Pilsner
Straub Brewery

 

 

12 oz bottle poured into Carton Dubvariant glass.

L: Light straw color, 2F head with good retention, some lacing, cap and ring.

S: Lots of Pils malts, some citrus, some yeastiness.

T: Bready and malty, a little bit of lemon, and hint of spice and some bitterness.

F: Medium body, light to medium carbonation. Nice balance.

O: Decent Pils.

Had this on 2016-09-15 in Columbia, PA from a 12oz bottle

A - Fairly-clear, straw-gold with a 1.5-finger head and good lace.

S - Fruity, rising bread, honeysuckle. Pleasant.

T - Sharp bite of lemon zest bitterness up front, then lightly toasted bread, grassy, herbal, white pepper. Bitterness starts early and lasts long into the finish. The bitterness is on the harsh side.

M - Light-medium body and medium carbonation

O - Not bad but the harsh hop flavors are more than I care for in Pilsner.

Poured into a snifter.

3.5 A: Mildly hazed medium yellow color. One and a half fingers of pillowy white head. Retention is about average and a half finger of lacing is left behind.

3.0 S: Bready and crackery malts. Light grassy hops. Hay with a light metallic note. A touch of yeastiness. Not as clean as I usually like my pilsners, but still decent.

2.75 T: Like the nose, this isn't the cleanest of pilsners. Somewhat muddled bready and cracker malts. Bready, borderline doughy yeastiness. Just a touch more bitter than I'd prefer. Grassy and earthy hop flavor.

3.0 M: Medium body. Good moderate carbonation. A bit less bity than Straub's other craft offerings, however, it isn't as crisp as I'd like for the style.

3.0 D: Pretty mediocre pils. Not bad, but there's plenty of much better ones out there.

 

 

 

A - Very clear bright gold color with a thin creamy lacing ring and moderate carbonation.

S - Honey malt and lemon citrus aroma.

T - Honey malt with slight toastiness, somewhat grainy, and finishes with a floral citrus bitterness that cancels out any sweetness as it lingers with some toasted sweet honey poking through ever so slightly.

M - Medium body with gentle prickly carbonation that ends creamy.

O - A decent pilsner, but not memorable.

 

 

 

My beloved, in-person trader, tone77 (who has departed for points south for the winter) dropped this off for me at one point, only to have it become part of the interminable bottle backlog at Chez Woody. I am on a (modest) hiatus from leaving Chez Woody to try and get caught up.

From the bottle: "The world's first Pilsner was brewed in Bohemia in 1842, the same year our town of St. Marys, PA was founded by Bavarian immigrants. We brewed this classic continental Pilsner to celebrate our rich heritage and lager brewing traditions."; "Our founder, Peter Straub, began brewing in 1872 in the German settlement of St. Marys, PA. Five generations later, we are proud to be one of the few remaining American Legacy Breweries (tm) in the country producing American lagers."

I Pop!ped the cap and gave it a heavy-handed pour since previous reviews indicated that it was unfiltered. I got just over a finger of puffy, bone-white head with decent retention for my trouble. Color was a cloudy Amber (SRM = > 7, < 9). Nose had the biscuity, grassy scent that I associate with the GER style of Pils. Mmm. Mouthfeel was medium. The taste was really big with Noble hops. Even better! OMFG. If they can make this to put in a bottle, might they put it in a CAN?!? I am really impressed by their lager offerings thus far. Back to the taste. Very grassy with an underlying biscuitiness. Man, this is just the kind of thing that we Pennsylvanians love! Break out the pretzels and we're made. Finish was semi-dry and very pleasant, leaving a grassy flavor in its wake.

 

This was a real treat of a beer. This is by far one of my favorite Pilsners. Right off of the pour you notice it is unfiltered by the cloudy appearance. The smell was very pleasant, sweet and slightly citrusy. The taste was a big refreshing crisp beer! The taste was one of the best I have had in a Pilsner. These are so good, I could drink many in one sitting! A very good beer to get your hands on!

Pours a slightly cloudy golden amber with billowing persistent head. Aroma is flowery pungent ripe fruit. Taste is malty and lightly fruity with a hop finish, exactly what one expects from a German pilsner. Outstanding for the style. All four German style beers in this Straub sampler pack are as as close to any authentic import as I have had. In fact, in a blind taste test I would have never guessed they were brewed in PA.

 

Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of malts, grains. Taste is malts, grains, a mild sweetness, hops are present at the finish. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall a good thirst quenching beer.