Scrimshaw Pilsner - North Coast Brewing Co.

PintOHops

California

3.78/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Glass - Pilsner

A - A gold colored brew with big visible C02. It created a massive 3-finger head on a some what gentle pour. The head seemed to stick around well for a Lager, and it left some very nice lacing on my glass.

S - I get musky Lager yeast notes with grassy hop characteristics. It smells a bit dry with a general grain aroma as well. Not much else.

T - Upfront is a nice floral, grassy hop flavor that unfolds into a well rounded grain and sweetness. If finishes with mild bitterness and soft dryness.

M - Moderately crisp with a smooth feel and a lite-medium body.

O - Overall I like this beer. It's not over carbonated or sweet, and it's very drinkable to me. There's not really anything I can say bad about it, although I probably would prefer a Prima Pils over this. I'd buy this again though, pretty tasty. Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2012 00:39:25 | More by PintOHops

JosiahS

California

3.05/5  rDev -18.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

glass: Pilsner glass

appearance: golden color, lots of bubbles 2-finger frothy head that momentarily looks impressive. soapy lacing.

smell: yeast, light doughy malt, slightly fruity (pineapple) and zesty hops.

taste: yeasty, crackery malt, light lemon zest.

mouthfeel: very carbonated and a bit watery.

overall: there's a lack of bittering and flavoring hops when it comes to my ideal pilsner. The carbonation could be toned down a bit too. an OK beer at best.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2012 00:32:32 | More by JosiahS

DavidST

Texas

4/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass, as usual with north coast, hidden freshness date. This pours a nice golden color with a white head. The smell is a nice crisp pilsner, grass, hops, malts. The feel is light and crisp. The taste is some of the same, nice and crisp, a fine pilsner.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2012 02:20:16 | More by DavidST

smakawhat

Maryland

4.1/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from the bottle into a Pilsner style glass.

A real nice simple white head, foamy, with minor retention and somewhat whipped character. Head falls slowly onto a golden light lemon slightly opaque body. Very slow rising carbonation creeps up. Looks good.

A good mix of doughy and crisp bread malts. Sense of rolled baked white bread. Fresh. Fresh lemon and juice with the bread action give a sweetness not unlike lemon meringue pie.

Taste brings a slight dull but nice lemon hop bitter. Palate matches the nose nicely, giving to a fresh white bread taste, and matching lemon sweetness. Carbonation seems a little more subdued, but still gives hint of crispness, much like soda somewhat but not flat.

Overall, a solid Pilsner quite nice. It's been a little warm today so I am enjoying this one, feels right.

Serving type: bottle

01-08-2012 21:26:17 | More by smakawhat

rangerred

Tennessee

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12oz bottle poured into a pint glass.

Pours a slightly hazy medium yellow with a 1.5 finger head which settles into a nice cap over the beer. Good lacing as well.

Aroma is sweet malt with some honey detectable. Not much in the way of hops.

The taste is much like the smell. Sweet malt along with a touch of bready grain. A small hint of grassy hops is detectable however bitterness is low to moderate. Finishes fairly clean.

This is a good, clean, thirst quenching beer. I would have liked a touch more bitterness and a little less sweetness but I would seek it out again.

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2012 20:04:39 | More by rangerred

mattbk

New York

3.98/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Clear golden, slightly copper color. Slight head, not a lot of lacing along the glass.

S: Nice malt sweetness. I get a little bubblegum from the aroma. Some faint hop aroma.

T: Similar sweetness, light hop taste and bitterness. Clean and tasty. Very drinkable. No off flavors apparent.

M: Thin and light mouthfeel, carbonation is crisp but not too much or too little.

O: Would have liked a bit more hop balance, but overall a very refreshing, satisfying beer. Worth a try for pilsner fans.

Serving type: growler

12-30-2011 17:45:34 | More by mattbk

TheAlamoWrocker

Texas

2.35/5  rDev -37.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

Reviewed December 30, 2011. Poured a 12 bottle into a flute glass.

