Susiedaisy33 (3213) reviewed Pils from Goldfinger Brewing Company 1 month ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Light gold pour. Thin foam around the rim. Scattered lace around the glass. Grass and malt flavor. Full bodied and full carbonation.
obguthr (12465) reviewed Pils from Goldfinger Brewing Company 1 month ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Grassy hay nose. Clear yellow, thin head. Grass, hay. Light body, easy carbonation.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Deep brown color, slightly cloudy, under a pillowy white head. Kind of like the pre-Pro Brooklyn and Sam Adams lagers. Smell has a bit saison to it: unfiltered yeast and some toasted Minnesota wild rice. The rice and yeast come out in the taste too. Dry malty taste, very little sweetness. A bit of bitterness on the edges of the tongue.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Canned 2 weeks ago. Brown porter pour under a thick tan head. Nice milk chocolate nose. Taste has cocoa and coffee notes. Hard fizziness. Light alcohol. A solid dark lager.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Special firkin draft. Nice, strong roast coffee in the nose. Black beer in the glass with a head of tan foam. Coffee really dominates the taste here, and then there is a nice strong blend of Porter malts to it. Very happy to have caught this. Roasty taste gets stronger as I go further down the glass.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Draught @ Beermiscuous, Chicago IL (Oct 2025). Clear reddish brown with a small creamy beige head, caramel malt aroma, medium carbonation, faintly spicy medium bitter caramel malt taste, thin smooth body, long finish. Crisp and smooth.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Draft at the source. Amber-ish body under a pillowy head. The malts in the nose are like wheat toast with a bit of honey. Taste brings up the subtle spiciness of rye malt, as described. With Goldfinger's usual sharp European hop profile. It is clichéd to say this, but this is indeed easy drinking: while still being quite hearty when it's cold.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Basis pale lager. Tastes a little like corn. Pours clear golden with ok bubbles. Finishes clean but not crisp. Snally.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16oz can. Malty, smooth, super sessionable. Great balance, has a pinch more hop depth than is typical for the style, but still fully true to style. Well attenuated. Great stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
At Goldfinger Oktoberfest. I was told the recipe does change each year, depending on available hops, so this would count as a new batch, yes? Besides, look at it! Deep amber in a one-litre mug! Pillowy white head. Not much more than a standard lager nose, I'll admit. Taste is full of malts, a little bit of hop flower. Very hearty and filling. German hops are not overly peppery, may be some other European hops here, too.