Pilsner Glass Beer Reviews
A favorite for the lighter beer styles, the pilsner or pokal glass is tall and slender, useful for showcasing a beer’s color, clarity, and carbonation. It’s also designed to maximize aroma and head retention.
by Tom Smillie | 5 Rabbit Cerveceria, Fruit Beers, Illinois, Mug, Pilsner Glass, Pint Glass, Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable Beers, United States, Witbier |
What looks like a standard Wit, turns out to have a great deal of flare. When poured, this beer possesses a fluffy egg-shell white head atop a hazy straw-golden liquid. There is a good deal off yeast at the bottom so make sure you swirl the bottle well before...
by Tom Smillie | American Pilsner, Beer Reviews, Oregon, Pilsner Glass, Rogue Ales, United States |
If you have had Rogue’s Irish Lager and enjoyed it then you’ll like this one. It has a similar taste and aroma to that of Avery’s Joe’s Pils making it a great American rendition of a Czech Pils. This latest installment of their GYO series...
by Tom Smillie | 5 Rabbit Cerveceria, American Amber / Red Ale, American Brown Ale, Beer Reviews, Illinois, Mug, Pilsner Glass, Pint Glass, Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable Beers, United States |
My first full beer from this new brewery finds me sipping on an interesting concoction. This dark ale is brewed with ancho chilies (dried poblano) and made in the Oaxacam-style (a region in the Southern Pacific side of Mexico). While I’m not completely sure...
by Team | Beer Reviews, Doppelbock, Finch's Beer Company, Illinois, Mug, Pilsner Glass, Spirit-Aged Beers, United States |
Tom: New to the Chicago craft beer scene since 2009 Finch beer produced this special barrel aged beer which released around the Christmas of 2011. I was lucky enough to find a bottle on my local liquor store shelf as this beer is limited. While I’m not a huge...
by Tom Smillie | Adjunct Lager, Pilsner Glass, Pint Glass, Stroh's Brewery, United States, Wisconsin |
Despite having a long history with German roots, this beer is just like every other standard Macro adjunct lager in the market. Formerly located in Detroit, Michigan it become one of American’s well known lager beers. While the “brewing tradition”...
by Tom Smillie | American Pilsner, Avery Brewing Company, Beer Reviews, Colorado, Flute Glass, German Pilsener, Mug, Pilsner Glass, United States |
In the past years I would have momentarily glanced at the Avery beers on shelves at liquor stores and walked on by. Reflecting back on that a few months ago I realized it was due to a simple factor. The labeling. Their old labels seems out of date making me think...