loftybrewer
Well-Known Member
So Susquehanna Brewing Company out of Pittston, PA, makes a great pils that is on tap throughout the area and I think it's a great brew. It's called Pils Noir. Here's my quandary: Right on the bottle it tells you that it is naturally darkened using a traditional technique called a decoction mash. But this beer is as dark as a porter with those ruby hues when held to the light. It isn't called pils noir for nothing! Now, I know that their brewmaster is Weihenstephan-trained, but can you really do that? Can you turn an almost all-pilsener grist into a beer with the color of a porter (I couldn't give you srm values but I'm not talking about just a slightly dark pils - I mean DARK)? Or can I possibly call shenanigans on this brew? I'm really interested in this, please let me know what you think.