8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bierhall draught, 9/12/26.
Excellent malt with honey and rustic grain balanced with fresh herbal hop. Almost more pils-like. Very clean, bright, aromatic.
Rich maltiness with a soft, unfiltered texture and bright herbal hops. Less bitterness signifying a helles here as opposed to a pils, but it's very close. Maybe a bit deeper malt? Lovely flavors whatever the case.
Excellent malt with honey and rustic grain balanced with fresh herbal hop. Almost more pils-like. Very clean, bright, aromatic.
Rich maltiness with a soft, unfiltered texture and bright herbal hops. Less bitterness signifying a helles here as opposed to a pils, but it's very close. Maybe a bit deeper malt? Lovely flavors whatever the case.
Tried
from Draft
at
von Trapp Brewery & Bierhall
on 12 Sep 2026
at 21:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 oz can from Colonial Liquors. Bright, pale golden color with effervescence and a tall, thick, tight head. Light hop haze. Bright, herbal hop nose with lemon and bready malt. Crisp, clean malt flavor, highly attenuated, crackers and dry white toast, herbal hops with a touch of citrus and a big, dry, bitter-ass, peppery finish. Very clean and crisp, super attenuation. Dry as a bone and very hoppy.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2026
at 07:30
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
16oz can. Poured a slightly cloudy orange color with a small white head. Aroma was big wheat, bubble gum and cloves. Not sure if this was old or if it just didn't hit right with me. Not very refreshing compared to what was hoping for. More bubble gum, wheat an clove.
Tried
from Can
from
Total Wine & More - McLean, VA
on 27 Aug 2026
at 01:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: soft pale yellow color with a finger and a quarter of white frothy head which dissipated to a small film of a smaller head and left some concave lace
Aroma: orange peel, honey blossom/floral hop sweetness, some piney/resinous accent, and a little bit of hop oily/and somewhat a zesty & bitter undertone
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fair sweet to bitter to zesty sweet oily and floral bitter quality with a subtle bready taste; finishes oily sweet with a pop of zestiness and a light floral dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; pretty smooth along the tongue, good carb level with a substantial bitterness (not too high but not low)
Overall: good as an American pale ale I would be willing to return to.
Appearance: soft pale yellow color with a finger and a quarter of white frothy head which dissipated to a small film of a smaller head and left some concave lace
Aroma: orange peel, honey blossom/floral hop sweetness, some piney/resinous accent, and a little bit of hop oily/and somewhat a zesty & bitter undertone
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fair sweet to bitter to zesty sweet oily and floral bitter quality with a subtle bready taste; finishes oily sweet with a pop of zestiness and a light floral dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; pretty smooth along the tongue, good carb level with a substantial bitterness (not too high but not low)
Overall: good as an American pale ale I would be willing to return to.
Tried
from Can
from
Beverage Warehouse of Vermont
on 22 Aug 2026
at 21:04
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can, best by 10/11/26, drunk 8/17/26.
Huge, fresh, crisp, bright aromatics oozing off this thing as I pour. Freshly-dried herbs, very peppery and clean, with very delicate, honey-like malt and a touch of dough. Love that dry, spicy, black pepper and leanness, yet it still seems like it will be amply-malted.
And indeed, more than ample maltiness. Deep and rich with lovely, clean, polished honey notes balancing rich, spicy herb and black pepper. Above-average bitterness and good attenuation leave it with a very flavorful, yet balanced, drier finish. Hops are done immaculately here (as is pretty much everything). Nitpick: maybe it could be even a touch leaner in body/texture to draw out some more of that spicy, dry pepper character. But definitely a nitpick. This is exceptional stuff, even considering von Trapp's recent high standard.
Huge, fresh, crisp, bright aromatics oozing off this thing as I pour. Freshly-dried herbs, very peppery and clean, with very delicate, honey-like malt and a touch of dough. Love that dry, spicy, black pepper and leanness, yet it still seems like it will be amply-malted.
And indeed, more than ample maltiness. Deep and rich with lovely, clean, polished honey notes balancing rich, spicy herb and black pepper. Above-average bitterness and good attenuation leave it with a very flavorful, yet balanced, drier finish. Hops are done immaculately here (as is pretty much everything). Nitpick: maybe it could be even a touch leaner in body/texture to draw out some more of that spicy, dry pepper character. But definitely a nitpick. This is exceptional stuff, even considering von Trapp's recent high standard.
Tried
from Can
from
Half Time
on 17 Aug 2026
at 17:37
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at von Trapp, pours a clear amber with a small white head. Aroma has bready malt, light caramel, and a hint of residual sweetness. Flavour is malty and dry, with bready malt, dry roasted caramel, and low residual sweetness. True to style and very drinkable. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
at
von Trapp Brewery & Bierhall
on 07 Aug 2026
at 04:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
On tap at von Trapp, pours a clear amber with a medium beige head. Aroma brings out bready malt, toasted caramel, and light residual sweetness. Flavour is bang on style, with bready malt, toasted caramel, and some residual sweetness. Maybe a touch too much residual sweetness but this is brewed well. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
at
von Trapp Brewery & Bierhall
on 07 Aug 2026
at 04:14
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at von Trapp, pours a clear blonde with a small fluffy white head. Aroma has bright grassy hops, crisp biscuity malt, and some straw. Flavour is biting, with a nice grassy and lightly floral hop bite, with a crisp crackery malt base. Grassy, bitter, hoppy, crisp finish. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
at
von Trapp Brewery & Bierhall
on 07 Aug 2026
at 04:14
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at von Trapp, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out bright herbaceous hops, straw, and crisp crackery malt. Flavour is bright, with a herbaceous notes, straw, grassiness, and crisp crackery malt. Authentic, bright, clean. Well-made.
Tried
from Draft
at
von Trapp Brewery & Bierhall
on 07 Aug 2026
at 04:10
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Truly delicious pils, offering up a slightly sweet grainy pils base accented by lemon and a touch of apple and cut grass, followed by a bracing floral bitterness. Delicious.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jul 2026
at 12:02