Lagunitas PILS Czech Style Pils

While at Hough’s in Pittsburgh for Craft Beer Week, I ordered a glass of Lagunitas PILS Czech Style Pils while the Lagunitas representative was present. The beer pours a golden color with a thin filmy white head. I feel like there had been a larger head but it had subsided by the time I received the glass due to it sitting for a bit. The aroma consists simply of grass and caramel and isn’t overly complex. The taste is dry and grassy with some pine accents sitting atop a light caramel and toffee backbone. The alcohol content is 6.2% ABV. This wasn’t an overly complex beer or too daring, but it was easily drinkable and much more enjoyable of those industrial American pilsners.

Ithaca Pils

Continuing with my Ithaca sampler pack after vacation, I opened a bottle of the Pils. It has a very nice medium amber color and a nice floral aroma. The taste is fresh and smooth at first, with a slight hoppy finish. It is a refreshing summer time beer and I enjoyed it thoroughly. The alcohol content is 5.5%. Just be careful taking this one out of the fridge as it likes to explode out of the bottle.