Joe's Premium American Pilsner - Avery Brewing Company

SkeeterHawk

Texas

3.98/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours a mostly clear yellow color with a small 1/4" head of small white bubbles on top after a pretty aggressive pour. The head was there, maintained by quite a few bubbles rising until it eventually sunk to a pretty substantial ring where the beer meets the glass...also maintained by bubbles rising. There is a tiny bit of lace left on the glass after drinking.

Aroma: the aroma is really clean with sweet Pilsner malt and floral hops being the most notable aspects. The hopping is pretty high in this beer, but is well blended as is noticeable from the cold beer. As the beer warms, the hops are getting stronger and more complex. Pretty nice aroma overall.

Taste: This beer has much more body and mouthfeel than most in this category, yet it still retains its dryness to make the finish well balanced between bitter and toasty malt qualities. The carbonation is ample for what it is, it is high for other styles, but I think that this beer can use it to keep the finish from being too obviously hoppy. Of course all of this plays in the finish having some acidity to linger on the back of the throat for a while after the sip.

Opinion: Overall this is a pretty darn good beer in a sea of mediocrity. It still isn't my favorite style, but this is a good example of one. All this coming from a guy who has drank four of these already, so it must not be that bad. If you drink "the big three" or know someone who does...this may be a good stocking stuffer this Christmas.

Serving type: can

12-12-2011 01:35:45 | More by SkeeterHawk

eulerthegrape

California

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

05-18-2013 04:28:33 | More by eulerthegrape

skaboom420

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

05-17-2013 00:40:30 | More by skaboom420

MinorThreat

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

05-16-2013 00:09:05 | More by MinorThreat

BucannonXC5

California

3.73/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Type: 12-oz. can
Glass: Hotel glass (half pint, half snifter)
From: Wilbur’s Total Beverage in Fort Collins, Colo.
Price: Part of a variety 6-pack for $9.99
Purchased: May 2, 2013
Consumed: May 3, 2013
Misc.: N/A

Poured golden straw clear color with 1-2 fingers of frothy white head. Lots of bubbles brewing. Average lacing on the sides of the glass. Nice retention on the top on the way down.

Smelled a sharp whiff of spicy malts that almost immediately went away. Doughy bread came to mind. Also corn and hay. Those spices were lingering on the nose after.

Much more flavor in the taste compared to the nose. Very smooth. Bread, lemon grass, dough and cereal. Still those pleasant spices, which I can’t name.

Light body. Thin texture. Average carbonation. Smooth, refreshing, clean finish.

A pretty good pilsner overall. I would definitely have it again.

Serving type: can

05-09-2013 06:16:27 | More by BucannonXC5

dcbeers

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev +8.4%

04-27-2013 11:38:25 | More by dcbeers

russpowell

Oklahoma

3.98/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Pours a pale straw color with 3 fingers of pearl colored head

S: Perfumy hops, bready & crackery notes

T: Follows the nose, dry & some pear notes & a touch of herbal bitterness. Grainy, crackery, with white grape & lemon. Finishes dry, grainy, crackery & fruitty

MF: Light body with crisp carbonation, good balance

Super drinkability, really like this one for the style, would buy this again during the dog days of Summer, which will be here in about 3 weeks :P

Serving type: can

04-22-2013 00:51:58 | More by russpowell

drt72

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

04-19-2013 01:44:01 | More by drt72

prlykens

Colorado

2.75/5  rDev -25.5%

04-16-2013 03:41:20 | More by prlykens

bulldogg915

Wyoming

3/5  rDev -18.7%

04-03-2013 14:33:31 | More by bulldogg915

EyePeeAyBryan

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

04-02-2013 20:27:51 | More by EyePeeAyBryan

Lob

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

03-31-2013 03:06:13 | More by Lob

Alek

California

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

03-28-2013 00:02:17 | More by Alek

Jamison85

Indiana

4/5  rDev +8.4%

03-26-2013 05:44:16 | More by Jamison85

Tiernan

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

03-24-2013 06:14:46 | More by Tiernan

Daktah

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

03-20-2013 20:14:39 | More by Daktah

shelby415

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

03-15-2013 07:33:40 | More by shelby415

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev +8.4%

03-11-2013 07:04:45 | More by spycow

mattyrubes

New York

2.75/5  rDev -25.5%

03-11-2013 02:44:03 | More by mattyrubes

homebrew311

Illinois

3.46/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into pint glass. Appearance is ridiculously pale, a few shades darker than water. Frothy white head forms and retains leaving splotchy markings on side of glass. The nose has firm cereal grain profile paired with light herbal hops and notes of lemon rind and grass. Taste is mild up front and has a grainy backbone that shines on the finish. Mouthfeel is feather light with moderate carbonation. Overall, a simple beer with mild flavor. Tastier than adjunct lagers, but not a whole lot going on.

Serving type: can

03-10-2013 03:41:33 | More by homebrew311

JimmyFlatRock

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

03-07-2013 23:24:10 | More by JimmyFlatRock

RudnicsMEB

Colorado

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

02-21-2013 03:45:35 | More by RudnicsMEB

tdm168

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - bright, clear, yellow, with a thin head that fades quickly

S - grassy,grainy, herbal

T - grassy, herbal, faintly spicy, a bitter finish

M - medium to light bodied, well carbonated

This is a nice, hoppy, refreshing lager. This is definitely a beer worth trying.

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2013 22:47:39 | More by tdm168

garymuchow

Minnesota

3.18/5  rDev -13.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Poured into 6oz. Leine's bar glass.
Very pale slightly cloudy with full white head.
Slightly sweet and pale malty aroma. Only hints of hops.
Bitterness shows through right away. Some balancing malt and sweetness. Finish is drying, slightly bitter and quite extended. Some tartness pushing to sourness show and leads to some puckering.
Light body but not really watery, just enough heft to give it a little feel.
Finishing sourness is a little off-putting. This is alright. I like the can.

Serving type: can

02-15-2013 02:08:54 | More by garymuchow

dmorgan310

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

02-10-2013 08:10:38 | More by dmorgan310