Modern craft beers offer an epic variety of intense flavours. But, sometimes you want a drink that’s simple and refreshing. Sometimes you want a ‘beer beer’. Enter the Balter Pilsner - our third tinnie and second full-time flavour.
Since Balter started we've had great feedback from our patrons who've enjoyed the bigger, bolder beers coming from the taproom. But, we still had a lot of requests for a 'beer beer'. We knew exactly what they were talking about and it was wonderful to hear people craving a sometimes underappreciated style in craft beer.
“In the gold rush of hop driven ales Pilsner is a beer that hasn’t been celebrated as much as other styles.” Balter Head Brewer, Scott Hargrave explains. “But it’s beers like these that are the reason people love beer. It’s a beer we love ourselves, and something we wanted to celebrate.”
So to satisfy those chasing a classic, the Balter brew team set off to create our newest drop. It’s often hard to do something that appears simple, and Scott let us know that a good, traditional Pilsner beer is tough to pull off.
“Pilsners are technically challenging. It comes down to great ingredients and process, because every part of making a Pilsner has to be as good as you can do it. You can’t hide behind massive hop flavour or malt structure in a beer like this. It's a beer that has to stand alone because it's good - plain and simple.”
With some planning and hard work (and a lot of tasting), we’re happy to say we’re launching our brand new Pilsner to your tastebuds. Brewery Notes
