Mama's Little Yella Pils - Oskar Blues Grill & Brew

rangerred

Tennessee

3.69/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Had on tap in a pint glass.

Pours a clear medium gold with a one finger white head.

Aroma of wet grass and hay with a little bit of corn thrown in. A nice noble hop aroma is pleasant but a bit weak.

Grass and corn flavor with more behind it than the aroma. A nice sharp hob bitterness along with a nice cris clean mouthfeel and quick finish.

Overall, a nice but pretty basic pils. Really doesn't quite stand up to the likes of Pilsner Urquell or Budvar in my opinion.

Serving type: on-tap

05-11-2013 18:07:47 | More by rangerred

dkelber

Illinois

3.03/5  rDev -16.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

on tap at a bar in a shaker glass. decent white head that stayed for a couple minutes then dissipated as drinking commenced. not much aroma, not much in the way of hops on the nose. bready, malty up front. not so pleasant bitterness at the end. It's Ok, but there are much better examples.

Serving type: on-tap

05-08-2013 00:00:58 | More by dkelber

vcoggins

Texas

3.74/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

12 ounce can
Served in a Stange glass

A - Cloudy pale yellow with about 2 finger of white head. Average carbonation rising bottom of the glass.

S - The smell is very similar to most lagers but more prevailing with a slight citrus/lemony/apple aroma.

T - Medium sweetness with a taste of lemon with a slight pepper.

M - Moderate to thin but creamy feel. Dry finish.

O - This is a new style for me (unless you count the adjunct lagers from the BMCs in the past) so I don't know if this is a comparatively good version of this style, but I am very pleased with this beer.

Serving type: can

Serving type: can

05-07-2013 21:40:53 | More by vcoggins

BB1313

Ohio

3.28/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.25

Canned on 2/12/13. 12oz can poured into a flute. Pours a transparent pale golden, fluffy white head that sticks around and leaves nice lacing. The aromas are full of crackers and malts. There's a subtle floral hop aroma, but it's basically non-existent, which is to be expected. The flavors make sense, it's just a little safe. It tastes like your typical pilsener. There's hints of black pepper, giving it a decent spiciness. Very earthy. Mouthfeel is great, just like most of Oskar Blues' beers. It's light with active carbonation. It's also creamy and smooth, making for an easy drinking experience. Alcohol obviously goes unnoticed. This would hit the spot during the warm weather.

Solid pilsener. First time having it. Nothing mindblowing, but it serves its purpose.

Serving type: can

04-30-2013 20:11:34 | More by BB1313

McStagger

California

3.36/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25

Tallboy can. Kick. Ass.

A: Poured from 19.2 oz can into stemless champagne flute. Pale straw. Lightly hazy, with lively carbonation. Two fingers bleached white head. Fairly quick dissipation. Minimal lacing.

S: Malt dominant, with lightly sweet biscuity notes. Hops are clean. Lemon, herbal and noble, but not quite as spicy as most Czech pilsners.

T: Mildly sweet front of milled cereal grain. Mid palate of lightly honeyed bread. Rough, almost rustic finish of mild floral bitterness. Floral bitterness carries into the aftertaste to accompany the cereal sweetness. Spicy element is present as the beer warms, but it's a bit too subtle.

M: Runs towards the creamy side of pilsners. However, it does have a pleasing surge of carbonation on the finish to balance things out.

O: Misses the mark for me. The overly subdued noble spiciness and cereal like tones don't quite agree with my palate.

Serving type: can

04-28-2013 04:34:30 | More by McStagger

mjurney

Texas

4.01/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Appearance:
Bright pale color, a little haze. Good amount of carbonation rising. Small frothy head.

Aroma:
Sweet malts, spicy hops, a little lemony.

Taste:
Sweet pale malts, bready, cracker, faint honey and lemon. Some yeasty character. Hop bitterness is medium, spicy-grassy. Finish is clean, crisp, a little dry. Body is light-medium, crisp, refreshing, semi-dry.

Overall:
Very good for a Pilsner. Highly drinkable. Tasty.

Serving type: can

04-22-2013 00:59:58 | More by mjurney

buschbeer

Ohio

3.28/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

12 ounce can
Served in a pilsner glass

A - It is pale yellow in color with about one finger of white head. A steady flow of carbonation rises from the etching of the bottom of the glass.

