Mama's Little Yella Pils - Oskar Blues Brewing Company

jondeelee

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Mama’s Little Yella Pils opens with a fresh wet wheat, berry, and brown sugar aroma, immediately reminiscent of a bowl of cereal with fresh berries. Add in a healthy yeasty baguette and biscuit, as well as a touch of grapefruit, and you have a complete breakfast in a can, at least in terms of aromas. There are some touches of pine here too, as well as apricot. The aromas are only about medium-strength, and lean heavily on the grains, sugars coming in a distant second, and hops mainly lingering around the edge. As a whole, the aromas are good, but faint, and a touch more fruit would have helped balance things out.

On the tongue, the beer opens with a good dose of wet wheat, yeasty baguette, toast crust, and hay, joined almost immediately by brown sugars, orange, nectarine, and a faint thread of vanilla. The hops add a pleasant citrusy counter, with pink grapefruit and grapefruit rind just brushing the tastebuds, and some pine making an appearance, as well as rosewater. The aftertaste is mainly wet wheat and lighter grapefruit, fading from the tongue with moderate quickness. Mouthfeel is medium-light to medium, and carbonation is medium.

Overall, this is a solid pilsner, bearing a good set of basic flavors in decent quantities. However, there’s not much here to separate this from other pilsners, and anyone familiar with Oskar Blues’ normal fare will find this beer extremely tame. So while the flavors are lovely, the beer almost cries out for a shot of hops or sugars.

Serving type: can

08-17-2012 18:06:37 | More by jondeelee

ObeMaltKinobee

California

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

05-22-2013 08:34:54 | More by ObeMaltKinobee

dar482

New York

3.33/5  rDev -8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

It comes in a golden yellow color with a yellowish head.

The aroma has grassy hops and some lemon.

The flavor has a nice grassy flavor and slight bitterness. There's a bit of spice in there. However, there is a wheat or corn sweetness with the malt character. It's quite malty.

It does not have the cleanness as the Czech pilsners that I prefer. It's quite a decent beer, but lacks the lager cleanness that I prefer.

Serving type: can

05-22-2013 08:30:29 | More by dar482

bmurray10

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

05-22-2013 00:45:15 | More by bmurray10

johntfox

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

05-21-2013 17:54:18 | More by johntfox

fitz284

District of Columbia

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

05-21-2013 02:49:23 | More by fitz284

-ronin-

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

05-20-2013 02:05:28 | More by -ronin-

DHS1029

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

05-20-2013 00:47:29 | More by DHS1029

Eddyfunt

Michigan

2/5  rDev -44.8%

05-19-2013 22:35:28 | More by Eddyfunt

fdig23

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

05-18-2013 14:52:19 | More by fdig23

G_Rod

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

05-17-2013 11:24:02 | More by G_Rod

MinorThreat

Colorado

4/5  rDev +10.5%

05-16-2013 02:32:03 | More by MinorThreat

JohnSnowNW

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

05-15-2013 19:37:48 | More by JohnSnowNW

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

05-15-2013 16:56:32 | More by twenty5

aty11b

Texas

4/5  rDev +10.5%

05-14-2013 23:58:44 | More by aty11b

cincybranr

Ohio

2.5/5  rDev -30.9%

05-14-2013 22:13:26 | More by cincybranr

Kubrickx

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

05-12-2013 18:34:50 | More by Kubrickx

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

05-12-2013 18:06:30 | More by mikeburd1128

Slay40

Michigan

4/5  rDev +10.5%

05-12-2013 02:08:32 | More by Slay40

zbooks

Texas

3/5  rDev -17.1%

05-11-2013 19:15:15 | More by zbooks

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

MarkJBurch

New York

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

05-11-2013 05:23:06 | More by MarkJBurch

Metalaero

New York

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

05-10-2013 21:45:08 | More by Metalaero

marshmeli

New York

2/5  rDev -44.8%

05-10-2013 20:51:08 | More by marshmeli

Curloftheburl

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

05-10-2013 20:23:18 | More by Curloftheburl