überPils - Blue Mountain Brewery

Mattyb79

Virginia

3.19/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3

Poured from a 750 ml cork and caged bottle into my Heavy Seas pint glass.

Appearance: Pours a nice golden color with about 3 fingers head. Looks exactly the way I would expect for the style.

Smell: Sadly, this smells like any old adjunct, with a bit more alcohol. I get mostly sweet grains and a lot of alcohol smell coming through.

Taste: The taste is of sweet grain, a slight malt taste up front, but mostly alcohol flavor and burn. For a 7% brew, this packs a huge punch and reminds me more of a malt liquor than a quality pilsner.

Mouthfeel: I have to say that the mouthfeel was a little syrupy for a pilsner. Pretty rough.

Overall: I think this was definitely a miss for Blue Mountain. I really enjoy most of their beers, but getting through a full bomber of this was a struggle. Maybe I haven't grown accustomed to the style, but it tastes like a super thick, super sweet BMC beer to me. I don't completely hate the brew, but definitely wouldn't buy again at the price point this is sold at!

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2013 10:49:57 | More by Mattyb79

oberon

North Carolina

3.64/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Best by March 2013...no wonder it was marked down at Total wine.Poured into a 1/2 liter stein a slightly hazed orange tinged light to medium golden with a large blooming white head atop that settles oh so slowly leaving broken chunks behind in its wake.Graint and lightly toasted in the nosewith verly light leafy hops,pretty light in the aroma department.The flavors still seem pretty fresh with dryer malty tones and some toasted grain,a decent shot of herbal/leafy hops are there and the alcohol presence is not.A lighter double pilsner,it's not heavy and or sweet,I liked it but it won't knock your socks off.

Serving type: bottle

03-21-2013 21:33:50 | More by oberon

johnmichaelsen

Oregon

3.53/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at the Big Hunt last night.

The beer pours a solid gold color with good head retention and lacing. Don't get a whole lot on the nose, just some light honey, some sweet malt and something of a biscuit or dough aroma. The flavor profile replicates the nose, but frankly, this beer is just too sweet for my taste. It makes the noticeable alcohol all that more.... well, noticeable. There's a hint of hoppy bitterness in the finish, but it's really not nearly enough to counter and balance the sweetness in this beer. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a fairly long, sweet and alcoholic finish.

Mehhhh....

Serving type: on-tap

10-27-2012 12:03:30 | More by johnmichaelsen

kylehay2004

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Enjoyed at the brewery. Review from notes.

A: clear bright straw body with a thin white head.

S: aroma is very light and I expected more from an imperial pils with typical musty grains and pale malts.

T: the beer has mildly bitter, almost noble hops with grains and pale malts. The finish burns from the alcohol but otherwise the alcohol is well hidden.

M: light body and moderate to high carbonation.

Overall: there are few good beers in this genre. This one isnt bad I just wanted more out of it.

Serving type: on-tap

07-27-2012 00:37:13 | More by kylehay2004

AgentMunky

Alabama

2.85/5  rDev -24.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Served in a pint glass at Brixx. From notes. Reviewed 11 July 2011.

A: Super-clear. No head. No effervesce. Some white foam on the edges. Bright yellow. A deceptively pretty colour.

S: Lots of grain. Very (American) lagery. Not my thing, but not entirely unpleasant either.

T: See smell. Not terrible, but I don't like it. Noticeable alcohol, lots of sweet grain, smooth. Almost dry on the endtaste? No. Too much grain.

M: Round, sweet-smooth, and not too much to bitch about.

O: I couldn't even finish it. Too strong, too lagery, too mediocre to recover from the immense graininess.

Serving type: on-tap

08-22-2011 18:39:10 | More by AgentMunky

Gavage

New Jersey

4.15/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: yellow in color wait a 2" head. Some lace paints the glass.

Smell: grass, lemon zest, and some earthiness comes through to the nose.

Taste: big malty sweetness here with some grass, lemon zest, and a spicy hop bitterness which nicely balances out the sweetness. Alcohol is well hidden here.

Mouthfeel: medium bodied. Crisp from the start, crisp and a bit dry at the finish. Aftertaste is long as the flavors remain on the tongue.

Drinkability: this was one of the my favorites during my visits to the brewery on my trip. Easy to drink and satisfying.

Serving type: on-tap

08-19-2010 12:27:28 | More by Gavage

argock

Virginia

3.78/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served on-tap in a 16oz slender weizen-type clear tasting glass at Blue Mountain Brewery (Afton, VA).

A: Clear hooney-gold with 1-finger of big-bubbled white head with decent retention and a few lace fragments at the top of the glass.

S: Toasted maltiness and mineral qualities are there but on the weak side. Hops are also a little under the bar with some noble and grassy character.

T: Flavor punches through though with a clean, grassy hops, toasted maltiness with no detectable alcohol despite the 7.3% ABV. Delicious honey and crackery malts really make this a pleasure.

