Driftwood Brewery Pilsner Doehnel

Pilsner Doehnel

 

Driftwood Brewery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Lager - Pilsener Regular
Score
6.80
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 8
Brewed with malt grown and malted on the Saanich by our friend and artisan maltster, Mike Doehnel, and so named in his honour. His malt delivers a dry, delicate background for a generous dose of German noble hops. Doehnel is lagered a full six weeks in the true German tradition.
 

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

Poured from the tap @ HUB New West. Clear blonde with small white head. Clean, biscuit malt, fruity floral hops, dry grass finish. Decent, but bit of an odd Pilsner.

Tried from Draft on 25 Jul 2023 at 01:35


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

cloudy golden color. Big grassy hoppy nose with some lemon notes. Dry, lemony mouth with good bitterness. Long dry bitter finish. Excellent. Much more like a Kellerbier than a classic pils, but either way it is lovely.

Tried on 07 Aug 2016 at 00:50


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

650 ml bottle. Pours a light clear gold with light head. Aromas of honey, citrus, and grass. And I also get Belgian yeast! Flavors of spicy/grassy hops, dried lemon, and bitter resin.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2014 at 15:58


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

Bottle - Lots of lemon citrus. Cloudy yellow gold with a decent white head. Lemon, grass and a nice bitter finish. More like an IPL than a Pilsner and definitely more enjoyable than a pils.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2014 at 17:37


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Legacy Liquor, Vancouver
Blond color, pale, hazy, with large bubbles, and small cheap head. The aroma is mild; there is something to talk about, but it’s too light: cereals, malt, hint of grass and lemon, also a metallic impression (7-). Dry mouthfeel, the malt is a bit husky and dusty, a bit bready, not very crispy; strong bitterness, but not enough hop quality. Long but uninteresting final.
I always want to try a Pilsner brewed by a trusted brewery, but this one doesn’t deliver. I will like to try the draught one if available.
Why does it cost 8$ for a bottle? Are we paying special R&D? one point removed because it’s too expensive.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jul 2014 at 14:20


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

650mL bottle, pours a clear yellow with a medium white head. Aroma brings out grassy hops, dry biscuity malt and some floral notes. Flavour is clean and crisp, with crisp grassiness and biscuity malt. Very dry, clean and crisp. Very nice pils.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2014 at 19:51


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Straw with small ,head.Dry,salty nose,light hop spiciness.Dry palate,apple notes.Light malt mid.Spicy hop bitterness in finish

Tried on 24 Jun 2014 at 17:42


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Quite pale w a slight haze. Thick head. Big hop aroma with clean, fresh pale malts. Light body, moderate bitterness, clean malt is really nice. The hops are not hugely assertive on the palate- the beer really is a showcase for the malt.

Tried on 17 Jun 2014 at 09:31