Joe's Premium American Pilsner - Avery Brewing Company

gpogo

California

3.73/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A- Pale yellow body, clear. Decent sized white head. Lots of bubbles.

A- Sweet light malt aroma with a nice hop bitterness backing. I can already imagine how crisp and refreshing this beer is going to be.

T-Crisp and sweet, but with a very pleasant bitterness. Bitterness came into the aftertaste.

M- Crisp and light. High carbonation.

D- Just got back from a long bike ride and this hit the spot. I imagine any sort of activity you need to cool down from this could be refreshing. It's so light and easy drinking it would be perfect almost anytime.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2012 23:02:00 | More by gpogo

DerwinWentworth

Utah

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

06-18-2013 00:17:20 | More by DerwinWentworth

raffy313

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

06-17-2013 02:59:45 | More by raffy313

Eaglefan344

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev +15.5%

06-14-2013 14:59:39 | More by Eaglefan344

mpedara429

Massachusetts

3.48/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

A: A little bit poured out from the can into a double shot glass. It was a very clear golden yellow in color with a frothy white head.

S: Yeast and a semi sweet and tart apple like smell.

T: Similar to the smell, the finish is grassy ad earthy. A nice hop bitterness that was pretty surprising.

M: Light to medium body, slightly creamy. Medium carbonation.

O: Pretty impressed by the hoppiness and complexity of this beer for the style. It's nice to see craft beer companies putting out American Pilsners to give people a real taste of the style aside from the typical commercial garbage pilasters.

Serving type: can

06-13-2013 00:24:54 | More by mpedara429

ZombiesAteMyDog

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

06-12-2013 22:53:43 | More by ZombiesAteMyDog

Mattco

Illinois

3/5  rDev -18.5%

06-11-2013 12:45:37 | More by Mattco

sgttibbs

Kansas

4.25/5  rDev +15.5%

06-09-2013 14:36:40 | More by sgttibbs

BarryMFBurton

Indiana

3.74/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

One of the final out-of-state brews I grabbed while I was in Missouri. Wish we still had Avery here in Indiana…feel free to come back any time, guys.

A: An inch of white foam rises over a pale yellow body that’s a little too still for the style: sparse bubbles drift slowly from the bottom of the glass to the top. As the body drops, a thin sheet of lacing appears.

S: A typical lager nose, but with a hardy yeast character at the fore; aromas of vanilla and overripe banana are dominant, providing a full, sweet character. Hops are surprisingly limited, showing only a catty grass character just in the background. Crisp malt notes of straw, cornbread, and fruity wheat are evident, as well.

T: Joe hits with a spicy, floral tone of Noble hops, much more complex than in the nose – a potpourri of flavors from lemon peel and grapefruit to ginger and dandelion, giving the palate a peppery dryness. The rest of the body is clean, but the flavors are a bit too chewy to be lager-crisp: the malt-yeast combo manifest with tastes of white bread, thick pancake batter, banana, and a very mild hint of cooked vegetables. Finishes a tad dry, a lemon hoppiness lingering.

M: For a pilsner, this is fairly thick. That lack of fizz, though, helps this one go down in a more dignified way – I’d imagine this being a more run-of-the-mill if it were bubbling constantly. The world needs less fizzy yellow beers.

O: So Avery…feel free to move back here whenever you want. If you keep making beer like this, I’m sure we’ll be able to find some shelf space for you.

Note: According to some websites, the date code on this could very well represent a brewed-on date of June 2011. I really doubt that a lager could hold up that long, but if it did: hell yes, Avery! Next time I’m in town I’ll have to try it fresh.

Serving type: can

06-09-2013 00:27:12 | More by BarryMFBurton

schaffer9252

New York

4/5  rDev +8.7%

06-08-2013 22:28:51 | More by schaffer9252

socon67

New York

4/5  rDev +8.7%

06-07-2013 14:22:49 | More by socon67

maxwelldeux

North Carolina

2.75/5  rDev -25.3%

06-03-2013 01:28:25 | More by maxwelldeux

SaranacinTexas

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

06-02-2013 22:49:47 | More by SaranacinTexas

Massbmx

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -11.7%

06-01-2013 23:10:47 | More by Massbmx

civicm87

New York

3.25/5  rDev -11.7%

05-30-2013 00:08:35 | More by civicm87

strongaf

Washington

3.25/5  rDev -11.7%

05-29-2013 17:26:12 | More by strongaf

beerthulhu

New Jersey

2.74/5  rDev -25.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75

A: Corn yellow with a good clarity, a quick paced carbonation factor and a chalky white head that was thin, creamy leaving a generous coating of spotty lace. Short retention hold.

S: Nose was pilsner grains, nobel hops, and dried corn stalks.

T: Flavor comes with a bite of bitter hops, flowery, dried corn stalks and grains. The hop level is pretty high, though not spicy, more dried, bitter with some dried hay. There does appear to be a faint lacquery-vinyl hint to this which may be attributed to poor craftmenship or just a off batch, which is not uncommon with such a light bodied beer.

M: Could be crisper in the mouthful, light bodied, nothing to exciting going on here, some off flavor twang, not really tight, slightly creamy.

O: Overall the laquery-vinyl off flavor could just be a batch oriented occurence, but was very noticeable, especially upon warmer temps. May be just a bad batch, but otherwise would still garnish ordinary results from me.

Serving type: can

05-22-2013 01:32:36 | More by beerthulhu

nmann08

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

05-21-2013 23:21:07 | More by nmann08

eulerthegrape

California

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

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

skaboom420

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -11.7%

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

MinorThreat

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

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

BucannonXC5

California

3.73/5  rDev +1.4%
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 +8.7%

04-27-2013 11:38:25 | More by dcbeers

russpowell

Oklahoma

3.98/5  rDev +8.2%
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 -4.9%

04-19-2013 01:44:01 | More by drt72