Purple Gang Pilsner - Atwater Block Brewery

Dromeda

3/5  rDev -3.5%

08-15-2012 23:18:15 | More by Dromeda

RedneckBeerz

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +12.5%

05-14-2013 12:40:17 | More by RedneckBeerz

FroggieG

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -3.5%

05-13-2013 13:55:22 | More by FroggieG

Punqbert

Michigan

3/5  rDev -3.5%

04-17-2013 01:30:43 | More by Punqbert

HardyA

Michigan

2.75/5  rDev -11.6%

04-16-2013 01:46:21 | More by HardyA

spedprof

West Virginia

3.25/5  rDev +4.5%

04-08-2013 13:54:49 | More by spedprof

MichiganBrews

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev +12.5%

03-23-2013 23:13:21 | More by MichiganBrews

PhillyStyle

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev +20.6%

02-27-2013 04:43:39 | More by PhillyStyle

Danielr26

Michigan

3/5  rDev -3.5%

02-18-2013 16:09:05 | More by Danielr26

Hobby

Michigan

2.75/5  rDev -11.6%

11-09-2012 14:42:20 | More by Hobby

zonker17

Illinois

3/5  rDev -3.5%

11-05-2012 23:59:52 | More by zonker17

KCM

2.25/5  rDev -27.7%

10-23-2012 00:11:04 | More by KCM

woodychandler

Pennsylvania

3.13/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I frankly have no idea where this bottle came from. I imagine that Tone77 dropped it off for me. but he did not review it, so maybe it came from someone else.

From the bottle: "Beer is Good Enjoy Responsibly".

The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang and I was ready to rock! I got a finger of fizzy off-white head from my pour which quickly dissipated. Color was champagne-golden, a shade that I had never encountered in beer. Nose had a light Saaz hops presence. Mouthfeel was medium and the hops lent it a grassy taste on the tongue. Finish was semi-dry and refreshing, but it really did not strike me as anything out of the ordinary. Oh well. They can't all be out-of- the-park home runs.

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2012 23:30:10 | More by woodychandler

tectactoe

Michigan

2.75/5  rDev -11.6%

09-16-2012 17:57:38 | More by tectactoe

akttr

Michigan

3/5  rDev -3.5%

08-24-2012 02:53:29 | More by akttr

superspak

Michigan

3.68/5  rDev +18.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 ounce bottle into pilsener glass, bottled June 2012. Pours lightly hazy golden straw color with a 1 finger fairly dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Slight spotty lacing on the glass, and light carbonation streaming up. Aromas of lemon, herbal, pear, apple, earth, grass, bread, cracker, and light spiciness. Pretty nice aromas with good balance and decent strength. Taste of lemon, bread, pear, pepper, cracker, herbal, apple, earth, and spiciness. Decent amount of herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of light fruit, pepper, bread, and earthy spices on the finish for a short bit. Good flavor balance and complexity; nice bitterness/sweetness balance. Pretty dry on the finish as expected. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth and crisp mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with pretty muh zero warming present after the finish. Overall this is a nice pilsner! Good hop flavor presence and balance. Quite enjoyable and very easy to drink. Well done.

Serving type: bottle

08-10-2012 04:06:27 | More by superspak

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev +4.5%

07-14-2012 02:47:10 | More by TMoney2591

Gregwa

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +28.6%

07-02-2012 01:48:05 | More by Gregwa

hackmann

Michigan

3.05/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Appearance: pale gold and a slightly hazy with a huge white head that stays around. Good lacing on the glass

Aroma: typical very light pilsner bouquet. White bread.

Flavors: light grains, white bread, and mild hop bitterness. While it is a typical pilsner taste; it is a tasty typical pilsner. Should be nice on a summer day.

Mouthfeel: moderate-low carbonation, smooth, mild malts and hops

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2012 19:50:41 | More by hackmann

jaidenjb

Ohio

3/5  rDev -3.5%

05-28-2012 19:12:41 | More by jaidenjb

StoutHunter

Michigan

2.65/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

I picked up a bottle of Atwater's Purple Gang Pilsner for $1.69 at The Lager Mill. It's another unusually warm day in Michigan and a Pilsener sounds good, lets see how it goes. Bottled in Feb. 2012. Poured from a brown 12oz bottle into a Pilsener glass.

A- The label is the normal plain one they use for their beers with a purple tint. It poured a slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with two and a half fingers worth of white head that died down to a thin layer that stayed till the end and left a little lacing. This beer looks OK.

S- The aroma is dominated by tons of bready pale malts that have a medium amount of sweetness and imparts lot of white and brown bread grainy aromas. Next comes a pretty noticeable sweet fruity aroma that is similar to a fruit jam. At the end I get a light amount of floral and earthy hops. The aroma isn't true to style, the jam aromas seems to replace the hop aromas that you normally get with the style.

T- The taste is somewhat similar to the aroma. It starts out with sweet malts up front that imparts lots of grainy and bready flavors. Next is a real slight fruit flavor followed by a really light amount of earthy hops. Instead of having a bitter finish the sweetness seems to overpower what little bitterness that showed up and it had a bready aftertaste. Not true to style and not interesting.

M- Smooth, sweet, creamy, on the light side of being medium bodied, and it had a medium amount of carbonation. The mouthfeel was ok, but Pilsners should be crisp not creamy.

Overall I thought this was a mediocre beer and a below average Pilsner, Almost every aspect of this beer was out of wack. It did have ok drinkability since it was smooth and mild, but it couldn't hold my attention and I wouldn't want another one. What I liked most about this beer was the look, it was the only thing that was Pilsner like about this beer. What I liked least about this beer was everything else, it missed the mark for the style. I wouldn't buy this beer again and I don't recommend it. I was unimpressed, it was a ways away from being a good Pilsner, too many flaws. I haven't had good luck with Atwater lately, there's been much more misses then hits, I am starting to loose hope in this brewery. A Purple Gang Pilsner from Hideout Brewing company was in BA's database, this bottle says nothing about that company.says it's an Atwater beer so that's how I'm reviewing it.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2012 03:56:41 | More by StoutHunter