1001 BEERS - #1. James Squire Pilsener

# 1: James Squire Pilsener

Malt Shovel Brewery - Australia (Est. 1806)

5.0% ABV - Pilsener
IBU's - 

Ingredients:

Malts: Pale, Munich
Hops: Saaz

Tasting Notes

E: Golden Amber, bright white head

N: Sweetcorn, spicy and floral aromas, slight aroma of cardboard.

P: Subtle initial sweetness from the Munich malts followed by a bitterness that develops.

M: Gentle Carbonation, crisp, drying finish

Other comments: James Squire was a rogue, a thief, a promiscuous lover and a fantastic business men who, was the fist Australian to cultivate hops.  Born in 1754 he lived a fascinating life, he was arrested numerous times, had four wives for whom he left something for each of them in his will.  James Squire Pilsner embodies the earliest attempts at lager coming out of Australia and is a good example of a Pilsener.

Food Pairings: Oysters, BBQ, spicy food where the hop bitterness can cleanse the palate.

SCORE: 2.87/5

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