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Judge's Review: 86 Rating - Richter’s Pilsner by Goat Island Brewing

October, 2020

Richter's Pilsner

Richter's Pilsner

Alabama
United States
Richter's Pilsner, Goat Island Brewing
Description 

This antique golden pilsner won gold at the Alabama Craft Beer Championship. It is made from a pre prohibition recipe from the 1800s.

Beverage Profile
ABV: 
5.6%
IBUs: 
30

 

 


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Judges Rating: 
86
Aroma: 
20 / 24
Appearance: 
5 / 6
Flavor: 
36 / 40
Mouthfeel: 
7 / 10
Overall Impression: 
18 / 20

Richter’s Pilsner by Goat Island Brewing is a Pre-Prohibition Lager and was judged as such (BJCP sub-style 27, Historical Beer -- Pre-Prohibition Lager). It poured mostly clear and pale golden into the glass, forming a modest white head with sustained retention. Its aroma featured light hop bitterness up front, along with mildly grainy malt notes and what seemed to be a few corn ones (DMS). The flavor profile included the same combination of hop bitterness (more pronounced than the aroma suggests) and grainy maltiness, resulting in a crisp and pleasantly bitter brew. The overall effect emphasized fresh, simple, and mostly balanced ingredients including lager yeast and a dissipating touch of sulfur in the finish, which is not uncommon in traditional lager brewing. This produced a highly drinkable beer that might strike some drinkers as a bit old-fashioned, or even a throwback to older simpler times, as historical style renditions often are.

 

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