Big Spill Pils - Nelson
Wren House Brewing Company in Phoenix, Arizona, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Pilsener Series|
Score
7.05
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
S: crisp - metallic - fresh flowers A: golden coloured body - thinnish white head T: perfumey - fresh-cut grass - light hops P: alpha acids - mellow malts - dry end O: nice for style - no pungency - easy-drinking 16 ounce can - Trader Joe's (grocery): Phoenix/Tempe, Arizona - 28-December-2024 - US$3,00 - sampled: 02-January-2025, my middle daughter's tenth birthday - Happy Birthday Paige, while enjoying the sun in Scottsdale, Arizona
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at Peders Turns 8 - Vol 1, Copenhagen 06/12/2024 Grassy bitter hoppy and fruity aroma and taste, some nice gooseberry and white grape accents from the Nelson, splash of lemony citrus, straw, hay, malty backing, crisp bitter hoppy finish. Great stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
On tap at Wren House, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma is tangy and crisp, with white wine tanginess, grassy hops and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour brings out the Nelson hops beautiful, with lots of white wine tangy hops, grass, and crisp biscuity malt. That's a great expression of the Nelson. Excellent pils.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can from Tavour. Pours clear brassy gold with a decent white head. Aroma is bready, grassy, white grape. Med body at least. Fruity yet dry. Decently bitter. Crisp malt support. Flavor is white grape at first, but turns grassy/spicy. Nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can shared by explosivedog: pours slightly hazy with a white head. Some fruitiness, lemon, grass. Taste is light with a nice bitter finish. Good enough.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can, courtesy of a FB trade. Pours very pale yellow. Floral, lemon, grass, little peach, little cloying. Medium body. Fine.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear straw yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has grass and a light dankness supported by a straw note. Flavor has a nice grass and straw combination with a hint of light marijuana underlying.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Got in a trade with AZBeerDude72. 16 ounce can into lager glass, canned on 5/30/2019. Pours lightly hazy pale golden straw color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lemon, peach, pear, melon, red apple, passion fruit, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big lemon, peach, pear, melon, red apple, passion fruit, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, peach, pear, melon, red apple, passion fruit, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Perfectly clean on lager flavors, with no yeasty notes. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.7%. Overall this is an excellent dry hopped German pilsner. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the moderately bitter/drying finish; not overly aggressive. Awesomely vibrant, and fairly juicy/dank/earthy Nelson Sauvin showcase; with a great clean pils malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on base style example.