People's Pilsner - People's Brewing Company

jmarsh123

Indiana

3.43/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Had on-tap at Yogi's.

A - Deep golden color with very little head.

S - Slightly sweet with some grassy/floral aromas.

T - Grassy/spicy upfront with hints of noble hops. Finishes slightly sweet with a little alcohol burn that lingers on the tongue.

M - Thick for a pilsner. Lots of malts in this one.

D - Very good for the style (Dortmunder) although a little sweet for my personal taste. Very solid beer although after a couple the sweetness becomes a bit too much.

Serving type: on-tap

06-27-2011 14:08:17 | More by jmarsh123

Arsenal0328

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

04-10-2013 20:50:18 | More by Arsenal0328

Smextongo

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

03-29-2013 01:15:24 | More by Smextongo

neckbracesub

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

03-28-2013 13:07:19 | More by neckbracesub

runlikeakenyan

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

03-09-2013 01:39:02 | More by runlikeakenyan

Kyrojack

Indiana

2.5/5  rDev -31.7%

03-01-2013 12:10:49 | More by Kyrojack

lilsmizzul1225

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +16.1%

02-19-2013 00:17:30 | More by lilsmizzul1225

atoulouk

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

01-24-2013 13:51:35 | More by atoulouk

captainbearcat

Illinois

4/5  rDev +9.3%

09-04-2012 14:48:07 | More by captainbearcat

BeerGut4Life

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

07-30-2012 02:43:09 | More by BeerGut4Life

HuskyinPDX

Washington

3.58/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bottle opened on 6.9.12.

A - Pours a cloudy light orange with a tinner off-white head that fades very slowly.

S - Very wheaty, malt, and bready.

T - Subtle wheat and strong citrus punch - Lemons.

D - Good carbonation with a light body.

O - Light and very crisp.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2012 21:49:05 | More by HuskyinPDX

DustinPurvis

Idaho

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

05-30-2012 05:03:39 | More by DustinPurvis

BTFU

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

03-28-2012 05:53:58 | More by BTFU

awdturboiv

Indiana

3/5  rDev -18%

03-07-2012 20:56:46 | More by awdturboiv

BEERchitect

Kentucky

3.28/5  rDev -10.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Quite a hoppy little devil, aren't you? Sharply grassy, spicy, and floral in taste but then with the support of pilsner malt and other vegital portions for an earthy sweet/bitter interplay.

People's Pilsner opens with a slightly hazy medium straw color and steady streams of carbonation. A light and sparse head tops the beer. Low in retention, but the lacing is ample despite such timid head character.

Aromas and flavors are heavily focused on vegital components that start with a spicy and grassy hop profile that develops into a gripping bitterness in finish. Along the way, the modest malt sweetness introduces flavors of raw grain, corn, and husk. Otherwise herbal, softly malty, and with an underlying cracker-like bready sweetness that is burried under the hop and grain profles.

Quite crisp, dry, and refreshing throughout. The early light creaminess is short lived as the beer ushers in a quick dryness, grainy bite, and slight alcohol warmth in finish.

Farily typical of German Lagers, I would have prefered a more herbal and floral hop character along with a smoother bitterness. I appreciate also the crisp malt flavor and feel, but would have liked less grain and corn taste to allow the clean malt crispness to shine.

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2012 05:00:34 | More by BEERchitect

cadizkyguy

Kentucky

3.8/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Review #100.. I love supporting the small craft breweries and especially those in the state of Indiana, where Three Floyds, Flat 12, Sun King and Figure 8 step it up on a daily basis.

Unfamiliar with People's Brewing out of Lafayette, Indiana, i've read up on them lately and was fortunate to find a six pack of their German Pilsener at my favorite Terre Haute, IN beer stop.

This is a very tasty pilsener.. the full review follows..

Appearance -- Pours into a pint glass, i get a golden brew with a billowy white head.

Smell -- Just enough of a hop presence, but not overbearing.

Taste -- Gotta love the small craft breweries no one ever hears about. A very refreshing beer. Not bitter by any means. Complements any dish.

Mouthfeel -- A wonderfully crafted beer.

Overall -- People's hit it on the mark with this beer. I believe a visit to People's in 2012 is merited after this beer. Thanks People's.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2012 08:09:39 | More by cadizkyguy

secondtooth

Indiana

3.85/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours an attractive amber. Carbonation is limited, with a miniature head of lacing.

Aroma is enticing -- grainy, yeasty, with a little hops snap in there. Pleasing.

