P.O.C. Pride Of Cleveland Pilsner - Cellar Rats Brewery

Hoptometrist

Oregon

4.05/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Served from the bottle into a pilsner glass

A- Poured a bright clear light golden color with a soapy head and lots of streaming carbonation

S- Big pilsner malt aroma, lots of fresh grains, and some lager fruitiness

T- Lots of fresh graininess, pilsner malt, lot of spicy character, some floral notes, and a little bit of lemon

M- Highly carbonated, dry, and quite refreshing

O- A really refreshing pilsner with a lot of spicy character that tasted very fresh.

Serving type: bottle

06-26-2012 00:59:11 | More by Hoptometrist

CFHMagnet

Ohio

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

An aggressive pour netted a finger of near-white head. Golden body is a little hazy, lots of carbonation.

Very grainy aroma, with a good malt backbone. A light sweetness comes through on the end.

Sweet and malty on the opening, grain quickly dominates the flavor. Mild caramelization adds a nice sweetness, and spice abounds.

Serving type: bottle

07-06-2012 20:26:41 | More by CFHMagnet

schoolboy

Ohio

3.9/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I had a bunch of Cellar Rats on tap last weekend with this being the last. I was shocked at how good it looked in the plastic cup. I kept blowing away foam so I could see the nice yellow color. From what I could tell it looked really clear.

The taste was a refreshing pils taste. Somewhat sweet with lots of character and decent finishing hops giving it an aroma to match. I will seek this out again. I may even make a trip out to where they make this (I lived there in briefly in the early eighties).

Serving type: on-tap

07-27-2012 00:55:43 | More by schoolboy

BB1313

Ohio

3.39/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12oz bottle poured into a flute. Pours a very hazy yellow, small white head and decent lacing and retention. Some floaties. Huge blasts of malts in the aromas. There's a subtle touch of pear and white grapes. The pilsener malts really seem to dominate. The flavors are a bit underwhelming with a short lived bitterness. It's not as floral as I anticipated. There's a touch of black pepper, but not spicy. Finishes dry. Mouthfeel is great. Very active carbonation and thick for such a small beer. Pretty refreshing and nice for the outdoors.

This is a decent pilsener. It's not one of the best I've ever had, but it's far from the worst. It did the trick outside on a hot evening. I would drink this again.

Serving type: bottle

07-26-2012 07:23:23 | More by BB1313