I did like the pilsener but preferred the two lagers. But no marketing
by A-B was involved as I'd never heard of these beers before I bought
them off the shelf. I probably wouldn't buy the pilsener on its own but
I did very much like the two lagers. That's all that matters.
Chuck Norcutt
On 1/7/2013 7:21 PM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Hmmm,
>
> Per Moose there are many many exceptional and even World Class Brews in
> US now.
> Undoubtedly some of the commercial brewers that put out swill w/o
> competition for years are shaking in their boots and these pseudo-craft
> beers are part of the answer. Craft breweries now compose over 9% of
> all brew by $$ but about 6% by volume---a steady increase.
>
> 63118 at least is billed as a Pilsner in the classic American style.
> It is brewed with is brewed using Hallertauer and Tettnang hops but
> they are difficult to detect. I certainly wonder about cheap
> adjuncts---i.e corn.
> It is certainly decent but would only receive overall average grades .
> Seems to miss the overall crisp character of its genre. I think a tad
> of marketing ploy by A-B is at work, but better than the typical
> stuff produced by them. Not saying that the enjoyment/$$ ratio may not
> reasonably fit the bill for some, but exceptional examples of this
> style can be had for just barely double the very cheap price of
> admission.
> Perhaps some substantial bias against A-B is at play and a blinded
> trial would be appropriate, but I think the result would not be too far
> off.
>
> My 2c, Mike
>
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