Foothills Brewing Torch Pilsner

Torch Pilsner

 

Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸

  Lager - Czech Pilsner / Světlý Regular
Score
6.23
ABV: 5.3% IBU: 35 Ticks: 30
A well-structured Czech style pilsner. TORCH is strong in alcohol with a rich,full finish. Good mouth feel and well-balanced Czech Saaz hops ensure that TORCH is not your typical pilsner.
 

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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

On tap at P&P Charleston. Clear golden with big white head. Crisp noble hops, light body, medium/light carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is light malt.

Tried from Draft on 08 Jul 2016 at 12:31


7.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 15

Bottle. Light golden body with a frothy white head. Aroma of toasted grain, bread, straw, floral hops, herbs. Hint of corn. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery/syrupy texture, lively carbonation. Linger bitterness. Clean, crisp, balanced and solid in both taste and aroma. A pleasant surprise that left me wishing I had brought home more than a couple of bottles.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2015 at 11:25


8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Brown bottle into a 14 oz. pilsner glass. A: Slight haze to the dull straw yellow color. 1.5 finger frothy loosish white head quickly subsides leaving a very nice lace "pattern". Big bubbles. S: Strong bready/cracker malt smell with a light but noticeable hop background. Cut herbs and crackers. T: Dry crackery malt hits first with enough crisp herbal hops coming through to keep it interesting. Hops almost exactly same in strength as the barley. Well balanced. M: Not much to comment on here, but the carbonation is nice and fine textured on the tongue. Crisp finish. Dry hop linger with that crackery snap and a slight chewiness. O: One of my very favorites of the style.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2015 at 09:40


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Not quite a bombshell showing for style. Light saaz with some crisp finish. Pours golden with good head and lacing. Good light crisp finish. Tap at Jack Rose.

Tried from Draft on 15 Jun 2014 at 19:10


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On draft at the Pangea Tavern in Avon NC. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Aroma of white toast. Flavors of biscuit and some hop bitterness. Lingering bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 26 May 2014 at 09:20


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

12oz bottle pours a completely clear, slightly burnt gold with some frothy, lacing white head. Nose is has a lot of wet straw, malt, some metal, lemon, grass. Flavor has some sweet malt, almost a little light pineapple, grass, lemon, mild pepper, straw. Clean finish. Solid beer.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2013 at 16:45


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Sweet grainy malt aroma. Deep honey gold with a small white head. Sweet grainy malt and grassy flavor. Light body, soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2013 at 15:51


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Light amber/gold with a minimal white head. Fruit, barley scent. Taste is slightly bitter fruit, herbal. Fairly lackluster.

Tried on 05 Sep 2013 at 16:52


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Barley malt and medicinal/herbal aroma. Golden yellow with small head. Mildly sweet barley malt and moderately bitter herbal/metallic flavor. Not great.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Sep 2013 at 20:19


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

12oz bottle. Poured a pale yellow color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was a touch of biscuit malt notes, earthy and floral hops. Flavor was malty, floral hops. Touch of bitterness and refreshing. Drinkable, but largely forgettable.

Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2013 at 13:19