PILZILLA - Voodoo Brewing Company

scottfrie

California

4.35/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

22oz bottle into DFH shaped pint glass. Thanks to StormKing47 for sending me this one!

A: Pours a slightly hazy lemon-golden with a billowing and super frothy egg-shell white head that took forever and a day to fade into a dense rocky film. Chunks of sticky lacing were left down the side of the glass.
S: I get strong notes of peppery hops and a bit of clean dry grains. I get just a hint of lemony citrus as well as a bit of peach and basement must.
T: Follows the nose with a complicated hop forward profile followed by a ‘pilsner’ like taste of yeast and dry grains. The hops are peppery, spicy, herbal, citrusy (lemon) and ‘green’ tasting all at the same time. The finish is full of bready yeast and the aftertaste has a refreshing lemon peel bitterness to it. The flavor is clean and easy and goes down very smoothly.
M: Medium-light body with a drying mouthfeel and non-intrusive carbonation. Drinks very easy.
O: Have I mentioned this is an easy drinking beer? Flavorful too. I would drink this constantly if it were available. Thanks again, Josh!

Serving type: bottle

11-01-2011 23:12:12 | More by scottfrie

jmarsh123

Indiana

3.6/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a bright cloudy gold with a finger of white head that dissipates quickly.

Lots of malt smell. Some biscuit with a little touch of honey and just a slight spicy hop presence.

Taste follows the nose. Sweet biscuity malt with a touch of honey and finishes crisp and very grassy/floral bitter.

Mouthfeel is on the lighter side with good carbonation levels.

I like the finish, but the middle of the palate is too sweet for me. It did grow on me a bit as I got through it, but nothing exceptional.

Serving type: bottle

10-21-2011 20:53:20 | More by jmarsh123

ommegangpbr

New York

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

Falls between a sharp, zippy pilsner and an amber lager in flavor. There's a bready body with some lemony tones. Drinks like a few double pilsners that I've had, on the less dry side of that spectrum. The pour creates a sculptable head and laces the glass like crazy as you drink it down. Heavy on the saaz hops. Alcohol content is very well hidden for the strength. Anyone who likes the pale lager style and wants some deeper, richer, toastier flavors should have a fine time with this beer.

Serving type: bottle

10-21-2011 02:55:48 | More by ommegangpbr

yeahnatenelson

Illinois

3.53/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Thanks, Tim, for the bottle. Muchas Gracias

Appearance -- Pours a hazy amber hue with a tuft of foamy white head.

Smell -- Crisp pilsner malt, biscuit, plum and honey sweetness, floral and musky hops. I like it.

Taste -- Slightly sweeter than the nose would suggest: simple syrup on biscuits with a dry pils malt finish. Quite hoppy with floral overtones, grass and leafy hop flavor, and a low, penetrating earthy bitterness. Lingering flavors of pilsner malt and earthy bitterness.

Mouthfeel -- Medium-bodied with high frothy carbonation; saison-like. Overcarbonated for my liking.

Overall -- Pretty good! An admittedly narrow field in the US, this was pretty nice. My only significant critique is the high carbonation level: well beyond crisp lager and into the saison/bier brut category.

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2011 05:54:13 | More by yeahnatenelson

Mora2000

Texas

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

Thanks to Exiled for sharing this bottle.

The beer pours a hazy yellow color with a white head. The aroma is a great mix of pilsner malt with some peaches and grass from the hops mixed in. The flavor is also very nice. I get a lot of pine and grass notes from the hops, as well as some biscuit and pilsner malt. There is also a nice spice component that really adds to the flavor. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

09-29-2011 04:13:33 | More by Mora2000

nhindian

Pennsylvania

3.45/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Served on tap at Bocktown for their Local Celebration!

A - Pours a hazy straw color, with darker flecks of orange dispersed throughout the body. I had this on tap, and Bocktown likes to fill to the brim, so there wasn't much head, but what little there was was snow-white with okay retention given the small amount of it. The lacing appears to stick at first, but then falls quickly.

S - The nose is exceptionally grassy and floral, and almost smells sticky to an extent. Some biscuit malts at first which blend into a crisp apple and grape component. Makes me think of a pils on steroids.

T - The taste seemed to be bursting with freshness, exuding flavors of lemongrass, citrus, flowers, and bulging with bitter hops. As it warms, a somewhat awkward smokiness arises which I can't place. Malty at first with some slight breadiness and caramel. The finish has a good amount of citrus and bitterness.

M - Mouthfeel is medium-bodied with decent carbonation. The bitterness is definitely the long-lasting component here, lasting well into the aftertaste and nearly numbing the palate.

