Pure Pilsner
Amsterdam Brewery
- From:
- Amsterdam Brewery
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.4 | pDev: 5.88%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 19, 2022
- Added:
- Dec 23, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.67/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.67/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
473 mL can from the LCBO, one of four brews in Amsterdam's Winter Flight mixed pack. Coded K1821 (Oct 18 2021) and served slightly chilled.
Pours a crystal clear straw yellow colour, generating nearly a finger of loose, soapy white head that falls apart within two minutes or so. A frothy collar of suds remains, surrounding a thin, patchy cap; plenty of webby lace, too. Looks great, but the nose is very subtle and rather plain - hints of grainy pale malts and crackery sweetness, with even fainter suggestions of grassy, weakly earthy hops.
It's a good pils with no surprises - grainy pale pilsner malts at the forefront, followed by hints of bready sweetness and noble hops later on - grassy, earthy, and somewhat herbal. Moderately bitter finish with lingering suggestions of earthy, herbal hops and grassiness. Light in body, with pointed carbonation that lends a firm bite to this brew's smooth, crisp mouthfeel. I could easily drink a few of these in a row with no complaints whatsoever.
Final Grade: 3.67, a B grade. Pure Pilsner is a serviceable, robustly hopped Euro-style lager, on par with some of the middling German exported pilsners. I think I'd take this over practically any of Amsterdam's other year-round lagers, e.g. 3 Speed or their flagship Blonde - but if you don't particularly enjoy noble hops, then I'd expect you might disagree. It's not something I'd search high and low for, but if you enjoy German lagers and are looking for a domestic alternative, this is worth taking a flyer on.
Dec 06, 2021Pours a crystal clear straw yellow colour, generating nearly a finger of loose, soapy white head that falls apart within two minutes or so. A frothy collar of suds remains, surrounding a thin, patchy cap; plenty of webby lace, too. Looks great, but the nose is very subtle and rather plain - hints of grainy pale malts and crackery sweetness, with even fainter suggestions of grassy, weakly earthy hops.
It's a good pils with no surprises - grainy pale pilsner malts at the forefront, followed by hints of bready sweetness and noble hops later on - grassy, earthy, and somewhat herbal. Moderately bitter finish with lingering suggestions of earthy, herbal hops and grassiness. Light in body, with pointed carbonation that lends a firm bite to this brew's smooth, crisp mouthfeel. I could easily drink a few of these in a row with no complaints whatsoever.
Final Grade: 3.67, a B grade. Pure Pilsner is a serviceable, robustly hopped Euro-style lager, on par with some of the middling German exported pilsners. I think I'd take this over practically any of Amsterdam's other year-round lagers, e.g. 3 Speed or their flagship Blonde - but if you don't particularly enjoy noble hops, then I'd expect you might disagree. It's not something I'd search high and low for, but if you enjoy German lagers and are looking for a domestic alternative, this is worth taking a flyer on.
Reviewed by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.43/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pure gold colour with a loose white head. Grainy and corny on the smell and metallic on the taste. Taste is good when ice cold, but as it warms, the taste goes downhill.
Dec 20 2021
Oct 01, 2021Dec 20 2021
Reviewed by Tony787 from Canada (ON)
3.06/5 rDev -10%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.06/5 rDev -10%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I bought a can at the lcbo in Ontario 473ml at 5.2%.
poured a 1finger head into glass that quickly disappeared.
good carbonation nice pleasant smell. clear golden color
the taste good with a medium bitterness and a crisp finish not much lace as you are drinking it
overall an ok pilsner.
cheers.
Jul 07, 2021poured a 1finger head into glass that quickly disappeared.
good carbonation nice pleasant smell. clear golden color
the taste good with a medium bitterness and a crisp finish not much lace as you are drinking it
overall an ok pilsner.
cheers.
Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)
3.36/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.36/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
473 ml can served cold into a beer mug. LCBO purchase for $3.25 CDN.
Appearance - clear golden brew with lots of bubbles and a finger and a half of white head. Minimal spotty lacing. Modest head retention.
Smell- grassy notes with hints of bread. Decent nose. Slightly skunked?
Taste- earthy green flavour with slight bready bites. Fairly bitter for a pils.
Mouthfeel- medium bodied, reasonably light and crisp with modest carbonation.
Overall- decent pils with good crisp carbonation. Lacking the depth of some of the other recent pils but for a clean no frills pils it’s pretty good.
Jun 08, 2021Appearance - clear golden brew with lots of bubbles and a finger and a half of white head. Minimal spotty lacing. Modest head retention.
Smell- grassy notes with hints of bread. Decent nose. Slightly skunked?
Taste- earthy green flavour with slight bready bites. Fairly bitter for a pils.
Mouthfeel- medium bodied, reasonably light and crisp with modest carbonation.
Overall- decent pils with good crisp carbonation. Lacking the depth of some of the other recent pils but for a clean no frills pils it’s pretty good.
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