Cellar Series: West Coast Pils
von Trapp Brewing in Stowe, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Pilsener Series|
Score
7.14
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Brewed with Pilsner malt and fermented cool with our house Bavarian yeast, this dry-hopped pale lager features Idaho 7, Citra, Mosaic, Talus, HBC 630, HBC 1019, and Columbus hops. Bright and juicy notes of citrus rind, tropical fruit, and pine with a dry, crisp, and lightly bitter finish.
Brewed in collaboration with Yakima Chief Hops and Ales for ALS, $1 of every full pour sold will be donated to ALS TDI, a research organization in Watertown, MA, working to find a cure for ALS.
Introducing the first beer of our Cellar Series: West Coast Pils. Brewed with Pilsner malt and fermented cool with our house Bavarian yeast, this dry-hopped pale lager features Idaho 7, Citra, and Mosaic hops from the Pacific Northwest. Bright and juicy notes of citrus rind, tropical fruit, and pine with a dry, crisp, and lightly bitter finish. 🌲🌊
What is Cellar Series? A small-batch program dedicated to exploring traditional and experimental ingredients, techniques, and styles in brewing and fermentation from our hard-working brewery team and select friends and supporters.
These beers are only available on draft and in cans to go from the von Trapp Brewing Bierhall. Come in and try this limited brew! Open every day 11:30am-9pm.
Brewed in collaboration with Yakima Chief Hops and Ales for ALS, $1 of every full pour sold will be donated to ALS TDI, a research organization in Watertown, MA, working to find a cure for ALS.
Introducing the first beer of our Cellar Series: West Coast Pils. Brewed with Pilsner malt and fermented cool with our house Bavarian yeast, this dry-hopped pale lager features Idaho 7, Citra, and Mosaic hops from the Pacific Northwest. Bright and juicy notes of citrus rind, tropical fruit, and pine with a dry, crisp, and lightly bitter finish. 🌲🌊
What is Cellar Series? A small-batch program dedicated to exploring traditional and experimental ingredients, techniques, and styles in brewing and fermentation from our hard-working brewery team and select friends and supporters.
These beers are only available on draft and in cans to go from the von Trapp Brewing Bierhall. Come in and try this limited brew! Open every day 11:30am-9pm.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can, best before 3/20/26, drunk 2/13/26.
A bit of celery in the nose, you could imagine. But it's not off-putting, just rather grassy/herbal/floral. Sparse malts support it with dainty honey. Not too much acid or overbearing hop. Clean and crisp.
Soft pine sap and rich, but nicely-attenuated, honey-like malt in the flavor with an ample body and good dryness on the finish. Pine and mild grapefruit help contribute. But it's not resinous in the slightest and not too bitter or overhopped. Super drinkable and flavorful.
A bit of celery in the nose, you could imagine. But it's not off-putting, just rather grassy/herbal/floral. Sparse malts support it with dainty honey. Not too much acid or overbearing hop. Clean and crisp.
Soft pine sap and rich, but nicely-attenuated, honey-like malt in the flavor with an ample body and good dryness on the finish. Pine and mild grapefruit help contribute. But it's not resinous in the slightest and not too bitter or overhopped. Super drinkable and flavorful.
Tried
from Can
from
Half Time
on 13 Feb 2026
at 23:59
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can to becher pint glass.
Appearance: yellow transparency with a two and a half fingers worth of white foamy head, dissipated to leave mild lace
Aroma: citrus, pine, grassy and earthy hop character, subtle floral hop tones underneath
Flavor: bittersweet through the prior mentioned aromas, citrusy sweet and pithy to semi-oily aftertaste
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; piney, citrusy and grassy finish
Overall: sure, I'd have another one of these, they call it a West Coast pils and I believe I see what they're going for.
Appearance: yellow transparency with a two and a half fingers worth of white foamy head, dissipated to leave mild lace
Aroma: citrus, pine, grassy and earthy hop character, subtle floral hop tones underneath
Flavor: bittersweet through the prior mentioned aromas, citrusy sweet and pithy to semi-oily aftertaste
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; piney, citrusy and grassy finish
Overall: sure, I'd have another one of these, they call it a West Coast pils and I believe I see what they're going for.
Tried
from Can
from
Beverage Warehouse of Vermont
on 17 Jan 2026
at 20:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
16oz can. Clear gold white head. Zippy nose. Grist and grass. More Citra than mosaic. Flavor is clear with grain and grass over the top. Dry and peppy finish. 7 4 7 4 14
Tried
from Can
on 06 Mar 2024
at 15:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Nice pine. Pours golden with good head and lacing. Crisp, bitter end. Good balance here. Can shared at tasting.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Feb 2024
at 19:23