Pilsner
Gladstone Brewing in Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Lager - Pilsener Regular|
Score
6.24
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A bright, clear, golden Lager, the Gladstone Pilsner smells of crisp yeast and lightly spicy hops. Noticeably bitter, the combination of generous hopping and Pilsen malt results in an extremely refreshing brew. A light toasted finish creates a full body that remains dry and does not linger on the tongue.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Poured from the tap at Quay West Campbell River. Clear bright yellow with small white head. Lightly bready pils malt, light grain and grass hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Aug 2025
at 19:56
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Smells of very soft sweet grain. Has a light gold body with little head. Flavour is soft grain with some sweetness. Wet on the mouth. An unremarkable pilsner in every way.
Tried
on 31 Mar 2019
at 23:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Taster at St. Augustine with Alex, Josh, and Sunshine. Pours an almost clear blonde with a weak white head. Aroma is pilsener malt. Similar taste with biscuity notes. Good Pilsener, but I am not a fan of the style.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2018
at 03:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap Pours a clear gold worth little head Aromas of grain and light lemons Flavors of sharp crisp grain, spicy hops and bitter lemons. Very crisp and clean. Fresh. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jul 2016
at 16:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Tangent Cafe, pours a clear dull yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out light grassiness and a touch of straw. Flavour is clean, with restrained grassy hops and biscuity malt. Very restrained even for a pilsner, but it's clean. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Aug 2015
at 00:52
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
2018-05-31, draught at St. Augustine's, Vancouver, 5.5% ABV, 5-3-6-3-12=29
Hazy blond colour. Some smell of wet paper and puke; the malt flavour is a bit better, the hopping is timid but with light grassy touch.
Decent Pilsner.
2015-08-26, draught at Tangent Café, Vancouver, as Czech Pilsner, 6% ABV, 12oz, 6-3-5-2-12=28
Blond color, small head. The aroma is inviting, some cereally malts with a grass hint. But the mouthfeel is almost mellow, and the malt doesn't have the necessary crisp qualities, nor the hops are grassy enough; correct bitterness.
Not bad, correctly brewed, but a bit boring.
The flavor is virtually indistinguishable from many macro German Lagers.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2015
at 00:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft - Solid pils grain notes. Clear gold with a decent white head. Grains and a nice biscuit sweetness but I was hoping for that skunky bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2015
at 20:32
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cloudy tan. Aroma is earthy continental hop, bit spicy, too. Full body, spicy hop and moderate bitterness. The yeast shows through a bit in the finish, so it’s got a " New World Zwickel" sort of character.
Tried
on 10 May 2015
at 11:36