Tröegs Sunshine Pils
My LOCAL PILSNER kick continues (will it never end???). This time my fix is an offering from the famous Trogner Bros... Sunshine Pils. From the 12oz bottle into a tall Pilsen glass, fills perfectly with a light, yes most articulately described as piss-yellow liquid, capped with a 3cm creme head. Plenty of nucleation creates a handful of towering bubble columns, each reminiscent of the Deepwater Horizon clip I saw in HD on the evening news. A hint of lemon AND grass in the nose up front... then coppery like the memorable experience of dipping the ol' schnoz into a bag of pennies. Finishes musty like wet dog. Must be the noble hops combining with the malted grains in just the right proportions. Assininely (?!?) crisp with the first sip (although this quality recedes quickly), bouncy and light on the tongue. Just a grab of body as it slides through the mouth. The lemony start lends itself well to this action. Tough to 'grab' onto, even as I swish and swish. I love that. Clean through the middle - only a little of sweet corn to call an 'arc' - then right to the finish. All business with this puppy. A substantial burst of floral bitterness in the throat. Mimics the sensation of chewing on rose pedals perfectly. Ahhh... Finds some surface to grow doughy in the throat, building on this thick hoppiness. Sneaks away, packaging itself into a clean finish. A ghost of bitterness & lemonpeel pools at the tonsils. Sated... SUPER refreshing. Considerably more lemony then recent pilsners I've had. Another big hitter in the land of Pilsners...