Brewery: Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Brewery Description: “In the words of our President and founding father, Russ Klisch, “Klisch Pilsner is a meat and potatoes beer,” meaning that though there are no darker specialty grains used to influence the color or texture of this beer, it is nonetheless a full-bodied satisfying all-malt brew. The recipe is simple, but how it is put together is what gives this beer its complexity. The deep golden color and malty flavor come from an ample amount of domestic malted barley and imported hops. The addition of Saaz hops added at the end of a two-hour boil gives the beer a wonderful balance with the accent on the hops.”

Brew Style: German Pilsner,  5.4% ABV

Recommended Glassware: Flute, Footed Pilsner

The Ugly Truth: I’ve come to realize lately that if there is one style of beer I haven’t really been able to get a handle on what a good offering should taste like, its the pilsners.  I frankly have almost no idea when it comes to pilsners what I’m supposed to be looking for.  According to Ratebeer.com, a good beer source,  a German Pilsner is:

“German pilsners typically come in two varieties, the northern and the southern. Southern examples are akin to a Bohemian pilsner with German hops and less malt. Northern examples are very well-attenuated (leaner in body) and dry.”

If I had to choose, I’d say this one falls into the Southern style.  The color was straw gold, with a solid white head to it on the pour.  I had drank two of these already out of the bottle and I didn’t like it very much.  This time I made sure I was good beer drinker and poured it into a glass and let it warm up a little before drinking.  It absolutely made a world of difference in the taste.  To me, and after I had it I looked around and some people agreed with me, this tasted much more like a hefeweizen than anything else.  It had that same light, slightly carbonated quality you find in some weizens.  The taste was pretty smooth, with some citrus in the finish.  No where at all did I detect the hops accent that was mentioned in the description.  There wasn’t much in the way of a hops taste in this when I poured it, I did get some of that when I drank it from the bottle.  I think this is definitely a good drinking beer, especially when poured, on a hot summer day.  Other than that, it wasn’t anything outstanding for me.  Definitely give it a try though.

Verdict: I think its a weizen dressed up as a pilsner, but I’ll still give it a 7 out of 10 bottlecaps.

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