Trumer Pils - Trumer Brauerei Berkeley

Lemke10

Wisconsin

4.13/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

I bought a single bottle of this from Woodman's in North Aurora, IL for $1.50 in Fall 2010.

Much like the bottle shows it pours a pale yellow color that has a lemon scent to it. The lemon flavor continues into the taste making it a very smooth and easy drinking beer. Great taste and just the right volume to go with it. Definetly reccomend as a summer beer!

Serving type: bottle

12-04-2010 05:38:10 | More by Lemke10

innersanctum

Illinois

4.3/5  rDev +12.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Trumer Pils was enjoyed by me and my 'beer pose' over at the room o'maps in Chicago.

Overall, Trumer was thought to be the Sauvignon Blanc of our lager session. Trumer has a citrusy bouquet and finish on this lager, yet it is not sweet nor syrupy. Expert 'Jim' found it to be pure and clean when compared to other outstanding German beverages. This is an easy drinking session beer which we added to our sampler after several smoked laggers. Its light and crisp character was easy to detect and admire even though we'd gone through several different varieties by the time Trumer showed up to the table.

This has a traditional golden appearance, with a decent head and lacing.

We have the right to edit our review after further investigation.

Serving type: on-tap

11-29-2010 22:50:12 | More by innersanctum

dgilks

Australia

3.88/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Good pale straw colour. Lots of effervescence. Creamy white head with god head retention.

Light grainy aroma with a touch of sulphur. Lightly spicy. Not bad.

Clean and crisp with a mild fruitiness and touch of hops.

Medium-light body with moderately-high carbonation. Very crisp.

A nice, quaffing lager.

Serving type: bottle

11-27-2010 00:23:53 | More by dgilks

vince4953529

California

4.65/5  rDev +21.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Six-pack purchased from one of those ubiquitous Bevmos. No idea how long it had sat on the shelf, shudder to think...

Poured into my Stone RIS snifter, great looking tiny bubbles busting to the surface perpetually.

Smell and taste wonderful, it drinks the best if one is downright panting and dying for a quench of thirst. But it also drinks excellent when relaxing with an empty stomach since its carbonation would make your stomach expand and cause you to burp non-stop. Fabulous session beer, would glad to bring home another sixer soon.

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2010 03:46:23 | More by vince4953529

TheBeerCarl

Idaho

3.88/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The beer is good German Pilsner the color is light blonde with a thin white head with good retention. The nose has hints of sweet malt and a very slight hint of biscuit. The beer has crisp taste with sweet malt and saaz hop flavor. The mounthfeel is smooth with light body and a bite of carbonation that lingers on the tip of your tongue. This beer is great on a hot day or for any chillin in front of the TV. I'd recommend this to anyone who loves a good pils.

Serving type: bottle

09-15-2010 02:31:45 | More by TheBeerCarl

TheDeuce

New York

4.65/5  rDev +21.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Trumer Pils....on tap at CIA...in Napa

Appearance-sunny yellow body poured into the glass, pure gold. Large white head that widens and settles well into the glass. Appetizing.

Smell-Hop notes immediately, surprisingly floral, hints of grass and bread as well, well hidden alcohol.

Taste/Mouthfeel-crisp flavor, slightly hoppy but balanced with a grainy finish of breaded malt, slight alcohol burn, impeccably smooth, light to medium mouthfeel, notes of grass and lemon. Nice flavor.

Drinkability-very drinkable, solid light flavor, not too complex but appetizing layers.

Overall-an outstanding pilsner, great flavor, nice balance, very drinkable. A triumph.

Serving type: on-tap

08-23-2010 22:39:58 | More by TheDeuce

hooliganlife

Missouri

3.98/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at Maggie o grearys in san Fran

Pour was a straw yellow with a slight darkness to it. Light fizzy head.

Very floral and bright malt scents. Crisp scent.

This was one floral pilnser. Very bright and floral hops really stick out. Malt body was also vivid although overpowered by the hops.

Light body with a crisp finish. Moderate carbonation.

I found it very good. Most pilsners follow in line, this does not.

Serving type: on-tap

08-17-2010 05:14:54 | More by hooliganlife

cpone

New York

4.2/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: Clear golden body with a decent amount of carbonation. Bright white head recedes quickly and leaves a trace amount of lacing.

S: Cereal grains, corn, dry grass hops. More depth than most pilseners i've had.

T: Crisp with a mild hop bitterness. Sour/bitter finish - like unripe apple or peach.

M: Very light and crisp. Good carbonation.

D: Could drink a case on a hot summer day.

Serving type: bottle

08-14-2010 23:46:01 | More by cpone

matjack85

Illinois

4.05/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I bought this single 12oz green bottle at the Binny's in Plainfield,IL for $1.49. No freshness date on my bottle, and the website is useless if you want to find out any more information about the beer.

The beer poured a clear pale gold color and made a 1 finger white head that lasted a little over a minute before fading away. Really nice lacing though all over the glass.

The smell was lemony with grassy hops and a touch of sweet malt under the lemon and hops.

