FLVR! Italian-Style Pils
83/100
The short takeThe drier, more grown-up sibling of the FLVR! sour: floral and herbal hops, subtle citrus, and the crisp snap of a real Italian pilsner.
Tasted Karl HillHow we score
Serve Cold, in a pils glass.
Who it’s for Anyone who wants a proper Italian pilsner profile without alcohol, especially with food.
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In the glass
- Nose
- floral and herbal hops with a light citrus lift — the distinctive Italian pilsner aromatic style.
- Palate
- Crisp and dry; herbal hop character over a clean malt body, subtle citrus, no sweetness to speak of.
- Finish
- Dry and snappy, the hop character carrying.
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Structure
- Sweetness
- Off-dry
- Bitterness
- Modest bitterness
- Acidity
- Bright acidity
- Finish length
- Short finish
The beer
Malt sets a clean floor; hop decides the drink. Floral and herbal hops with a light citrus lift open the can — Italian pilsner aromatics, not a juicy cloud. The malt stays polite; it is structure under the hop, not a sweet mid-palate competing for attention. Herbal hop is the lead voice; malt is the room it sings in. Floral and herbal first, citrus second, malt quiet underneath — that order matters.
The finish snaps dry, hop still carrying. Bright acidity and modest bitterness keep it upright without turning harsh. Cold in a pils glass sharpens the herbal line and leaves the citrus as a lift rather than a fruit bomb. Dry, snappy, and grown-up next to fruitier cans in the same line — the argument is hop snap over malt sweetness, and the glass keeps that bargain from first floral sniff to the last bitter flick. Clean finish, modest bitterness, herbal hop lead: a pils outline. Malt versus hop ends with hop winning, cleanly. Crisp, dry, herbal, snappy: the malt supports; the hop finishes.
83 is typical of the 35 dealcoholized beer bottles we've tasted.
The bottle
Trade record, where to buy, and product facts.
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Brewed to full fermentation before the alcohol is removed through filtration (producer: “state-of-the-art filtration”). The maker does not specify the filtration type.
Where to buy
- Package
12 fl oz
$12.99 per 6-pack of 12 oz cans (producer, sale; regular $16.99)
- Availability
US retail including Metro Wine & Spirits; direct from drinkuntitled.com
- In Washington, DC
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Named at Metro Wine & Spirits. Sourced availability note — not live inventory.
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Product facts
- Producer
- Untitled Art Brewing (brewed at Octopi Brewing, Waunakee, Wisconsin)
- Origin
- Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States
- Bottle / can
- 12 fl oz (355 ml)
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- Producer documented7 facts
- Bottle verified2 facts
- Secondary source1 fact
- Retailer sourced1 fact
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Producer drinkuntitled.com
Producer documentedNote
- Method
- WPR 2024 (reverse osmosis and arrested fermentation, not SKU-specific) is kept as background.
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- ABV
- Volume
2 notes
- ABV
- Producer PDP agrees.
- Volume
- Standard FLVR!
Product record history Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
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