Stone Brewing Pilsner

Pilsner

 

Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Lager - Pilsener Regular
Score
7.03
ABV: 4.7% IBU: 30 Ticks: 13
It takes a skilled brewer to make a great pilsner, and we’ve been honing our skills for more than a quarter of a century. Originally brought to America by German immigrants, pilsners here have evolved through the creativity of American brewers and ingredient growers. Classic, crisp, and crushable with a light touch of Cashmere and Vista hops for good measure – this is a pilsner for the people
 

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7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Clear gold pour, two finger head. Smells of grainy malt and mild hops. Flavor is grainy, biscuity malt and earthy hops with mild to moderate bitterness. Light bodied. Crisp. Good pils.

Tried from Can from Belmont Beverage - West State on 06 Nov 2025 at 06:52


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

Tried from Can from Horrocks Farm Market on 22 Sep 2025 at 18:57


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Wegmans. Bright pale gold with a tall head. Bright lemony hops in the nose with apricot and bready malts. Very fruity flavor with lots of esters for a pilsner. Honey and bready malts with biscuits and orange and a stark bitterness. Very much an American Pilsner.

Tried on 10 Sep 2025 at 01:09


7.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7

(Tap) clear, fluorescent bright yellow color with a small white head; aroma of sourness, grain, black pepper, balanced flavor with a long, light bitter finish

Tried from Draft at Stone Brewing Company Store - On Kettner on 20 Jul 2025 at 22:29


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bought locally, packaged January 14th.

Pale gold colour, over a finger of foam, good retention, okay lacing.

Smell is of piney hops, little bit spicy, very light hint of bread.

Taste is same as the smell. Finish is on the bitter side. Malt is weak.

Good mouthfeel, okay beer.
I might buy this again.

Tried from Can on 25 Jun 2025 at 13:53


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pours clear gold into a pils. Bright white head with excellent retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Hay, straw and citrus aromas. Crisp with bitter citrus pith and peel front to back and into the lasting earthy pith finish. Tasty, but not a lot of balance going on here.

Tried on 24 Apr 2025 at 21:16


8.6
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

12 oz. can from Total Wine. Pours a crystal clear gold color with a white head and very good retention. Fair lacing. Pilsner malt and some hops aroma. Sharp pilsner malt flavor with a long, drying, hoppy finish. Clean and crisp mouthfeel. Medium body. Medium-high carbonation. Moderate bitterness, but not overpowering. Good example of the style.

Tried from Can on 24 Apr 2025 at 02:17


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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

12 ounce can. Brassy gold color. Frothy white head. Spotty lacing. Grainy malt aroma hints at grassy hops. Flavor is crisp grainy malt and distinctive bitter hops. Notes of cut grass and bitter greens. Clean, crisp and crushable. What more could you want?

Tried from Can from Trenton Road Takeout on 23 Apr 2025 at 02:58


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8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Poured up on tap at Tipsy Cactus where it exhibits a crystal clear pure gold colored body that supports a full tight white head that leaves behind some sheet lacing. The aroma offers up soft pils malts, a dash of fruity esters and then a growing spicy hoppiness. The taste delivers full spicy hop flavor and spicy hop bitterness riding above a mellow lager yeastiness. At midway brief sweet fruity esters are noticed before the spicy hops rear up and flatten them out. Another sip reveals a sense of mineral notes adding a bit more depth and teeth to the experience. Solid pils.

Tried from Draft at Tipsy Cactus TapRoom & Bottle Shop on 15 Apr 2025 at 22:25


5.6
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

12 oz can from beer club. Solid - pretty good flavor and taste. Enjoyed it.

Tried from Can on 09 Apr 2025 at 02:19