Big Ideas Series 06.1 - Twisted Pilsner
Simple Things Fermentations in Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland 🏴
Lager - Czech Pilsner / Světlý Series Out of Production|
Score
6.85
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100% Bohemian Pilsner malt and Czech hops. It's a classic combination for a reason.
We've shifted the balance back towards a more authentic Czech Pilsner for our re-brew of this beer by reigning in the dry hopping. The lemon 'twist' remains but is more delicate this time around, allowing the full-bodied malt to take centre stage. Plenty of Saaz hops in the kettle contribute trademark earthy, spicy notes and there's a hint of sulphur from the lager yeast. We've come to love Kazbek hops since first using them in the original version of this beer but here we've added them more sparingly so their lemon-grapefruit citrus is a more subtle contribution and the result is a really nicely balanced, tasty and refreshing beer. In fact, I think it might be a super crushable crispy boi. OK, shoot me now.
We've shifted the balance back towards a more authentic Czech Pilsner for our re-brew of this beer by reigning in the dry hopping. The lemon 'twist' remains but is more delicate this time around, allowing the full-bodied malt to take centre stage. Plenty of Saaz hops in the kettle contribute trademark earthy, spicy notes and there's a hint of sulphur from the lager yeast. We've come to love Kazbek hops since first using them in the original version of this beer but here we've added them more sparingly so their lemon-grapefruit citrus is a more subtle contribution and the result is a really nicely balanced, tasty and refreshing beer. In fact, I think it might be a super crushable crispy boi. OK, shoot me now.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of caramel wafer and light spice. Taste is light lemon, biscuit, grassy hop. Clean finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2021
at 15:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - hazy yellow with a big fluffy white head. Nose - biscuit, green herb and light hop spice. Taste - citrus, biscuit and again a light herb/spice note. Palate - light bodied but good bitter linger. Overall - much better than the first iteration.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2021
at 16:47