Stefano’s Pilsner
Company info:
Mildura Brewery
Mildura, V.I.C.
[No website listed]
Bottle size sampled: 330 mL
Alcohol: 5%
Standard drinks: 1.3
Cap type: Non-twist
Cost: I picked this up for $3.60AU
Label info: ‘Stefano’s Pilsner – A beautifully clean, fresh lager that expresses uncomplicated yet elegant malt and hop character.
Memories of Northern Italy are the inspiration behind this classic beer.
“As a boy, growing up in Veneto, I would often help my father toiling in the fields over Summer. After a hard day’s work cutting hay he would reward us boys with a glass of beer. The thirst quenching flavours of this beer have remained with me ever since and, to me, will always be a defining taste of Europe…” Stefano’.
What the label really means: For all you parents, teachers, politicians, neighbourhood stick-in-the-muds reading this here blog, take a lesson from Stefano – under age drinking is a good thing. It teaches respect for elders, respect for a hard day’s slog, and respect for good, cold beer. Take your alco pop tax and raise it as high as you like. For it it is beer that is the future for our youth. Drink up, kids.
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Label: I’ve had a problem with Mildura Brewery’s labels in a past review for looking a bit like they were designed by a kid with a rudimentary understanding of clip art images. Unfortunately for Mildura Brewery there isn’t a great deal of difference between each of their beer labels. However, the addition of the griffin type creature on this label elevates this label to above-average. It’s a cool looking silhouetted creature that hunches over menacingly. But why not focus on that creature and make that huge? Instead the bizarrely simple banner below it takes away some of the focus. For this review, all points are awarded to the creature.
I give it a label rating of 7 out of 10.
AROMA: A deliciously crisp citrus infused aroma.
Taste: GLASS – Damn fine and damn smooth. From the aroma, I expected yet another overly carbonated generic tasting lager. Instead I get a distinctly pilsner brew that has a bitter citrus, back of the mouth hop-filled smack. This is very enjoyable.
I give it a beer from glass rating of 7.5 out of 10.
Taste: BOTTLE – Drinking from the bottle means Stefano’s Pilsner loses a fair whack of its complexity and becomes a bit all-mouth bitter. Reminiscent of someone turning the lights on at a house party, it’s all become a bit uninteresting and shameful.
I give it a taste from bottle rating of 6.5 out of 10.
Song of choice: Try this alongside The Vaccines’s ‘If you wanna‘
Accompanying food: A fatty, big, bratwurst on a fresh roll with onion and cheese. This deserves something whole-heartedly fatty and delicious.
Best season to appreciate: Due to its citrus elements I feel this brew is more of a warmer weather beer.
All-nighter beer? For sure!
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