A: Poured an impressive 2.5 fingered creamy head. The body was a golden amber with carbonation rising quickly.

S: Smells slightly hop, but with a strong background of grains. The best thing of the smell is that it carries a nice honey sweetness.

T: This taste is not your regular hoppy beers. It comes in with a light hopness goes, then into a unpleasant taste and ends with a slight light bitterness at the end.

M: This feels very light, but it bites crisply.

O: This is a beer that reminds me of a macro. North Coast makes some great brews, but this is something that could be passed on.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2011 09:50:45 | More by TheAlamoWrocker

PhillyStyle

Georgia

3.98/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The beer appeared a slightly hazy amber color, which was a bit unexpected, as all of the other pilseners that I have been trying lately have had a gold or yellow color. The beer produced a nice white, creamy head that had good staying power.

The aroma was a slightly stronger than expected, but good. It gave off a nice hop aroma with a grain background.

The taste is as expected, malty with perhaps a slight bit hoppier than other pils that I have tried.

The beer had a light feel to it, but the beer was clean, crisp and refreshing. The low ABV was also a plus for me, as I could enjoy a couple and it not really affect me.

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2011 18:35:33 | More by PhillyStyle

Shumj

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Aroma: Sweet and light

Appearance: Hazy, honey gold color. Pours with a large head. Good carbonation. Nice lacing.

Flavor: Sweet light, Mild and crisp overall, finishes quickly with little after taste

Mouthfeel: Medium body, Mild carbonation.

Overall: Poured nicely with a large head with minimal aroma. Smooth light taste. A quick finish with little after taste. Easy to drink and refreshing.

Serving type: bottle

12-13-2011 22:32:03 | More by Shumj

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.9/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served in a flared pokal at Bliss.

Nothing like a new Bliss tasting to show you how many everyday beers you haven't tried before. This case-in-point pours a clear straw topped by a finger of white froth. The nose comprises wheat, light wet hay, grass, and flowers. The taste brings in more of the same, along with a light twinge of lemon zest near the edges and finish. Not bad. The body is fairly light, with a light moderate carbonation and a crisp finish. Overall, a very nice pilsner, one of the best American versions I've had in a while. Right on.

Serving type: bottle

12-11-2011 21:07:07 | More by TMoney2591

eclipse54

Idaho

4.05/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A 12 ounce bottle picked up at the local co-op; poured into a nondescript nonic glass.

Pours a clear golden color with large, three finger wide, fluffy, pillowy white head. Retention on the head is impressive, and there is a little lacing on the glass. Aroma is of delicate hops, faint yeast, subtle malt, lemon citrus, and various grains. Faint grasses and hay also make their way through. Taste is of lemon, straw, hay, faint malt, a touch of hops, and some scattered grain and floral notes. Mouthfeel is crisp, amply carbonated, and finishes cleanly. Overall, a good, easy-drinking pilsener that I’ve found myself hooked on lately, especially when I can't decide on anything else to drink.

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2011 22:11:47 | More by eclipse54

soulfly1492

Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Aroma: Sweet light malts, honey, corn, mild bitter hops, alcohol.

Appearance: Straw in color, just a bit hazy. Pours a fluffy white head. Bubbles constantly rising from the bottom of the glass. Good retention and TONS of lacing.

Flavor: Sweet light malts, corn, honey. Mild hops. Mild and crisp overall, very smooth.

Mouthfeel: Light to medium body. Mild carbonation. A bit chalky in the aftertaste.

Overall: Nice smooth light malt taste. Very easy drinking. The pilsner malts by themselves do not overpower the rest of the flavor. Nice balance of corn and lighter malts. Super easy to drink, would make a great summer beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-09-2011 01:54:49 | More by soulfly1492

sim0n17

Germany

3.93/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Quite good and hoppy - used to drink it in Chapel Hill at university. High carbonation with a dry after taste. Has a good "nostalgia" feeling for me and would happily drink again if available. Never really noticed the smell - always drank straight from the bottle. Was well worth it in NC as it did not have to travel far.

