshing, bitter but not overly so. More bitter than most lagers. I would seek this out again
Oct 12 2020

 

330ml can - light in smell and flavour but very refreshing and clean with a dry finish. Solid pilsner and great choice for anyone looking for a light beer which is actually good