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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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 mctous (119), Herndon, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 16, 2009  
The original Pilsner is still a contender. It begins with Saaz hop, malt, and apple notes in the aroma. Beautiful pale amber color, crystalline in appearance, with a light but firm head. The hops hit up front but do not linger, then the pale malt takes over. Apple-like tartness lingers in the finish. Warning: this beer lends itself to session drinking if you’re not careful!


 jamvin23 (162), chicago, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/510/20
Feb 16, 2009  
Bottled. Golden with a fine white head. Aroma: Initial strong hop aroma Flavor: smooth slight hop that transitions into bitter, then slightly tart flavor.


 Rodders (114), Norwich, Norfolk, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 16, 2009  
(500ml bottle, Tesco’s) Poured a golden colour with many fast bubbles rising to the clean white head at the top. Smell of Saaz hops but lacked any skunkiness that cheaper pilsners get. Taste was a big flavour bomb that I wasn’t expecting from a lager, great hop presence and a nice biter finish. Not a huge number of flavours in there but the ones it has it does very well. Not overly carbonated, and never watery, this was a really refreshing, nice lager. I’d choose this over any other pilsner no doubt. Great.


 hobbersr (393), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Feb 16, 2009  
Pours a orangey yellow with lots of fine carbonation and a small head that never really disappears. Aroma is of saaz hops, oily smell with apples, floral almost cologne smell, citrus, and some mustiness. Tastes fairly oily, apples, honey, citrus, a little corn, and a earthy lightly bitter finish. Mouth feel is really good, oily, nice full but small bubbles in the carbonation. Nice, defiantly the benchmark of all pilsners.


aletales (73), , Oklahoma, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 15, 2009  
Pilsner Urquel poured clear and gold with little head. It’s aroma is of malt and floral hops. It had a great presence on the palate with nice contest between the malts and hops with the hops winning out in the end. Refreshing and very drinkable.


Alasdair (76), New Zealand
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Feb 10, 2009  
spicy hop and a touch of honey aroma. Great appearance - rich gold with a pillowy head. A touch of corn and honey flavour, then the hop spice kicks in. A semi-sweet, pleasant apple-juice tang matched by an assertive bitterness to finish.


BoxingANDbeer (2), , Alabama, USA
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4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/515/20
Feb 9, 2009  
Very thin head, with a great aftertaste that is slightly bitter yet a crisp cool and refreshing taste. Not bad for a fairly large produced commercial beer


 BrotherGrendel (551), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 9, 2009  
a- pours a crystal clear, light golden hue with a medium, white, creamy head that is mostly diminishing, minimal lacing s- nose is light and refreshing, clean malts well balanced with the Czech malts, tones of grain and corn t- initial flavor of corn-based malts followed by a brief hop bitterness that is short in duration m- watery and slick texture, slightly overcarbonated d- Nice, light, and refreshing Pilsner that is very easy to drink particularly given the low alcohol presence, nothing too complex or exciting but noticeably better than most domestic pilsners



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