Sunshine Pils
Tröegs Brewing Company

GRPunk from Michigan

3.7/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Troegs Sunshine Pils (bottle poured into a pint glass) from notes:

A- Clean golden body with a 2-finger off-white head and moderate carbonation. (4)

S- Doughy and hoppy with herbal and citrus scents. (4)

T- As the aroma suggests, doughy and herbal with a slightly pithy bite. (3.5)

M- Moderate body with a pleasant hoppy bite. (4)

O- An easy summer drinker full of flavorful citrus. (3.5)

Sep 13, 2020

rudiecantfail from Pennsylvania

4.02/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 ounce bottle poured into a Duvel tulip glass. This one was called Sunshine Pilsner, not Sunshine Pils, but I'm confident it is the same beer.

L---Crystal clear, golden color. Medium white head which faded quickly to a cap and left very nice lacing.

S---Grass, cracker, floral.

T---Cracker, grass, light, spicy hops.

F---Crisp, quenching, refreshing. Medium body and medium carbonation.

O---This is a perfect beer for a hot day. I'm really surprised that I haven't had this one before.

Aug 29, 2020

DuaneL from New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Someone gave us a bottle; very refreshing pils, would purchase this one. Just don't go to the brewery --
it's a huge, booming loud room. We ran away soon as we got there!

Aug 23, 2020

BJB13 from Maryland

4.18/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

12 ounce bottle poured into a Pilsner glass.

L: Clear, pale gold, plenty of rising bubbles, one inch dense white head, leaves some lace.
S: Good strength, light spicy hops, grain and bready malt, light corn on the back.
T: Spicy/floral hops, grain and light toast, mildly sweet, moderate bitterness, finish is dry and grassy, clean bitter aftertaste.
F: Crisp but soft underneath with a hint of creaminess, light-medium body, medium-high carbonation.
O: I think it's a solid American Pilsner in the German style, light, fairly clean and fast to drink.

Jun 16, 2020

Urtravel from Pennsylvania

4.7/5  rDev +24.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

L: great light clear yellow with moderate foaming head and lace
S: wonderfully delightful light floral with a touch of sunshine
T: follows smell to a t
F: effervescent tingle that swirls around before going down
O: a great pils that fits its name Sunshine

Jun 06, 2020

sulldaddy from Connecticut

4.09/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Sampling a cold 16 oz can poured into my mug for this evening. Picked up at the store yesterday, freshest by 6-25-2020 on the date stamp.

The beer pours a bright clear golden color with a fluffy bleached white head of 2.5 cm that foams up with a gentle pour. I cant get the entire can into my glass. There are several streams of active carbonation rising towards the surface to feed the foam. The foam leaves dense lattice on the sides of my glass as I swirl the beer.

Aroma on this beer is some crackery malt and some grassy and straw scented hops. Pretty well balanced nose, with no hint of the very low ABV. Maybe a little white grape scent in there too.

First sip reveals a light bodied beer with crisp texture and very fine tingly carbonation. Very easy drinkin beer good for summer weather.
Flavor is what is expected, with some crackery malt and a bit of white grape notes and then some grassy hops and floral notes. The finish is very dry and the floral note lingers and has a little bit of a bite to it.

Pretty solid beer that is well balanced and incredibly drinkable.

May 31, 2020

hopsputin from New Jersey

3.94/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A: straw yellow and amber color with a bit of chill haze on the glass. Large, 2-3 finger fluffy white head

S: lemongrass, sweet grains, pepper, grass and some herbal & floral hops

T: sweet grains and a floral note upfront. Crackers, lemongrass, and a big bready malt character behind that. A touch of lager spice and pepper. Finish has some malt sweetness and is very crisp

M: light mouthfeel high carbonation

O: tasty Pilsner right here! Well harmonized and has everything you want for the style. If anything, it might be a touch sweet

May 25, 2020

57md from Pennsylvania

3.82/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Pours a clear straw color with a finger of head. The nose has distinct notes of pilsner malt. The flavor is pretty standard fare for this style as is the body.

