Stefano's Pilsner - Mildura Theatre Brewery Pty Ltd

SmashPants

Australia

4/5  rDev +18.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle: good-quality 330mL green bottle, reasonable and unique label.

Appearance: hazy golden straw in colour with a one-finger thick foamy head with good retention.

Aroma: an aroma of citric hops, light spices and some grassy hops. Definitely refreshing.

Taste: nice combination of citrus and hops, a very, very refreshing pilsner.

Aftertaste: hops bitterness remains - very pleasant.

Mouth feel: light body per the style, and just the right amount of carbonation to see the flavour through. Lovely.

Overall: a very well put together pilsner. Finally, something decent from Mildura Brewery! Lovely refreshing beer, and considering the $55 (2012) a case price tag, very sessional as well. Could easily put a number of these away in one sitting.

Serving type: bottle

10-01-2012 03:03:28 | More by SmashPants

mungus

Australia

3/5  rDev -11.2%

06-18-2012 00:10:40 | More by mungus

CrazyDavros

Australia

2.6/5  rDev -23.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Pours gold with a large, quickly fading, white head.
Nose shows grassy and floral hops, with bready, grainy malt underneath.
Very similar flavours, grassy hops, sweet bready and grainy malt.
Body seem watery.
Easy drinking stuff, but the grainy malt lets it down.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2012 08:23:53 | More by CrazyDavros

ADZA

Australia

3.68/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a hazy golden straw hue which leaves a one finger head and some lacing,the smell is lemon zest,ginger and grassy hops,the mouthfeel is nice and light bodied and very sessionable while still letting you taste every taste of ginger,lemons,limes,malts that beautifully balance the feel and is finished with that classic Pils dry grassy finish that definately leaves you wanting another and overall not bad a little bit of a suprise packet for me cheers.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2011 03:02:35 | More by ADZA

aeolianshredhead

Australia

4.18/5  rDev +23.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A- Very nice cloudy orange colour with a decent, centimetre head which stays around. Leaves some lacing.

S- Nose is the typical citrus affair. It seems here though, that it's a little more dominant than usual. I'm also picking up avoid malt profile which really adds to it.

T- Taste is simply refreshing. Basically, it's a well-balanced blend of malt and hops. The front palate is hit by that citrus which lends itself to the middle, seemingly getting sweeter and then falls off with a definite, nutty twist. There is a bit of lingering bitterness, bur mostly it finishes clean. I like this. It's simple, yet quite tasty in it's own right. I was expecting less- and I got more.

M- The carbonation level is stylistically perfect and gives that dominant sizzle without getting in the way of the flavour. However, this beer's main problem is it's thin body which feels a little superficial on the way down. Still, not a bad effort.

O- This is great for what it is. I could think of a million worse "pilsners" you could have in place of this. On its own merits, it stands up well. It was genuinely enjoyable drinking this at the end of a long day.

Serving type: bottle

09-07-2011 13:44:34 | More by aeolianshredhead

shambeano

Australia

3/5  rDev -11.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A- Pours a very clear, pale straw yellow, about 1 cm of head that slowly dwindles to nothing.

S- a little bit of sweet malt, and a bit of bitter hop. not a whole lot happening.

T- its a little sweet up front, followed pretty quickly by a mildish grassy bitterness. Its alright, flavours are there, nothing offensive, but nothing outstanding either.

M- mid carbonated, prickly on the tongue, a bitter finish on the back of the palate with a little bit of length.

D- its pretty easy to drink, but its just a touch bland.

Serving type: bottle

11-08-2010 10:27:50 | More by shambeano

Macca

Australia

3.18/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This pours a clear light golden colour with a solid 2 centimetre head.

Uncomplicated is probably not the best descriptor to put on the side of the bottle.

There are some slight citrus aromas coming through. A bit of lime. Not really getting much else.

Some nice malts come through on the palate.

Clean easy drinking and definitely uncomplicated. Would be sessionable.

Serving type: bottle

09-20-2010 10:38:54 | More by Macca