Erie Brewing Presque Isle Pilsner

I was pretty impressed by Erie's Railbender Ale when I tried it a few weeks back, so when I came across an Erie sampler box, I bought it.  Railbender was one of the varieties in the box, so I skipped that one for now and started with the Presque Isle Pilsner instead:

Vittles:

German Pilsner

4.2% abv

17 IBUs

Score:

Appearance: 9/10

Aroma: 19/25

Taste: 34/40

Mouthfeel: 8/10

Style: 4/5

Drinkability: 8/10

Overall: 82/100

Impression:
It poured with a tall, rocky white head, but the head fell rather quickly, leaving decent lacing as it went.  There's a bit of sulfur and DMS in the initial aroma, and while the sulfur seemed to dissipate fairly quickly, the DMS hung around a while.  Thankfully, it was a barely-there note, so it didn't stick out like a sore thumb.  The taste kind of reminds me of pancake batter with a little sweetness, like caramel, mixed in.  There're also some lemony-citrus notes that pair well with the malt flavors.  The mouthfeel is on the silky-smooth side, and it finishes crisp and clean; I found this to be a very refreshing beer on a hot and humid day.

I'm looking forward to trying the other two varieties of Erie beer in my sampler, though I have to say I was a little disappointed to see that a fall seasonal beer was in there.  I bought the box in June -- that's just too much of a seasonal shift.  And yes, I know Sam Adams had their Alpine Spring seasonal out in, what, January?  And I've heard tell that Paulaner Pumpkin is coming out soon, if it hasn't already.  I understand seasonal shift for clothing, yard/snow tools, etc., but for beer?  Come on.  That's just ridiculous.

Cheers!