Pilsner

Pilsner is the most common style of lagers. Originally, lagers were dark in color and generally a bit heartier in flavor. The town of Pilsen, Bohemia in about 1842 created a new lightly colored beer. This ultimately became the Pilsner style of beer.

Pilsners are a golden to straw yellow color. The aroma should be light and flowery from the hops. It should have a nice up front malt sweetness. It should have a medium bitterness at the back. And, it should finish rather cleanly. Often Pilsners are referred to as "dry" to signify this trait.

Most mass produced lagers are Pilsners. But, they do not really exemplify what a Pilsner should be. Most people think Pilsners are bland, light, limited taste, and mostly no hop finish. Luckily, several microbreweries are bringing it back. Also, one can easily look to Europe. Many German beers are Pilsners (Becks, Bitburger). There is no comparison between a Bitburger and Budweiser.

• Asahi Super Dry: 14
• Becks: 13
  
• Bitburger: 25
• Budweiser: 8
• Carolina Blonde: 18
  
• Cerveceria Modelo Especial: 8
  
• Cooper's Lager: 11
• Coors: 15
  
• Corona: 13
• Dogfish Head My Antonia: 29
  
• Foster's Lager: 8
• Labatt Blue: 13
• Landshark Lager: 10
  
• Michelob Lager: 12
• Miller Genuine Draft: 7
• Miller High Life: 5
  
• Molson Canadian: 10
• Molson Golden: 11
• Pabst Blue Ribbon: 7
  
• Pilsner Urquell: 27
  
• Red Stripe Lager: 10
• Rolling Rock: 8
• Samuel Adams Noble Pils: 25
  
• Samuel Smith Pure Brewed Lager: 14
• Saranac Rye Pilsner: 19
  
• Slyfox Pikeland Pils: 6
  
• Steinlager: 6
• Stoudt's Pils: 24
  
• Victory Prima Pils: 21
• Warsteiner: 16
  
• Yuengling Lager: 15