Pilsner Urquell

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

Bottle. Gold, medium white head. Floral hops and plenty of bready malt on the nose. There is real robustness to the sweet malty body balanced by long bitterness. Still exciting.

I may have had a bad or mishandled bottle. The smell had a mercaptan level that rivals skunks--although it did not have a very predominant flavor when I drank it. Mostly tasted of resin with hay and cereal. Midway through the flavor the bitterness became really intense and lasted a long time. I think I need to try this again.

12oz bottle. Pours a bright clear golden yellow with a thick creamy white head. A nice aroma of floral hops and a slight funkiness. The taste is rather crisp and sharp. A floral and piney hops taste upfront, with a slightly sweet malt backdrop and some nice lemon spice. Very refreshing and drinkable.

Bottle. My late Opa from Germany turned me on to this beer. Even so, I really didn’t care for it. It is way too bitter for me. The color and aroma are not bad but after drinking it I really didn’t care to have another.

Pours rich golden color with a thin yet lingering white head. Aroma is that perfect round and full maltiness with a hint of caramelsweetness. Nice and smooth flavor, pleasing pilsner malt from the Bohemian and Moravian barley with a well balanced gentle Saaz hoppyness. The glass finishes quickly. This is the classic original that started it all for me. Czech it out.

Golden colour, white creamy head. Aroma is grassy lots of malts and also some hops. Flavour is a lot more hoppy than the aroma lets on and it’s very nice. It rests on a soft malt background. Mouthfeel is crisp and clean. This is a very good pilz a very unpretentious style ans sometimes not the most exciting, but sometimes it’s just the perfect style for the job

What can you say, there is a reason this is a classic beer. It has spicy, herbal hop aroma which is subtle with some malt character also detectable. Very refreshing with a lovely malt palate that is clean and very drnkable.

Pours crystal clear yellow with a thin active white head. Nose is grainy, skunk, bready with hints of noble floral hops. Flavor is hay, bread, yeast, mild sweet malts and bitter hops. Slight skunk flavor. Czech Pilseners are a favorite of mine. Good grocery store beer.