S - The aroma at first strikes me as that of an adjunct lager. Upon further investigation I detect some lemon grass aroma.

T - The taste carries on the lemon grass theme.

M - Moderate to thin with biting carbonation.

O - This is not my favorite style of beer, and unfortunately it not a great version of this style.

Serving type: can

04-20-2013 19:43:04 | More by buschbeer

AlCaponeJunior

Texas

3.83/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A nice very yellow color, clear, a good head but it didn't last, and not too much lacing.

Smelled of a mix of grains, hops, and various malts.

Tasted pretty darn good, I like this stuff. A nice complex malt backbone is accented nicely with some tangy hops and citrus.

Feel is just what I like in a pilsner, light, easy to drink, and bubbly.

Overall it's a great beer for fishin' and pretty darn tasty stuff. Another good product from OB.

Serving type: can

04-16-2013 20:22:35 | More by AlCaponeJunior

matjack85

Illinois

3.59/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

I picked this up at the Binny's store in Bloomingdale, IL as part of a build-your-own 6 pack for $9.99, making it $1.67 for a single 12oz can. No freshness date.

Other than being too hazy for the style, this beer looks pretty good. It pours a hazy pale yellow color with a big 4-finger fluffy white head that hangs around awhile and leaves lots of nice lacing.

The smell reminds me of walking thru the Budweiser plant down in St. Louis. It was like getting a whiff of the air around the brewery. Lots of cooked cereal grains and pale malt. Not unpleasamt at all.

Lots of grain and pilsner malt flavor with a touch of spiciness to it. The Saaz hops add a mild bitterness for balance.

Somewhere between light and medium in bidy with medium carbonation.

This is a decent canned beer.

Serving type: can

04-12-2013 18:33:19 | More by matjack85

facundoCNB

New Jersey

3.88/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

a clean golden yellow with a finger of white head and excellent head retention. smells of pilsner malt, grass, slight citrus, sugar frosting. slightly bitter up front (grassy earthy hops), sugary malt backbone, bready. light bodied, crisp and refreshing, with high carbonation.

a very refreshing excellent tasting session beer. a must have for summer time, i'll be keeping this in my fridge all summer long.

Serving type: can

04-04-2013 00:14:51 | More by facundoCNB

tectactoe

Michigan

3.58/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Mama's Little Yella Pils doesn't fool anybody on the pour - bright and vibrant straw-yellow with a medium haziness to it. The white cap settles quick but leaves a few lines of lacing near the top of the glass. Pretty refreshing looking beer.

The aroma is actually a bit more sweet than bitter, typically not the case for "Czech Pilsners". Usually the musky and leafy hop aromas take over, but this thing is loaded with sweetness that smells an awful lot like corn. Yup, big-time corn presence. Kind of malty, but just a light sweetness from the pilser malts. Hops are there, but not really "out-and-about"... kind of just hidden a bit. Slightly musty and earthy. Definitely hops of the Noble variety, but perhaps not enough of them. Overall, a mild and quiet aroma.

Sweet corn also leads the way for the taste profile, hitting quick and fast. Hops come gliding in after the initial sip; earthy, musky, and surprisingly more bitter than I was expecting. The bitterness sits on the palate for a bit as it fades into the finish with a slightly corny and floral aftertaste. Lots of yeast is noticeable in the finish, as well, although it isn't incredible standoutish. Not exactly packed with flavor, but not bad, either. It's got a nice sweet-to-bitter gradient that plays on the palate quite nicely. Thin bodied, not quite full enough to be called medium yet, with lots of carbonation. Nice, crispy mouth feel that is expected of most pilsners.

Have I had better pilsners? Yeah. But this one certainly isn't bad. I don't know if it should be labeled a "Czech Pilsner", though. But it makes for a pretty damn good American Pale Lager. IMO, this is what New Belgium's "Shift" Pale Lager was trying to be. I'd take this over that one any day. Would be great for long, hot days out in the sun.

Serving type: can

04-01-2013 20:30:44 | More by tectactoe

endincolorado

Ohio

3.64/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Pours a clear pale gold with many tiny bubbles ascending into a thick white head that settles slowly and leaves behind plenty of pretty white lace. Aroma is crisp and of sweet cereal and some faint hops in the background. Flavor is of crackers and a refreshing snap of bitterness. Mouthfeel is appropriately light-medium. This is what a bud or miller wants to be when it grows up.

