Radeberger Pilsner - Radeberger Exportbierbrauerei

ZorPrime

Quebec (Canada)

3.28/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

The beer is clear, golden yellow color with a very nice head on top of it. Quite white clear color foam too. Sticks excessively to the glass, nice. Very nice looking beer, some haziness would make this perfect.

On the nose, the beer is floral... mainly floral, but light. Refreshing in the aroma. Taste is thin and light. Malty with somewhat of a bitterness but nothing to call your mom. Similar as Bitburger. Nice summer beer, nice pilsner but not aggressive at all. Thin bodied. Refreshing. Overall a good pilsner but it is missing some punch to be great. I like it for thirsty and hot summer days.

Serving type: can

02-25-2012 20:04:08 | More by ZorPrime

WoodBrew

Illinois

3.23/5  rDev -11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

I brought a can of Radeberger home from Europe. I forgot I had tried this beer while at the German village in Epcot Disney amusement park. Anyway, I will review the can since it traveled so far!!! The beer from the can was a clear golden beer with decent carbonation that provided a decent head. The smell was mostly of grain, standard for pilsners. The taste was nicely balanced that the grain came off the pallete clean. Very easy drinking and highly recommended! Much like its draft sibling, the can is not too shabby.

Serving type: can

10-29-2011 13:55:55 | More by WoodBrew

thehyperduck

Ontario (Canada)

3.68/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

An aggressive pour produces a bright golden-yellow lager, topped with a generous two fingers of white head. It gradually dissipates over a few minutes, leaving behind tons of stringy lacing on the sides and finally a thin, creamy cap of foam. Lots of bubbles. Aroma is of fresh barley malt and grassy hops; nothing fancy but spot on for the style.

The flavour follows a similar mantra; simple but solid. Pale, clean-tasting grainy malts and doughy bread with some hay-like, earthy and spicy noble hops underneath. Not especially bitter, but not exactly sweet either. Clean finish with little aftertaste. Thin-bodied with good carbonation for the style. As easy to throw back as any macro, but much cleaner.

A well-crafted German pilsener, one I would certainly recommend to any fan of the style, and an absolute bargain at its Ontario price. Cheers!

Serving type: can

08-27-2011 07:17:49 | More by thehyperduck

DrJay

Massachusetts

3.9/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

500 mL can purchased at the LCBO. Best before 13.04.12.
Crystal clear and bright yellow with a white, foamy cap. Looks nice. A bit of lacing clung to the glass. Floral and grassy aroma, a hint of hop spiciness, malt and grain. Moderate bitterness that was never aggressive, but ever present -- it also lingered in the finish along with some herbal and spicy hop flavour and a faint mineral character. Mild malty sweetness up front, followed by lemony and grassy hop notes. A little more than light bodied with crisp carbonation, off-dry, nice texture overall. This was really easy drinking. It's no hop-bomb, but there is plenty of hop character and it's well balanced. I enjoyed it and would happily purchase it again.

Serving type: can

07-30-2011 16:20:47 | More by DrJay

uno99

Ontario (Canada)

3.65/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

a 50CL can from an LCBO in Kingston. I normally don't buy canned euro pils but it was on sale for $2.00 and I've heard it was a decent one.

Served fridge temp cold, into a nonic.

A: Exceptionally clear with a few tiny bubbles feeding a thin whispy bright white head. Lacing is pretty good.

S: Clean malt profile. A little eggy or cooked veggie in there, but also some decent hop presence. almost like a czech pils.

T: Very clean tasting throughout - grassy hops come very late in the finish and are quite bitter however. no real off flavors at all.

M: laid back carbonation for a canned lager. still get the burps though.

D: Very easy to drink german pils with no outstanding qualities other than it's very neutral. Would be a great choice with any meal - even breakfast :D

Seems like something that would be much better in Germany, rather than canned, pasteurized and flown here for it to sit on the shelf god knows how long before someone purchases it. Not bad though for $2 a pint.

Serving type: can

03-13-2011 01:12:33 | More by uno99

scott451

Ontario (Canada)

3.9/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a glass mug. A huge bubbly white head on a pale gold. Modest carbonation.Pretty good head retenton, although not ass much as you would think from the big start. Lots of rocky foam lacing.

Bready yeast smells. Grassy grains. A very crisp mouthfeel. Very smooth. Much better than your garden variety pilsner.A very mild bitter hop finish that lingers long.

Light body and carbonation. Very drinkable. An excellent go to pilsner.

