Self Portrait
Bluejacket in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Pilsener Regular|
Score
6.74
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Lagered for 8 weeks. Brewed exclusively with pilsner malt & an outstanding crop of Bavarian grown Hallertau Mittelfrüh hops. Self Portrait is effortlessly smooth & balanced, showing a beautiful interplay of lightly toasted, bready malt & spicy, herbal hops.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: bright yellow color with a good transparency about it and a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrusy to piney to earthy snappy to slightly spicy hops; nice bready maltiness
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine semi-sweet tone with a light honey now coming in then towards a fine bittersweet and zesty hoppy tone; finishes crisp leading with the malts and a delicate citrusy hop tone
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness but also a little bit of a hop zest that seems to add a little bit of dryness to edge the tongue
Overall: to me it seemed more of Czech pilsner and would be one I would return to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: bright yellow color with a good transparency about it and a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrusy to piney to earthy snappy to slightly spicy hops; nice bready maltiness
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine semi-sweet tone with a light honey now coming in then towards a fine bittersweet and zesty hoppy tone; finishes crisp leading with the malts and a delicate citrusy hop tone
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness but also a little bit of a hop zest that seems to add a little bit of dryness to edge the tongue
Overall: to me it seemed more of Czech pilsner and would be one I would return to.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2026
at 17:41
8.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8
16 oz draft in a mug. Aroma is baked bread, minerals, and honey. Awesome pils make backbone. Hints of lemon rind. Real crisp texture. Nice malt depth.
Tried
from Draft
at
Three Penny Taproom
on 22 May 2025
at 19:33
8.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
3 Penny draught, 5/21/25.
Clear, bright blonde. Big, white head.
Wow that's snappy, crisp, herbal. Bright and clean. Rich malt, yielding dainty honey. Biscuit, honey, fresh herbs.
Rich malty, deep textures drying out perfectly. Fresh, mineral and herbal rich flavors with a crisp finish and lingering elegant honey like notes.
Clear, bright blonde. Big, white head.
Wow that's snappy, crisp, herbal. Bright and clean. Rich malt, yielding dainty honey. Biscuit, honey, fresh herbs.
Rich malty, deep textures drying out perfectly. Fresh, mineral and herbal rich flavors with a crisp finish and lingering elegant honey like notes.
Tried
from Draft
at
Three Penny Taproom
on 21 May 2025
at 22:24
6/10
Pours yellow from can. Some hops and grass. Kind of a weird aroma. Ok unremarkable
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2025
at 02:02
5/10
Tried
from Can
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft: Poured a golden with a white lacing head. Aroma is perfume, grain, light sweetness. Taste is grain, light hops, bitter, dankiness.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jul 2024
at 21:55
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Pours gold. Floral, grain, peach, very floral. Medium body. Fine.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Oct 2023
at 01:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draft at the source. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Pils malt, grass, floral notes, hint of lemon.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Feb 2023
at 19:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap. Pours slight hazy golden yellow, small white head, good lacing. Aroma is grass, grain, a touch metallic. Light sweet, light plus bitter. Light body
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Nov 2022
at 00:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at ABV. Pours golden with medium white head. The aroma is grass, straw, cracker. Medium body, grass, straw, light crisp finish, good.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Nov 2021
at 00:24