Glorioso Italian Pilsner

 According to the 355mL can, the Glorioso Italian Pilsner that showed up by delivery on December 16th was canned just two days earlier, on December 14th—talk about fresh! The 5.5% beer comes from Toronto’s Left Field Brewery. It’s a crystalline gold lager with a thin white head.

Glorioso has a spritely floral hop aroma, accented with some cereal sweetness. The flavour, too, is quite floral, with a bit of soapiness and a metallic clink. The structure of the beer also features some sweet graininess. The mouthfeel is a little soft for a pilsner, but not wildly so.

I’m not totally sold on the Italian pilsner sub-type—I find they tend towards soap or perfume, though I do like the robustness of their flavour. That said, Glorioso was a pretty enjoyable pale lager.

Rating: 7.5 out of 10.