Jever Pilsener - Friesisches Brauhaus zu Jever GmbH & Co KG

steveh

Illinois

3.98/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

So I finally splurged and bought an $11 six pack of this highly touted beer. I've had Jever in the past, but never thought it to be the king of all German Pilsners as some BAs do.

Euro green bottle with a best-by date of 04.2012 -- timing is everything.

A -- Somewhat hazy, straw to gold color with a dense white head that holds up well.

S -- Mild skunkiness from the green bottle (I pulled this six pack from the back of the bottom shelf) with spicy, herbal hops fighting their way through.

T -- Good bready maltiness up front, if a little thin, that blends into a good balance of spicy noble hops. There's a semi-harsh graininess that reminds me of the Paulaner and Hacker-Pschorr beers, but it's not distracting. Finish and aftertaste are dry and hop bitter. Some of that breadiness resurfaces in the aftertaste.

M -- Mouthfeel is crisp with a light to light-medium body.

O -- Overall, this is a good Pils -- not a great one. EKU has a great one and Trumer's US brewed rendition is great to style. The Trumer may prove a divide between imported and domestic-brewed beers; showing that a Pasteurized import may just lose some of the smoother characters you'd get at the source. Nonetheless, the Jever also proves that light lagers don't have to be bland and characterless.

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2012 20:35:05 | More by steveh

2bet

Norway

3.25/5  rDev -9%

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Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -2%

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allstar255

California

3.5/5  rDev -2%

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cm1313

Germany

3.5/5  rDev -2%

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Vinicius

Brazil

2.5/5  rDev -30%

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Jason1337

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -23%

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DRBiser

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev +5%

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lsummers

California

3.75/5  rDev +5%

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Slovenia

4/5  rDev +12%

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SoCalBeerIdiot

California

4/5  rDev +12%

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MacStinson

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -9%

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djrn2

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -16%

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L_E_X

Arizona

2.5/5  rDev -30%

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Selderkin

New York

2.25/5  rDev -37%

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DmanGTR

New York

3.25/5  rDev -9%

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sumpjh

California

4/5  rDev +12%

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hansgruber

Indiana

4/5  rDev +12%

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alexworsnip

3.25/5  rDev -9%

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gshackles

New York

3.5/5  rDev -2%

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Efay

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -9%

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jeffeljefe

Washington

4.1/5  rDev +14.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Poured from 11.2 oz bottle into stemmed pilsner.

A: very pale, clear yellow; not much head, tiny bubbles, some lacing

S: sweet, malty, a little grassiness

T: very drinkable. pleasing level of malt fading into mild-to-medium hoppiness

M: smooth bodied, medium-high carbonation, finishes with a little bitterness

O: would drink again. Prefer this to the pilseners I've tried at my local pub so far

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2013 02:02:26 | More by jeffeljefe

westcoastbeerlvr

California

4.5/5  rDev +26.1%

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AnitaBrewski

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -16%

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Beerman1977

Austria

1.75/5  rDev -51%

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