In my humble opinion, Trumer Pils makes the finest Continental style Pilsner, yet made in Berkeley, USA. Yes, THAT Berkeley USA. Home of campus radicals, blue tents and hoodlums. I have a daughter attending UC there, please pray. How Trumer figured they could make a fine German/Austrian Pilsner here is anybody’s guess, but here it is!
Trumer’s flagship brewery is in Salzburg, Austria, a historic brewing location very nearby the Bavarian border. This Trumer Pils has it all, perfect bittering, using the correct hops, color, carbonation, head, lacing, malt perfectly balanced to them green things. All perfection, in fact I believe this is in the top five, if not the top 2 Pilsners currently brewed in the US. 18 GOLD MEDALS. It is that good.
How they do this with an open fermentation is another one of those brewing mysteries designed to spark discussions, debate and downright fistfights all throughout the brewing world. With as much as we stress over oxidation, here these pros are pulling it off with an open fermentation. We stand on the shoulders of giants!
Since 2004, 4.9% ABV, you can’t find a finer Pilsner in the US. Enjoy!
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