Serving type: can

02-04-2011 23:32:19 | More by scott451

JohnnyBarman

Ontario (Canada)

3.83/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Can poured into a rounded pilsner glass.

Bright golden in colour, initially leaves behind an inch of foamy head, which dissolves after a few sips into a ring. Good little flecks of lacing, lots of big bubbles on the sides of the glass.

Nose is earthy, herbal, grassy. A bit of bread and biscuit as well, but generally the hops are at the fore. Nothing artificial, nothing tinny.

A solid, easy drinking pilsner. The bitterness creeps in at the finish, leaving a lovely tart lemon/earthy taste. Grassy, decent malt profile. Actually, I'm very much enjoying this.

Carbonation is just slightly under the level I like, but is just enough to make the brew easy to drink. The can was in the fridge for a while because of the holidays, so I factored that into my rating. A touch watery, but a great brew to knock back.

Well-made, incredibly easy to drink, cheap as all get out at the LCBO, making this along with Urquell my standard pilsner pickups. At maybe 20 cents a can more than Canadian and Budweiser, this one is one well-worth stocking up for the summer!

Serving type: can

12-27-2010 00:09:05 | More by JohnnyBarman

BBP

Ontario (Canada)

3.73/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A- A perfect golden look in the glass. Looks great.

S- Clean malt and hops smell, sort of faint.

T- More of a malt taste than in most pilsners. The malt taste is the primary one. Some subtle hop tastes. More of a sweet lead and a bitter finish. I can't taste too much as I drink it. More of the taste comes after it's been downed.

M- A tad on the light side, a fair amount of carbonation.

D- Very easy to drink, could drink a few in no time.

Serving type: can

08-15-2010 22:29:50 | More by BBP

spinrsx

Ontario (Canada)

3.85/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

500ml can poured into a pint glass

Appearance - golden yellow, lots of carbonation, decent size foamy/fizzy white head. Average lacing.

Smell - Slight pilsner skunk, malts, yeast, breads and grains

Taste & Mouth - slight hops up front, refreshing average body, not watery. Average amount of carbonation, dry finish. Floral and citrus zest notes.

Drink - I think this is a fantastic pilsner, definitely sessionable.

Serving type: can

08-09-2010 01:58:24 | More by spinrsx

decimator

Ontario (Canada)

3.8/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

500ml can poured into a pint glass.

A - Poured a clear gold colour with a bubbly white head. Head slowly dissipated to a thin cap. Pretty good lacing is produced.

S - Typical Pilsner aroma of malts and hops but on the lighter side.

T - Some malt followed by the bitter hops. The hops are felt pretty evenly throughout the drink with a lasting aftertaste.

M - Good carbonation and a crisp finish.

D - This one goes down easy. Another good example of a Pilsner.

Serving type: can

08-01-2010 01:15:35 | More by decimator

biegaman

Ontario (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A beer this clear and golden should be appealing to just about anyone who's ever enjoyed a beer. Indeed, this is likely the image that comes to mind for most people when they think of beer; I bet you could sell a lot of cases with this picture on it. Anything that looks this seemingly thirst-quenching is likely to draw people to it like a flame does moths.

The aroma leaves much to be desired. Whether the issue is that the brewer didn't use enough aromatic hops or that the ones he did use simply lack in that notoriously floral and spicy feature, I can't say for certain. What is known for sure is that this light grainy element is terribly characterless and cannot (and should not) be carrying the load itself.

And it's equally as lifeless in the taste, too. Granted, its high attenuation results in a desirably clean and refreshing beer with only a minimum of perceivable graininess, but without the crisp, clipping, bitter hop profile it lacks that added component that animates the beer and transposes a two-dimensional taste into a three-dimensional sensation.

A larger breath from the hops would result not only in more flavour and a better texture, but also an overall less indistinct beer. Although that part is likely intentional on the brewery's part, I still insist a snippet more of that tangy noble hop brightness would really improve on what is without it an inappreciable and numbingly boring beer.

There must have been a miscommunication between the brewery and its brewer. They asked him to brew an authentic German pilsner and he brewed a plain-old Euro lager. Although it was a confident, very drinkable effort, a beer this bland and toneless frankly does not speak to the distinguished and esteemed tradition of German pilsners.

Serving type: can

06-13-2010 22:29:33 | More by biegaman

ludachris

Ontario (Canada)

3.65/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a perfectly clear golden straw with one finger of paper white head that sports decent retention and leaves a good amount of sticky lace.