Serving type: can

03-31-2013 18:47:39 | More by endincolorado

mfnmbvp

Illinois

3.93/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12 oz. can, bottom of the can reads canned on 12/19/2012 @ 11:58, NO STEMS NO STICKS. Sounds like something I've heard before, but never regarding beer. Attractive plain simple styled can, and an attention grabbing name. Excited to try this beer, my third from Oskar Blues Brewing Co.

Poured into a Firestone Walker pint glass.

A - Moderately aggressive pour yields about two and a half fingers of fizzy fluffy doughy white head. Light murky lemon yellow colored body, with the tiniest amount of bubbles lazily floating to the top. Scattered spotty lacing.

S - Smells like malts and fresh roasted corn husk. Nothing complicated arising from this one, but smells delicious, and right on the mark. Authentic, natural corn kernel aroma, as opposed to sh**ty artifical adjunct ingredients.

T - Typical malty / corn pilsner type taste, although less bloating and carbonated than the typical swill that permeates the market. And a much more natural and authentic corn kernel type taste, as opposed to artificial adjunct crap ingredients. Crisp, clean, and delicious. A sugary, fruity green apple skin presence emerges as this beer warms.

M - Crisp, clean, smooth. Fruity apple / sugary type notes linger. Slight tart cheap champagne like carbonation, like most pilsners I have encountered. Highly drinkable stuff, though.

Overall, a beer I would definitely drink again. Not the most complex beer by Oskar Blues Brewing Co., but a fine representation of it's style. Crisp & clean, lightly bodied, and superbly well-balanced with a gracious 5.30% abv, a quaffable and sessionable beer.

Oskar Blues Mama's Little Yella Pils ---4/5.

Serving type: can

03-28-2013 05:40:58 | More by mfnmbvp

StoutHunter

Michigan

3.41/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.25

I picked up a can of Oskar Blues Mama's Little Yella Pils last week for $1.69 at The Lager Mill. I'm still working my way through Oskar Blues lineup, I haven had a Pilsener in a while so this one seems like a good choice, lets see how it goes. Canned on 2/22/13. Poured from a 12oz can into a Pilsener glass.

A- I like the way this can looks, its got a nice clean look to it. It poured a nice and bright yellow color that took on a nice golden hue when held to the light with two fingers worth of of white head that died down to a thin ring that stayed till the end and it left some nice spotty lacing behind. This is a good looking Pilsener, there's not a thing wrong with the way it looks.

S- The aroma starts off with a lower amount of medium sweetness followed by loads of malts that impart a nice bready and biscuit like aroma that seems to stick out the most. Up next comes the hops which are on the lighter side and impart a grassy and slightly earthy hops aromas. The aroma was ok, it was pretty clean but the malts seems to be too dominate and the hops aromas barely came through, it's a little weak on the hops for a Pilsener's aroma.

T- The taste seems to be pretty similar to the aroma and it starts off with a lower amount of medium sweetness that had a real slight honey flavor to it followed by loads of malts that imparted lots of bready and biscuit like aromas with the bread aromas sticking out the most. On the finish there's a light earthy and grassy hop flavor followed by a pretty light amount of bitterness. I thought the taste was just slightly above average, the malts were nice but too dominant for the style and it would be nice if the hops imparted a little more flavor and some noticeable bitterness.

M- Smooth, clean, crisp, a little on the dry side, lighter bodied, with a nice amount of medium bitterness. The mouthfeel was very good and it was pretty true to style.

Overall I was little let down with this beer and I thought it was pretty close to being an average Czech Pilsener, the malts were nice but the hops were lacking in aromas, flavors, ans bitterness which made this beer unbalanced for the style. This beer had good drinkability, it was smooth, clean, and not filling, but the flavors didn't really hold my attention, I wouldn't want another one right now, but I could see this being a decent lawn mower beer in the summer. What I liked the most about this beer was the mouthfeel, it was really good, it worked well with this beer, and it was pretty true to style. What I liked the least about this beer was the lack of balance and hop character, more hops flavors and bitterness would really help this beer out and make it truer to style. I don't think I would buy this again, this might be nice to have a couple on the disc golf course, but at that point I would probably be better off saving some money and drinking an AAL instead, I can't say I really recommend this beer, but if I had a friend who wasn't that in to craft beer, I would offer him one of these. All in all this beer was a little bit of a let down, it just didn't have the bitterness and balance that I look for in the style. So far this is my least favorite beer from Oskar Blues, I just wasn't a fan of this, but I'm still hopeful that they make a beer that I will really enjoy, better luck next time guys.

