Engelberg Pilsner - Upright Brewing Company

KDawg

Illinois

3.8/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from tap. Pristine and clear straw color with a small head.

Balanced with clear aromas of grains, citrus and some crackers. Lacking some "pop" to it, but very correct

Nice crisp and light feel. Balanced with fresh notes of grains, noble hops, and a touch of citrus.

A quality pilsner. Nice and crisp with everything being in the right place.

Serving type: on-tap

01-19-2013 00:52:38 | More by KDawg

artoolemomo

Oregon

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

05-06-2013 16:33:50 | More by artoolemomo

xnicknj

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

05-02-2013 22:39:59 | More by xnicknj

blurredline

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -14.6%

04-15-2013 03:02:25 | More by blurredline

SocalKicks

California

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

03-15-2013 03:28:56 | More by SocalKicks

msubulldog25

Oregon

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

11-07-2012 23:29:21 | More by msubulldog25

slowdaddy

Alabama

4/5  rDev -2.4%

10-05-2012 02:07:31 | More by slowdaddy

slimntubbs

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

07-15-2012 00:57:41 | More by slimntubbs

UCLABrewN84

California

3.5/5  rDev -14.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Beachwood BBQ in Long Beach, CA.

Pours a clear light yellow with an off-white head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Foamy swaths of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, grain, and slight citrus zest aromas. Taste is much the same with a slight bitterness after each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is pretty good beer that I am glad I got to try but not something I would go for again most likely.

Serving type: on-tap

06-19-2012 02:04:23 | More by UCLABrewN84

digita7693

Oregon

4.75/5  rDev +15.9%

05-31-2012 20:40:58 | More by digita7693

ithinkimasofa

Washington

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

02-18-2012 10:23:41 | More by ithinkimasofa

Kopfschuss

Oregon

4/5  rDev -2.4%

01-23-2012 03:03:04 | More by Kopfschuss

johnmichaelsen

Oregon

4.38/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

On tap at the Parkway tavern the other day. Listed simply as the Upright pilsner, but with a $2 upcharge from the normal $4 price tag (so $6 a glass, making it just about the most expensive beer on the menu).

The beer pours a pale gold color with good head retention and decent lacing. The nose is quite attractive and complex, as I picked up light honey, dry citrus, something of a rye aroma, biscuit and bread dough. As good as this beer smells, it tasted even better, with a considerable hop wallop in the finish (the finish in this excellent pils was crisp, dry and quite bitter). The beer is a bit weighty and substantial on the palate, leading me to believe I was drinking a higher abv. beer then was apparent from the 5.5% listing. In any event, suffice it to say that this beer was anything but watery, delivering a considerable amount of pilsner flavor on the palate. The finish was long and satisfyingly bitter.

An absolutely excellent pils, and one of the best domestic versions I can recall ever having. Given a choice between this beer and the excellent Wurzburger draft pils, I'm not entirely sure I'd take the Wurzburger. That's how good this beer is.

Serving type: on-tap

12-31-2011 20:12:39 | More by johnmichaelsen

barleywinefiend

Washington

4.22/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: Poured a clear golden color with a nice white cap and some bubbles, lacing

S: Grains, herbal and floral notes

T: Starts with a nice dry, crisp grassy herbal note with some light floral and citrus notes with grains, bread and a very light corn taste

M: Light bodied, crisp, dry

O: Very nice, simple and easy to drink

Serving type: on-tap

12-31-2011 10:11:27 | More by barleywinefiend

koopa

New Jersey

4.15/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Had this one on tap at the Hawthorne Hophouse on 9/1/11

Appearance: Pours a hazy straw yellow with a 1 finger white crown that displays moderate retention and lace.

Smell: Slightly soapy lager yeast with a nice herbal hop bite.

Taste: Same as the nose with a bigger hop bite and a small citrus note. A dash of bubblegum really rounds out the flavor nicely. I'd give it a 4.2 if I could so I'm rounding down a bit.

Mouthfeel: Medium boided with nice crisp carbonation.

Drinkability: Sessionable.

Serving type: on-tap

09-17-2011 02:16:59 | More by koopa

PDXHops

South Carolina

3.73/5  rDev -9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

On tap at Grain & Gristle in a shaker pint. Light hazy gold capped with 2 fingers of fairly tenacious white foam. Good lacing.

Smells largely of baking bread and spicy hops with some light honeyish sweetness. It's a little sweeter and fruitier than I anticpated, but the power of the hops won't be denied. Scathingly bitter with a load of spicy noble hop goodness. Seriously and impressively hoppy with a drying finish. An easy recommendation here.

Serving type: on-tap

08-06-2011 17:39:51 | More by PDXHops

canucklehead

British Columbia (Canada)

4.33/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had this dry hopped for the Single Hop Festival in early June in Portland. The Tettnanger hops shone through the beer so that it was a wonderful clean pils with a huge hop nose and taste. Seems like Upright can do no wrong with Saisons, Stouts , wheat beers and now lagers. Great beer that I wish was bottled

Serving type: on-tap

06-07-2011 23:01:56 | More by canucklehead

ElGordo

Oregon

4.35/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

The latest corny on my home system, picked up at the brewery over the weekend. This is the second batch of pilsener brewed, which used hallertauer hops and a single pilsener malt. Pours a light golden color, almost white, with a very slight haziness. A large, foamy head with nice structure that leaves some pretty lacing on the glass.
Aroma is primarily citrusy hops and light, bready malt, not unlike buttered toast. A hint of peach and just a touch of astringency are detectable. Palate is well-balanced, with sweet, bready malt and tangy, bitter, citrusy hops. Lively carbonation on the swallow yields to a nice, mellow bitterness that lingers for a little while. A greatly refreshing summer brew, I could drink this all day long.

Serving type: on-tap

07-16-2010 05:54:44 | More by ElGordo

djbreezy

Washington

4.72/5  rDev +15.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Updated 2/2/2012: on-tap at Upright Brewing.

appearance - transparent gold, generous thick lacing

smell - yeast, hops

taste - bread, yeast, hops, nice character and full flavored

mouthfeel - light, crisp, dry, well carbonated

drinkability - refreshing, easy drinking yet full flavored

Serving type: on-tap

06-17-2010 16:09:31 | More by djbreezy