Serving type: bottle

12-03-2011 17:39:52 | More by sim0n17

OWSLEY069

Pennsylvania

3.78/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a small hazy orange-ish to yellow color with a white head. In the aroma, a sweet malt and small hop. In the taste, sweet maltiness, note of caramel, and a small floral hop. A small hop bite and a medium to lighter bodied mouthfeel, and a small dry floral hop in the aftertaste. Sweeter and more floral that expected, almost ale like.

Serving type: on-tap

11-23-2011 20:45:32 | More by OWSLEY069

laituegonflable

Australia

2.7/5  rDev -28.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Tried from a bottle at the Local Taphouse. At first thought it had been poorly stored/aged too much but a fellow BA who had it fresh in CA noted very similar characters so I'm determining this review valid. Will try this beer again and reevaluate regardless.

Pours a dark orange colour - slightly too dark for a pils - with nice off-white head, fluffy on top and retaining well. Slight haze, no visible bead.

Smell is quite malty with a slight stone fruit tang on the front, and then light cereal grain coming out at the back, puffed rice with cinnamon and honey. Too sweet, really; needs more hops.

Taste is very sweet and grainy. Cereal with puffed rice, corn and lots of honey sweetness. Touch of wet cardboard as well, making me think this is a bit old. Too sweet, and has a slight adjuncty taste to it. Most of the bitterness on the back is due to carbonation rather than distinct hop presence. Sorry North Coast but I'm not enjoying this.

Decent body, too dry and snappy at the back from the fizz. Have had more interesting and pleasantly textured beer.

Yeah, finding this slightly deficient mostly in the pilsener stakes. The hop character is just not assertive enough and as a result a weird adjuncty grain note comes through instead.

Serving type: bottle

11-17-2011 23:18:36 | More by laituegonflable

MrTopher

California

3.58/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A – Clear golden color, close to straw, light cream colored head that disappears and leaves a mild lacing on the glass.

S – Nice floral, earthy, and citrus notes, some malt also, there is a bit of yeast also.

T – Dry malty flavor with some layers of bitterness, some mild sweetness from the malt also a nice earth.

M – Medium body and good carbonation.

O – Decent pilsner, much better than anything from BMC.

Serving type: bottle

11-10-2011 21:22:42 | More by MrTopher

DavoleBomb

Ohio

3.15/5  rDev -16.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a pils glass.

3.0 A: Clear golden wheat color. Two fingers of frothy white head. Retention is just shy of average and just the slightest touch of lacing is left.

3.0 S: Nose is pretty boring, even for the style, but it is pleasant enough. Grainy and lightly biscuity malts with a touch of neutral sweetness. Very faint floral hoppiness.

3.0 T: Slightly more interesting that the nose, but still not a lot of flavor. Clean grainy malts with a soft balancing bitterness and the slightest bit of earthy hops.

3.5 M: Light body. Good moderate carbonation. Really easy to drink.

3.5 D: This beer would be really easy to pound one after another. It's super clean and easy to drink, but the downside is that there isn't much going on.

Serving type: bottle

11-10-2011 20:40:46 | More by DavoleBomb

ficknish

California

3.1/5  rDev -17.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A - Clear. Very pale golden. Light head.

S - Light grassy hops. Earthy. Very slight sweetness.

T - Grassy bitterness. Earth funk. Yeast. Faint malt sweetness.

M - Crisp and clean. Short bitter aftertaste.

O - Not bad. Kinda boring. Easy to drink. Not much going on. Like I said, drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

11-10-2011 07:21:30 | More by ficknish

JMWEB2

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +13%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: Slightly darker yellow than typical pils. Nice thin head remains, and leaves some lacing.

B: A little hops, mostly a grainy/ bready smell.

T: Wow, somewhat sweeter than I expected, I'm getting some citrus maybe lemon, and also some honey. The noble hop bitterness is there as well. Malts stand out well.

M: Clean and crisp, light body, and very refreshing.

O: This was a pleasure, I had a tough time finding this beer for some reason, and it was well worth the wait. Great Pils North Coast!!

