Monarch Pilsner
Snake River Brewing Co. in Jackson, Wyoming, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Pilsener Regular|
Score
6.29
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Formerly: Indian Paintbrush Pilsner
The Monarch, eight point bull elk is the King of forest in the Tetons. Pilsners are the beers of Kings, originating in Plzen, Czech Republic. They are light colored lager beers whose flowery hop aroma is followed by a rich, malty sweetness ending with a firm bitterness. Mass produced American beers say they are of this style but have extremely lightened malt and hop characteristics. Our Monarch Pilsner is a traditional style European pilsner, brewed with 100% pilsner malt. Hopping with German lineage hops produces evident bitterness as well as a crisp finish. Monarch Pilsner is a signature beer of Cory Buenning.
The Monarch, eight point bull elk is the King of forest in the Tetons. Pilsners are the beers of Kings, originating in Plzen, Czech Republic. They are light colored lager beers whose flowery hop aroma is followed by a rich, malty sweetness ending with a firm bitterness. Mass produced American beers say they are of this style but have extremely lightened malt and hop characteristics. Our Monarch Pilsner is a traditional style European pilsner, brewed with 100% pilsner malt. Hopping with German lineage hops produces evident bitterness as well as a crisp finish. Monarch Pilsner is a signature beer of Cory Buenning.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Beautiful looking pils, nice high fluffy head, pale golden with lazy carbonation. Aroma is pure malt / grains, taste come son as bread/ crackers /biscuits, with a hint of the hops and some dryness at the finish.
Tried
on 04 Sep 2014
at 19:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Newest canned offering from Snake River. Sadly, no dating that I can find.
Cold, it pours a clear straw yellow with a 2 finger head of foam.
The smell is on the light side. I get some of the hallertau hops that they used for this German style, that has that nice snappy aroma you’d expect. The malt adds a bit of earthiness and some light grain.
The taste is good. The German malt used brings nice tasty flavours of grain and earthy malt but the hops come through a bit weak. No snap or kick from them, which is something I look for when I buy a brew called a German style Pils. Warming up, I don’t see an improvement in that regard.
The mouthfeel is just fine.
Drinkability is good but overall, I kind of expected just a wee bit more. Still, maybe I’m judging it too harshly, or not. I’ve been drinking a lot of Deschutes Pine Mountain Pils so maybe that’s the reason I’m being hard on Monarch.
Cold, it pours a clear straw yellow with a 2 finger head of foam.
The smell is on the light side. I get some of the hallertau hops that they used for this German style, that has that nice snappy aroma you’d expect. The malt adds a bit of earthiness and some light grain.
The taste is good. The German malt used brings nice tasty flavours of grain and earthy malt but the hops come through a bit weak. No snap or kick from them, which is something I look for when I buy a brew called a German style Pils. Warming up, I don’t see an improvement in that regard.
The mouthfeel is just fine.
Drinkability is good but overall, I kind of expected just a wee bit more. Still, maybe I’m judging it too harshly, or not. I’ve been drinking a lot of Deschutes Pine Mountain Pils so maybe that’s the reason I’m being hard on Monarch.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jun 2014
at 14:14
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Clear gold with decent sized white head, nice lacing. Has a dry and clean aroma that reminds me of hay. Taste is crisp, with malt presence and some hops. Pretty basic taste, pilseners just aren’t my favorite style of beer.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2006
at 15:26