Purple Gang Pilsner
Atwater Brewery in Detroit, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Pilsener Regular|
Score
6.15
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While Pilsners were a Czech staple, the Germans developed a style distinctly their own. A bit lighter and brighter than their Bohemian counterparts, this classic lager style was prevalent in the myriad German breweries throughout urban immigrant America.
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Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Purple Gang Pilsner from Atwater Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Draught at Atwater in the Park, Summer 2014.
Clear, very light golden body has lazy carbonation coursing upwards to form a small, poorly-retained white head.
Well, looks like another terrible bottled product from Atwater Block. The draught version was passable, though there’s really no comparison between the beers brewed at the Detroit location vs. the beers brewed at the In the Park location. Very dry, grassy, leafy hops with some biscuity/grainy maltiness, maybe a touch of corn-like character and no alcohol.
Dry, at least, with soft herbs, minimal spiciness and pretty straightforward white bread-like maltiness. Ample, yet loose carbonation dosent really add much crispness and it does come off a bit fizzy and very watery. Eh, had worse, but will stick to the Park-brewed beers next time I’m there.
cheap (9533) reviewed Purple Gang Pilsner from Atwater Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Froma botle, decent muted aroma. Looks pale yellow. First taste is piercing pils, yes sharpilsner hoppy pointed thing. Goes down pretty easy. Stands up to many sharper pils. Fairly medium long bitter finsh.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Purple Gang Pilsner from Atwater Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
21st April 2012
Hazy gold beer, tidy white head. Light crispy palate. Lagerish pale malt. Seltzer mineras. Reasonable noble like hops, a little grapefruit. Malt turns slightly creamy. An all right pils.
jmagnus87 (3289) reviewed Purple Gang Pilsner from Atwater Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
12oz bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a lightly cloudy gold with about a finger of white head. Aroma of grain and hops. Taste is light bitter. Hops with some light grain. Light bodied with a thin texture. Lively carbonation and a long finish. Overall, not bad. I would drink this again.
superspak (10160) reviewed Purple Gang Pilsner from Atwater Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pilsener glass, bottled June 2012. Pours lightly hazy golden straw color with a 1 finger fairly dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Slight spotty lacing on the glass, and light carbonation streaming up. Aromas of lemon, herbal, pear, apple, earth, grass, bread, cracker, and light spiciness. Pretty nice aromas with good balance and decent strength. Taste of lemon, bread, pear, pepper, cracker, herbal, apple, earth, and spiciness. Decent amount of herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of light fruit, pepper, bread, and earthy spices on the finish for a short bit. Good flavor balance and complexity; nice bitterness/sweetness balance. Pretty dry on the finish as expected. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth and crisp mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with pretty muh zero warming present after the finish. Overall this is a nice pilsner! Good hop flavor presence and balance. Quite enjoyable and very easy to drink. Well done.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Bottle pour into shaker. Tall, creamy head. First sip seems really doughy. The doughiness goes away . . . almost. It was refreshing because I just finished mowing the lawn, but there are better pilseners . . . and better "lawn mower" beers.