South Peak Pilsner - La Cumbre Brewing Co.

largadeer

California

4.28/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Growler into a pils glass. Crystal clear pale golden body topped by a clinging, lasting head. Impressively clean nose with a big saaz presence. Spicy, floral and herbal hop aromatics are dominant, but there's a great pils malt backbone supporting the hops. Firmly bitter on the palate with a floral, herbal, somewhat mineral bite. Bready, doughy pils malt softens the bitterness a bit in the finish. This is impressive stuff, one of the finer American-brewed pilsners I've tried. To my palate it's more German than Czech due to the substantial bitterness and clean yeast profile.

Serving type: growler

12-14-2012 04:24:42 | More by largadeer

elNopalero

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I overheard this was a Bohemian style pilsner—not Czech, as listed—and to distinguish it from La Cumbre’s also-excellent Beer.

This pours a clear golden yellow and appears vibrant in the glass. There’s a light and grassy hop aroma that comes across, along with a pronounced bitterness on the flavor. The 45 ibus (on the high side for a pilsner?) will do that. I get a lot of sharp and grassy flavors with a dry, piney grassy finish. Very clean, very crisp.

This warms well with a light bready/biscuit aroma coming through on the palate and on the finish.

Clean, clear finish and effervescence keeps it light and pleasing.

Serving type: on-tap

07-17-2012 18:41:13 | More by elNopalero

bump8628

Oklahoma

3.98/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On-tap at La Cumbre. Beautiful looking pilsener. Expansive frothy white foam on top of an almost clear straw body. Perfect streams of bubbles glide up the sides of the glass. Grass, lemon rind, and flowers. Husky barley malt and a touch of raw dough. A super lager. Just a bit more in the way of hops would send it over the edge.

Serving type: on-tap

12-24-2011 21:53:19 | More by bump8628

BeardedBoffin

Minnesota

4.2/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I had the pleasure of trying this brew on cask at La Cumbre. I don't recall ever having a pilsner on cask before this one. The beer arrived with a a pale yellow color and a modest head. It doesn't looks as crisp as it might out the keg, but I wouldn't expect it to. Grassy hops in the aroma along with pale malt. On the palate, the husk of the lightly toasted malt is noticeable, but the bitterness of the hops dominates. Grass and spice meld to produce a "casky" pilsner experience. Due to the warmer temps and reduced carbonation of beer in a cask, the beer comes across almost as a deconstructed pilsner. The flavor of each component lingers in the mouth waiting to mix with what is coming next.

An interesting, balanced and tasty brew.

Serving type: cask

06-04-2011 18:33:10 | More by BeardedBoffin

jdense

Oregon

4/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On-tap at La Cumbre 12 oz. pour $3.25 into short pilsener glass 2.11.11.

Light gold clear body a bit clearer than other house beers, good trails of carbonation rising up sides of glass, nice retention and lacing. A bit sweet in the nose, flower hops, clean. Taste mirrors the nose, a bit on the sweet side. Mouthfeel is light, crisp and refreshing. More of a Bavarian style, no banana or clove. Reminds me of Victory Prima Pils. Nicely done.

Serving type: on-tap

02-13-2011 18:09:25 | More by jdense