Pilsner
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Pilsener Regular|
Score
7.02
|
|
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
Sign up to add a tick or review
6.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Feels like a compromise between a craft pale lager and a pils to please the non-craft crowd, but still very drinkable. Cracker malt and notes of apple and lemon and sweet grain, followed by a clean floral bitterness on the finish. Lacks the punchiness you’d expect from something with the Stone name on it but not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 May 2026
at 17:01
7.1/10
—
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
7/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Can
from
Horrocks Farm Market
on 22 Sep 2025
at 18:57
7.1/10
—
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
7.6/10
—
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
6.4/10
—
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.
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
7.8/10
—
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
8.6/10
—
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
7.1/10
—
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
8.1/10
—
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