Flavor is sharp, with a well-done hop integration. I rate this an above-average pilsner. Tasty and worthy of repeat purchase.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2012 05:24:11 | More by secondtooth

kbwolfe

Indiana

4/5  rDev +9.3%

12-30-2011 02:44:07 | More by kbwolfe

Rempo

Indiana

4/5  rDev +9.3%

11-20-2011 04:12:14 | More by Rempo

Cresant

Kentucky

3.38/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Served this 12 oz. brown bottle in a Sam Adams glass. No date. The body was a rich, bright gold. A bit hazy. The modest white head settled to an island and tiny ring.

The smell was a soft vegetal aroma. Fresh grain.

The taste was spicy noble hops. There was a nice lingering grassy bitterness. Some toasty barley. Some lemon. Pretty clean. Very easy to drink. This is not on the level of Summerfest or Prima Pils but a pretty good pilsner.

The mouthfeel was nice and smooth at first but finished with a bit of a coarse kick in the swallow.

Serving type: bottle

11-13-2011 03:12:46 | More by Cresant

warnerry

Michigan

3.9/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Pours a clear golden brown with almost two fingers of white head. Head fades pretty quickly but leaves nice lacing.

S - Subtle aroma of toasted malts and noble hops.

T -- Nice crisp taste with toasted malt and with more intense hops than many pilsners. But it works well here. A bit grassy.

M -- Light and crisp with a faint lingering bitterness.

O - Maybe not the most traditional take on the style, but a very enjoyable beer that I would get again.

Serving type: on-tap

11-03-2011 00:29:45 | More by warnerry

tykees88

Indiana

3.8/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A- This is a nice clear yellow. Reminds you of a classic bud. No head really on an aggresive pour, no lacing either.

S-Smell is just a hop dance. It's like it was dry hopped. This is a pilsener right?

T- Yup, taste more hoppy than you think. I think this aggresively hopped. This is a pretty nice flavor, low abv too. Sessionable?

M-Light bodied, carbonation is alright.

O- It's just a pioneer I think for a german pilsener. SO hoppy, if you like hops then you will like this beer. Pretty impressed.

Serving type: bottle

10-29-2011 14:03:32 | More by tykees88

rangel2

Indiana

3.63/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Served into a Dupont ~12 oz. glass from 12 oz. bottle -- Finally, these People are bottling! So awesome!

Anyway, beer poured nearly a finger of pretty white head. Lacing isn't very strong as the glass empties, but the beer is a deep golden hazy color that makes me forget about it's retention.

The first smell is of lighter earthy tones (fresh cut grass, really), with rather faint hops coming through.

Taste up front is clean, bitter, somewhat piney -- really piney for a pils -- with tropical fruit barely poking through before it is snatched up by a bready malt relief. Bitterness chugs along underneath, as beer is noticeably watery. Nevertheless, malt slips and bitter, slightly alcohol finish leaves me ready for another sip. But, the longer it warms up the more the malt starts to take over, dominating the finish with a strong pale, yet bready finish.

Really enjoy what People's has to offer. Now that they are bottling, look for them in the Midwest when and wherever you can!

Serving type: bottle

10-10-2011 01:52:00 | More by rangel2

schoolboy

Ohio

4.33/5  rDev +18.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This is a really good pilsener. It is out of the ordinary with more hops taste and aroma than most, and a creamy taste (Wabash water?).

It is smoother than most pilseners while also being more robust than most. I don't know if I would call it German, since it is uniquely hoppy.

Overall, it is a well balanced beer and I would love to have a bunch more (I will have to ask my son to bring some back when he can - his new place is a few blocks from the tap house).

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2011 01:34:30 | More by schoolboy

BarryMFBurton

Indiana

3.73/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Having lived in Lafayette for the past few years, I have heard a few different things about our local brewery: People's. To be honest, most of the responses ranged from "It's alright" to "AVOID ENTIRELY." Not a promising picture. However, after seeing it on tap at so many places around town, I gave it a try anyway. Here's the result:

Served on-tap at Wings, Etc. in West Lafayette, Indiana.

A: The body is an amber/dark gold, with nearly no head. It shines in the sun that streams through the windows near our booth; you can tell there's substance here.

S: Light hop notes; herbal, but not super-piney. It entices, but leaves a lot to the imagination.

T: Fresh and hoppy - there's a good bitter bite. The wheat is not as fresh underneath, but still a good addition. I'm more focused on the genre-defining hoppiness, which rolls on the tongue with the strength of a classic imported pilsner. The bite sticks around for the aftertaste, coupling with fresh water to create a satisfying spring/summer refreshment.

M: A good smooth feel in the mouth, though not exactly a microbrew. Overall, it's quite drinkable.

O: I honestly don't know what all the fuss was about; People's seems to be doing the right things here. A respectable pilsner that I'll probably have again, especially when it's with a plate of wings.

Serving type: on-tap

05-16-2011 04:43:29 | More by BarryMFBurton