Mama's Little Yella Pils - Oskar Blues Brewing Company

ryan1788a5

Massachusetts

3.76/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

12oz can poured into a pilsner glass. Reviewed from some quick notes.

A: Dull golden color. mild haze. Rocky white head has great retention. Broken rings and patches of clumpy lacing.

S: Doughy and bready. Grassy and herbal hops are fairly restrained.

T: Bread and dough. Sweet-ish with a slight honeyed impression. Herbal hop character creeps in and builds a little on the mid-palate. Grassy. Drying finish of grass and cracker.

M: Body is light but not without substance. Slight firmness, creamy. Light scrubbing carbonation. Smooth enough. Good.

O: On the sweet side for a pils. Very easy to drink. Downright quaffable, in fact. It almost feels a little dumbed-down. It could stand to be a little more-so in many ways, but it's still a very respectable brew.

Serving type: can

01-21-2013 19:39:39 | More by ryan1788a5

Tonmeister

Georgia

3.21/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

can poured in 16oz Goose Island Glass

Appearance: yellowish gold and clear with a chunky thin white head. The lacing breaks up rapidly.

Smell: The malt cuts through on this; corn, grain, breaddy, sweet.

Taste: The corn cuts through on this with a sweet pilsner malt. This is a unique distinctive pilsner. It's very sweet on the forefront, but the aftertaste is awkward,

Mouthfeel: light carbonation and thin bodied.

Overall, This is a good pilsner, but this is not my favorite style of beer. I would not buy this. I only had it because my roomate shared it with me.

Serving type: can

06-19-2013 05:31:20 | More by Tonmeister

Roman5150

Michigan

3.38/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

bottle into pint glass

Appearance: Clear golden yellow, thick 2 finger white head, lots of lacing for a pilsner

Smell: corn, bread, slight earthy hops (in a pilsner?!?!?!)

Taste: Bready notes with an english malt backbone, subtle earthy hops, just enough to differentiate this from an adjunct lager. For a pilsner, it has a somewhat acceptable flavor profile, could use a little more earthy hoppiness to counteract the corn/bready notes though.

Mouthfeel: Medium to low carbonation, thin bodied

Overall: A very good pilsner, true to the Czech style. I would place this just behind Victory Prima Pils and Staropramen, my benchmark for the style, as my favorite pilsners. For the price, you cannot beat the quality of this beer, it's literally $.50 more than a Bud Light tallboy. Take your typical adjunct pils, and add a little more flavor complexity and this is what you get.

Serving type: can

06-19-2013 05:23:55 | More by Roman5150

RDW

Nebraska

4/5  rDev +10.8%

06-19-2013 04:21:45 | More by RDW

baklo

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -3%

06-17-2013 23:58:48 | More by baklo

sanitarium16

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

06-16-2013 15:52:09 | More by sanitarium16

horsecorosous

Michigan

4/5  rDev +10.8%

06-16-2013 02:24:12 | More by horsecorosous

bdtva

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

06-14-2013 15:10:23 | More by bdtva

KYGunner

Kentucky

3.65/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Need I say the color is yellow, but this Pilsner sets itself apart with a thick nearly congealed head.

The scent is quite weak but a bready cereal malt aroma does exist.

There's a reason why Pilsners don't line the BA top 100, as their not very complex.
So this Lil thing needs to be taken for what it is, a very good version of a rather benign genre. Sweet malts, cereal grains and a bready dough flavor dominate a smooth drinkability. Nothing more nothing nothing less.

Serving type: on-tap

06-13-2013 13:50:07 | More by KYGunner

Mister_Falcon

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -3%

06-13-2013 05:04:43 | More by Mister_Falcon

AnitaBrewski

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -3%

06-13-2013 02:49:49 | More by AnitaBrewski

cowboy83

New York

2.25/5  rDev -37.7%

06-12-2013 22:12:37 | More by cowboy83

CUBeerBuff

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -3%

06-12-2013 17:31:04 | More by CUBeerBuff

Brew33

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -3%

06-12-2013 17:21:44 | More by Brew33

Bassman2019

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -3%

06-12-2013 12:56:51 | More by Bassman2019

Zach136

Georgia

4/5  rDev +10.8%

06-11-2013 23:36:11 | More by Zach136

ScaryEd

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev -10%

06-11-2013 22:53:05 | More by ScaryEd

spoony

Colorado

3.41/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

From a 12 oz can (dated May 17, 2013) into a pils pokal.

A-The brew is yellowish-gold in color and clear. There is a fair amount of chunky carbonation visible, but the head starts thin and drops immediately to an off-white collar. A random finger of lace is left behind.

S-The smell is strangely sweet for a pils with flavors of sweet corn and grain. There is a bit of grass, straw, and a sweet, doughy malt base. Not very refreshing or crisp smelling.

T-The taste also has a pretty significant sweet corn component. There is a mild hop bite here, as well, that provides a bit of floral kick, but this brew is not crisp or dry by any stretch of the imagination.

M-The feel is more weighty and soft than many pils. The carbonation is mild and heft is noticeable.

O-I went through a phase in which I downed a lot of Yella Pils, but now I am not sure why. Consumed cold (at 38 degrees from the fridge), this beer was still not very refreshing or crisp in the manner I would expect from a pils. It is just too sweet and heavy for the style, which hurts in the drinkability category. On the plus side, it does pack flavor...even if the flavors aren't that great.

Serving type: can

06-11-2013 04:10:24 | More by spoony

RummyRedbeard

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -3%

06-10-2013 22:47:12 | More by RummyRedbeard

Gstolas

Illinois

4/5  rDev +10.8%

06-10-2013 02:49:20 | More by Gstolas

Turbodog666

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -3%

06-09-2013 23:24:36 | More by Turbodog666

jl28r1

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -3%

06-09-2013 02:17:34 | More by jl28r1

LuckyJohn

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

06-08-2013 22:01:57 | More by LuckyJohn

andysc83

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

06-08-2013 17:04:23 | More by andysc83

ygtbsm94

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -10%

06-08-2013 03:23:33 | More by ygtbsm94