Pilsner Urquell

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

12oz bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a fluffy white head, no lace. Smells like corn and grains. Tastes of corn and grain as well. Thin body, coats the mouth a bit, cispish carbonation.

Beautiful, deep amber hued golden yellow, with a perfect sized white head, and a constant stream of bubbles flowing upwards. The aroma is more malty than hoppy. Interesting. There is also a hint of skunk in the aroma. The hops are very mild, the malt is bolder than expected. The carbonation is not too heavy. Best part of the flavor is the lack of the skunk from the aroma. This is a pretty solid beer.

500ml can. Pours a beautiful dark gold with tiny bubbles rising from the center. Smells of lagerish grain and noble hops. Taste is smooth and crisp, nice dry malt. The hops bitterness at the end was stronger than I expected and completely delicious. This beer is an excellent experience. Palate is medium to light. Can is definitely a good choice over a green bottle, not a bit of oxidation in this beer.

I’ve had this beer a bunch of times from the bottle and now a few times on draft and it always seems quite a bit better on draft. I’ve had some bottles that were a little skunky so those have been hit or miss. I’m rating this based on my draft the other day (4/9/08). Golden colored with just a relatively thin head. Bready malty flavor with a touch of sweet fruits, a richer mouthfeel than expected and crisp, clean and refreshing. A sour note surfaces as the beer warms a touch. I’ll certainly get it again but maybe not often via the bottle as I fear Mr. Skunk. Solid brew.

Pours a clear golden color with a medium fizzy white head. Sweet malty bread aroma. Nice balance of mild hops and malt on the tongue. Very crisp and refreshing. A great pilsner.

bottle. pours a golden color with a large fluffy white head. smells of bready malts. Tastes of fresh dough and vanilla ice cream. nice fuzzy mouthfeel. the original holds up fairly well.

(cleaning out my beer bottle collection as pictured in my profile and utilizing ratebeer.com) As I recall, nice Czech pilsner. Flavors are bitter and almost sour. Hoppy and smooth.

12 oz bottle, pours golden with a quickly waning head, not much lacing- just a few spotty patches on the glass. Smell is sweet and bready, some saaz aroma is detectable but slight. Taste is mildly bitter, some supportive malt sweetness and medium body. Finish is abrupt. It is obvious that this is a mass produced product but it is head and shoulders above the domestic counterparts like Budweiser (who legally stole the name of another czech pils-) and Miller(whose conglomerate Urquell is owned by). It has declined a bit even in just the last 5 years, but I still consider this to be the threshold for drinkability in an affordable everyday beer.