Beer Review: Duquesne Pilsener

Serving Type: Bottle

ABV: Five percent

Appearance: Duquesne Pilsener pours a slightly hazy straw gold. Most of the body has portions that are that expected hay color, but a few sectors of the brew are more of a deep gold. Both factions of the beer's color was attractive. The head was bright white and foamy, but disposed of itself quickly and didn't leave any lacing at all. With the color taken into the equation, this did end up showing a few signs of weakness.

Smell: This smelled very sweet. Knowing that I enjoy a pilsner/pilsener with some biscuity bite to it, this struck me as a bit odd. It was hard to pick up the notes of yeast and grain that I also got, but I still was able to get those.

Taste: That odd sweetness that I noticed in the aroma was the main feature of the taste of this brew. There was also a little bit of graininess on the finish of the beer, but there wasn't much of a signature hoppy/biscuit bite on the back of my tongue like I usually enjoy with beers of this style. This did taste a bit watery to me.

Overall Rating: 

I'm not disappointed if I go to a place in the city and have to fall back on this beer. It's a local beer and I'm happy that it's back on the market. I'm a bit closer to understanding why people in my father's generation enjoy this beer and others like it. Some of them grew up drinking watered-down lagers. Maybe this appeals to them?