Avery Brewing Company- Joe’s Premium American Pilsner: Not You’re Average Joe. Ameri"CAN" Craft Beer Review Month - Day 6
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 4:27PM | by Jason 
One of the biggest challenges of putting together Ameri“CAN” Craft Beer Review Month was finding a decent enough selection of brews to review. The industry is still dominated by glass bottles but there is a transition afoot where more and more breweries are choosing the can option for their retail packaging. Unfortunately, a lot of the heavy canners do not distribute to Illinois. However, there is one beer I found that is exclusively available in cans (retail packaging, they do keg it); Avery Brewing Company’s Joe’s Premium American Pilsner. To this point, I have only ever reviewed Avery’s White Rascal, which I loved and figured it was time for another Avery brew to be featured. I haven’t reviewed as many pilsners as I have pale ales or IPAs but I do enjoy a nice, clean and crisp pilsner. I just hope that Joe’s proves to be just that.
Avery Brewing Company classifies this brew as a Premium American Pilsner and their website describes Joe’s as, “A contemporary rendition of a classic style, Joe's is hopped with purpose: beautifully bitter and dry with an abundance of floral, Noble German hops. Uber sessionable. Utterly American. This is Premiuim American Pilsner.”
Joe’s Premium American Pilsner pours a light yellow that has a bit of a glow to it with a ½” white head. The aroma is lemongrass up front with compliments of bready and herbal scents throughout.
First, this could not have been a more perfect selection as today we got up in the triple digits here in the western burbs of Chicago and I was in desperate need of something refreshing. Joe’s Premium American Pilsner is exactly that, refreshing! Second, this brew is a highly sessionable 4.7% ABV. You’ll have no problem steppin’up to the plate in the 7th inning in your local beer league and getting the game winning run. Joe’s has a bright, lemony/citrus flavor with the slightest hop bite and finishes crisp and clean. It amazes me that people drink that piss water from Bud, Miller and Coors when a far superior option like Joe’s is available. I have no doubt that after one Joe’s most would refuse to go back to the crap that the big three brews. I find it fitting that just below the top rim of the can it reads, “This ain’t your grandpa’s pils.” Not only is it “not” your grandpa’s pils; but it sure as hell ain’t your average Joe either. This is a must try summer brew.
ABV: 4.7%
Consumed: Pilsner Glass
Verdict: Buy A Twelve Pack