M: Medium-plus with a lively but thicker, imperial feel from the big maltload. Aftertaste is a little light with toasted malts, honey sweetness, and grassy,noble hops.

D: A very palatable imperial pilsener that would be a great hot weather brew. Another nice lager from BM and shows they can produce pretty much any style enjoyably.

Serving type: on-tap

08-02-2010 03:14:14 | More by argock

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.8/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served in a Blue Mountain pilsner glass.

This ain't just any pils: it's an uberPils! *insert exhale-y cheering facsimile* It pours a clear pale straw topped by over a finger of white foam. The nose is rather faint and bland, comprising only some light wheat and florals. The taste improves on the smell, with notes of cooked wheat, light biscuit, and a nicely (and somewhat surprisingly) subtle floral bitterness. The body is light, with a lightly moderate carbonation and a crsp, dry finish. Overall, a solid imperial pils...if only it had some kind of nose...

Serving type: on-tap

07-11-2010 03:58:58 | More by TMoney2591

Metalmonk

North Carolina

4.33/5  rDev +15.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On-tap at the Floyd Fandango beer & wine festival. Got a decent tasting size, so decided to review it.

Poured a white head, like blinding blizzard white, and the body is a glimmering golden with just a touch of haze.

Aroma was mostly flowery and honey, just a trace of sulfur very far back.

Flavor is where this thing really impresses, and being my first-ever Blue Mountain beer, I went back to try a few of their other offerings and wasn't disappointed. UberPils is a sweeter pils, candy-like even, although not at all cloyingly so. A nice thread of honey in there, a generous helping of bready/grainy malt, and a very pils-ish mineral/sulfur vibe, which follows into the finish.

While this is crisp to a point, it's more wet than dry, if that makes any sense. A succulent, even juicy feel.

This is a double pils that doesn't forget what a pils should be...and then expands on all the right facets of the style. A fantastic beer, one I hope Blue Mountain will consider brewing year-round.

Serving type: on-tap

07-04-2010 21:38:44 | More by Metalmonk

blackie

Virginia

4.22/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

a: uberPils is served in a curvy glass and capped with a negligible layer of white carbonation, the beer itself is a sunny, rich golden color

s: the nose is thick with bready pilnser malts and carries a delicate honeyed sweetness, saaz adds grassy and pulpy candied citrus aromas with just a touch of spice

m: crisp medium carbonation and a body on the full side of medium, maybe a bit slick and while I'd like it a touch livelier there's not much to complain about here

t: big body of pilsner malts, honey grain sweetness rounded out with a pulpy saaz hop flavor that carries with it some herbal spice, progresses towards a crisp finish, very nice

d: just fine, a pleasure even on this hot afternoon

16 oz. serving at the BMB brewpub

Serving type: on-tap

08-02-2009 15:20:57 | More by blackie

CrellMoset

Virginia

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

Blue Mountain Brewery's new überPils, enjoyed at BMBs gorgeous mountainview tasting room in Afton, VA, on July 3rd. 7.6% abv and 40 IBS. Served in a fitted pint.

Appearance: Pours a crystal clear golden sunset-hued body, marred not in the least, and capped by one finger of dull white foamy head. The retention is average for the style - with the usual retention-aiding side effects of high hop content being contradicted somewhat by the higher-than-usual alcohol level - but the head does leave a persistent dusting on the surface, a thin and flat collar of fizz, and some stalactite-esque and erratic blobs of lacing throughout the drink. Slow, large-bubbled carbonation is also well-distributed throughout. A solid beginning.

Aroma: A strong grainy, bready quality is at first noticeable - probably what happens when you use 2,000 pounds of Pilsener malt as Taylor did with this one - with a few dryer, biscuity notes behind the sweet upfront. A grassy, sharp hop note is present, but largely hides behind some fruity, estery overtones, lightly citrusy but mostly nondescript.

Taste: Again, a strong, estery presence mixes with a mild bitterness, a grassy presence, and a sweet, faintly honey-like, biscuity backbone. For the breakdown, I'd say hay, lemon zest, cloves, graham crackers, honey, water crackers, and perhaps apricots?

Mouthfeel: True to the style, this one's incredibly soft, reasonably light, and very smooth, with average-sized carbonation in a body of medium-thickness making for a moderately fluffy and even mouth.

Drinkability: I'd been looking forward to this one and wasn't disappointed. It's definitely not BMB's best brew, but it fits the time and place perfectly - a strong and flavorful beer that is still light enough on the palette and crisp enough in the mouth for a warm July afternoon in Nelson County, Virginia. The abv%, truth be told, isn't really that high for an American DI Pilsener, just enhancing its drinkability a little more. Another welcome (hopefully) seasonal to BMB's already impressive rotation, and one I'm looking forward to trying again as the summer presses on.

Serving type: on-tap

07-05-2009 16:48:12 | More by CrellMoset