[passlaku]

I don't know, maybe I have a low threshold for pils flavors.  Double Mountain uses it as their base malt in all of their beers (porters, IPAs, all of them), and I noticed the first time I visited their pub.  I think it's one of the reasons some of their beers are good but not great.

How would you characterize those pils flavors versus 2 row?  Eg, is it grainier than 2row or more bready? 

[a10t2]

Pils malt tastes sweet to me, but a sort of grainy sweetness, as opposed to the bready grain character of something like Maris Otter or to a lesser extent domestic pale ale malts.

[jeffy]

Pils malt tastes sweet to me, but a sort of grainy sweetness, as opposed to the bready grain character of something like Maris Otter or to a lesser extent domestic pale ale malts.

Yes, the sweetness seems a bit honey-like and the graininess reminds me of husks in the grain mill.  2-row pale malt is bready, almost like the crust of white bread.  Does that make any sense?

[tschmidlin]

I agree that the pils is more grainy and the pale more bready.  But there is also a sulfury note to the pils malt that I pick up.  I'm not sure how else to describe it without a sample in front of me, it is borderline skunky but not the same as the light struck aroma/flavor.

[bonjour]

to me pils give a "sharper taste than pale, on the grainy side, and depending on the brew, can exhibit some sulfur characteristics.

I't's this grain that imho gives a lot of the character onf Pilsners and American Lagers, and a few other beers and helps define the style of these beers.

I would love to taste a Triple side by side same recipe, one with Pale, the other with pils.

[bluesman]

I would love to taste a Triple side by side same recipe, one with Pale, the other with pils.

This or a lager like a Dorty or Helles. I think Pils has a graininess that's almost sharp compared a more rounded (bready) malt flavor from 2 row.

[euge]

I would love to taste a Triple side by side same recipe, one with Pale, the other with pils.

This or a lager like a Dorty or Helles. I think Pils has a graininess that's almost sharp compared a more rounded (bready) malt flavor from 2 row.

I get a bitter graininess from Pils. The only reason I'd use it is to get that flavor. Two-row has a more subtle malty grain flavor. To me.