Principle Pilsener

Rating:

“WE’RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THIS BEER. WE GIVE IT THE TIME IT DESERVES IN FERMENT RESULTING IN A CLASSIC CLEAN, CRISP & BRIGHT PILSENER.”

Glassware: Flute.

Appearance: Pale light golden body and two and a bit fingers of fluffy white head forming on top. Retention is good and blotchy lace sticks to the glass as we go.

Aroma: Ultra crisp, light and clean with a distinctly traditional nature. Wow this is actually far better than what we’d anticipated. Delicate Noble hop qualities of grass, florals and herbs mingling with the classic rice cracker/water biscuit, bread crust and mild honey from the Pilsner malts. Very mild starchy notes, grains and corn if you dig down deep. Solid.

Flavour: Hot damn these guys have got our attention now. Just like the aroma it’s super light, crisp and immaculate. Really well balanced too…tasting the bready/biscuity malts then the bitterness tacks on gracefully. Earthy, grassy and herbaceous through the mid and landing on a crisp, dry finish which lingers nicely.

Mouthfeel: We sound like a broken record but it is incredibly crisp and clean, light on, crushable. Perfect Co2 and the 4.7% ABV is bang on for the style.

Overall: Can’t remember the last time we were this blown away by a first entry to a brewery. This is a magnificent Pilsner…up there with some of the best in the country.