Pilsner Urquell

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

Bottled. Beautiful deep golden. Hopped, grassy aroma with malts and light honey. Only slightly mineral. Malty and well hopped, hayish flavor. Pretty intense infact. Dry and nicely bitter finish. Medium bodied, strongly carbonated palate. A good, honest dry pils.

On tap, your typical light, golden colored, thin off white head, light hoppy, more malty, with a touch of sweetness beer is easy drinking, but now that I’ve rated it, I don’t see myself ordering it again.

Deep gold, clear with lots of bubbles and smallish white head, 4
Malty, honey aroma with spicy hop character, 6
Spicy hop flavor with malty hints, 6
Hi carb, light body, 4
Classic style defining beer. For those who want to know what a pilsener probably ought to taste like, start here. <16>

(bottle) Opened without much hiss. Already I can smell the signature Saazy aroma. Seemed a little undercarbed, but after pouring no worries about the head - it’s there. First taste beings a crisp, watery mouthfeel, which evolves into a melanoidin-laden finish. This is one of the clearest Pilseners you will see, and although it is a little less bitter than I seem to remember it, it is so easy to drink that it’s dangerous. No wonder this is a world famous beer.

2008 Bottle @ Falcon Tavern - Light dry bitter front end, fresh malt on the back end. I drank this a few years ago and hated it, now, not so bad. I would probably drink this again...

Can. Yellow brown fine body. Meduim sized white head. Fresh hoppy aroma, hints of citrus. Pleasant flavour, fresh and hoppy, also with fruity hints. A tiny bitterness kicks in in the finish. Nice. (At home, 14.04.08)

Pours clear, pale golden colour with a small head. Light, refreshing mouthfeel, a bit dry. Aroma is malty with a hint of sweetness and bitterish hoppy. Nice and crisp balance between sweetness and bitterness. Some grassy and floral notes.

Quite possibly the best beer on the planet. I am certainly yet to drink better! Pale gold, moderate head, crisp, bitter taste. The original and best pilsener.