Port City Brewing Company Downright Pilsner

Downright Pilsner

 

Port City Brewing Company in Alexandria, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

  Lager - Czech Pilsner / Světlý Regular
Score
6.67
ABV: 4.8% IBU: 43 Ticks: 37
Downright® Pilsner is a deep golden color and medium bodied, with a soft round malt profile and crisp and spicy hop character on the finish. This lager is brewed in the traditional Pilsner style, using authentic Pilsner malt and noble Saaz hops. The beer carbonates completely naturally as it lagers in our fermentation tanks for six weeks.

A unique twist to Downright is the dry hop addition of Saaz hops. This additional infusion of hops gives the beer an extra refreshing bite on the finish.

**2022 World Beer Cup Silver Medal**
 

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6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottled. Golden pour. Some weirdness going on. Saaz or bred or something.....meh.......

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:22


9

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:52


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

In der Flughafen Lounge in Washington, D.C. Flasche. Aroma: Hopfen, etwas Malz . Geschmack: mittlere süße, malzig, mittlere Bitterkeit. Okay.

Tried on 23 Mar 2023 at 22:19


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

9-25-21 Brewery

Tried on 25 Sep 2021 at 19:57


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has straw and light bread up front with a slight grass bite underlying. Flavor has a bit more grass up front but is mainly hay with just a hint of leaves.

Tried from Draft on 19 Jun 2021 at 01:27


5.5

Tried from Draft on 02 Nov 2019 at 12:27


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

New Region: number: 98 (not far to 100). Many thanks for this beer to Jacek Wigier (wineofdreams@gmail.com). Pianka pora jak na czeski pils przystalo, zapachowo rowniez podobnie, lekka mglistosc, ale i tak ogolnie jasna barwa, W smaku goryczka, zbozowosc i bardzo umiarkowana slodowosc. W czeskich pilsach slodowosc ciut moze wieksza, ale zatecki chmiel oddal tu niemal wszystko. Spory plus za idealnie opisana etykiete, to zadkie w przypadku piw z US, nawet IBU podano i to w piwie dolnofermentacyjnym. Lekko bylem zaskoczony dokladnoscia opisu.

Tried on 15 May 2019 at 19:22


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

Bottled at CBC. Bright, floral Saaz hops, seems to be dry hopped. Rich malt flavor is tasty but not thick of heavy. Crisp, hoppy finish. nice.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2019 at 01:39


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

Bottle 12fl.oz. @ The Shnoodlepip, London. [ As Port City Downright Pilsner ].Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, grass, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, grass, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity hops - floral. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20160809] 5-3-6-3-13

Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2018 at 12:00


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

Draft at Tanner Smith's, NYC. Pale gold, white head. Aroma and taste of pils malt, hay, hints of fruit. Thirst-quenching. Not bad.

Tried from Draft on 06 Jan 2018 at 20:04