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Pilsner Urquell

Pilsner Urquell  - Bohemian Pilsener

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 Percentile 
72
overall
Brewed by Plzensky Prazdroj (SABMiller)
Style: Bohemian Pilsener

Plzen, Czech Republic

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
21273.27/5.03.27/5.04.4%92.5Flute, Footed Pilsner
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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.
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furiousdman (5), Bakersfield, California, USA
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3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 27, 2009  
To me, this beer is delicious. It seems thicker than other pilsners, giving it an aura of substance and a great sense of value. It has a perfectly balanced hop-flavor to hop-bitterness taste. It also has a decidedly European taste to it, relaying a hint of dusty cobblestoned streets and of sweaty non-airconditioned Europeans themselves (This could be real or an imagination, but nonetheless it’s there). If I were forced, God forbid, to choose one beer to drink everyday for the rest of my life, this might have to be the choice - it’s well balanced, and I like to live by the Golden Mean.


 KnN (712), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 27, 2009    Updated: Oct 5, 2009
Light gold in color with a nice whit head. Aroma is biscuit, a little hops, some skunkiness. Flavor is the same, biscuit, skunk. Pretty decent beer. Wish I could try it in a better bottle to lose some of that skunk.


BeerGuyTWMore (48), USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 25, 2009  
Not gonna blow anyone away...light gold in color decent white head, slight hop aroma with alittle sweetness of the yeast. lightly hopped flavor, with some citrusy maybe lemon and light malts - very crisp. bitter finish. Best pilsner I’ve come across - that’s not saying much...


brewssuds (17), British Columbia, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 23, 2009  
Light golden colour with a distinct but weak aroma. Head retention is fairly low, with little lacing. Nice malty taste, with a refreshing, underlying bitterness.


 rustbucket0873 (145), Krikville, New York, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/511/20
Jun 22, 2009  
pours an dark golden color, with a little head that is white. the aroma is of malt and hops, alittle yeast. the taste is malty with a nice bitterness in it. its more watery that anything. overall an ok pilsner


Bronzan (25), Cotati, California, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/55/103/510/20
Jun 20, 2009  
Very light, but decent flavor. Pretty much nothing in the aroma department.


 Aggy360 (115), Anchorage/ Vista,CA, Alaska, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/104/514/20
Jun 19, 2009  
Yellow clear fizzy, with a white head. Aroma is yeasty and malty, a bit skunky. Flavor is of malt and has a light hop bitterness. Medium-light body. A good brew for using a 167 year old recipe.


 vikingguy (138), Chaska, Minnesota, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 16, 2009  
Pours a tall foamy white head. Golden color. Fragrant aroma...floral, malt & hops. Refreshing, light mouthfeel, some malt and a nice hop presence that starts at the front and lingers all the way through to the aftertaste, much like you’d expect in a good pilsener. I’ve always liked this one; one of my favorite pilseners.



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