Primo Brewing and Malting Company's Bombucha

Not so sure about Hawaiian beers.

This one pours a medium amber, but has a great light tan head. Man, the head throws off a great crisp pilsner smell. And I mean, huge. It's crisp and not very sweet, so it must be more of a Czech than a German.

Very nice. Spot on for a Czech, and a very light and drinkable beer. Every time I run across one of these I'm reminded that you don't have to be one of those asshats at Stone or Victory to make great beers. And although this is an unlikely one, it's still very good.

Estrella Damm

Another single that I had to pick up.

Pours a clear yellow with a fizzy white head. Like a lot of European lagers, it seems to be a pilsner. And from the funky smell, a Czech at that.

Light bodied--too light for a German pils. Nice and crisp, but a little more dull than a Czech Rebel. A little more watered down. Good beer for what it is, but not a great beer for the style.

Backus and Johnson's Cusquena

Another single that I couldn't pass up.

Pours a clear yellow with a fizzy white head that quickly thins.

Huh. Great smell. Excellent pilsner funk to it, more hoppy than malty.

This is a good beer. It's right where it needs to be for the style, and damn if that's not surprising fro Peru. I'll have more of this, for sure.

Spoetzel Brewery's Shiner 101

Pilsner is one of my favorite styles, and Czechs especially, so I can't believe I waited this long to try 101. And I also got busy with work and let this one sit in the bottle and get a little warm on me. That usually makes a pils a little oily feeling, but we'll see how this goes anyway.

Pours deep golden, moreso than most pilsners, with a big frothy white head that slowly recedes. I can smell that awesome pilsner funk smell from here. Smells like a skunk's ass. It's great.

Not oily. Nice and crisp, even when it's a little warmer than it should be. Maltier than most as well, almost to the point of being a German. It's a bit hoppier than a German though, so we'll just call it a malt-forward Czech pilsner. It fades to the standard Shiner malt aftertaste, which is just a variant of the bock. Not bad, just familiar.

This one is right up there with Kosmos as my favorite Shiner beer now. Hope they keep it around for more than a year.

Boulevard Brewing Company's Boulevard Pilsner

Uhhhhhh, the label says "genuine American lager," but it's a pilsner. Clearly not an American beer. It doesn't say what style pils it is, but by smell alone I'm going with Czech. And the label is clearly a rip off of Budvar and Czechvar, with the Boulevard being a match of the low hanging fruit variety.

I haven't been terribly impressed by Boulevard beers to date, but like stouts, I have to buy every pils I see.

Pours a deep yellow with an amber tinge, and strong carbonation that keeps the fizzy white head alive.

Skunky smell, like a pils should have, and a Czech pils especially. That's a good thing, the way it's supposed to be.

Fairly malty for a Czech, but only in the feel. Still has that light, bitter, and skunky taste to it that this style needs. Like all pilsners, it's best cold. It gets a little oily as it warms, and the sharpness dulls a bit.

Best Boulevard beer I've ever had. Still not an American style though, and not near as good as Urquell, Czechvar or Budvar. I even like Czech Rebel better. But still, it's a decent one. I'm sure the BS label affected me more than it should have.

Oskar Blues Brewing Company's Mamma's Little Yella Pils

Excellent. A new beer from Oskar Blues, and in one of my favorite styles.

Pours a great clear yellow with a surprisingly large fluffy off-white head for the style. Slowly fades, with good carbonation.

Huh. It's funky like a Czech, but malty like a German. A bit too much hops for the style if you ask me, but it doesn't even come close to being as hoppy as that abomination to God known as Prima Pils. Non-distinct bitterness, a bit cardboardins like a lager can be.

All in all a good beer. Pushes the style on malt and hops, and it's a bit oily feeling even cold whereas most pilsners have to warm up to get that way, but a good beer. Nothing to look for, since I still prefer the lighter-bodies and funkier tastes of Urquell and Chechvar, among others, but good for hikes and to take on the water because of the can.