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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Itaipava - Pilsen Beer

Dead Soldier
Where to Dig Up More About This Beer
Pilsen Beer
Cervejaria Petropolis
BR 040, KM51
Petropolis-RJ, Brazil
Est. 1994
www.grupopetropolis.com.br

Brain Damage Quotient = 4.5 % ABV
Fluid Oz. = 12.0 

Postmortem Brew Review
Pale, clear and light golden color.
Malts plus simple grassy smell with the slight hops detected.
Tight, white bubbly head that leaves spotty lacing.
Lightly carbonated.
Light bodied with clean flavor.

Grim Reaper's Eulogy
If memory serves me, this is the first Brazilian beer reviewed. While it is a simple American Adjunct Lager style, it was found to be crisp, tight, clean and refreshing. Maybe it was due to a hot evening, but it slaked my thirst without a fight. To be sure, it was consumed quickly as these styles need to be chill to be thoroughly enjoyed.

The bottle and label are very austere. Aside from the rolling hills of the mountain range region of Rio de Janeiro, there are no loud proclamations of superior craftsmanship or hard to attain quality ingredients. The label merely states what it is and from whence it came. Simple. Just like the beer should be; without flourish. Not a lot going on except cold, liquid refreshment in a bottle.

Stone Cold Fact: Weltenburger Kloster , a fine German brew, is also under the same umbrella in the Cervejaria Petropolis product catalog. Look it up on their website under their "Products" section.

Is it more remarkable than your standard macro in a bottle or can? Nah, but it does make for an interesting conversational beer.

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