D/O - Drinkability is decent.I found myself really enjoying the grape, citrus, and apple notes in this beer a bit more than the malts, which are clearly overshadowed. The hops are really a slam on the palate, and while refreshing at first, I found it growing heavy near the end of the glass.

Serving type: on-tap

09-15-2011 01:19:52 | More by nhindian

beer2day

North Carolina

4.28/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Lemon gold with pale 1-finger cream head. Decent lace and surprisingly good head retention.

Lemon citrus nose with a decent hop component. Definite lager yeast/malt flavor, but the lemony hops mix well.

Sweet lemon hit, but very fleeting. Hops jump all over the tongue after that with more lemon, bright citrus, and a very tart dry finish. Even a touch of hop resin at the very end. Well done.

Body matches the flavors very well. Just right, not too thick and not too thin. Touch of syrup goes along with the hop resin.

A very nice surprise. Not sure what to expect, but got more than I hoped for. Good warm weather drinker.

Serving type: bottle

09-15-2011 00:31:28 | More by beer2day

bum732

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5

S: A pronounced floral component, yeasty quality, raw pilsner grain.

L: Clear straw yellow, white dense, creamy head with great retention and amazing lacing.

T: Sweet pilsner malt with a slight cracker component. Medium herbal bitterness leads to some spicy hoppiness. Finishes fairly dry with an almost spicy, roasty component. Roastiness may be from some mineralness. Very interesting hop component.

M: Meidum full body, medium low carbonation.

Too sweet and missing that crispness with a creamy body that doesn't feel right in a pils. Unique hop flavor that i enjoyed, but not sure if i enjoyed the malt component.

Serving type: bottle

09-14-2011 02:06:02 | More by bum732

TheBigBoy

Pennsylvania

3.33/5  rDev -17.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Split out of a 22oz bottle. Was better than average, just expected better. A full flavored pilsner, easy drinking, but more frutiy flavor and thinkness than your normal pilsner. Being a big fan of a crisp crafty pils, this one jsut was above average for me. Defintiley worth a try in a 6 pack or 22oz. bottle.

Serving type: bottle

09-08-2011 03:10:23 | More by TheBigBoy

siege06nd

Virginia

2.23/5  rDev -44.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

A bottle brought back from the great state of PA by my good buddy B0knows. Thanks, Brett!

A: Uh oh. No head to speak of, just a few lonely, mournful bubbles. I've seen this happen before in flat growlers. But this is a bottle. What the...? Anyways, the beer itself looks really good. A cloudy, murky yellow orange. Beer looks very good. Head retention is awful and has me dreading the first sip.

S: Faintest of hops and some light citrus sweetness. Not much here, but what there is is good.

T: Aw man. A mild bitterness, a strange herbal waxy quality. I've never had this style so this could be what it's supposed to taste like, but I'm not digging it. It's a thin, bitter, waxy beer. Gross.

M: It feels flat. Carbonation is too light to dull what is a pretty bad taste. Watery and unimpactful.

O: This beer was super cold when I poured it, which may have influenced the utter lack of any discernible head. Otherwise, I'd have to conclude I got a bad bottle. This thing was flat, waxy, and extremely unlikable. Maybe it's the style, but I can't believe this is what the brewer's intended. An utter disappointment. Will revisit if given the chance to determine what exactly in the hell this was.

Serving type: bottle

08-31-2011 00:54:42 | More by siege06nd

philbe311

Pennsylvania

4.38/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A - Three full fingers of ultra crisp pure white cappuccino like whipped frothiness... Excellent retention... The head subsides slightly and becomes rather lopsided, but never fades... Beyond loaded with vibrant swirling rapid paced carbonation... The color is an exceedingly pale straw yellow... There is a very slight haze... A bit of chunky lacing clings to the glass...

S - Bursting with clean crisp grains... Some mild lemon notes... Lots of subdued floral notes... Simple, straight forward and quite intoxicating...

T - Lemon is first... A wide variety of grainy notes... Floral and earthy notes as well... The deep finish has a nice hop bite the rises and then lingers for a bit...

M - Light to medium bodied... Lots of mild but bristling carbonation... Sleek... Clean... Crisp... A bit of lushiness... A bit of creaminess...

D - Nicely executed... Subtle and powerful both at the same time... Quaffable... Loaded with character... Loaded with flavor... Loaded with complexity... This one is also a bargain to boot... Voodoo is a very underrated appreciated brewery that deserves wider attention... This is very good stuff and highly recommended...

Serving type: bottle

08-21-2011 22:31:49 | More by philbe311

JoeyBeerBelly

New York

4.28/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

I got this beer from Jwiss22. Thanks Justin!

22oz bottle served in a glass beer mug.