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2011 22:17:42 | More by JMWEB2

Crundy

Ohio

4.7/5  rDev +25%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

appearance: clear amber color, a good amount of carbonation visible, light cream colored head

smell: orange citrus, slight malt aroma, grassy hop, yeast

Taste: barley malt flavor, very little bitterness, sweet citrus flavor, slight hop flavor

Mouth feel: very nice bite, light bodied

overall: very good beer, very drinkable. it balances the flavors well and doesn't leave a bitter aftertaste. good all around beer.

Serving type: bottle

10-28-2011 17:25:19 | More by Crundy

Valmor88

Ohio

3.95/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Pale clear golden color. Small white head that fades quickly.

S: Very grainy and malty, but also has a spicy hop aroma.

T: Exactly what I'd want from a pilsener. Sweet and malty, with lots of carbonation up front. No hops really come through, but not in a bad way.

M: Light bodied with very high carbonation. Crisp.

O: Very refreshing beer.

Serving type: bottle

10-25-2011 19:13:47 | More by Valmor88

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

4.3/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Scrimshaw has a thin-to-medium, slightly off-white head and a hazy, bubbly, yellow-golden appearance, with a nice amount of lacing left behind. The aroma is very bready, with a lovely citrus aspect (lemons?) to it. Taste is likewise bready, biscuity, lemony, and it has a wonderful hop prickliness as well. The body is surprisingly full, and Scrimshaw finishing crisp, refreshing, easy drinking, and mostly dry. Overall, this is an excellent beer, and I rate it very highly.

RJT

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2011 15:26:19 | More by RonaldTheriot

DCon

Missouri

3.83/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Enjoyed on-tap @ the Wolf Public House in Ballwin, MO for $2.25 (normally $4.50 but get an employee discount). Tapped from the AWESOME White/Black Whale shaped Tap Handle into a 16oz Pint Glass. Has a KEG DATE of SEP 20, 2011.

Aroma- Grainy and has the best Pils malt aroma possible. Has a strong flower like aroma as well. This was great!

Appearance- Received with a 1.5 finger head that has good retention. Has a light golden color body that has no haze whatsoever. Thick lacing in forms of bubbles are left on the glass.

Flavor- Tons of malt and sweetness storm the mouth from the get-go. Finishes with a crisp feel but no bitterness at all... Wish there was but thats why every brew is different!

Mouthfeel- Light Bodied, High Carbonation, Smooth, and finishes clean/crisp. Easy one.

Overall Impression- A very typical Pilsner but with an awesome Aroma! Very clean, refreshing, and finishes crisp! I've had many times and will again (when I'm in the mood). Another good one from North Coast Brewing Co.

Serving type: on-tap

10-13-2011 22:32:31 | More by DCon

diamondc

Texas

3.68/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: Not quite as golden as a pilsner should look like, more of a copper shade. Still, some good lacing and a finger of foam.

S: Earthy, lemon-y, a hint of sulfur.

T: This beer really hits that lemon-y note that I enjoy in German pilsners, the malts are fairly standard, reminds me of Wheat Thins. Hints of corn at the end. Pretty good.

M: Could have been more effervescent, this beer is just a tad too heavy to be refreshing. Still a decent quaff.

O: An enjoyable pilsner, who's to say if this was old or fresh due to lack of bottling date (still...).

Serving type: bottle

10-05-2011 05:34:03 | More by diamondc

ZenAgnostic

Texas

4.6/5  rDev +22.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance - Clear gold body. Thin white head. Thin silk lace.

Smell - Candy sweet. Smells faintly like pixie stix.

Taste - Earthy, musky corn. Bone dry finish. No off flavors whatsoever.

Mouthfeel - Good, medium body. Plenty of carbonation in the mouth. Moderate effervescence. Slight sticky texture that washes clean in the finish.

Overall Drinkability - Greatness for the style. Best pilsner I've had.

Serving type: on-tap

10-05-2011 01:10:04 | More by ZenAgnostic