i cannot say i can get a real fresh example but i have had relatively fresh examples of this before(i think), and i think its outstanding, in my opinion has to be one of the truest, on the money, german pilsners i ever tried(according to what i think a g pils is). my brother thinks its ok was not crazy about it and none of my friends thought it was special but i remember thinking when i had this beer " this is what a german pilsner is supposed to be"