Pilsner Urquell

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

Drank it for the first time on keg in the Czech Rep. The aroma consits out of nice Saaz hops. The taste is mainly about the hop and bitterness. As is wanted in a pilsner.

Pours a golden yellow. Aroma of corn throughout. A bit skunky with a dry and hoppy bitterness in taste. Nothing special just a normal Czech pilsner.

12oz bottle(poured into a 4 oz glass, not my fav style) picked this out for my first Czech beer. Pours pale no head just a white ring. high carbonation. Nose was as most pilsner’s are, all hops and very clean. Mine was a bit skunked as well(damn green bottles) Flavor was skunked. Very hoppy and bitter. still very iron and water. I’m sure this beer is much better on tap. I’ll drink again if i can get an un-skunked bottle. but still not my style.

Aroma is a bit skunky. Taste is a clean, crisp with a bitter aftertaste. It’s hard to argue with the original.

12 oz bottle. Has a skunky, grainy aroma. Pours a light amber color--much different than the American pale lagers that have tried to copy this beer for over 150 years. Very little head. Flavor is actually pretty bitter; grainy, wet dog aftertaste. Tastes distinctly European. Despite its flaws (skunk aroma, wet dog aftertaste) this is not a bad pilsener at all. I can see why America’s brewing pioneers felt the need to copy it all those years ago. If only they could have maintained the quality of this beer.

This is an excellent pilsener. I had this one at Coast restaurant in Richmond. The draft beer has so much going for it. More hops than other pils provide for a balanced bitterness. This is the pilsener model for others to imitate. The medium body beer has a smooth finish. The color was deep gold with a modest head.

12 oz bottle- Pale clear color, flavor tastes richly European, though not my style. Very drinkable, I hear people say this is the greatest pilsner of all time, personally I think they say that because It was the first pilsner of all time.

One of the better pilsners. Rich gold color with lively carbonation; aromas of malt, acid, touch of bitter hops, and hay. Flavor is dry and a bit acidic; crisp and refreshing. A hint of wood aromas on the end. I’m not a fan of pilsners; this one is actually alright.