Pilsner Urquell - Plzensky Prazdroj, a. s.

WanderingFool

Massachusetts

2.85/5  rDev -20.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Now that the weather is getting warmer I wanted a light beer to enjoy in the evening. Pislner Urquell is an easy drinking beer with a crisp toasted malt flavor. It pours a clear yellow color with a white head that quickly fades to almost nothing. An herbal aroma with some light toasted malt mixed in greets you before each sip. As said before, this beer is crisp with a toasted malt flavor and a mildly bitter hoppy finish. The thin body helps this beer go down easy.

I typically drink lagers in the summer due to their light body and drinkability. This beer would be good at a BBQ or at a time when you just want something to enjoy without the flavors overpowering you.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2003 12:13:44 | More by WanderingFool

KingBiscuit

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%

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rabiddawg

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +11.7%

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CB2maltygoodness

District of Columbia

2.75/5  rDev -23.2%

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Razr86

New York

4/5  rDev +11.7%

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Isotope

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

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jbarletto

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -16.2%

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randylangford

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +18.7%

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enelson

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

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Chrily

Norway

3.25/5  rDev -9.2%

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JoyHelfrich

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -9.2%

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aty11b

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%

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mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -16.2%

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dougbassett

Pennsylvania

3.55/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

One of the "1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die" -- #23 of the ones I've reviewed here.

This is a favorite beer of mine, though I've never had it on tap and I suspect I might bump my score up a bit if I ever get the chance (this is the sort of beer that's really meant to be drunk fresh out of a keg). While not the best Pilsner out there, it's probably my personal reference point for the style -- when I'm trying another Pilsner and I want to decide what I think of it, I usually compare it mentally to this. I would also give somebody who never had a Pilsner and wanted to know what that was like a bottle of this, it's the best introduction to the style I know.

Interesting notes include the color, which is surprisingly golden, the very light nose of hops and yeast which is mapped in the flavors, and the lasting lightly bitter/hoppy finish.

It's not a beer that you need to spend a lot of time talking about, and I think nowadays it's even a little underrated as a result. It is what it is, but "what it is" is pretty good, I think.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 18:36:27 | More by dougbassett

eulerthegrape

California

3/5  rDev -16.2%

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JakeDebus

Maryland

3/5  rDev -16.2%

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DbbC

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -9.2%

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rph97

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%

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ncstateplaya

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -9.2%

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Bill235

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

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bigbutter

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

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dalepryor

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

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CheapBeerBuzz

California

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

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IdeaSpeeder

Ontario (Canada)

3.64/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Serving Type - 500ml can, poured into a pilsner glass

Appearance - Pours a pale straw colour, but somehow darker than most pilsners. Sot of 'golden' coloured. A thin white head dissipates quickly. The filtered brew showcases the carbonation.

Smell - Some grains and bready smells. Not much of anything else that I can pick up.

Taste - Sweeter than I was anticipating. Grains, grass, dough - standard fare for a pilsner. Towards the finish I'm picking up an incredibly light citrus taste.

Mouthfeel - Medium carbonation, average to low for the style. Body isn't to heavy and isn't to light. Just right. Finishes crisp and satisfying.

Overal - 3.5/5.

Serving type: can

05-07-2013 03:21:52 | More by IdeaSpeeder

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

05-06-2013 18:32:09 | More by ZEB89