May 25, 2020

Gatch from Rhode Island

3.89/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

On tap at the brewery. Kind of disappointed. Their Keller Pils was muuuuch better. This is a plain old tasty version of the style that pairs well with food.

Mar 03, 2020

CDBeerDisappear from Ohio

4.38/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Look: Clear golden yellow, the way beer should be! Two finger head with moderate retention. Visible lacing, some visible carbonation.
Smell: Aroma of grassy German hops. Spot on aroma for a German Pilsner.
Taste: Bitter from the tip of the tongue to the back of it.
Flavor: Malt forward as appropriate for the style. Malt is well attenuated by the Saaz hops. The flavor is what I wish American Adjunct Lagers tasted like. There definitely have been times and places when/where beer tasted like beer. This beer gets us back to that wonderful place.
Feel: Clean and crisp with a dry finish.
Overall: I am sooo glad that lagers and pilsners in particular are resurging in popularity. The Pilsner Style became enormously popular for a reason. I confess, I have become an IPA addict. A great Pilsner reminds me of why I started drinking beer (well, besides trying to get drunk). I’m sure my rating is going to be way out of line with others but, I am rating it within its style and not compared to NE or West Coast IPA’s or pastry stouts. Given the choice, I would probably grab one of those but within its style it is a fantastic beer. When I pick up a Pilsner this is the taste I am looking for.

Jan 25, 2020

russpowell from Arkansas

4.01/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Pours a bright and effervescent gold with one finger of tight pearl colored head. Pretty good head retention & lacing

S: Bready, grassy, perfumy hops

T: Follows the nose, a little dryness & lemon up front. some herbal hops as well> More grassyness, a little breadyness & dryness as as this warms, a little perfumy hops too. Finishes dry, crisp, with a little floral & lemony hops

MF: Medium body, crisp carbonation, good balance

Classic Pils, easy to drink, surprised I never reviewed this...

Sep 06, 2019

VoxRationis from New York

3.95/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Decanted from a 12 oz (355 ml) into a conical pint glass; best by 09/13/19.
A: Pours a crystal, golden color with a three to four finger, foamy,-white head, more than a cap retention, but rings of sticky, fluffy lacing.
S: Aromas derived from grasses, barley grain, and white pepper.
T: Dry. Palate follows the nose. Solid wassabe bitterness with a crisp finish.
M: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
O: A very flavorful and approachable German Pilsner. Really a cut above.

Jul 03, 2019

Harrison8 from Missouri

3.94/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a translucent yellow with a finger of white foam. Head retention is good. Aroma is straw, grassy, herbal hops with just a little bready, biscuity, wafery malts. Flavor profile is crackery, biscuity, bready malts with herbal, grassy, syrupy hops. Mouth feel is medium in thickness with a soft crispness. Overall, subtle crispness with nice hop-malt balance.

Served in a 15.5oz Spiegalau tulip from a 12oz bottle.

Jun 28, 2019

good_to_sea from Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Look: Clear, pale yellow with a persistent white head.
Smell: Doughy, bready malt aroma with hints of peppery, spicy hop aroma.
Taste: Bready malt sweetness with some light, spicy, herbal bitterness. Dry and crisp.
Feel: Thin-bodied and crisp.
Overall: Delicious and highly drinkable.

Jun 27, 2019

Mr_Brown from Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

a decent representative of german pilsner style.
hardly noticeable metallic smell.
taste is nice. the beer is dry. representative of german pilsner.
not much aftertaste either.
but the beer is just what I expected. dry, balanced. perfect to start a tasting set.

May 26, 2019

therealmattyb11 from Pennsylvania

3.2/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Certainly not a bad pilsner, but I feel like troegs tried a bit too hard to make a really complex pilsner and lost sight of what makes the style so great.

May 01, 2019

cyclonece09 from Wisconsin

3.7/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Poured from a can into a pint glass. Pours golden yellow with a small white head. Smells of sweet grain. Tastes of sweet grain and slight floral notes. Beer is light bodied and very easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, an above average beer.

