Category Archives: pilsner

Gin & Lime Pilsner – Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks

by Mike

From Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks in Richmond comes their “Gin & Lime Pilsner” a tasting room favorite that is now in cans.  This Pilsner is infused with Unruly Gin from Wayward Distillation House in Courtenay BC.  The beer pours a mildly hazy straw colour with a white head.  The aroma consists of tons of lime, some grain and a mild gin finish.  The flavour is of lime, grain, mild juniper berries from the gin and basically no bitterness.  The alcohol content comes in at 5.3% with an IBU of 25.  Not being a Pilsner or lager fan in general let me say this beer is very smooth and refreshing and I could crush a ton of them.

 

Funtimes Northern German Pilsner – Doan’s Craft Brewing Company (Gladstone Brewing)

by Mike

From Doan’s Craft Brewing Company in Vancouver in collaboration with Gladstone Brewing comes their “Funtimes Northern German Pilsner”.  The beer pours a straw yellow colour with a white head.  The aroma consists of grain, citrus with some floral hops in the finish.  The flavour is of grain, citrus, sweetness, with some mild resin, herbal notes and bitterness.  The alcohol content comes in at 4.7% with an IBU of 32.  While I do not get excited for lagers this is an exceptionally produced lager and will be very refreshing to anyone that is looking for a good clean lager!

Red Pilsner – Red Truck Beer

by Mike

From Red Truck Beer in Vancouver comes their “Red Pilsner”.  The beer pours an amber colour with an white head.  The aroma consists of caramel, grainy malts and some floral hops.  The flavour is of caramel, grains, some mild fruity notes with very little bitterness.   The alcohol content comes in at 5%.  If you are looking for an easy drinking lager with a bit more flavour to it this could be what you are looking for.

Commercial Description:  We built this brew by hand with Czech pilsner yeast and a unique combination of black malts, malted wheat, and 100% simcoe hops. The addition of the roasted malts give it a distinctive reddish hue, while the slow process and cold storage temperatures closely resemble the winters this style of beer was originally brewed during.

Goose Four Star Pils – Goose Island Beer Company

by Mike

From Goose Island Beer Company out of Chicago Illinois comes their “Goose Four Star Pils”.  The beer pours a golden colour with a white head. The aroma consists of grain, biscuit, citrus and floral hops. The flavour is of grain, biscuit, citrus, fruit, sweetness and mild bitterness. The alcohol content comes in at 5.1% with an IBU of 38. This is exactly what a Craft pilsner should be. Grainy with a good little hops bite. Goose Island Beer Co is owned by AB-Inbev and their standard lineup is brewed by Labatt in Canada.

Commercial Description:  Goose Island has taken the traditional Pilsner beer style and made it uncommon with a unique blend of German and American hops. The result is an immensely drinkable and refreshing beer with a crisp hop aroma that will have you reaching for another one in no time.

 

Noble Pilsner – Stanley Park Brewing

by Mike

From Stanley Park Brewery (Turning Point Brewery) in Delta comes their “Noble Pilsner”.   The beer pours a golden straw colour with a white head.  The aroma consists of fruit, floral hops and some mild malts.  The flavour is of biscuit and caramel malts, citrus and extremely low bitterness.  The alcohol content comes in at 5.1%.  While I am not a fan of the Pilsner style personally but this one is a great example of the style and well worth picking up if you want a good representation of the style. 

Stanley Park Brewing is now owned by Labbat.