Bluejacket Self Portrait

Self Portrait

 

Bluejacket in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States 🇺🇸

  Lager - Pilsener Regular
Score
6.74
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 17
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
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.

Tried from Can on 09 Mar 2026 at 17:41


8.3
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
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.

Tried from Draft at Three Penny Taproom on 21 May 2025 at 22:24


6

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

Tried from Can on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:52


7.1
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
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
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
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
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