Well here it is – the most well known Czech-Austrian-Swiss beer of all time and really one of the benchmarks in world brewing history. Pilsner Urquell, the first and the defining brew of a style which later took off as the Pilsner movement across the globe!
Based in Plzeň, Czech Republic and deriving the Pilsner name from this home town, Pilsner Urquell is THAT beer where it all came together – a mildly hoppy lighter color drinkable style to become what we know as Pilsner. Think of all the brews across Europe, America, Asia, in the far East – Everywhere they are drinking Pilsners. And it all started here with this brew.
I’d say the American and German styles have drifted slightly away from the easy-drinking 4.4% ABV Czech Lager I’m drinking tonight. A Bavarian Pilsner is a bit different, the US counterparts from the major brew houses have a completely different product they call Pilsner. Czech Pilsner is mellow and easy drinking, as are many of the Czech Lagers I’ve been enjoying at the past two weeks. As always the Saaz hops predominate these brews. Pilsner Urquell also is one of those brews using open fermentation vats. How they keep it all together when as homebrewers we’re all stressing over oxygen ingress is beyond me. A great beer!
There it is folks, my review of some of the other European brews from these fine beer drinking countries. Hope you enjoyed reading it half as much as I did drinking it! Vypijte si Plzeň!
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