Pilsner Urquell

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

Bottle, 33 cl. Beautiful golden coloured beer with e madium white head. The smell is hoppy, the taste is hoppy, the aftertaste is hoppy as well. Strong beer, without any watery notes, certainly. Powerfull pils also. But pityfull, I didn’t really like the beer that much, I expected some more of "the mother of all pilses", brewed where the origin of pils lies.

It poured a clear golden liquid with a big white foam that left big chunks on the side of the glass. It had a very weak smell of sweet malt and some grass. It had a fresh and crisp taste of sweet malt and bread. Watery with a light body. Smooth and nice mouthfeel. It was fresh and had no bad tastes but I would have loved just a hint of hops, now I couldn’t feel any at all. All in all a slightly above average lager. It worked well with the food though.

bottle, soft yellow/golden colour. Smell: very hoppy, like the taste and the aftertaste. It’s a bit overpowering beer. Not the ’ a beer please’ you would expect when you order a pils. Special!

On tap in Prague - pours a golden yellow. Flavour is crisp, grass, hops and well-balanced. Good pilsner.

500ml GREEN bottle. Pours bright amber. Immediate skunk aroma, maybe hoppy but I think the green bottle skunked it. Very carbonated with a slightly acidic aftertaste. I’m looking forward to getting this from a tap in Pilzen soon!

From the tap. Poured a golden yellow with a small bubbly head. Taste is dominated by crisp, grassy hops, yet nicely balanced. Tasty and well worth drinking more than one.

50cl can. Very nice hops aroma, dry flavour. Bitter finish. Excellent pilsner, as it should taste.

L’ho conosciuta a Praga, nella mia vacanza estiva.. Senza di questa birra quella vacanza forse avrebbe fatto un tantino più schifo. Una birra leggera, amabile, al naso piuttosto dolce, in bocca invece un po’ più amara. Schiuma abbondante, colore giallo paglierino. Per come l’ho vissuta a Praga, ha rappresentato proprio lo stereotipo di birra, non troppo alcolica, economica, da bere in quantità industriali. La definirei una birra gioiosa. L’effetto che mi ha fatto invece consumarla in Italia nella bottiglia importata aveva purtroppo perso tutta la sua magia.. (e anche qualcosa nel sapore).