Radeberger Pilsner

Brewed by Radeberger Exportbierbrauerei (Oetker Group)
Style: Classic German Pilsener
Radeberg, Germany

On tap in Germany. I find this beer below average. The head was weak and the flavour was a bit sour. I found no strong taste of hops either. Metal aftertaste.

Clear gold body and white head. Good hop aroma of grass and flowers. Malty flavor of grains and bitter like a pilsner. A good beer to drink.

Ah, pilsner, how I love thee, let me count the ways… No, really, I do. A good pilsner is a beauteous quaffing delight like all other beauteous quaffing delights. The pilsner is also an unfortunate victim of its own drinkability, defenseless against the behemoths who would exploit her good nature and pleasing virtues for their own greedy benefit. Forsaking the pride and glory of the fine Pilsner for a weak imitation, she ends up but a mere shadow of her original beauty. There are still many though who stand strong against sameness and dullness, clinging gallantly to the proud heritage of the Pilsner, both German and Czech in origin. While one usually imagines Czechoslovakia when thinking of the Pilsner, so too does Germany have a proud history with pilsner which continues today. Radeberger is located in Radeberg, Germany and is owned by the Oetker Group. That being said, they still brew a decent example of the German Pilsner which is enjoyed both in her home-country and abroad, the USA being one of Radeberger’s Pilsner destination.

Clear straw yellow with a glint of hay and gold beneath a generous white head that lazes about with no real destination or sense of urgency. Rocky and splotchy, lace sticks like glue to all available surfaces within my pilsner glass as her head slowly recedes into a fluffy cottony-white comforter. Yes, my friends, when enjoying a pilsner make sure to enjoy her out of a proper pilsner glass. Crisp lemon splashes my face while lemon pith swoops on in to dry it. Swaying under a gentle breeze in the background are fields of grain and straw stretching as far as thine eye can see and beyond. Water crackers crunch and white bread turns a delicious golden brown in the toaster oven. Awaiting a generous slathering on said toast is honey fresh off the comb while a faint wisp of sweet cereal grains and green grass flitters off and on. Clean, brisk, and vibrant, I am ready to meet the Radeberger on open and fair terms. My first quaff is equally bright and crisp as her nose. Lemon skin, pith, and green grass dance before my attentive palate while honey kisses my lips before, during, and afterwards. A clean finish, her honey lingers along with soft grains basking under the sun on a glorious spring day. Her lemon and grass presence continues to grow in the middle of the palate while water crackers and white bread, toasted and golden, offer a solid malty backbone. Clean, crisp, straightforward, and easy on the eyes, the Radeberger is also easy on the palate in the most delightfully quaffing sense possible.

It’s easy to see how the Pilsner captured the world’s attention to rise to lofty standards of greatness, and it’s also easy to see how hard it fell upon abysmal disservice. Radeberger was a tasty German pilsner of fine proportions. Not great by any means, but still a proud supporter of fine Pilsner tradition.

Bottle 330 ml. Really "classic" pils. Golden with moderate head.The taste is clean.Pretty good beer.

33cl bottle. Gold with a medium, white head that leaves lasting foam. The aroma is pretty bland, with grainy malt and a hint of spicy hops. The flavor is relatively dry and has some cracker-like malt flavors with a little noble bitterness in the finish that leaves a slight herbal impression. Light bodied and frizzy. Almost gets there, but not one of the better german pilseners, just ok.

A: Pours a crisp golden yellow with a nice bubbly head S: Light malty aromas. T: Taste is as crisp but light. Subtle biscuity malt with a dash of spicy hops. M: Rather light.

330ml bottle. Golden amber colour with a medium snow white head and moderate carbonation. Bland aroma of malt and hops with a mild bitterness and a light dry finish. Pretty basic.

pours straw yellow with a white head. light hoppy floral, cidery smell. flavor is light floral hops. crisp, dry finish. slight perfuminess to it.