5.8

Bierkoning (17700) reviewed Pick Up Pils from Brouwerij Walrave 6 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Amazing that this brewery is still active. This pilsener is their only surviving product. Painted bottle, bought at the brewery. Hops and cellary aroma. Malty flavor, with some orange, plastic and even hops. No specific aftertaste. Thin. Disappointing after the fine aroma.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07

5.6

tderoeck (22946) reviewed Pick Up Pils from Brouwerij Walrave 10 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Walrave Pick Up Pils (by Brouwerij Walrave):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 11/20, MyTotalScore: 2.8/5

31/I/16 - 33cl bottle from the bar at the "brewery" @ Cybu's place - BB: n/a ("4 weeks after buying") (2016-88) Thanks to Cybu for sharing the bottle!

Clear pale yellow beer, aery fizzy off-white head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: grains, hay, cow stable, bit sweet. MF: ok carbon, light to medium body. Taste: grains, pretty bitter touch, bit metallic. Aftertaste: hoppy, metallic, dry, slightly sweet touch.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2016 at 15:08

6.4

Alengrin (11675) reviewed Pick Up Pils from Brouwerij Walrave 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Equally regional as old school unpasteurized ’pils’ with limited shelf life, only for sale in Laarne, the village where it is made, by an old family brewery of (extremely) low profile which hardly brews anything else... Firm, snow white, stable head, deep golden blond colour, clear. Aroma of pure pale malts, white bread, grassy hops, young cheese, some iron. Fresh and soft malty taste, neutral to lightly sweetish, bit breadish, sourish touch (probably the yeast which is still there) and delicate grassy hop bitterness in the finish. I consider this among the best of its genre in Belgium, but the genre is still standard pale lager, of course. Tasted from tap but also tasted in its equally old-fashioned form of Pick-Up Export, which is the same thing in 33 cl bottles.

Tried from Draft on 23 Sep 2014 at 12:01

5.6

MoritzF (10567) reviewed Pick Up Pils from Brouwerij Walrave 14 years ago

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

(bottle, 25cl) Slightly hazy, pale golden colour with a blond and short foamy head. Slightly sour pale malty aroma with citric and sweaty hops. Mildly bitter and slightly sour flavour, light to medium bodied with a pleasantly matured carbonation. Slightly grainy and sour doughy pale malt-character; slightly bitter and doughy finish with herbal and slightly woody accents. Interesting Pils from a brave little brewery. 01.XI.11

Tried from Bottle on 13 Nov 2011 at 10:22

5.2

pivnizub (12822) reviewed Pick Up Pils from Brouwerij Walrave 14 years ago

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

Bottle: At last! The most mysterious Lager from Belgium.... Pale golden, stable mid-sized white head, metallic-grainy nose; dryish bitter-sweet flavour, light bodied, but not thin, relatively soft; a very subtle fruitiness shows up in the shorter bitter-grainy finish. A gem - compared to Stella, but hardly worth a recommendation.......

Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2011 at 22:32

5.3

cagarvie (40235) reviewed Pick Up Pils from Brouwerij Walrave 14 years ago

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

bottle at home ... at colins tasting .. golden yellow ...grassy hop nose ... zezty lemon ... grassy hop ... little bitterness ... cornflakes ...not for me at all...

Tried from Bottle on 29 Oct 2011 at 08:09

5.4

Tinus (5082) reviewed Pick Up Pils from Brouwerij Walrave 14 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Light golden colour, white head. Malty aroma, some grass, quite pronounced iron, metallic. Flavour light sweet, malty, some bitter hops, spicy hop taste. Not bad, the metallic smell is a pity. (From 25cL bottle @ home)

Tried from Bottle on 27 Oct 2011 at 08:26

4.8

fonefan (85107) reviewed Pick Up Pils from Brouwerij Walrave 16 years ago

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

Bottle 250ml. @ home.Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, grain, toasted. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100114]

Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2010 at 13:32

6.8

Sloefmans (15519) reviewed Pick Up Pils from Brouwerij Walrave 20 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Hazy yellow-gold (cold haze?); fluffy dirty-white head, leaving shards of lace. Very grainy nose, straw, fresh yeast . Markedly sourish tang around corn flakes, (green)malt in the background; just a bit of sweet, bit herbal. Light bodied, but some grist slickness. Surprising pils. Sourishness is particular, but not off-putting. This ought to have a much wider public. The only small (pils!)brewery in Belgium malting its own!

Tried on 22 Oct 2005 at 10:07

4.6

caesar (10841) reviewed Pick Up Pils from Brouwerij Walrave 21 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Clear yellow color, just a bit lacing. Dry malty aroma, some horseblanket. Bit sour citrus taste, little bitter. Odd brew, but not too bad.

Tried on 24 Oct 2004 at 08:21

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