Pilsner Urquell

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

On draugt. A clear golden colored beer, with a nice thick white head. The aroma is malty, a nice touch of hops, with some flowers. The taste is smooth bitter, hoppy and touches of fruits. It has a long soft bitter aftertaste.

Bottled. It’s pale and grassy, a little gassy, not a hog but nor too classy.

bottle. clear golden pour with almost no head. nice carbonation. aroma of wheat, grain, hops and lemon. Body much the same. nice clean and crisp pils

Light golden color with a nice white head. Herbal and hop aroma. Nicely balanced pilsener. A little malty at first, then a nice slightly bitter finish.

Had this on draught at Falling Rock, Denver. Beer poured a crystal-clear, medium, warm, yellow color with a small, creamy, white, mosly and quickly diminishing head. The aroma was moderately malty with toasted grain; heavily yeasty with sweet notes of bread dough and cellar. The flavor was lightly sweet and moderately bitter with an average-length, heavily bitter with a sweet, milk-like finish and pretty honey retros. The body was medium-to-full, the texture was watery and the carbonation was lively. This has been the nicest sample of the style I’ve had this far.

At my friends house,bottle. I just can’t get past that nasty skunky smell and taste of this European brews. It makes me cringe just thinking about that beer. It literally smells like a skunk.

Just when I thought this beer had lost all its flavour, I went to the brewery and tasted it - and it was 5 times as good as out of the bottle. hugely malty, buttery, and of course, amazingly bitter and floral from the fresh hops... woah. went down extremely well with goulash and dumplings at 11am, and there’s not many beers I could say that about.

This is a good beer if you’re in a place that does not generally serve micros or Belgians. It is one of the only solid Pilsners for the style. It pours a golden color and is even in the flavor with a nice hop bit at the end.