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

'Pilsener' by this Anker-owned microbrewery located in the church of a village near Mechlin, offering their beers there from tap and in cans; thanks tderoeck for sharing. Thick and frothy, snow white, stable head on a misty pale straw-yellow robe with vaguely greenish tinge. Aroma of freshly cut grass, raw cereals, white bread, green pear, unripe peach, field flowers, green banana. Quite yeasty-fruity onset, green pear and unripe banana notes with a touch of hard nectarine but fairly low in sweetness, minerally carbonation, smooth mouthfeel; cereally and white-bready middle, quite pure, followed by a relatively long, grassy and floral hoppy finish, drying, bittering and quenching, while some of that restrained fruity yeastiness lingers - a yeastiness I associate more with Belgian ales than with unfiltered German Lagers; there is something too 'Belgian' about this to be a credible (unfiltered) Pilsener, so that if I were to taste this blind, 'Landbier' or 'Zwickelbier' or anything alike would not come to my mind - instead, this seems more like a dry, sleek version of a pale lager-imitating Belgian blonde... Nevertheless crisp, refreshing and balanced, not unpleasant in any way - just not a true Pilsener for me, of any subtype.

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

2/XI/24 - 33cl can from Dranken Marlou (Zonhoven), shared @ home, BB: 6/II/25, lotnr: 724002 (2024-1166)

Clear yellow blond beer, big creamy fluffy white head, stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: pretty yeasty, fruity, banana, sweet impression, malty, caramel notes, ok, smells like a top fermented beer though, not a lager… MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, malty, bitter touch, a bit fruity, banana, peaches, sweet, yeasty, a bit of caramel malts. Aftertaste: malty, yeasty, bitter, fruity, apples, banana, some caramel malts, no way this is a pilsner…

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

33 cl. can @ home, gift from Dennis and Brent. Hazy golden with a white head. Flowery hops with some grains. Sweet taste with a medium bitter finish. Nice crisp pilsener.

On tap @Batteliek, Mechelen. 01/05/2024. Color amarillo corona de espuma blanca aromas y sabores floral, cítrico, cuerpo ligero.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Blik 33cl bij Brasserie Het Anker in Mechelen. Citrustonen, hoptonen, zoetje, bitters, fruitig. (9-9-2023).