PILZILLA - Voodoo Brewing Company

rmolledo

Florida

3.73/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A: Straw colored with a frothy white head. Great lacing. Cloudy.

S: Floral Hops and pils malt.

T: Grassy Earthy hop flavor that leads to a more floral hop finish. Sweet bread like malt flavor. lingering IPA like bitterness. Yeasty. Dry finish.

MF: frothy with moderately to high carbonation.

D: This is like a German Style IPA... but lagered. All in all very enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2010 20:23:31 | More by rmolledo

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4/5  rDev -1.2%

05-18-2013 22:43:07 | More by Photekut

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -19.8%

05-11-2013 00:57:47 | More by tommyguz

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

05-09-2013 00:09:36 | More by rolltide8425

ravot

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1.2%

05-03-2013 02:59:52 | More by ravot

fdig23

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

05-02-2013 02:31:09 | More by fdig23

jpatton0127

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%

04-14-2013 15:05:45 | More by jpatton0127

griffeyb

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1.2%

04-08-2013 12:40:24 | More by griffeyb

BEERchitect

Kentucky

3.61/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Registering at 7%, the Voodoo pilsner isn't your father's lager. But it is a scaled-up German-style lager that doesn't back off of the proportions. High malt means high alcohol, and high hops to balance. Ya gotta bring your drinkin' shoes for this one!

Pouring a very un-lager-like medium amber color, the tinge of burnt orange and honey may better suggest IPA. It's building head yields a broken sheet of transparent foam to skirt the surface. But where head formation is light, its retention and fishnet lace is quite sexy.

Grain sweetness and earthy character captivate the nose with its mild caramel, raw honey, tobacco, and leafy aromas. Other attributes of lemongrass herbs, sandalwood, and grain must offer muted nuances before the woody hops set in. Fresh shaven bark, light pine, and an overall herbal and minty overtone speaks to the complex hop complements.

The part-grain, part malt taste kicks things off with an even-keel balance that's both sweet, spicy, and rustic in a slightly rye-like kinda way. Immense malt contributions easily bridge bread, dough, and yeast and nearly reach honey-like taste. Stopping shy of pale ale, the beer allows a strong hop presence to steal the show. Minty, woody, grassy, spicy, tea leaves and earthen- the beer is all Saaz-this, Tettnang-that, and with a sprinkle of Speltm, Haullertau and a host of others to create the tobacco, leather, and sassafras flavors that lead into bitterness to signal the beer's finish.

Surprisingly light, yet the Kellerbier registers medium on the palate due to its relatively large body for a lager. But the beer has a slow and lumbering fade from early sweetness and mild creaminess toward a finish of earthen spice and semi-dry warmth.

Compared to the traditional lagers of Germany, this upscaled and asserted version tramples the taste buds and never apologizes for it. It's bold for its own sake and dares you to revel in it. It's a seriously taste lager that will find favor with any fan of IPA- just remember this beer has European roots.

Serving type: bottle

03-26-2013 05:22:06 | More by BEERchitect

ncaudle

Virginia

4/5  rDev -1.2%

03-25-2013 16:24:27 | More by ncaudle

orangesol

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%

03-24-2013 15:42:09 | More by orangesol

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -13.6%

03-24-2013 14:44:01 | More by Rifugium

HeyJim

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -38.3%

03-24-2013 01:43:49 | More by HeyJim

outoffocus

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1.2%

03-23-2013 04:30:12 | More by outoffocus

Cylinsier

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

tap

Pours a mostly clear gold with fine white head.

Nose is light grassy malts with citrus hop undertones.

Bitter grassy malt with citrus hops and mildly bready malts.

Medium body with a tingly carbonation on the tongue.

Very drinkable flavorful lager, easy to enjoy, would go good with food or on its own, would definitely have this again.

Serving type: on-tap

03-10-2013 14:05:15 | More by Cylinsier

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev -1.2%

03-06-2013 02:27:55 | More by t0rin0

johnmichaelsen

Oregon

4.01/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at Piper's Pub the other day.

The beer pours a slightly hazy gold color with good head retention and considerable sticky lacing all around. The nose is impressive as well, as I pick up considerable cookie dough and white pepper, with some underlying honey and fresh grass as well. The flavor profile replicates the nose pretty closely in this hoppy beer, and it just seemed as if everything was magnified in this beer. The flavor profile starts out as if the beer will be fairly sweet, with considerable cookie dough and honey. Then the hops kick in, and so the finish is dry, peppery and bitter. Mouthfeel is a bit lean, but I think that works fairly well in this beer. The finish is long and bitter, with some noticeable alcohol as well.

An interesting enough beer, but I prefer the lower alcohol, more drinkable versions from the Vaterland.

Serving type: on-tap

03-04-2013 17:08:15 | More by johnmichaelsen

BamfBacon

Ohio

4/5  rDev -1.2%

02-11-2013 21:28:28 | More by BamfBacon

slammo

New Jersey

4.61/5  rDev +13.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pilzilla is very delicious. It's like a pils on steroids and I guess could be called an Imperial Pilsner. I like the smooth character and the lagered taste yet it is much more robust. The head sticks around for a good long time and plenty of lacing clings to the side of the glass. I wish there were more around like it.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2013 01:34:21 | More by slammo

woosterbill

Connecticut

4.15/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

12oz bottle, now up to 7%. Big thanks to my buddy Drew for sharing this one - probably the lager I've been wanting the longest.

A: Clear amber body under a thin, wispy off-white head. Rather weak.

S: Intense and well-balanced, with high doses of everything: crackery malt, herbal hops, and mineral-laden yeastiness. The hops are particularly impressive. Excellent.

T: Toasty malt up front, fruity yeast midway through, and some earthy, herbal hop bitterness on the finish. Definitely on the heavy side for the style, but really enjoyable.

M: Light-to-medium bodied with moderate, swelling carbonation. Quite nice.

O: I like it. Not quite great, but very good indeed.

Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2013 01:52:51 | More by woosterbill

tallfellapgh

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -19.8%

01-05-2013 23:15:22 | More by tallfellapgh

mjmbeer

Illinois

4.83/5  rDev +19.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

So finally got my hands on some Voodoo Brewing beer
Right out of the bottle this lovely sticky little burnished gold brew is a delight to see. Decent lacing ok head retention but that might be because the poor little thing had to travel all the way from PA to Chicago before I could taste it. The aromas were a bit subdued compared to the taste, which was FANTASTIC! Cream feel on the tongue but an explosion of flavor! Great work on this one gentlemen! I am sure glad I scored a taste case back in PA!

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2012 18:31:58 | More by mjmbeer

wedge

North Carolina

3.85/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nebulous peachy gold with only a fine layer of white creaminess on top. Aromas are floral and grassy...hay, melon, oranges, spicy hops, cereal grain sweetness. Softly sweet, doughy flavor upfront. Citrus, honey, and plenty of floral hops quickly balance the malt. Drying, bitter, and crisp which increases the drinkability, despite the heavier-than-usual mouthfeel. Not quite as good as I hoped it would be, but still pretty tasty and interesting. I'd like to try it on tap sometime.

Serving type: bottle

12-19-2012 03:46:42 | More by wedge

Damian74Shensky

South Carolina

4/5  rDev -1.2%

12-08-2012 15:41:33 | More by Damian74Shensky

JLapadura

New York

4/5  rDev -1.2%

12-02-2012 21:43:16 | More by JLapadura