A good balance between buttered malts and biscuit with light floral hops and fresh grass with a wet citrus zest in the middle. A bit more malt than other German pilsners I've had, but that doesn't take away from the beer.

Zesty orange zestyness is the first thing that hits the palate and is followed by a pleasantly bitter floral hop presence. The buttery and biscuit malts play as more of a backbone, adding a nice balance to the beer.

Mouthfeel is light and smooth. That carbonated/hoppy bite that I associate with the style is very, very subdued, making for quite the quaffer.

Overall, a good, clean German pilsner. I think it's one that I needed to sit down and review to appreciate its qualities, because I could see myself thinking this is just another beer if I was drinking from a can with friends.

Serving type: can

03-20-2010 23:51:45 | More by ludachris

Yoonisaykul

Quebec (Canada)

3.43/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5

First time I've seen this. Bought at Atwater SAQ.

A- Very pale yellow topped with a cute white 1/4 inch head. Lacing is present. Very small bubbles.
S- Smells like a good number of german pilsners. Lacks personality. Smell is weak compared to some others. Looks refreshing can't wait to taste.
T- Very watery. Tastes like a quality light beer. Think any other basic german pils and add water. Grainy bitter water. EDIT: After cleansing my palate with some fried fish! and allowing it to warm a bit: I taste some very good hops. Subtle but worth mentioning. I am changing my 2.5 taste rating accordingly. Much better. Reminds me (I'm not exaggerating it just reminds me) of an IPA type hopping.
M- Thin but a bit viscous. Medium carbonation.
D- Very high just because you don't feel satisfied. You have to take very big sips to really taste it.

Probably never buying this again. At least not as long as Wernesgruner, Bitburger or Konig are around.
Not much fun to drink. I like something with more character. Boring. I am disappointed though I didn't expect much. Nice looking can though. EDIT: After cleansing my palate with some fried fish! and allowing it to warm a bit: This beer is okay and if I find it at a reasonable price similar to Wernesgruner, Bitburger and Konig Pilsen I will buy it again.
This just goes to show you (or me...) just how different a beer can taste and feel depending on what you've had beforehand.

Serving type: can

01-28-2010 23:44:25 | More by Yoonisaykul

chickenm

British Columbia (Canada)

3.65/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 500mL tall can into a pint glass. Clear golden color with a foamy white head. Grainy, hoppy aroma. Bitter taste with some spicy hops. Decent mouthfeel and well carbonated. Dry finish. Not a bad pilsner, I'd enjoy this on a hot summer day.

Serving type: can

11-17-2009 03:37:41 | More by chickenm

wordemupg

Alberta (Canada)

3.58/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

500ml ca poured into pint glass aug 10 2009

A crystal clear straw yellow, with a big fluffy head that left some good lacing

S strong floral hops with a yeasty bread background a little grassy

T hops are there with grass and sweet grains

M/D sharp, crisp and very nice drinking how a pilsner should be

Serving type: can

08-11-2009 06:50:50 | More by wordemupg

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer pours a clear, solid golden hue, with lots of very puffy white head, that dissipates slowly. It smells of toasty white cracker malt, and floral hops. The taste is crisp, saltine cracker malt, and spicy floral Saaz hops. The carbonation is on the low side, the body has a decent weight, and it finishes slightly malty, with a bit of spicy hops lingering. This is very drinkable, I could see having a few of these.

Serving type: can

05-08-2009 20:09:10 | More by biboergosum

DoctorStrangiato

Alberta (Canada)

3.78/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured a 500-ml can into a draft glass.

Appearance - brilliant yellow brew with virtually no head. Thin lacin around the edge.

Smell - lots of corn aromas and baked bread.

Taste - well rounded grainy flavour and a little sweet. Minimal bitterness and in fact a dry finish.

Mouthfeel - quite carbonated but not offensive. It is a clean crisp effect and refreshing.

Drinkability - very drinkable. I would definitely pour another of these.

Serving type: can

01-31-2009 00:24:13 | More by DoctorStrangiato

steeler

Ontario (Canada)

4.2/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

This is one of my favorite pilsners, one of the best in my opinion. I poured this one out of the can into a pilsner glass, nice head after a medium pour. You can really smell the hops in this one, nice and inviting. This is truly a delicious beer, goes down with good hop bitterness up front, and finishes hoppy and crisp. Delicious. Drinkability on this one is perfect, I can knock these back all night. Truly a nice beer! Highly recommended!

