Märican Biere Bought and Drunk...

Nope. But it's been many years since I've brewed something as delicate as a Pils. It's just something I might do the next time I brew a Pils or a Kolsch. It couldn't hurt.

 

“It couldn't hurt.” True enough.

I have two Pilsners in my lagering chamber right now: Bohemian Pilsner and CAP. I did not skim either of those beers. I follow the John Palmer method of “simply letting it cling to the sides of the fermentor."

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I have heard some German brewers attribute the harshness described to higher beta acids in the bittering addition. Due to that, some use noble aroma hops through the entire process. Take it for what it's worth, I have no notable source.

 

Heard that one, too. And since we're quoting Palmer, he says something similar: "[Astringency] can also be caused by over-hopping during either the bittering or finishing stages..."

 

Had a wonderfully fresh (just a hair over two weeks old) Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Hoppy Lager this evening. I know hopped up lagers are a touchy subject around here, but it seemed to me that this iteration did the style justice. The hops were clear and present, as expected, and rather floral in nature. But, there was certainly an identifiable and satisfying bready malt core too. Certainly worth a run out, IMO.

 

Is there a true "style?" I don't think so, the "trend" is toward more hops, so brewers are just adding them to established styles -- not so much creating a new style, per se.

 

No, no, merely meant that it did the lager style justice well enough, in spite of the generous hopping. I think I was trying to say that, "IPL" though it may be, it at least still had characteristics of a lager, which, frankly, can't be said of all such brews.

 

Good to know. It hasn't shown up in my area yet, so I can't make my own assessment, but it's on the list.

 

Would definitely be interested to hear you take, should you pick one up.

 

Just saw Nooner Pilsner from SN on the shelves this week - anyone try yet?

 

Got one sitting in the fridge -- should get around to it in the next couple days

 

The Nooner and Hoppy Pilsner are 25 miles or more from me at this point. Typical of the SN distro in my area, we're always a couple months behind the release curve.

 

I had a couple this weekend; on draft and a bottle. I thought the draft version had a very big bready malt backbone with some hop flavor/aroma. The bottle version had a nice balance of bready malt and hop flavor/aroma. I really, really like the bottled Nooner Pilsner. I enjoyed drinking the draft Nooner Pilsner but preferred the balance of the bottled version.

Both versions had a nice firm bitterness.

I will be buying more Nooner Pilsner in the future.

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Consumed already both bottled and draft....@JackHorzempa is always ahead of the curve...

 

I do what I do!

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Domingo once described it to me as tasting like over-steeped tea to him, and that resonated with me personally.

 

For those who would be interested in learning more about astringency there is a great article that is linked below.

Some snippets from this article:

· “Astringency has since been considered a tactile sensation, with similar physiological mechanisms as pain, heat, cold, and pressure.”

· “Astringency, as it’s understood in sensory science, is generally described as a rough, dry sensation across the oral cavity.”

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https://beersensoryscience.wordpress.com/2010/11/09/astringency/

 

Right. And "taste" is not just about gustatory but also olfactory and tactile (think carbonation) sensations.

 

“Astringency in beer is not a flavor per se but a mouthfeel issue.”

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