Beer #246 – Prima Pils by Victory Brewing Company

Prima Pils by Victory Brewing Company

It is the week of my birthday so lets celebrate all week long with some good beer.  You all have my permission (not that you need it…)…so drink up!

Beer #246 is Prima Pils by Victory Brewing Company.  This German Pilsner is brewed in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.  The ABV of this PA beer is 5.3%.

The appearance of tonight’s brew was a clear pale yellow and it had a nice white head.  The nose was very hoppy for a Pilsner, lots of citrus going on in here.  There was also aromas of grains and grass.  The lemony flavor and lemon peel bitterness hit me up front in the taste.  That bitterness mellows out towards that back end with a slightly sweet bread flavor.  It finishes very clean, dry, and  with a nice bitter aftertaste.  The mouthfeel was nice, medium bodied tipping the scales towards, ever so slightly, heavy.  The carbonation was nice with a prickly feeling on the tongue.  This was highly drinkable, very crisp and quite refreshing.

I think this just might be my favorite Pilsner.  They usually aren’t my thing but this was really, really good.  I loved how the hops really took over and the malts were just playing second fiddle.  I wish it was a scorcher heat wise when I was drinking this as I think this would be perfect compliment to a hot muggy summer day.  I could also see this being an excellent compliment to one of my favorite styles of food, hot & spicy Thai.  All in all, an excellent Pennsylvania brew!

Rating:  A

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Beer #233 – Tropical Mango Pale Ale by St. John Brewers

Tropical Mango Pale Ale by St. John Brewers

Beer #233, Tropical Mango Pale Ale  by St. John Brewers sounds quite refreshing on this hot and humid day.  Will it be or will it just be another run of the mill Fruit Beer?  Lets give it a try…shall we?

St. John Brewers is from the US Virgin Islands (actually this is brewed by Shipyard Brewing Company from Maine) and they brew this Fruit Beer with an ABV of 4.5%.  It poured a clear light golden yellow with a tiny white head.  Wow…the nose was dark chocolate…I kid…there was no mistaking the mango aroma along with tropical fruits such as pineapple and kiwi mixed in with a bit of what I thought was a strawberry Quik like smell (if you have had this…you know what I’m talking about).  Judging by the smell…I was looking forward to tasting this.  But oh how this took a turn for the worst.  All of those nice aromas did not show in in the flavor.  There was maybe just a hint of the fruit up front but it disappeared very quickly into a very grainy, metallic, chemical, and grassy tasting mess.  It left quite a nasty aftertaste that I really couldn’t describe…just plain yuck.  This was a light bodied brew with an ample amount of carbonation.

I finished this…but just barely.  Now it is time to kill that nasty taste with some yummy and spicy Thai food.  Till tomorrow…

Rating: F

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