L - lightly hazed golden color with a white head that thinned down to a layer.

S - grass and lemon zest.

T - very good balance of tart lemon zest and sweet malt.

F - medium bodied with a crisp feel.

O - it's good.

Serving type: bottle

08-18-2011 22:18:01 | More by JoeyBeerBelly

merc7186

New York

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

I had this beer from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass.

The beer pours decently with a nice orange hazy color to it, not much of a head to it, more of a lazy white ring around the top with almost no lacing. The smell is decent with a nice yeasty, grassy, floral smell to it. It is potent yet well balanced at the same time. The taste is good with a nice yeasty taste, some mild bitterness, a mild grassy, floral taste that lingers on the back end. There is something else, a touch sweet that I can't place over the bitterness. The mouthfeel is very clean, crisp, and a tad bitter that sticks around. Overall, a great pilsner with a good taste.

Serving type: bottle

08-10-2011 02:28:34 | More by merc7186

justintcoons

Pennsylvania

4.53/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: Pours a clear straw with 2 fingers of billowy head that dissipates slowly. Low carbonation and good lacing.

N: This beer has a very aromatic nose. Grassy noble hops, pear, grapefruit, citrus and huge caramel malts. This smells fantastic!

T: Grapefruit, lemongrass and caramel upfront. This is followed by some pear and those grassy noble hops which travel into a spicy finish.

M: Medium bodied, crisp, dry and refreshing.

O: Nice big malt flavors combine with several different hops creating a nicely balanced beer and a rather complex Pilsner. Slightly bitter with excellent hop notes. This is an absolutely fantastic Pilsner!

Serving type: bottle

07-31-2011 01:53:42 | More by justintcoons

womencantsail

California

3.6/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to Curt for this one.

A: The pour is a hazed golden orange color with almost no head; just a thin ring of white foam.

S: There is a pronounced sweetness to the aroma which is consists mostly of apples. A fair amount of malt and bread to it with a light yeastiness and some floral hop notes. There is a bit of biscuit malt that comes through on the back end.

T: Floral and spicy hops with a slight bitterness to it and some grass. Green apple peels and a mild sweetness. There is sort of an aspirin aftertaste to it, unfortunately. Some light citrus notes come through, too.

M: Light to medium in body with a low to medium level of carbonation.

O: The aroma was quite nice, but the flavor fell short, especially with the bitterness and aspirin notes.

Serving type: bottle

07-28-2011 04:39:18 | More by womencantsail

DrStiffington

New Jersey

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

Never had this style before, so it seemed like a good beer for new beer Sunday. I've also never tried a Voodoo beer. Here we go. I poured the beer from a bomber into a tulip glass. Big, fluffy head, with a hazy, golden body underneath. Has a bit of floral, spicy scent. Hmm. This is an interesting taste, unlike any beer I've ever had. Kind of an earthy, pungent grassy taste. Not sure what kind of hops bring that to the table. There's a slightly bitter aftertaste. The mouthfeel is standard. Not too thick, slightly carbonated. This is pretty tasty, but probably not my favorite type of beer. I might have one every now and then. I'd like to try more of Voodoo's beers.

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2011 20:13:45 | More by DrStiffington

jmdrpi

Pennsylvania

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

22oz bottle, no date.

appears cloudy, pale straw color with fluffy white white. good head rentention, and good lacing.

aroma and taste are dominated by grassy, bright hop flavor. a bit of sweet corn like malt flavor to counter the hops. clean flavors. body is thin, with higher carbonation.

my first beer of this rare style, glad I tried it.

Serving type: bottle

07-22-2011 03:39:20 | More by jmdrpi

Kadonny

Pennsylvania

3.53/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from tap into a standard pint glass at TJs in Paoli PA.

A: A medium to light golden color with a one finger white head. No glass lacing.

S: Sweet bready malts with fruity notes of apple, grape and lemon. Some grassy hoppy notes fill in.

T: Lots of sweet fruit flavors with apple, green grape, lemon and a bit of pineapple. The sweet bready biscuit malts take over the fruit flavors and allow some grainy grassy hops to come towards the back. Still, the bready sweetness wins out at the finish and squashes the slight hops bitterness that was found.

M: Medium and coating, but not in a great way. Sweetness seems to squash what hops poke through.

O: Definitely not a classic pils, but this is labeled as a Keller or Zwickel so one could expect something a little different. Still, this is a bit too sticky sweet for this style as it needs to be crisper and hoppier.

Not a pilsner for sure, so if you are looking for that in this beer, forget it. Maybe it fits the Zwickel category better but it's not a keller or classic pils if you ask me. A decent beer, but not something I would ever seek out. I think all of our awesome other PA pils kills my taste buds for this beer. Shame, because I love the dark Voodoo beers.

