Left Hand Polestar Pilsner review

As an astronomy buff, I gotta like the label on this beer - two people looking at the Little Dipper and the North Star. Today's brew review is another from the Mountain Mixer from Left Hand Brewing of Longmont, Colorado - their Polestar Pilsner. This is a German style pilsner and is described as the "hardest beer to make" according to Left Hand.

This beer pours a very light golden color and raised a very big white head and a decent bead. I like to let the beer breathe a little bit before sampling. Upon first smell I was immediately reminded of another beer I sampled a few months earlier. This smelled just like a wheat beer! I cross checked the hops used in this beer and one of them matched the main one in the wheat beer. So that's where I got that memory from. The beer has a citrusy, almost grassy aroma. Despite the initial smell I held judgment until the tasting. The taste was an almost 180 degree turn. This beer is a nice light refreshing brew that tastes much better than it smells.

Here are the specs on this beer: They use Weyermann Pilsner Malt exclusively along with Perle, Vanguard and Czech Saaz hops. It's the Perle hops that give this that citrusy / grassy smell in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I like pilsners, just don't make it smell like a wheat beer.

I enjoyed drinking this beer as long as I didn't inhale before I sipped it. The beers scores a 5.0% on the ABV scale and a moderate 33 IBU. So it's not too weak and not too hoppy. Despite it's good taste, the aroma was enough to lower this beer on my ratings. While I would probably drink this beer again if offered it, it barely passes the buy again test. I'll give this a 3.0 out of 5 rating.

If you like German style pilsners then you'll probably like this beer. Ratebeer.com gave this beer a 34th percentile and a 2.88/5 rating. Not that great. Most other ratings were somewhat similar to mine and they forgave the grassy smell.

Related articles:
- Left Hand Milk Stout review.
- Left Hand Wake Up Dead Imperial Stout review.
- Left Hand Deep Cover Brown Ale review.

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