Serving type: can

03-27-2013 03:45:17 | More by StoutHunter

jjboesen

Maryland

4.11/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Will Rogers never met a man he didn’t like; I have. However, I have never met a beer from Oskar Blues that I did not like. This crisp Czech-style pilsner will definitely save you the expense of going to Prague for delicious beer of this style. (However, as someone who has been to this glorious city, I do recommend such a trip.)

This beer is a translucent amber color and it is alive with carbonation bubbles scurrying to the top of the glass, which is crowned by a thin foam. There is a nice nose of lemon and pepper; meanwhile, the palate is treated to a pleasant blend of lemongrass and peach and then tricked at the end with some mild hoppiness. As expected, the mouthfeel is dry and crisp, the obvious criteria for this style. And this from the same mad geniuses who gave us the chunky chewiness of Gubna (See My Review.)

Serving type: on-tap

03-25-2013 23:52:04 | More by jjboesen

ChemicalEngineer

Pennsylvania

3.51/5  rDev -3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A: light sunflower with a touch of haze. Some liveliness pouring from the can. S: smell is very mild, almost undetectable, with traces of lemon and lavender. T: Unsweetened lemonade at the front transitions to a mild grapefruit with a hoppy, coniferous, and semi-bitter dry finish. This pils has a nice overall balance but more flavor would be generated with an upgrade to the aromatics. Good complexity and body.

Serving type: can

03-24-2013 00:49:38 | More by ChemicalEngineer

MirkoCroCough

Croatia (Hrvatska)

4.21/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Can into pint glass.

Clear and golden. Bubbles racing to the top. Left a nice head and lacing on the glass.

Clean grassy, hop smell.

Taste very good. Malts and bits of hops.

Clean and crisp. Finish is refreshing and dry.

Easy to drink an ocean of these since it is what beer should be across the board. Nothing fancy, just glorious beer.

Serving type: can

03-14-2013 22:25:34 | More by MirkoCroCough

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.53/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a Schaumburger pilsner glass. Pours a light golden amber with a one finger white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of bready malt, grassy hops and a hint of wheat. Flavor follows with grassy hops and sweet malt, finshing with lightly spicy grassy hops, slightly dryer. Light bodied. A decent pilsner; nothing exciting, but pleasant to drink; the hop finish grew on me as I drank the glass.

Serving type: can

03-13-2013 03:28:31 | More by LiquidAmber

Alextricity

Michigan

3.83/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Canned 2/25/13 "Skippy Hour", so the beer's only two weeks old. Sweet! I was excited to try some Oskar Blues, since they just recently started shipping some of their staples to Michigan.

Appearance: Crystal clear... really just looks like yellow water. Brilliantly attractive (makes me sound British...). There's a nice, pillowy white head that's about one finger and sticks around. Lacing's virtually nonexistent, but that's no big deal.

Smell: Right on the front I can tell you that I find that this beer smells (and tastes) like a QUALITY domestic beer. The smell is of mellow malts that I get in most adjunct lagers, but there's nothing "off" about it, which I get in a lot of AALs. Perfectly mild and malty, as a pilsner ought to have.

Taste/feel: Solid, solid, solid... almost exactly like the smell, with what seems to be a dash of hops on the finish. I hate using the word, but this really is a CRISP beer. I love the sweetness I get on this one, and that fantastic malty, mild hop taste on the finish. Like I've said, it's like a well made domestic beer. Keep in mind I'm two beers deep, but I'm really trying to focus on this beer and look at it as un-buzzed as possible... I really do think it's a very solid beer. And the fact that it comes from a can? Forget about it. Mama's Little Yella Pils HAS to be (keep in mind this is my first craft can) my favorite canned beer. Even if I happen to stumble upon a bigger, better, and bolder craft beer in a can (regardless of style), I seriously feel like I'll be coming to this beer again and again to be my go-to summer beer. It's just wonderfully flavorful (while still being light), easy drinking, and tasty. Definitely try it out.

Serving type: can

03-11-2013 22:18:39 | More by Alextricity

barczar

Kentucky

3.76/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Pours a brilliant light golden color with a foamy one inch white head that dissipates somewhat quickly, leaving no lacing.

