Short's Pontius Road Pilsner - Short's Brewing Company

tophers

Michigan

3.18/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 5 | overall: 2

a: Straw colored, somewhat cloudy. Not much of a lasting head

s: Sweet, corn smell. Sweet smell is quite strong. Moderately-high hop aroma. Seem to be picking up some diacetyl.

t: Very bitter throughout. Some sweetness. Picking up some of the corn flavor. Again, very bitter and not so much of a pleasant aftertaste. There could be some more malt flavor - however maybe the bitterness is cancelling that out.

m: Medium body with a creamy mouthfeel. Carbonation is medium

o: This beer was just to bitter to make it a clean, refreshing pilsner. I can taste a little malt upfront, but then the bitterness of the hops overwhelms all other taste sensations.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2012 01:33:44 | More by tophers

GinsuDave

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +3%

05-21-2013 23:23:42 | More by GinsuDave

Slay40

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +23.6%

05-10-2013 19:00:05 | More by Slay40

fredmugs

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

05-05-2013 12:57:14 | More by fredmugs

SportsandJorts

Michigan

3.71/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Appearance: very light straw yellow color. mostly clear but with just a slight haze to it. small white head that doesn't leave much behind.

Smell: weak, almost hard to find. mostly grassy/grainy notes. some slight spicy hop

Taste: grassy/graininess, pilsner malts, hops, slightly spice, some slight muskiness to it. pretty well balanced and tasty.

Mouthfeel: a little lacking on the carbonation. more crispness would make this beer better. not quite as clean as i'd like either. but mostly refreshing and very light

overall: I wasn't expecting a ton out of Short's on this style, but i was pleasantly surprised. i found a very light and still pretty tasty beer

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 02:24:44 | More by SportsandJorts

HardyA

Michigan

4/5  rDev +9.9%

04-15-2013 01:25:06 | More by HardyA

imperialking

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

04-11-2013 19:15:00 | More by imperialking

tectactoe

Michigan

3.45/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Served in a bottle from Old Chicago, just trying to get something light and easy to wash my food down with. Pours a very light, golden-straw color, mostly clear throughout, with a tiny chill haze sifting through the middle of the brew. The soapy, bubbling white head settles quickly at an eighth-inch or so, minimal lacing left behind.

The aroma is.... nothing. Smells like glass. Or maybe I'm just smelling the glass. In all seriousness, this was served a bit cold - my assumption is that the aroma of this beer isn't incredibly powerful to begin with, so chilling it to just-above-freezing temps are going to muzzle it completely. Bingo! Within the next few minutes or so of warming up, some aromas finally emerge from the golden brew; light corn and grains with a mild chalkiness in the air. Hops are present but lacking - there isn't much zest or zing in this thing at all. Pretty subdued and just boring overall. And it has nothing to do with the fact that it's a pilsner - I've had wonderful smelling pilsners before... but this is just far too weak.

Luckily the taste actually provides somewhat of a sensory indication that this liquid is something other than water. Heavy amount of grains up front with an industrial sized backbone laden of pilsner malt; lightly sweetness with some steely hints in the background. Some mild corn and cereal grains take you down a path that leads to a raunchy, highly musky hop bitterness that hits your palate quickly about halfway through; borderline astringent at times. Crispy, somewhat clean, and finishing with a good sample of lager yeast - it leaves the mouth coated with it when finished. Body is light and thin, highly carbonated to provide a good "snap" and a clean, dry finish.

Well this one tasted much better than it smelled, mostly because it smelled almost like an empty glass. Refreshing overall, though the musky hops could lend a hand to a head-scratching astringency it seems. Good to wash a meal down with, which is pretty much all I was looking for. Just wish it had something to offer my nostrils - they felt left out.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 11:42:13 | More by tectactoe

funkyMonk

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +3%

03-22-2013 01:47:53 | More by funkyMonk

SimcoeJoe

Michigan

4/5  rDev +9.9%

03-16-2013 13:08:17 | More by SimcoeJoe

czfreeman

Michigan

4.61/5  rDev +26.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Just moved to MI. First Shorts beer I've bought, except for a Soft Parade last night.
Pours a nice golden light Pilsner tone. Light fluffy head, good carbonation.
Smells nice, crisp, bready.Pepper, bittering hops, floral notes. Slightly musty grains, clean, sharp, very good Pilsner.
Flavor is crisp.Bread, citrus, pepper, bittering hops, smooth grainy body, great hop balance and the sharp spicy peper notes with the perfect body and carbonation create one of the best Pils I've ever had.
After living in Germany for several years, I've tried many a Pils. Normally the American versions are so hopped they almost come off as APA's, and sometimes German Pils are a touch too sweet.
This is the perfect balance and really one of the best versions of the style I've tried.The relatively low rating on here puzzles me.

Serving type: bottle

03-14-2013 01:42:53 | More by czfreeman

eorwar

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +3%

03-08-2013 08:02:16 | More by eorwar

ssimpson89

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

03-02-2013 16:22:19 | More by ssimpson89

SaisonRichBiere

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +3%

03-02-2013 02:10:03 | More by SaisonRichBiere

JohnnieNepal

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

02-22-2013 21:50:51 | More by JohnnieNepal

PattyMelt

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

02-21-2013 07:49:05 | More by PattyMelt

seeswo

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

01-29-2013 13:34:58 | More by seeswo

Acuity

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

01-24-2013 04:34:29 | More by Acuity

MichiganBrews

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

01-14-2013 20:30:07 | More by MichiganBrews

schmityl

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

01-14-2013 00:18:04 | More by schmityl

BlissJunkie

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

01-10-2013 22:38:31 | More by BlissJunkie

danwho

California

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

01-06-2013 00:26:49 | More by danwho

poppyjohn

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

12-29-2012 03:42:43 | More by poppyjohn

wingman14

Ohio

3.95/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours a bubbly bright straw yellow with a snow white head. Smell is sweet, malt and yeast with some earthy smells. Taste isn't sweet as the smell would suggest, taste starts bitter with malty tones. The bitter tastes like it came from hops. No yeast flavors some earthy ones are there. A medium light body, very smooth, great carbonation. A nice beer, good balance, bitter without huge hop flavor, tasty beer

Serving type: bottle

12-27-2012 20:22:02 | More by wingman14

beergorrilla

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

12-21-2012 15:33:46 | More by beergorrilla