Simpler Times Pilsner

Trader Joe's in Monrovia, California, United States 🇺🇸

Brewed at/by: Minhas Craft Brewery
Lager - Pilsener Regular

Score

4.60

ABV: 5.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 21

Made by a family-owned brewery in Wisconsin that’s been a-brewin’ for more than 150 years, Simpler Times Pilsner is an old-world, Czech-style Pilsner that's refreshing, easy to drink, and has a well-balanced flavor that pairs swimmingly with seafood, sweet sauces, and reductions. And just like in simpler times, this brewer never adds any of the fillers found in some inexpensive beers. We’re all for simply terrific beer at a simply terrific price. Here’s to Simpler Times!

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4.5

Fata2683 (2200) reviewed Simpler Times Pilsner from Trader Joe's 14 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Can from trader Joe’s pours light gold with a thin white head. Thin skunk and grainy aroma. Flavor is thin and grassy with a little sour skunkiness.

Tried from Can on 14 Oct 2011 at 18:04

3.8

radagast83 (13490) reviewed Simpler Times Pilsner from Trader Joe's 14 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

12 oz can. Beer poured a golden color, huge foamy white head. Aroma was bland malts, corn, no real hop character at all. Bland, grass notes, water, corn.

Tried from Can on 24 Jun 2011 at 22:22

2.1

Mansquito (19100) reviewed Simpler Times Pilsner from Trader Joe's 15 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 1.5

Trader Joe’s six-pack ($4): Sometimes I make errors of judgment. Yesterday was one of them. I decided that I don’t have enough money for craft brews, so I purchased beer at Trader Joe’s. I have a six-pack of this stuff now. I don’t know what to do with it, because drinking it is the last thing on my mind. Maybe I will get used to the bizarre rotten licorice taste. Maybe I’ll get used to pumping my body not only with mediocrity, but error. This beer is a mistake, an abortion. I would in honesty rather be drinking Bud. And that is saying something.

Tried on 04 Jun 2010 at 07:03

4.1

maniac (11822) reviewed Simpler Times Pilsner from Trader Joe's 16 years ago

Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle on 11/14/2009 from Trader Joes - Short Pump. Very clear pale yellow body with a large frothy white head. Sweet pilsener malt and light corn aroma. Sweet pilsener malt with a bit of corn. Medium light body with moderately high carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2010 at 16:38

5.4

bb (18428) reviewed Simpler Times Pilsner from Trader Joe's 16 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Golden beer with an off-white ehad. Hay and light honey/light malt aroma. Malt flavor with light honey/caramel and some grassiness. Medium bodied and easy drinking. Malt and grassiness lingers with a light sweetness.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2009 at 19:37

4.8

Troopie (5667) reviewed Simpler Times Pilsner from Trader Joe's 16 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottle. Poured pale golden yellow with thick white head. Faint grassy aroma, with a whiff of swimming pool. Rather thin flavour, a bietje mout, a little hop but not very much of either. Very mild bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2009 at 23:08

Drake (22934) reviewed Simpler Times Pilsner from Trader Joe's 16 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

12 ounce bottle from Trader Joe’s Glen Allen, VA. Pours a clear amber with a large head. Poor retention and decent lacing. Aroma of grain, sugary notes and grassy hops. Taste is syrupy fruit notes, grain and grassy hops. Medium bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2009 at 00:59

3.4

JK (8181) reviewed Simpler Times Pilsner from Trader Joe's 16 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

I always look forward to a good pilsner but this didn’t get there. Yellow. Some corn. Mild lager yeast and light corn flavor. Purchased at Trader Joes, Minnesota.

Tried on 15 Feb 2009 at 14:05

3.6

Irishboy (4674) reviewed Simpler Times Pilsner from Trader Joe's 17 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

12 oz bottle from Trader Joe’s, Bakersfield. Nose of grassy hops and light grainy (corn) sweetness along with a very light diacetyl note.Lightly hazy gold with a medium white head. Flavor is very light hop bitterness, corn, and some light diacetyl. Without the diacetyl it would be an OK pilsener.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2009 at 22:16

bhensonb (22605) reviewed Simpler Times Pilsner from Trader Joe's 17 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Bottle from Trader Joe’s in Roseville. Brassy gold color with a frothy white head. Fairly decent aroma - but mostly grain. A bit corny as the glass approaches the lips. Near medium body with frothy carbonation. Not very much hop. Not very much point.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2008 at 17:53

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