Pilsner
Trauger Brewing
- From:
- Trauger Brewing
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 16.84%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 01, 2025
- Added:
- Aug 10, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut
2.56/5 rDev -31.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
2.56/5 rDev -31.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
I can't help but feel there was something wrong with this can.
Right off the bat, it's a massive gusher, even from a very careful pour. That's quite odd for a German Pils.
The aroma doesn't do anything to put me at ease. It smells more like a farmhouse ale: quite musty, with quite a bit of funk and even a bit of almost fecal aroma to it.
On the palate, it's much the same: a lightly funky farmhouse ale. Absolutely nothing like a pilsner.
If this wasn't infected with Brett, then I don't know what's the deal. This can't be what the brewery intended, but it is the beer that made it into the can, and subsequently into my glass.
Sep 30, 2023Right off the bat, it's a massive gusher, even from a very careful pour. That's quite odd for a German Pils.
The aroma doesn't do anything to put me at ease. It smells more like a farmhouse ale: quite musty, with quite a bit of funk and even a bit of almost fecal aroma to it.
On the palate, it's much the same: a lightly funky farmhouse ale. Absolutely nothing like a pilsner.
If this wasn't infected with Brett, then I don't know what's the deal. This can't be what the brewery intended, but it is the beer that made it into the can, and subsequently into my glass.
Reviewed by dano213 from Pennsylvania
4.25/5 rDev +13.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +13.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16oz can purchased from the fridge as a single for $4.25. No canned on date.
Look: Pours a light to medium straw color with perfect clarity. There was a two-finger rocky head that quickly dissipated to a very thin layer. There are small bubbles rising up the glass like they do in an American macro beer commercial. After pouring the bottom of the can, this beer gained a pleasant-looking soft haze, which clearly indicates that this beer is unfiltered.
Smell: I like the nose here. It's actually quite complex. There's a nice, slightly sweet, cereal-grain and crackery malt base. The malt is nicely balanced by lemony, earthy, grassy, peppery hops. There's a significant yeastiness on the nose as well. Subtle honey, floral (chamomile?), melon, white grape, pear, and apple seed notes. It's hard to describe, but there's like a petrol/asphalt kind of note here that is very intriguing. I'm getting a slightly smokey note on the finish also.
Taste: Very tasty. Up front, it has a very clean malty sweetness. The finish is quite dry and has a high degree of bittering; it's not so intensely bitter but it is a very long finish. Peppery and woody notes on the finish. I think that this beer is very drinkable and crushable. Even though it's relatively high in bitterness, it has a nice malt balance and it's very crisp and refreshing. There's a touch of very gentle acidity that I embrace wholeheartedly.
Feel: The carbonation is very soft and the body, while light, is solid. It almost tastes like this beer is can-conditioned, but I doubt that is actually true. Regardless, there's something very nice about the mouthfeel.
Overall: My second Trauger beer, Newert Helles was my first. I've had quite a few German Pilsners and this is a very nice take on the style, especially for an American version. This is the kind of beer that you could drink several of in a social setting and not think much of at all (background noise) or you could really take the time to appreciate all of its subtle, detailed elements and wax poetic about for hours. My memory isn't so good but it reminds me a bit of Rothaus - Tannenzäpfle. Both beers use Hallertau and Tettnanger hops. I wish that I had more of this, but I only bought one can. The next time I see this available, I will grab some.
From instagram:
Trauger Pils is a beer that I’m always chasing. The style is simple yet complex, and small nuances here or there make a world of difference. I’ve been brewing this beer both as a home brewer and professionally for nearly two decades and with each batch I feel like the beer reveals itself to me a bit more each time.
Brewed with a three step mash of @weyermann_specialty_malts Pilsner barley and hopped assertively with Hallertau Mittelfrüh and, in my opinion, the most important German Pilsner hop there is, Tettnanger, Trauger Pils is certainly more of a North German Pils that’s bright and dry, and with a ton of floral and herbal hop flavor and aroma. 100 percent naturally carbonated and as always, brewed in accordance to the Reinheitsgebot.
Brewed according to the German Purity Law, all German Pilsner barley, Hallertau Mittlefrüh and Tettnanger hops, three step mash, 4.8% Alc./Vol., 42 IBUs, 100% natural carbonation, grain to glass in eight weeks, lagered with purpose and conviction.
From the can:
Hops = 3
Grain = 2
Yeast = 1
Water = 1
Sep 22, 2023Look: Pours a light to medium straw color with perfect clarity. There was a two-finger rocky head that quickly dissipated to a very thin layer. There are small bubbles rising up the glass like they do in an American macro beer commercial. After pouring the bottom of the can, this beer gained a pleasant-looking soft haze, which clearly indicates that this beer is unfiltered.
Smell: I like the nose here. It's actually quite complex. There's a nice, slightly sweet, cereal-grain and crackery malt base. The malt is nicely balanced by lemony, earthy, grassy, peppery hops. There's a significant yeastiness on the nose as well. Subtle honey, floral (chamomile?), melon, white grape, pear, and apple seed notes. It's hard to describe, but there's like a petrol/asphalt kind of note here that is very intriguing. I'm getting a slightly smokey note on the finish also.
Taste: Very tasty. Up front, it has a very clean malty sweetness. The finish is quite dry and has a high degree of bittering; it's not so intensely bitter but it is a very long finish. Peppery and woody notes on the finish. I think that this beer is very drinkable and crushable. Even though it's relatively high in bitterness, it has a nice malt balance and it's very crisp and refreshing. There's a touch of very gentle acidity that I embrace wholeheartedly.
Feel: The carbonation is very soft and the body, while light, is solid. It almost tastes like this beer is can-conditioned, but I doubt that is actually true. Regardless, there's something very nice about the mouthfeel.
Overall: My second Trauger beer, Newert Helles was my first. I've had quite a few German Pilsners and this is a very nice take on the style, especially for an American version. This is the kind of beer that you could drink several of in a social setting and not think much of at all (background noise) or you could really take the time to appreciate all of its subtle, detailed elements and wax poetic about for hours. My memory isn't so good but it reminds me a bit of Rothaus - Tannenzäpfle. Both beers use Hallertau and Tettnanger hops. I wish that I had more of this, but I only bought one can. The next time I see this available, I will grab some.
From instagram:
Trauger Pils is a beer that I’m always chasing. The style is simple yet complex, and small nuances here or there make a world of difference. I’ve been brewing this beer both as a home brewer and professionally for nearly two decades and with each batch I feel like the beer reveals itself to me a bit more each time.
Brewed with a three step mash of @weyermann_specialty_malts Pilsner barley and hopped assertively with Hallertau Mittelfrüh and, in my opinion, the most important German Pilsner hop there is, Tettnanger, Trauger Pils is certainly more of a North German Pils that’s bright and dry, and with a ton of floral and herbal hop flavor and aroma. 100 percent naturally carbonated and as always, brewed in accordance to the Reinheitsgebot.
Brewed according to the German Purity Law, all German Pilsner barley, Hallertau Mittlefrüh and Tettnanger hops, three step mash, 4.8% Alc./Vol., 42 IBUs, 100% natural carbonation, grain to glass in eight weeks, lagered with purpose and conviction.
From the can:
Hops = 3
Grain = 2
Yeast = 1
Water = 1
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