Serving type: can

11-13-2008 05:12:23 | More by steeler

BDTyre

British Columbia (Canada)

3.38/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Clear gold colour, with a big puffy head that expands quickly and shrinks down just as quick.

Slightly sweet malt nose with a twinge of can and some low-level hop and citrus presence.

Taste somewhat...industrialized...perhaps over-processed is a better word. Almost a burnt, metallic quality. Underneath this lies a citrus-bread mix of hops and malt. This part is nice if I can just get past the overdone quality.

A bit heavy handed on the carbonation and, combined with the hops, this numbs the tongue a bit. Not bad, but I can find better examples of a German pils.

Serving type: can

05-10-2008 05:55:05 | More by BDTyre

Antilochus

Ontario (Canada)

4.05/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Purchased at a Kingston, Ontario LCBO. 4.80% abv, 500mL can. Best before 10/25/2008. Poured into an oversized wine glass.

Very light colour, surprising. Very pale yellow, holy **** carbonation, huge foamy white head billows out even poured cold. Small bubbles. Leaves some half-lace on the glass.

Fairly sharp hop bite nose, floral and grassy, mint, grainy, some light fruitiness (apples).

Palate is fairly spicy, hints of yeast, lemon rind, apples, soap, moderate maltiness. Medium body with nice carbonation. Well balanced with hints of malty sweetness. Finish is subdued but present, with lots of spice. Very refreshing.

This is a very easy-drinking German pilsener, most of these lighter lagers are very underrated on BA (and certainly aren't as good as some beers with more flavour and edginess) but as representatives of their styles they are very tasty.

Serving type: can

03-08-2008 23:34:51 | More by Antilochus

rodenbach99

Quebec (Canada)

3.88/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

canette de 500ml.

belle couleur blé, le collet est d'une blancheur immaculée, la mousse est épaisse et durable, le nez est frais et malté, la bouche est piquante, épicée, elle est longue, bon goût malté, rafraichissante à souhait. bonne lager blonde.

Serving type: can

12-16-2007 20:55:47 | More by rodenbach99

crwills

Ontario (Canada)

3.43/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

500 mL can purchased at the LCBO. Pours darker than the average pilsner (gold, rather than yellow), with a 1/2 finger white head. Very little aroma; what's there is faintly spicy with a little bit of a metallic note. Taste is good and clean, lightly hoppy, and an excellent mouthfeel. Nothing to write home about here, but better than average swill.

Serving type: can

12-09-2007 02:47:51 | More by crwills

Graham5161986

British Columbia (Canada)

3.38/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: pale golden colour and a two finger, rocky head with decent retention, leaving a nice lace

S: grassy-hopped nose with a touch of caramel sweetness

T: like a good pilsener, it has a crisp grassy flavour with a bitter hoppy finish that lingers nicely. Well balanced flavours.

M: smooth light body, nicely carbonated

D: A nice German pilsener that goes down easy and would please anyone looking for that authentic pilsener flavour. Because of its light body, this would make a great session beer but I quite enjoyed sipping it, trying to figure out its flavours. Nothing outstanding, but an enjoyable taste experience. I would definitely buy this one again.

Serving type: can

10-26-2007 23:53:46 | More by Graham5161986

GrimmReaper

British Columbia (Canada)

4/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

500 ml. can,Pours a clear golden yellow color with a good size white rocky head and some nice sticky lacing.
Light spice and mild herbs and pine come at you thru the nose on this one all going down refreshinly crisp,with some bitterness hitting your tongue quite well,a hint of fermentation as it goes down your throat,quite easily consumed,not a bad beer at all easy to drink and would be quite enjoyable on hot summer days.Well worth a try.

Serving type: can

10-26-2007 03:17:11 | More by GrimmReaper

drinkininthewood

Ontario (Canada)

3.2/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Served from a 500ml tall can into a pint glass. BB 23 05 08

A- Light golden yellow in color with a a large with lots of big bubbles which settled down with some lacing. Lots of huge bubbles in this beer.

S- malty with grainy notes. Slightly metallic. Hints of pine.

T- solid pilsner malt up front, followed by nice slightly bitter spicy hops with grassy flavors in the background.

M- Light bodied, crisp and clean,fairly dry and the carbonation is just a little over the top.

D- sure why not.

Overall not my favorite pilsner. Not nearly as flavorfull as Pilsner Urquell but a decent german style pilsner that will easily find its way to porches and patios over the days of summer and fall.

Serving type: can

09-03-2007 00:16:33 | More by drinkininthewood