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Pilsner Urquell

Score
7694
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Plzensky Prazdroj (SABMiller)
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Plzen, Czech Republic

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 2602   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.25   EST. CALORIES: 132   ABV: 4.4%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
It is called the "model of meter" among beers. All other pilsners are a better or worse attempt to copy the original - the first ever Pilsner Urquell. Its unparalleled exceptionality is guaranteed by the same recipe dating from 1842.


3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
wimpyjoe (385) - Greater Manchester, ENGLAND - MAY 22, 2012
Top of the market pilsener because of its full-bodied taste and texture. Great nose too.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
herrbrown1974 (178) - Toronto, CANADA - MAY 22, 2012
On tap. Pours clear gold. Active white head, low carbonation. Aromas are straw, grass, little rotten apple. Soft and smooth balance. Flavour is very subdued slightly sour clean finish. Pilsner aint my fave, but this is a good example of the style. Poured cold on a hot day, its refreshing. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
KeefOz (16) - Tarragindi, AUSTRALIA - MAY 21, 2012
Pours clear golden colour with very thin head and virtually no lacing. Slow carbonation. Slightly malty aroma. Slight hoppy adds crispness. Palate crispy thin. Finishes slightly bitter.

2
   AROMA 1/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Rotbart (61) - - MAY 20, 2012
Strong skunky aroma. Pours dark yellow with a lot of carbonation creating a white foamy head. Bitter taste with a fizzy, bitter finish.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
minihame2 (38) - Tokyo, JAPAN - MAY 20, 2012
Clear copper colour, minimal head. Malty aroma. Smooth, light body. Very drinkable beer.

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
Thisis12ptfont (169) - Los Angeles, CA, California, USA - MAY 19, 2012
Subtle notes of hay and herbs. Pale gold color with no foam. Bland flavor of oats and yeast/bread. Hardly any carbonation and extremely thin texture on the palate. Overall, a less than decent brew at best with hardly any flavor to it. I’d give this a D rating.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
BeerViking (1037) - Brentford, Greater London, ENGLAND - MAY 19, 2012
Unfiltered from wooden cask, faintly hazy gold with a big fluffy cream head, peppery hop nose, malty and crisp, a little biscuit and golden fruit, not too gassy, a touch of something vegetal, bitter finish.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
italianjohn (1736) - Penndel, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 18, 2012
Clear golden pour thin white head ... aroma of floral saaz hops, some sweet malts and skunk ... taste is a nice even keeled bite of floral saaz hops, sweet malts, bready ... clean with a lingering dry spicy bite ... brings back memories good stuff as far as pilsners go

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
radarsock (26) - - MAY 17, 2012
Just an all around clean, crisp, spritzy lager with exemplifying portraits of fungus (white mushroom, khumb), spruce, yeast, and bread.

2.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
schoolofchuck (12) - Kansas, USA - MAY 16, 2012
Distinguished aroma, that of the typical Euro-lager; a scent that I can only describe as fresh running water with mild herbs, and a slightly meaty taste (maybe cold roastbeef). I enjoy the scent, but it is difficult to compare these Euro-lagers to anything else, as they have a unique aroma. Appearance is clear dark-golden with a head that doesn’t last long. The taste is bitter throughout with intermediate sourness striking at you and at times becoming dominant. Mouthfeel is thin with fizzy, but not unpleasant carbonation. Overall this is another one of those brews that can assume different states. The particular brew under rating was good, but some of these Urqell’s have gained an unpleasant sour cream taste.


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