Trumer Pils

A lot of American craft beer aficionados turn their noses up at Pilsner style beers, which is understandable given the "pilsner" options available to us in the not so distant past (i.e. megaswill). But a well-crafted Pilsner is a beer truly to be appreciated. Light, refreshing, balanced, and with nothing to hide the flaws behind. One of the best domestic Pilsners I've had is Trumer Pils. I use the term domestic loosely because Trumer is an Austrian company, with a brewery in Salzburg, that opened a brewery in Berkeley, CA in '04. This beer definitely benefits from the shorter travel distance than Pilsner Urquell and Czechvar (both excellent Pilsners when treated right) suffer from. This is a beer that should be consumed fresh and suffers easily from light-struck skunkiness.

Trumer Pils has only been available in Washington for a short time. I've had it on tap at Collins Pub in Seattle and bought it in bottles for the first time at Bottleworks. Well, it's finally available in Kitsap County at Marina Market in Poulsbo. I had heard it was on tap and maybe in bottles at one time at Heads Up, but I never made it there to see it for myself. I bought the last of their stock at Marina Market the other day, but the owner assured me they would get more in. I encourage anyone who loves a good Pilsner (and even those who don't know yet that they do) to pick some up and check it out.