On tap at Taphouse 15, ‘light drinikin’ lager’ is actually a dry New Zealand-hopped pils with salty lemon liming and mild oily hop astringency reaching mineral grained pilsner malt stead. White grape esters, tart guava whim and white grapefruit snips increase summery tropicalia.
Crisply dry German-styled lawnmower fare betters most light pils with its upfront sourdough sweetness joined by floral-spiced lemon zesting, light herbal peppering and barley-cracked whiskey tones. Well-balanced simplicity.
Crisp cold conditioning allows bulky German-styled pilsner to filter out any gunk from lemon-rotted grape tannins its Huell Melon hops promote, leaving dank cellar fungi, musky raw graining, root vegetable must and wafting compost upon roasted corn chip backend. Rustic.
On tap at Jealous Monk, easygoing golden ale celebrates UConn basketball’s back-to-back championships with salty lemon-dried yellow grapefruit, orange rind bittering and light pine musk up top and soft white breading down below. Mild citric pining reminiscent of lighter bodied West Coast IPA.
On tap at Jealous Monk, proprietary German pilsner plies musty mineral graining and dank herbal hops to musky lemon bittering, picking up slight brininess towards the rustic finish.
On tap at Onley Taphouse – Maryland, easygoing German-styled pilsner retains dry earthen musk and light herbage contrasting sweet-corned rice sugaring wavering thru toasted wheat breading.
On tap at Hop & Vine Taproom, rustic Czech pilsner-lager places muskily grained millet, alfalfa and rice dryness across sour lemon-smudged Noble hop herbage. Musty barnyard desiccation ensues.
On tap at Hop & Vine Taproom, flagship traditional bohemian pilsner departs from initial Czech ‘mix’ of crisp cereal grained biscuit buttering and musty herbal hop spicing as lemony green grape esters turn bitter.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, slightly richer than typical Italian pilsner draws raw-honeyed Vienna malting and Magnum-Saaz-hopped earthen musk to lightly sweetened floral-spiced lemon spritz.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, sharp lemony grapefruit bittering gains limey New Zealand-hopped green grape, guava and passionfruit tartness for brisk Kiwi-styled light pilsner with toasted bread base.
On tap at Pompton Craft House, ’24 updated German-styled light pilsner retains fizzy lemon spritz, maize-dried minerality, grassy hop astringency and sugary pilsner malt base.
Crisply dry German-styled pils retains musty barnyard rusticity, maize-dried mineral graining, musky herbal lemon fizziness and dark floral whims, bettering less solid-bodied moderations.