Ol' Factory Pils - Two Roads Brewing Company

alexgash

Connecticut

4.14/5  rDev +16%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

12 oz. bottle.

Mostly clear lemon straw body. Two fingers of rockyish eggshell white head. Nice lacing and retention. Fresh nose, with some nice pungent hop aromas. Slightly resinous and spicy. Cookie and biscuit malt in the background.

Peppery, resinous hop bitterness up front. Spicy, noble hop flavors preside over soft, bready, cookie-ish malt. Light sweetness, but the dry, spicy hop bitterness dominates, thankfully. Moderate body with a lively, refreshing feel. A very nice addition to the CT beer scene. Will be buying more of this as the weather gets warmer.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2013 02:02:14 | More by alexgash

jmw4437

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -9%

05-23-2013 23:49:10 | More by jmw4437

RMoeNay

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -2%

05-20-2013 21:00:50 | More by RMoeNay

sailorastro

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +5%

05-16-2013 16:23:00 | More by sailorastro

dcguitar

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +5%

05-12-2013 18:33:12 | More by dcguitar

Duesler

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -2%

05-12-2013 09:12:00 | More by Duesler

jfcaa193

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +5%

05-05-2013 01:56:59 | More by jfcaa193

PoppyParthenonE

Connecticut

2/5  rDev -44%

05-01-2013 00:52:57 | More by PoppyParthenonE

lostinfla

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +5%

04-18-2013 00:20:10 | More by lostinfla

garuda

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +19%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A - Straw body, thick fluffy white head has great retention and good lace. Slight haze in the body, though.

S/T - Fragrant, just as the name suggests. Floral, grassy hops with some lemon sweetness, clove, herbal, grainy pale malts. More of a hop forward pils.

M - Light body, lively carbonation yet maintains a smooth consistency and finishes crisp and clean with moderate bitterness for the style.

O - Nicely surprised with this new one out of CT. Great depth of hop aroma.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2013 18:55:55 | More by garuda

GuitarIPA

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -2%

04-15-2013 02:45:20 | More by GuitarIPA

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +5%

04-13-2013 17:03:39 | More by DrunkinYogi

Atomicskis5

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -2%

04-11-2013 00:53:13 | More by Atomicskis5

thegerm87

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +5%

04-03-2013 01:32:55 | More by thegerm87

jefftuck47

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -2%

03-30-2013 02:32:03 | More by jefftuck47

whatsgoody

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +5%

03-29-2013 02:45:17 | More by whatsgoody

aranton

New York

2/5  rDev -44%

03-27-2013 00:53:47 | More by aranton

KTCamm

New Jersey

3.9/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.

Pours very clear bright gold. Thick half inch of white foam. Nose is light pilsy bitter. German style. Clean open firm hop that balances out. Nice blend, with a notch higher bitter than a typical pils. Crisp finish. Some citrus. Very good.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 11:11:11 | More by KTCamm

bootdown21

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -16%

03-23-2013 18:18:45 | More by bootdown21

Burkbom23

Connecticut

2.25/5  rDev -37%

03-18-2013 12:07:39 | More by Burkbom23

mrskunk

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -2%

03-04-2013 11:13:38 | More by mrskunk

Hautacam

Connecticut

4.8/5  rDev +34.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75

Birght, clear golden. Nice head with some lacing.
The smell is earthy Euro hops. Really nice.
Starts off with a hint of bread dough, then quickly the earthy, crisp hops take over. There are a lot of layers of grass, lemon, hints of honey, and wonderful noble hop goodness.
Pilsners are not a style I usually get excited about , but this one is special for sure.
Drinkabilty at 5% is really nice.
Absolutely one of the best pils I've had !

Serving type: on-tap

03-02-2013 20:54:46 | More by Hautacam

Pando

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +5%

02-23-2013 05:46:44 | More by Pando

fank2788

Connecticut

4.14/5  rDev +16%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

12oz bottle served in a pint glass
Clear pale gold in the glass with a big frothy white head that is lacing a lot. The smell is a bit faint but of pale malts and spicy hops. This beer is described as a dry hopped pilsner and that seems evident by the fresh hop bite in the taste which is actually much more noticeable than I was expecting. Noble hops provide much of the base which is appropriate for the style, bitterness and hop flavor is a bit higher than normal but in a good way. The base of this beer is a pale malt providing a fresh bread taste and mouthfeel. The yeasts provide a typical lager profile mostly clean but with a touch of spice. This beer is quite lively as the result of a good dose of carbonation and the tingly hop bitterness. The finish is pretty clean with just a hint of the pale malt and slightly bigger hit of hoppy spice and bitterness hanging around. Overall I'm pleasantly surprised. This is a good example of an often overlooked style perhaps updated a bit with the extra dose of hops. This brewery happens to just a short drive from where I live so I'm excited that it looks like I'll have a good local brewer to support, something that there are too few of in CT.

Serving type: bottle

02-23-2013 01:32:05 | More by fank2788

VelvetExtract

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A-Pours a clear orange/gold. Head is a thin crown of foam. Head leaves dense lacing squiggles. Body is very clear.

S-Light nose. A bit soapy and floral. Lager yeast. Pleasantly sweet cracker malt. Sweet croutons. Hops seem to be a mix of noble and US but I could be wrong.

T-The flavor brings much more noble hoppiness. Clean, green grass hops. Grass turns into sudsy hops. Semi-sweet, dried cracker malt and buzzing yeast. A tickle of pepper.

M-Crisp and bubbly. Dry with solid bitterness. Carbonaiton is a bit excessive; it seems to explode in my mouth and expand.

O/D-Tasty but could have been better. Not my favorite from this new brewery but its actually a pretty legit US Pils. Probably won't get a six pack for myself again however, I would buy this for a friend or take it to a gathering as it is very agreeable yet still has enough zing.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2013 02:44:07 | More by VelvetExtract