Bierstadt Slow Pour Pils
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Tasting Notes
The aroma leads with fresh noble hops — spicy, faintly floral, with a clean grainy malt underneath. On the palate, the bitterness is firm but refined, balanced by a soft, bready malt character that never gets sweet. The body is lean without feeling thin, and the carbonation is notably gentle, a direct result of the slow, 45-minute pour process used at the brewery. The finish is dry and lingering, with a lasting hop presence that encourages the next sip.
About the Brewery
Bierstadt Lagerhaus is a Denver, Colorado brewery founded in 2016 by Bill Eye and Ashleigh Carter, both trained in traditional German lager methods. The brewery built its reputation on strict adherence to old-world lager technique — long cold conditioning, decoction mashing, open fermenters — in an era when most American craft breweries were chasing IPAs. Their focus is almost exclusively on lager styles, which makes them something of an anomaly in the Colorado craft scene and a reference point nationally for serious lager production.
Food Pairings
Roast chicken works well here because the dry, bitter finish cuts through the fat without overpowering the mild meat. A classic Bavarian soft pretzel with mustard mirrors the beer's bready malt base and handles the hop bitterness cleanly. Grilled bratwurst or weisswurst are natural companions, as the herbal, spiced meat echoes the noble hop character. A simple green salad with a vinaigrette also pairs surprisingly well, since the beer's dryness matches the acidity of the dressing without conflict.
Style Guide
German Pilsener is a pale, bottom-fermented lager defined by pronounced noble hop bitterness, a dry finish, and a restrained but present malt backbone. It emerged in northern Germany as a drier, more bitter evolution of the Bohemian Pilsner style that originated in Plzeň in the 1840s. Compared to its Czech cousin, the German version tends to be leaner in body, lighter in malt sweetness, and more aggressively bitter. ABV typically runs in the 4.4–5.2% range, keeping the focus on hop character and fermentation cleanliness rather than strength.