Dec. 9 - Pilsator

Oh man, back to pilsners.  Well, the can makes Pilsator seem like wild and crazy kind, so maybe there will be something different.  This can is fairly simple in comparison to the last one, no stories, no history, just a menacing feline.

High, thin beery smell, like a light beer.  Also back to the light colored and transparent.  Head is fluffy white and disappears only slowly.  And woooow, does the bitter pack a punch!  It has none of the tropical fruitiness that bitter craft IPAs have, it's just a medicinal, herbal kind of bitter.  It's remarkably clean, actually, disappearing from the mouth in seconds after being swallowed, no lingering behind.  There is a hint of graininess that starts to try for some kind of aftertaste, but it's also rather fleeting.  Despite the initial shock of the strong bitterness, I think I prefer this beer to the first pilsners, just for the power of the flavor.  I'd still rather have Cibeles Imperial IPA, or even that Paderborner from last night, though.