Aroma is grainy and slightly sweet, with floral hop accents. Malt is almost more bready than cracker-like. Honeysuckle comes to mind.

Flavor reveals more perfumey and floral notes, which are at the base throughout. Fairly bready malt hits mid palate and is somewhat nutty, carrying into a slightly dry, bitter finish. There's a hint of citrus emerging late.

Body is moderate, with moderate carbonation and a touch of grainy astringency at the finish.

More bready and hoppy than most pilsners I've had. Which also means more character, and that's fine with me.

Serving type: can

03-09-2013 20:51:33 | More by barczar

TrappistJohnMD

Mississippi

3.49/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Served in beer flight at Epcot.

Golden and perfectly clear with white head that lingers well and dissipates to ring along sides of cup.

Smell is malt and grass. Slight lemon hints too.

Taste is light lemon and malts.

Mouthfeel is light and easy drinking.

Overall good for the style.

Serving type: on-tap

03-07-2013 20:26:05 | More by TrappistJohnMD

TheSixthRing

California

3.59/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance - Pours a hazy, pale straw yellow with a white, finger width head. Good retention. Leaves a nice ring of lace around the top of the glass, with streaks and small spots down the side.

Smell - Grainy malts and subtle sweetness. Faint earthy, grassy hop character completes the aroma.

Taste - Follows the nose. Strong grain bill upfront, backed by moderate notes of grassy bitterness. Very low levels of diacetyl seem to come through around mid-taste. Finishes with lingering grassy bitterness and a slightly twangy metallic aftertaste.

Mouthfeel - Light in body with fair cabronation. Smooth, approachable and easy on the swallow. Very subtle creaminess near the finish.

Overall - Fairly solid pilsner. Not one I'd look to purchase again, but I wouldn't turn it down if offered. I can't understate the grainy bite of this beer. It's up there with a lot of the grain bombs I've had in my time.

Serving type: can

02-24-2013 01:23:19 | More by TheSixthRing

Etan

Illinois

3.53/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25

12oz can.

A: Clear golden-yellow with a large white head.

S: Bready pale malt, lightly floral. Not much else going on here.

T: Grainy pale malt, crisp yet mild hop bitterness. Bready finish.

M: Light-bodied with a creamy feel.

O: Decent but not a very memorable pilsener.

Serving type: can

02-17-2013 05:42:20 | More by Etan

BlackBelt5112203

South Carolina

3.93/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz can poured into a pilsner glass at slightly warmer than fridge temperature.

L – Pale gold color with a big 4-finger bubbly, white head. Decent retention and some patchy lacing. Initially, the beer was clear with a lot of bubbles. However, I got some sediment from the bottom of the can into the glass, and the beer got pretty cloudy. It clears up nicely after some time.

S – There’s a nice malt aroma with grainy, bready, and cereal notes. There are some spicy and somewhat floral hop aromas here, too. Really nice pilsner aroma. Possibly a touch of diacetyl is apparent, but that’s ok.

T – It pretty much follows the aroma with sweet bready and grainy malts with a touch of diacetyl followed by smoothly bitter, spicy, and earthy hops. It’s probably not as hoppy as most Czech pilsners, but that’s really alright with me.

F – Light-to-medium-bodied with great carbonation, a slightly creamy but also refreshing mouthfeel, and slightly bitter, spicy, and dry finish. A touch of bitter and spicy hop flavor lingers on the tongue for a bit.

O – This is a really nice and drinkable pilsner. It may not be the quintessential example of a Czech pilsner (the noble hops are too subdued), but it is damn tasty. It’s not my favorite brew from Oscar Blues but it’s a good one nonetheless.

Serving type: can

02-13-2013 01:52:32 | More by BlackBelt5112203

Cylinsier

Pennsylvania

3.76/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

12 oz can

Pours a light, slightly hazy lemony gold with a sugar white lacing for a head.

Smells of light lemon citrus, dry grassy malts and faint dry hops.

Flavor starts off with a grassy hop bite followed by a light citrus sweetness, lemony with a hint of sugar.

Medium to light body with a light tingling carbonation on the roof of the mouth.

A highly drinkable light pilsner, a bit zestier than you might expect from a pils and pretty darn good. I would seek this out again and encourage others to do the same. Solid lager.

Serving type: can

02-06-2013 22:37:22 | More by Cylinsier