I've only had a few German Pilseners before and it was actually a beer straight from Germany, the other was Victory Prima Pils. They were both great so I do have some high expectations from Stoudts Pils. Stoudts describes it as delicately dry with a firm bitterness. They believe that the crispbness of Saaz hops and a dry malt finish make it an excellent aperitif (whatever the hell that means.)
It's been voted #2 in blind tasting in The New York Times. Also it was selected #3 by Men's Journal for Best Beers in America and has won 5 awards at the GABF (Great American Beer Festival.) So the beer definitely has a good track record. It has a session-like ABV which is 4.7% and an IBU of 40.
A: Nice gold color with a billowing two finger head. Tons of sticky lacing that clung to the beer all the way down the glass.
S: I feel it has a pretty unappealing scent. A strong bitter scent mixed with pungent skunky grain. Kind of a turn off for me personally.
T: Very nice taste mixture of bitterness and malted grain. The grain taste is semi sweet but doesn't last very long as a bitterness takes over and sticks around for a long aftertaste.
M: Light bodied and medium carbonation. It's crisp and refreshing.
O: It's a pretty drinkable pilsener and the taste isn't bad. Could drink quite a bit of it, but I'd rather drink Prima Pils.
