Fürstenberg Premium Pilsener - Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Brauerei KG

01121987

Quebec (Canada)

3.73/5  rDev +12%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 5

pours with an excellent white creamy head that stays around for a bit.
pale straw colored with very high carbonation. more than i like but not excessive for style.
saaz hops dominate the aroma and flavor. refreshing.
medium light body with good bitterness level.
great summer beer but not my favorite pils.
overall a good beer. exactly what i was expecting from it!

Serving type: can

03-31-2009 21:32:22 | More by 01121987

tootsMcGee

Oregon

3/5  rDev -9.9%

05-13-2013 01:20:41 | More by tootsMcGee

ThinkAgain

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -9.9%

12-09-2012 22:21:50 | More by ThinkAgain

cfalovo97

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -9.9%

11-11-2012 01:15:56 | More by cfalovo97

schopenhauerale

British Columbia (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -2.4%

10-18-2012 03:51:48 | More by schopenhauerale

Melomanemusher

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +12.6%

10-05-2012 23:51:55 | More by Melomanemusher

Louski

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -17.4%

09-27-2012 22:04:56 | More by Louski

jgreco95988

4/5  rDev +20.1%

08-16-2012 01:59:49 | More by jgreco95988

KMcG

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +5.1%

05-19-2012 14:20:09 | More by KMcG

A221V

4.5/5  rDev +35.1%

03-27-2012 23:18:55 | More by A221V

NightINgale

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +20.1%

03-24-2012 07:34:14 | More by NightINgale

Gregwa

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +20.1%

12-16-2011 01:20:21 | More by Gregwa

stevoj

Germany

4/5  rDev +20.1%

12-15-2011 19:56:37 | More by stevoj

oldp0rt

Quebec (Canada)

3/5  rDev -9.9%

11-24-2011 03:05:31 | More by oldp0rt

DrainBamage

Michigan

3.58/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours light straw color with nice half inch frothy head. Smell is sweet and somewhat fruity. Tastes is a little watery, but has a bitterness that lingers on the tongue with is very pleasant. I enjoyed this beer alot and would definitely pick this up again, but unfortunately I picked this up on a trip to Ontario, and have never since this in the states.

Serving type: can

06-02-2011 19:43:57 | More by DrainBamage

crossovert

Wisconsin

3.6/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 5

500ml can. From Quebec "Biere de la Foret Noire". Best before 08/11.

It pours a clear, pale gold, a very light shade of it, with a sterile-looking foamy white head that leaves only a few bits of lacing.

The smell is suber grainy. Grain, grain, grain, and more grain. There is a little bit of hop twang but not much. For a German Pils, it is pretty cheap smelling.

The flavor is a lot better. It is smooth and bready with a balanced level of hops that even provide a small kick of bitterness in the finish. It is a light, cheap, easy drinker of a pils. But it is still tasty.

Serving type: can

02-22-2011 21:28:21 | More by crossovert

flipper2gv

Quebec (Canada)

3.05/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 5

A: Pale yellow color, fully translucent. Pure white fizzy head. Not much volume at all, not much retention and no lacing at all.

S: Biscuit malts are dominant. Some white bread in this. Corn syrup. Light citrus and herbal hops.

T: Biscuit malts and white bread mostly. Corn syrup, makes me think there might be some adjuncts in this. Light herbal and citrus-y hops. Light taste. More malt and more hops would have helped.

M: Light body with medium to high carbonation. Fits well.

D: As with most beers with lighter taste and lower ABV, this could be drank all day.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2011 00:14:22 | More by flipper2gv

spinrsx

Ontario (Canada)

3.48/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

473ml Can

Appearance - The beer pours a clear pale yellow colour with a large size fizzy white coloured head. There is a low amount of carbonation showing and there is a fair amount of lacing on the sides of the glass. The head lasted for 5 minutes before it began to dissipate.

Smell - breads/grains, lemon, hops, a grassiness

Taste & Mouth - The beer has an average amount of carbonation and it tastes very clean and crisp. I can taste lots of breads/grains, light hops, and lemon juice/zest. There is also some grassy notes. It finishes with a slightly bitter citrus and hop aftertaste.

Drink - Not a bad example of the style.. it won't knock your socks off but it is definitely a refreshing tasting beer. I could drink a few of these on a nice summer day for sure. Worth a try.