This is a really good tasting pilsener. One of the best I've ever had. Just a little bite of hop bitterness with some lemon zest and mild malt sweetness to balance it out. Nothing complex, but very tasty.

Lioght to medium body with only moderate carbonation, but still very refreshing. The hops do linger on a bit in the aftertaste, but that is not a bad thing.

This is really easy to drink with only a touch of noticeable alcohol. Good stuff.

Serving type: bottle

07-31-2010 20:05:30 | More by matjack85

LittleDon

Texas

3.9/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served in a cylindrical pint glass at the Flying Saucer in Austin. Straw-golden and crystal clear. Dense white head and plenty of carbonation. Spicy hop aroma with a bit of graininess from the malt. Taste is similar to aroma. Very clean with a nice bitterness in the finish.

Serving type: on-tap

07-18-2010 21:04:33 | More by LittleDon

OBeerMeGreatOne

California

3.58/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had this at The Hot Spot on Market (near Van Ness) only worth it for the wonderful Lauren (bartender) who warms up a glass for me every time.
Pours a nice light straw color with a small head. Excellent lace retention.
Light grassy hops and a slight background sweetness make up the smell.
The taste is true to a pilsner, my issues with the taste are just that it's so damn light, even for a beer that should be mellow. Too subdued on the taste. Goes down very easy. Good beer to chill out with for a night, very inoffensive.

Serving type: on-tap

07-13-2010 16:23:56 | More by OBeerMeGreatOne

juju7

Australia

3.48/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

So hard to get one of these thats still fresh and isn't lightstruck. I at least succeeded in that. Bright golden hue, head is even and consistent, nice lacing. Aromas are of subtle floral hops but they're a touch dull. Flavour-wise, it's not bad - good spiciness with an assertie malt presence. Hop flavours are also present but not obtrusive at all. Some may say I don't appreciate subtle beer flavours but I've never been particularly excited by this beer. Would love to one day try it fresh off the tap.

Serving type: bottle

06-22-2010 07:28:54 | More by juju7

missingsense

California

4.53/5  rDev +18.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Poured into pilsner glass a clear pale gold, with a bubbly head that fades quickly. Looks like a proper pilsner. Smells like soft sweet malts, with some fresh grass, hay, and grains. Very similar to some pilsners I've had on tap in Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic. Feel is smooth and clean. It has that nice creamy aftertaste of a Czech pils that fights off the bitterness and makes it incredibly refreshing.

I'm giving this one high marks for the style, not necessarily compared to all beers. For a pilsner, it definitely goes at the top of my list. It has a light, but satisfying flavor, and most of all, it's about as refreshing as beer can get, while still maintaining a unique character. If you live on the west coast, Trumer is the freshest authentic tasting pilsner I've found so far.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2010 00:43:45 | More by missingsense

appenzeller

Washington

4.22/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Pours a clear gold with a nice fluffy head, good lacing. Subtle smell, flowery and clean. Taste is also subtle, nice bite, refreshing from start to finish, notable but mellow hops (saaz?) and virtually no malt tasteable. This is a very, very good technical beer, slightly too subtle for my taste but definitely one of the premier American pilsners (that notably tastes more Austrian, as fits the brewery).

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2010 09:16:46 | More by appenzeller

crossovert

Wisconsin

3.35/5  rDev -12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

"Live Simply" Lets see if it is a simple but good pils. It comes in a 12 oz green bottle. The brewery is in Berkley but it is an authentic Austrian recipe.

Pours a nice pale gold with active carbonation bubbles racing for the bright white head. There is some decent lacing as the head recedes.

There is an initial whiff of skunk, it is a domestic brew, it shouldn't have that, but oh well. It was actually pretty far back on the shelf in the back of the store I bought it from, out of the light. Beyond the skunk it a noticeable noble hop aroma, similiar to Sam Adams Noble Pils.

The taste still tastes American and not Austrian. It could be that they don't import the ingredients but I am not sure. It is better than other Americanized Pils examples.

Overall it is decent but not perfect.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2010 23:56:03 | More by crossovert

jrallen34

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

I drank this from a 12oz bottle into a pilsner glass...The beer is gold lots of carbonation, medium clear. Nice white head that stays forever with really nice lacing... The aroma isn't great, a little hops but a weird metallic skunk. The taste is pretty much the same, light hops, a bitter metal finish...The feel is nice, pretty easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2010 01:05:49 | More by jrallen34

srandycarter

California

4.3/5  rDev +12.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A- light straw clear small white head. Leaves fast no lace.

S- clean malt and grass - little musky

T- biscuity, nice clean malt, subtle bitter finish

M- Little creamy good Balance, good carb

D- very pleasant and sessionable

Very Enjoyable at Mr A-s in San Diego!

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2010 01:44:54 | More by srandycarter

GeniebtBier

Texas

4.13/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer is very delicious.

I had it from a bottle, in which I poured it into a Pint glass.
Golden clear colour, with the smell of dry hops. Taste of said hops, with malt and a fruit flavour.
I picked up this brew on a suggestion from a good friend of mine (who turned me on to great beers and this site). As soon as it hit my pallet I knew this was one of those beers that everyone should try.
This Pils is great for drinking with a burger or just relaxing with mates. I recommend you try this!

Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2010 04:32:13 | More by GeniebtBier

beersheppard

Texas

2.83/5  rDev -25.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Appearance: poured it into the specialty designed glass by Trumer that provides constant carbonation. Light orange/gold, head held on for awhile. The glass, shaped like a beaker with a tilted bottom, did its job.

Smell: grassy, hay, sweet pale malt.

Taste: grassy, hay, skunky, unfortunately sweet. Not very complicated, even for a pils.

Mouthfeel: thin, slick. Carbonation was decent.

Drinkability: I would pass up this unless faced with the alternative of an adjunct lager or light beer. It wasn't very impressive. Not special. The glass was cool. Thanks, Beer Rep.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2010 04:40:51 | More by beersheppard

sunrisesolara

Austria

4.05/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

.5L emptied into a Pokal.

A: Pours orange-gold with a fluffy 3-finger white head which receeds to a thick ring. Sticky lace throughout.

S: Slightly sweet, like freshly mown hay. Lemon peel, with just a hint of skunk.

M: Medium bodied with mild carbonation.

T: Sweet barley malt balanced by floral hops through the midrange. Crisp finish with a dry, mildly hoppy aftertaste which lingers for just a few seconds.

D: A well-made Pilsener. Provides a nice experience without being overly complicated. I have passed this beer over many times and finally decided to give it a shot and was pleasantly surprised. That's what I get for being snobbish. This example was brewed by the original brewery, Trumer Privatbrauerei in Salzburg, Austria, but the appearance of the bottle appears quite similar to the provided picture, with the added 'Einzigartig wie Du' (Unique, just like you).

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2010 16:34:35 | More by sunrisesolara

ocmpoma

California

3.9/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

poured out into a Spaten pilsener glass:

Standard pil gold with a billowy head even after I poured it slowly down the side. Bottle was slightly below room temp, having been in the pantry. Head disappated quickly; golden hue of the beer is not murky at all. When I started popping the top off the bottle, I could smell the pils mustiness, and the smell persists, as it should. Trumer hits all the right notes for a pils, musty and funky with citrus overtones.

As far as taste, I'm a bit surprised by this bottle, the last of a sixer I've been working my way through. As with the nose, it hits all the notes and in the past made me think that they were trying to make it taste like an Urquell. But this one is different, in a good way. More subtle on the mustiness, with a nice, sharp tang on the back end. I think I'd chilled my last 5 in the fridge too long before drinking.

The mouthfeel is thin, an easy slide, good for a lager. Combined with the tang, this is an easy-drinker. Just don't put it in the fridge for more than 15 minutes.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2010 03:12:36 | More by ocmpoma

4000qtrap

Missouri

4.05/5  rDev +6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Source/Serving: Draft

Smell: mostly earthy, a little bready with some citrus

Taste: crisp and bready. Malt flavor is a slow crescendo and are sweet, toasty, and bready with a hint of orange. Very clean flavors as expected. Bitterness is citrus peel and perfectly balances the malts. Finish is very bready with a touch of bitter.

Notes: As a person who doesn't find himself drinking many pilsners, this was very nice.

Serving type: on-tap

01-22-2010 05:43:28 | More by 4000qtrap

fsimcox

California

4.33/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a clear, almost transparent straw color. White head dissipates quickly. Little to no lacing.

Smells of hops and grass, with hints of lemon peel. Some hints of sweetness that reminds me of a Helles.

Tastes sweet up front, with just a hint of hop bitterness in the finish that lingers.

Mouthfeel is very good, crisp and light, with some carbonation. A dry finish.

A very good example of this style. I must admit, I'm having flashbacks to my time in Germany. I will definitely revisit this beer. A very easy to drink pils.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2009 02:53:26 | More by fsimcox

Jayli

Massachusetts

3.78/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had on draft at Hob Knob in Alameda, CA 12/2

A: This beer pours a translucent straw yellow with a 1/4 inch of white head. Head recedes to a film instantly and leaves minimal spotty lacing.

S: Nose is of grain, corn, a touch of pale malts, and a minor hint of hops.

T: Taste starts with a a major grain and corn profile, middle moves to a light breadiness and pale malt blend, finish has a touch of grassy hops to it.

M: Light body, high carbonation, crisp and clean feel.

D: Goes down easily, not filling at all, not a lot to this beer, nothing really jumps out at you but it is highly drinkable and would be perfect on a summer day.

Serving type: bottle

12-13-2009 20:33:32 | More by Jayli

confer

Pennsylvania

4.43/5  rDev +16%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A- Pale yellow with a giant thick white head. Lacing all the way down the glass.
S- Clean. and fruity smell.
T-Again the taste is clean. A little malty and the faintest of hoppiness
M-D A fantastic and refreshing pilsener. One of the better. It is easy drinking. One is definitely not enough.
Thanks to Don's friend for hauling these from Chicago, and Don for sharing.

Serving type: bottle

12-06-2009 03:08:34 | More by confer