Pilsner Urquell

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

I would not drink this out of the bottle, I have had bad luck every time I have. But I must say it is a wonderful thing to drink on tap.

Pale gold with a decent white head. Hop and malt aroma with a malty flavor thats leaves a nice bitterness in the aftertaste.

This is an OK beer. It has that European type of hops and malt in the flavor with a hint of toast in the aftertaste. The aroma has latex hops and corn flakes. The real disappointment was the head. I was expecting it to be Euro lager so not much else to tell.

(Draught at Soldaten Svejk, Stockholm, 10 Mar 2007) Golden yellow colour with huge, firm, white head. Malty, floral nose with fresh toffee notes, slightly buttery and bready. Malty, clean taste with floral hops, toffee and a hint of malty sweetness. Clean, fresh and perfect pilsner. Very much depending on the way it is served. Go for the draught version, it should take at least 10 minutes to pour and should be served with a firm, rocky head. If so, it’s still one of the best pilseners around.

33 cl Bottle. No yeast in bottom. Light golden colour with a nice head. Hints of flower in the nose, from the hops. At the flavour first malty then absolutely a lot of hoppy taste, that ends up clean and tasteful. A really great pilsner. But this beer taste best when it is youngest. The hoppieness disappear and the only thing that is left is maltness.

(22.3 oz bottle) The Original Golden Beer, the standard by which all other pilseners are often judged, and justifiably so in my opinion; Very smoky pilsener with a tremendous amount of quality malt flavor for the style; Mildly bitter, but pleasant and balanced hops contribution; The only issue I have with this beer is that it’s a bit sweet, and I just don’t remember P.U. being this sweet years ago, or maybe I’m just paying more attention these days; The flavor stays pretty consistent from start to finish, except for a bit more hops presence in the finish, with a slight grapefruit flavor on the back end; Good, solid medium body and a nice golden color for the style; Average size to the head and okay retention, gradually fading to thin layer; Not much lacing though; Many people have had problems with skunky bottles, but I can’t remember ever drinking a skunky bottle of Pilsner Urquell; One of the few beers I’ll gladly order in a bar that only serves conglomerate/mass produced beers

Pours golden with perfect clarity and a thin white film. Aroma is flowery and spicy. Good saaz aroma and flavor, however it’s balanced by a smooth, slightly sweet malt character, reminiscent of sweet potato. Dry/peppery finish. Definitely one of the better mass-produced offerings.

Bready, bitter aftertaste. Garden-variety pils. Not bad.