Serving Type: BottleABV: 4.5 percent
Appearance: The body of Sunshine Pils is very complementary to its namesake. It pours a golden straw color and is crystal clear in its own, sleek way. This beer has a hefty portion of carbonation that rises up towards the crown of the glass, leading up to an extremely alive and fizzy head. If you don't put this beer in a pilsner glass, you're missing out on one hell of a visual experience.
Smell: This beer has an interesting smell. It features plenty of lemon zest and grassiness, which are frequently found in numerous summer brews. Some floral notes come along with the other flavors. Surprisingly, there wasn't much hop character present in the aroma.
Taste: The hop character lacked in the aroma of Sunshine Pils, but the beer does more than just make up for it the taste department. Sunshine Pils provides pilsner lovers with that trademarked biscuit taste, but takes you on a journey to the hillsides of Europe with the hop punch that tingles the back of your tongue. Keep in mind that this is German Pilsner, which are generally a bit more hoppy than normal.
Overall Rating:
Sunshine Pils is truly one of the best beers in existence, in my opinion. I think that the biscuit and hop mix in the beer's taste vaults this to the top of the pilsner style. Once again, Troegs Brewing hits the nail on the head. One could make a case that it's very different than most pilsners since it's more of a German take, but I still rank it among the best. Pilsners are pilsners.
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