Jan 01, 2019

pizzabutt from Maryland

3.29/5  rDev -13%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

appearance: crystal clear and very light golden. the head is very foamy with large bubbles and is a very soft white. it falls quickly to form a nice "lid".

smell: initially the smell reminds me of a wiessbier. it's very wheaty, but it has notes of floral hoppiness as well as a hint of biscuit.

taste: the hops are much stronger than in the smell, coming off right at the beginning. very floral and almost herb-like, they give a noticeable bitterness to the drink. it's held up strongly by a nice grassy pilsner malt, finishing off with a hint of resin.

feel: well-carbonated, light bodied, and refreshing. not too much else to say, it holds pretty true to the pilsner style.

overall: a good pilsner but it's a little too hoppy for me. that said, it's a great easily drinkable beer that's good for sipping and quaffing.

Dec 27, 2018

daliandragon from Maryland

3.59/5  rDev -5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

This is a nice, balanced, easy to drink pilsner and I love the tall boy cans. A little pale and wispy to look at but the odor is stiff with grassy hops and buttered biscuit notes. This isn't a gamechanger like Nugget or Nimble, but a solid, no fuss drinkable brew.

Sep 09, 2018

TBoneJones from Texas

3.69/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Very crisp Pilsner, flavorful and with a peppery bite. On tap at PHI airport. Refreshing. Would have again as a warm weather light option when revisiting the area.

Aug 06, 2018

Walty102 from Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Lighter hops used, it comes in at 45 IBUs, so definitely more flavorful and memorable than a typical lager, but there is not really too much about the beer that would make me go out of my way to acquire it. Overall, it is a solid beer that you should grab as a single and try it out. I prefer this to several other pilsners, but I think it is in that middle 68% of the bell curve.

Apr 20, 2018

Squire from Mississippi

3.79/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Light golden yellow color with white cap.

Aroma of mild malt and spicy, floral hops.

Rather hop forward on entry (45 IBU) that overshadows the two row malt. Malt presence persists though in a supporting role. I do find the malt has some fullness and just a kiss of sweetness though it finishes dry. Hops are consistent throughout with a spicy firmness that ends on a refreshing note.

Medium texture with balancing carbonation.

Overall it's a good take on Pils, or at least an American interpretation of it, that comes across as fairly complex and eminently drinkable.

Apr 07, 2018

nicholas2121 from Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Tröegs Sunshine Pils brewed by Tröegs Brewing Company, with an ABV of 4.50% This German Pilsner pours out a nice golden amber color with a nice white head. There is also a decent amount of lacing to this brew, it sticks to the side of the glass well. So far this brew has the look of most German Pilsners on the market, not saying that is a bad thing . The smell is rich with mild sweetness, grains and malts. You also pick up on some nice mild hops in the smell as well. So far this is a nice inviting brew. Now for the taste, it is bold with mild earthy grains and malts. Then you pick up on a nice bite of hops at the end. There is a lot going on in this brew. The body of this German Pilsner is a solid medium. There is nothing overpowering about this brew, it has a super nice balance to it. I like how smooth this brew goes down. There is a lot flavor to this brew. The mouth feel is Bold, Clean, Smooth, and Refreshing. Overall I'm going to give Tröegs Sunshine Pils a 4.25 out of 5. I would definitely look this brew up again giving the opportunity to. Tröegs Brewing Company, did a real nice job with this German Pilsner.

Jan 09, 2018

Caveworm from Ohio

4.17/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Tröegs Sunshine Pils | Tröegs Brewing Company. A canned varient, this was poured into a pint glass, with a three finger thick head, with lateral lacing, and a clear golden body.

Smells like bright, grassy grains and lighter, more delicate hops.

This also tastes like bright, grassy grains and light hops. Greatly refreshing finish.

Medium-light mouthfeel with mild carbonation.

I'll choose to rate Tröegs Sunshine Pils | Tröegs Brewing Company with an overall 4.25.

Nov 04, 2017

lastmango from Pennsylvania

3.87/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a clear pale straw color with bright white fizzy head
. . . less than one finger. Little lacing. Aroma is light lemongrass. Taste of light malt, cracker, grass and a hint of grapefruit. Light hop bitterness on the tail end that lingers. Very clean and crisp. Moderate-light feel and moderate carbonation.

Aug 20, 2017