Pilsner
The Schlafly Tap Room

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From:
The Schlafly Tap Room
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
Bohemian / Czech Pilsner
ABV:
5%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.69 | pDev: 12.74%
Reviews:
127
Ratings:
222
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 29, 2018
Added:
Oct 20, 2002
Wants:
  19
Gots:
  24
Our Pilsner is a golden and crystal clear lager. The hops lend a pleasant bitterness and a lemony, peppery taste. They are added at the beginning of the brew for bitterness and the end for flavor. The subtle and lightly toasted flavor of the malts is the perfect backbone to showcase the special hop blend.

Pilsner can be traced to its namesake, the city of Plzeň (pronounced pilsen) in the western half of the Czech Republic, once part of Bohemia. In 1842, Joseph Groll developed the first light colored beer, an immediate success. Still a popular style, Pilsner influenced the American light lager we know today.

30 IBU
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Ratings by secondtooth:
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Reviewed by secondtooth from Indiana

3.73/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a nice pale golden with a good white head and some retention.

Aroma is fresh, malty and sweet.

Flavor is surprisingly crisp, with a definite hop bitterness. I expected an overly-malted adjunct-style lager, but this one impressed me. A refreshing and delicious lighter beer, and one of the best non-German pilsners I've had in some time. Refreshing!
Mar 30, 2011
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland

4.03/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
This is a solid traditional pilsner. Not overly hopped, and very drinkable with a smooth mouthfeel. The malts are the star here with crackery flavor with a touch of honey.
Nov 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.68 by MizzouBrew from Missouri

Oct 14, 2018
 
Rated: 2.32 by ibanez2k from Virginia

Mar 15, 2018
 
Rated: 3.99 by foghornleghorn22 from Virginia

Jan 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.92 by GuitarGeek153 from Illinois

Jan 18, 2018
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Reviewed by Suds from Missouri

3.86/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is a beautiful brew...clear golden color with a thick white head. The aroma is of fresh, lightly beady undertone and forward floral hops. The taste is nicely balanced, with a hoppy bitterness in the mid-taste. Flavorful, crisp, with a firm body. Solid.
Jan 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4.04 by mojohawk21 from Missouri

Jan 13, 2018
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Reviewed by Cyrion from Virginia

2.26/5  rDev -38.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
This beer looks wonderful, with a bright white head and a clear gold body. But as good as it looks, it has very little else. There’s a slightly tart aroma, which is typical of Pilsners, but there’s no malt flavor. In fact, there’s little flavor at all. Body is limp. Schlafly does many things well and they have some great beers. Seek them instead.
Jan 06, 2018
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Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri

3.78/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pale golden colored with a fingernail of dishwater covering two thirds of the top. The aroma is of grassy hops and white doughy bread. I'm tasting very light grains and just a touch of grassy hops. The mouth is very delicate, light, and quaffable.
Dec 24, 2017
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Rated by JLaw55 from Missouri

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Malty, lemony, peppery. Pretty tasty.
Dec 08, 2017
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Reviewed by Tone from Missouri

4.02/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a hazy gold color. 1/4 inch head of a white color. Good retention and good lacing. Smells of strong pale malt, hint of sweet malt, spicy hops, slight hint of black pepper, and slight wheat. Fits the style of a Czech Pilsner. Mouth feel is sharp and clean, with an average carbonation level. There is also a slight dryness. Overall, good appearance, aroma, blend, and body.
Dec 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by BrewskiBrandon from Missouri

Oct 13, 2016
 
Rated: 2.54 by CRK from South Dakota

Jun 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.59 by Squire from Mississippi

May 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.45 by Muny from Missouri

Sep 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.85 by Monkeyknife from Missouri

Apr 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Winston3737 from Michigan

Feb 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.71 by JamieDuncan from Maryland

Feb 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Nov 30, 2014
Pilsner from The Schlafly Tap Room
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 222 ratings