The Red Angus Pilsner was awarded a Silver Medal at the Royal Queensland Show, February 2012

"This was the first beer made by the William Bull Brewery and it was a great
way to start things up. It being a pilsener, I was expecting a malty flavour but was pleasantly surprised to discover the fruitiness in the mid-palate. It’s the sort of beer I could happily drink more of."
Glen Humphries, Illawarra Mercury, May 2011


3.7
"Now for something to put into your favourite tumbler. A pair of Red Angus Pilseners lobbed my way and were thoroughly enjoyed. Maker, the William Bull Brewery from NewSouth Wales, calls it pure grain fed beer. What with all this Angus meat and burger craze in Australia, I suppose it was only a matter of time for a savvy brewer to use the theme. It is a nice soft number but just when you think it might be a tiny bit sweet, the counter-balancing bittering kicks in to round out the experience. The brewer says the beer 
(330ml, 4.8 per cent) has five malted grains and three classic hops – and it tastes like it. The De Bortoli winery is behind this venture and doing a nice job, too. It also offers Williams Pale Ale, (330ml, 4.5 per cent) which I’ve tried.
I only had the one of this retroliveried ale and prefer the Red Angus.
The verdict: A little bit fancy."
Eric McCormick, Sunday Tasmanian, December 2010


4.5 Stars 

Griffith-based winemaker De Bortoli launched Red Angus Pilsener in December 2007. It's a fresh and lively European-style lager built for pleasurable, easy drinking rather than making a big statement. It leads with aromatic hops that add complexity, and then a lingering, refreshing bitterness to its generous, malty palate.
Canberra Times, Chris Shanahan, 3rd February 2010 

 

"Much as FHM tries to avoid obvious puns, there really is no bull about this beer (okay fine, we never try to avoid obvious puns). The Red Angus is chock full of flavour, and has a refreshing bitterness about it. A good drop." 
FHM, Upgrade Drinks, May 2009

"This beer comes from the wine making company, De Bortoli which makes some fantastic, affordable wines. A pilsener-style lager, it's drinkable yet it still has some of that complexity and 'interest' that so many beer aficionados seem to demand nowadays. It is made from five different malted grains and three types of hops, which explains the serious aspects of the beer."
Alpha Magazine, December 2008


"Well-formed, small bubbles. Nose: rich malt with a whiff of spicy hops. Palate: malt upfront, hop character emerges with a multi-layered bitterness lingering after swallowing."
Willie Simpson, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 November 2008


"Billed as 'pure grain-fed', this is among Australia's best stabs at European pils, appropriately hopped and dry. De Bortoli's William Bull brewery in NSW adds an Aussie touch with slightly darker malt colour."
West Australian, 30 October 2008