Serving type: can

01-17-2011 13:52:27 | More by spinrsx

pootz

Ontario (Canada)

2.95/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

1/2 liter can....no freshness code Pours a pale gold with a smallish white cap, modest lacing, heavy carbonation. Aroma is faint...leafy-grassy light whisp of citrus and biscuit malt. Thin and spritzy...light on malts, slightly bitter and dry with a clean finish

Serving type: can

04-20-2010 00:07:51 | More by pootz

jhall00

Georgia

3.3/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A- The beer pours a pale gold color with shortlived medium head

S- Muted smell of hops over malts.

T- Moderate pilsner maltiness and hops with moderate bitterness that lingers.

M- thick mouthfeel with a decent amount of carbonation

D- Good pilsner

Serving type: can

02-07-2010 03:10:30 | More by jhall00

CAMRAhardliner

Ontario (Canada)

3.83/5  rDev +15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a pale gold color with a wispy shortlived head. The aroma is of fresh mown lawn and some crackery malt. The taste is a pleasant mix of herbal, earthy noble hops and doughy pale malts. The bitterness is moderate but lasts a long while in the finish. The mouthfeel is light and prickly with carbonation, a little too much fizz here.

This is a nice pilsner. Nothing particularly striking, but good balance and a competent hop profile. Worth trying.

Serving type: can

10-23-2009 02:38:54 | More by CAMRAhardliner

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.6/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This beer pours into a Stiegl glass a very pale straw hue, with continuous rising bubbles, and one finger of soapy white head, which leaves decent curtained lace. It smells of white biscuit grain, and grassy Euro-hops. The taste is crisp white grain, more grassy hops, with a whiff of detergent. The carbonation is moderate, the body medium weight and a little oily, and it finishes dry, some earthy, weedy hops lingering.

Not a bad pilsener, but at north of 9 bucks for a 500ml can, even in a pub, this is a bit too dear to order again, around here, at least.

Serving type: can

10-18-2009 00:56:54 | More by biboergosum

biegaman

Ontario (Canada)

3.28/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Haystack yellow with an energetic group of bubbles that unremittingly shoot their way up to the surface. Complexion is clean, clarity is good - so far so great. Last on the checklist: a pillowy white head. Or nearly one; this capping isn't ideal but, overlooking a few thin spots, it suffices. Fürstenberg scores well on the pilsner appearance test.

Premium Pilsner is suppose to be "pleasantly hoppy". I think the brewery needs a proof-reader for their write-ups; this is (un)pleasantly (un)hoppy. Bread, crackers and a tinge of corn don't come close to the zesty, earthy, pungent and floral hoppiness that is typical of great pilsners. It's clean enough but a pilsner not reeking of hops is not a pilsner at all.

That said, it does taste a little like them. Only a little, mind you, but significantly more than most large-scale German lagers that make their way over the pond. Still, crackers and white bread dominate and green, spicy cones are basically an afterthought. The beer is rather lean, a little more maltiness would have likely made up for that fact.

I notice the can doesn't mention anything about the German purity law. Curious. The shelf life is alarming. There is some taste of adjuncts, less noted than in most imports but definitely more noted than in most pilsners. Again, hop bitterness is missed. Is this refreshing and quaffable? Sure. But colder temperatures definitely work in its favor.

The brewery insists: "this is how one of the best beers in the world should taste!" What to say to that? One of? What about the others? At least in so far as pilsners go this isn't too far from what the world's best should taste like... but it's not exactly that close either. I insist: "this is what one of the world's most run-of-the-mill beers should taste like!"

Serving type: can

10-05-2009 21:32:13 | More by biegaman

jushoppy2beer

Tennessee

3.9/5  rDev +17.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This is a classic German pilsener. I enjoyed a couple of these at a bar in Dusseldorf, Germany. Nice clear golden color with a medium head with moderate retention and lacing. The nose is mild and malty. The mouthfeel is nice, well carbonated with a fluidity that makes it good for warm weather drinking. Smooth draught, with a nice clean finish with just about the right amount of hop you expect from a pilsener. Very drinkable, and a good session beer.

Serving type: on-tap

06-10-2009 01:33:22 | More by jushoppy2beer

barleysandwich

British Columbia (Canada)

3.85/5  rDev +15.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

One of my favorite German beers, it has a nice crisp flavour, and is very drinkable.

Goes great with a BBQ on a hot summer day.

Has a standard yellow color, pours a thin head that dissipates quickly. Has a nice mouthfeel with slightly more carbonation than I usually like, but its not offensive. Has a nice clean flavour and is very easy to drink.

I buy this regularly.

Serving type: can

01-14-2009 08:41:19 | More by barleysandwich