Mecklenburger Pilsener
Darguner Brauerei GmbH

It is rather rare that I somehow find a German pilsner that I never drank before.

Can looks pretty cheap and not German. But the can also says, "From Germany". Not a good sign.

Very effervescent and thin, but good head. Strong aroma of strawberry.

Taste is supremeley better. It's definitely German. Impressive mouth feel for such a thin pale beer. Taste has elements of forest fruits, citrus peel, forest floor and blackcurrents. To be honest the head is a little too much. I'm waiting for it to go down and that usually never happens.

Totally ok beer, I wasn't expecting this much bubbles and froth in my mouth.

500 ml can, from SPAR Hirtshals. ABV is 5.0%. Clear pale golden colour, large white head. Sweetish aroma of pilsener malts and grassy and herbal hops. Soft mouthfeel. The flavour is fairly bland, with a slight sweetness and moderate hops, but there are no offensive side flavours. Okay.

I wanted to mention first that I wonder if this pilsener has changed recently.

Look - It's straw yellow - a bit darker than most German pilseners. There's light lacing and its head dissipates fairly quickly.
Smell - There's not much smell. It's a bit bready and yeasty, but you really have to inhale to notice.
Taste - It's lackluster. It's a bit peppery and malty, but nothing else is pronounced.
Feel - Typical lager/pilsener feel. The carbonation is a bit sharp. It's well carbonated.

My rating is lower than others, and I don't detect the pronounced hops that other reviews mention, which again makes me wonder if the beer has changed, or if I'm drinking some export version for Asia. Also, the can is now red.

Smells and tastes like a beer made by a beginner in his garage.

 

0.5l can.
Delicious pils with excellent aromatics.

 

A: Pale golden pour with a large white kind of compact head that slowly sinks into spiderweb-like lacings.

S: Lots of German-style bitter hops. Malt is sweet and bready, perhaps a bit roasted.

T: Bready sweet malt, a bit stronger compared to the smell. And bitter hops; nicely balanced.

M: Long bitter aftertaste. Carbonation is rich and body is medium; smooth and creamy.

O: This was a pleasant surprise; considering the low price; this was way better than most cheap German Pilseners you can pick up in a German supermarket.

Appearance: Quite clear pale golden in color, with a small white head, prominent scattered lacing, and abundant carbonation.

Aroma: Subtle bread and yeast notes, classic for the style, but perhaps a touch understated.

Taste: Light cracker malt at the open, with a touch of sweetness, a bit tart through the middle of the taste, finishes crisp, with mild herbal bitterness.

Mouth feel: Smooth and full, with a slight sting of carbonation.

Drinkability/notes: A pleasant, well-crafted example of the style, also rare, unfortunately.

The colour is pale yellow; the finger thick head is white and airy. Lots of lacing occurs while the foam slowly sinks.

The smell is malty and a bit dry with notes of loaf and a bitter-sour flavour with a light metallic touch and a hint of wet pulp.

The taste is pretty straightforward; it starts off with some mild semi-sweet malt, then comes some flowery hoppy flavours with a microscopic earthy note. The aftertaste got a not-that-strong plain bitterness together with a careful almost creamy malt-taste and a hint of wet paper.

The carbonation is medium strong with lots of small, very fresh bubbles, making the beer highly gulpable.

A simple beer, but not a bad one and one of the most gulpable I've reviewed. I think this is the kind of beer that many Swedish macros are trying to brew, but they make them too sweet.