Name – Prima Pils
Country – United States
Type – German Pilsner
Appearance – Poured a clear bubbly golden color with a big bubbly white head.
Smell – Woah, there are hops here! You hear that everyone? There are hops in a pilsner! They are combined with a grainy and malty smell as well.
Taste – Earthy hops, grains, bread like malt backing, some spices. Very crisp and clean.
This was my first taste of Victory since they just arrived down here in South Florida from Downingtown, PA, just a mere hour from where I grew up. And all I can really say about Prima Pils is this is a pilsner, plain and simple. It has full flavor and smell unlike your macro pils. Very refreshing and easy to drink without having to be watered down. Hands down the best pilsner I’ve ever had.
Overall Grade – A
6 Comments
This is one of those “don’t think twice” about it beers that I buy over and over again. Truly a treat.
October 20, 2009 at 9:14 amI’ll have to revisit this one, I had it awhile back before I really was into appreciating beer. Thanks for the reminder!
October 20, 2009 at 1:37 pm@Billy – You are 100% correct
@Scott – Yes you definitely have to. I did the same thing with some beers I tried early on and after revisiting them I appreciated them more.
October 20, 2009 at 2:40 pmNot a huge pilsner drinker, but the Victory Prima Pils is probably the best one I’ve had.
Now that you have victory down in FL, you have some good beer coming you way. Storm king, Hop Wallop, Wild Devil to start with. Have fun!
October 21, 2009 at 7:27 amI had Storm King and Hop Devil, reviews coming soon, and look forward to trying Hop Wallop. We don’t have Wild Devil here yet. Not sure of the chances of getting that just yet.
October 21, 2009 at 9:02 amPrima Pils is a great session beer and a great american pilsner. It’s weird…we have a horrible beer selection around here, but Victory products are plentiful. I’d agree that the hops are earthy…I’d say the same of the malt flavor.
October 28, 2009 at 10:11 pm