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Inoffensive

Erica — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:47:25 +0000

It tastes like a lot of beers I’ve tasted before, and so I find it to be not outstanding at all. A tad hoppy, but not overkill. A tad malty, but not overkill. Mediocre. Perhaps a good backyard barbecue beer.

I drink your pilsner! I drink it up!

al — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:25:46 +0000

In a Flat Earth pint glass (too lazy to search the cabinet for a proper pilsner glass), it’s a clear golden color, lovely white head, starts proud and slips down in size. Flowery aroma, and the hops are happening, clean and level headed.Drinking it…smooth, even, mild, and watery. Tidy bitter smack from the Hallertau hops right up, and then they slide back and merge with the water and disappear down the throat without a thought. Hops return with each sip and enjoy a nice visit on the palate each time. Light bodied, easy drinking, and right on for style. Almost perfect. And I’m no huge fan of lagers or pilsners, but this suits just fine. Haiku #7: Czech town of Plzn / birthplace of clear, golden beer / look what you started!

Has its uses…

Mac — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:12:04 +0000

I’m not a huge Pilsner fan, but this would be good on a hot day after mowing the lawn.

Distraction

flashmcduff — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:08:56 +0000

Right now it’s late at night and I’m watching a Fatboy Slim concert on a beach somewhere in England circa 2002. It’s just as, if not more, stimulating than the Schell’s Pilsner I happen to be drinking. This beer’s taste is a throwback to keg beer and plastic cups, only light years better for two reasons: #1- it is better. Better taste, better quality, and a better experience overall knowing it comes from a regional brewer. #2 – I’ve come to appreciate history and knowing where a beer came from – in other words, I know brewing a pilsner would require a level of maintenance than I’m not up for just yet. I respect that.

Still, the show and the camera shots switching in tune to the music is what is grabbing my attention now because the beer is good but not my style. Sadly, techno is not terribly refreshing and would not as effectively…oh, say…cool a sunburn after a summer day of canoeing. That’s where I see this beer fitting in well.

Looks great in a ditch!

lowrez — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:23:09 +0000

I love the Schell logo and branding. The deer junk they’ve been doing over the past few years is fantastic. The Pilsner label stands up to all the other Schell labels in its awesomeness and the bottle cap design is even slightly more ass-kicky. But what really makes a beer great is how its bottle or can holds up in a ditch over a Minnesota winter.

I, as a former beer can collector, can say that Schell is the shit! I picked many a Schell can out of the ditches in west central Minnesota. For xmas on year, my mom bought some weird plastic wall mount racks so I could display my collection (to myself). My bedroom smelled like musty, stanky, stale beer. Some of that stank was from a fine variety of Schell cans collected in the late 70s.

And the beer is GREAT to drink in moderation. Props to my old pal Dave who is a brewmaster at Schell. Go Dave!

hmm…

CJ Camp — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:53:01 +0000

Anagram for Schell Pilsner Beer:

Rebel Princess Hell

I’m going to go grab another

Rett — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:19:50 +0000

I am just finishing up my second Schell Pilsner and man I feel good. I think it helps that I also just watched two episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia with some coworkers. That is some funny stuff. Anyway, I have to agree with most of the reviews…this is a good classic pilsner. I’ve been on such a “drink good beer only” kick (ie. always trying new varieties that cost too much) that I’ve forgotten what a traditional beer tastes like. And let me tell you, it tastes good. I’m going to go grab another.

i wish i could live a day in 1850

vonklebs — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:31:52 +0000

When put on the spot I would never think to answer “Pilsner” as my favorite beer style, and it isn’t. But the Schell Pilsner always reminds me that there is life for a pilsner outside of macro-pilsner land. I have always enjoyed this beer, glad brew52 brought us back together.

What The Schell, I liked it!

DeRushaJ — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:01:32 +0000

I must say, I’m not really a Pilsner guy, nor am I a Schell guy, so I had no idea what to expect. Except for the fact that anyone named August is pretty damn cool in my book.

So I really enjoyed this beer. It had great carbonation, a really light flavor with a hint of something. Maybe it’s a tad of sweetness? Beats me, but this beer went down real smooth. Like one of Eliot Spitzer’s babes. Real smooth. Was that offensive? I’m sorry.

Real Good

Kassie — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:04:17 +0000

This is how a pilsner should taste.

I generally don’t drink pilsners. They tend to taste like ass once they warm up a slight bit. They also tend to come in cans and kegs and get drunk by non-snobby people. My kind of people tend to be the snobby kind.

But this is a good beer. It has a nice color and a great taste. It is refreshing and balanced. I wish I could hand out bottles of it to people drinking crappy pilsners and say, “This is what your beer is suppose to taste like. Please have a beer that tastes like this when I come over next time.”