Serving type: on-tap

07-14-2011 18:18:03 | More by Kadonny

DmanGTR

New York

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

Review from notes during our blind tasting. Thanks to Jeff for bringing this!

Poured a light yellow/honey color, mildly hazy but nothing to detract from. Fluffy white head. Aroma is light, very slightly bready, sweet, and a peculiar lemon drop bouquet. A very hoppy beer. Lots of grass, lemon peel, touch of earthy bitterness in the finish. An effervescent, light, and easy drinking beer. Quite delicious.

Serving type: bottle

07-10-2011 03:32:13 | More by DmanGTR

bs870621345

New Jersey

4.47/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A pilsner on steroids, sounds good to me!

Pours a cloudy yellow color with a nice head and great lacing.

Smells like citrus, pine, and earthy hops with a bread malt backbone.

Taste is an explosion of hops in a not so bitter sort of way. Very pungent and lingering hop flavor with a hint of bread to balance.

Mouthfeel is moderate, yet crisp.

Overall, its really good. Wish they had bottle dates so I could buy it more consistently.

Serving type: bottle

07-03-2011 00:43:22 | More by bs870621345

VMWhelan

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy pale orange with a finger and a half of fluffy white head.

Nose is dominated by piney, resiny German hops and lemon zest. Slight lager yeast is the nose, but the hops overpower.

Taste is dominated by the hops as well. Some bready pilsener flavors come through underneath, followed by a nice sweetness. The citrus from the hops really comes out in this one.

Mouthfeel is medium and creamy with moderate carbonation.

Drinkability is good. Easy to drink, with no noticeable alcohol, and quite tasty.

Serving type: bottle

06-28-2011 01:49:57 | More by VMWhelan

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.53/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This brew pours out as a golden yellow color with a fluffy white head on it. The lacing isn't too bad. The smell is a lot like a pilsner but its also has a nice hop aroma too. The taste is hoppy enough to mask the grassy flavor. The mouthfeel is pretty carbonated and had a light body. Overall not a bad beer at all, I could drink this one again.

Serving type: bottle

06-07-2011 03:50:32 | More by Knapp85

jzeilinger

Pennsylvania

4.38/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A - Pours a cloudy golden yellow color with a two fingered bright white head and nice amounts of staying carbonation.

S - Zesty lemon rinds, pepper, herbs, bready malt, and grass. Aroma smells crisp in the nose.

T - Mimics the nose with a healthy dose of grass and lemons up front, migrating into a citrus and piney bitter finish. The malt is more evident up front but once the citrus bitterness kicks in, the malt is completely buried. Leaves the mouth with a little peppery spice and alot of lingering grapefruit bitterness. Very crisp and punchy on the palate.

M - This beer is incredibly THICK and heavy bodied for a Pilsner, way off the style, but I absolutely love it! I get a little warming in the back of the throat even though it's only 6.7%.

O - I've always liked this beer, it's dialed in for the real hop heads in the crowd and delivers the goods in a very aggressive manner for a Pils. Great job Voodoo! Fist pump!

Serving type: bottle

06-07-2011 00:57:17 | More by jzeilinger

EgadBananas

Louisiana

4.43/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Big thanks to JM03 for the want!!

A - Pours a sunny yellow/orange color, hazy opaque, with a big 2 finger fluffy head that laces well. Looks bubbly and crisp.

S - Nice crisp, sweet citrus, bready yeast character, slightly spicy and herbal. Light malt sweetness.

T - Lightly tart, sweet citrus. Herbal and slightly spicy. Yeasty and malty, with a slight sweetness and breadiness. It's got a lot of things going on, and they're yummy!

M - Crisp, light and slick. Coats just a hair, leaving a nice linger.

D/O - Drinkability is great, and overall, this is a rich and tasty frankenstein of a pils! Lovin' it!

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2011 00:33:02 | More by EgadBananas

drabmuh

Maryland

3.78/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Part of my tax day bender. Poured into a tulip because I was too lazy to get up and get a pilsner glass. Beer is yellow with a mild haze and a diffuse head that leaves very little lacing on the glass.

Aroma is sweet and a little bitter, biting, smells nice.

Beer is thin and wet up front but finishes rather dry with an odd bitterness to it. It is almost sandy on the finish, gritty. Are these from the hops? It is not an unenjoyable beer, it is about what you'd expect from a keller but there is something about that that makes it not measure up in my mind. I think the finish was just too harsh for my tastes. I'd have ti again on draft, out of the bottle probably too. It was fine.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2011 17:01:12 | More by drabmuh