Aslan Coastal Pils 6pk (12oz) 070226CRISP wine-forward Champagne with the depth

wine-forward Champagne with the depth of a fine white Burgundy and the cut of a great grower bubbly

a graphite undertow

and buttery finish

the Sauvage instead puts Pinot Noir through a short maceration on the skins

Aslan Coastal Pils 6pk (12oz) 070226CRISP wine-forward Champagne with the depthPilsner is the style with nowhere to hide: no hop wall, no barrel, no fruit to paper over the cracks. Aslan, a certified organic brewery in Bellingham, Washington, doesn't seem worried. Coastal Pils is the house lager they clearly drink the most of themselves crisp, dry, snappy with hop bitterness, and an easygoing 4. 8% that makes a second one feel like a formality. It's clean as a bell and built for volume in the best sense. Serve it very cold, in