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From:
Bitburger Brauerei
 
Germany
Style:
German Pilsner
Ranked #529
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
79
Ranked #26,435
Avg:
3.49 | pDev: 16.05%
Reviews:
959
Ratings:
2,222
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sunday at 12:27 AM
Added:
Oct 02, 2001
Wants:
  58
Gots:
  416
Vollendeter hopfenbetonter Pilsgenuss kombiniert mit Leichtigkeit und Eleganz, dazu ein kristallklares, sonniges Strohgelb und ein anhaltender, feinporiger Schaum: Nur aus besten Rohstoffen nach deutschem Reinheitsgebot gebraut, überzeugt unser Bitburger Premium Pils nicht ohne Grund als das meistgezapfte Bier an deutschen Theken. Sein fassfrischer Geschmack macht unser Premium Bier so beliebt.

The perfected delight of pilsener with an accent of hops, combined with ease and elegance, and a crystal-clear, sunny straw-colour and long-lasting, fine head: brewed for almost two hundred years from the finest raw ingredients according to the German purity law, it's not for nothing that our Bitburger Premium Pils is the most popular draft beer in Germany. Its freshly-drawn flavour makes our Premium beer so well-loved.
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Ratings by merlin48:
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Reviewed by merlin48 from Kentucky

3.96/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
1 pint .9 oz can is a good value in a wrapped pack at the Liquor Barn in Lexington, Ky. Pours into a tall pils glass a clear, pale yellow body with a large, fluffy, white head. The head retains most of the way through, leaving pits and clumps of snow hued lace. Very nice appearance.

Aroma fits the style quite well, leaving scents of sweet pils malt, spicy floral hop, old biscuit, and Lemon furniture wax(Pledge).

Mouthfeel is modest, as per style, with light to light medium body and bubbly carbonation.

Taste features some sweet grainy malt, baked wafers, lemonrind hop bitterness, and sticky breadiness, complimented with floral notes and a kiss of white pepper. Even finish is delightful.

An underrated German classic here. Extremely drinkable, and ideal for a session. Attractively priced.
Oct 28, 2005
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.81 by BeerInspector from Delaware

Sunday at 12:27 AM
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Reviewed by nasty15108 from New York

3.45/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a Pt, Can into a stemmed pony (10oz)

L- Classic clear straw color, this white head. What you's expect, what you'd want.
S - Malty, clean, lots of straw and grass. Slight citrus aroma.
T - Classic Pilsner. Nothing new, but classic and dependable.
MF- Light, crisp and refreshing. You can have more than one, especially in the warmer. weather.
O- Nothing ground breaking, but true to the style and very drinkable. I'd go again, especially early fall, NFL and Brats!
Mar 23, 2024
 
Rated: 4.5 by eternalsoundscape from Colorado

Mar 23, 2024
 
Rated: 3.51 by notaveragejoe from Georgia

Feb 03, 2024
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Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)

3.68/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Jan 30 2024
Jan 30, 2024
 
Rated: 4.06 by hfillmore from Australia

Jan 11, 2024
 
Rated: 4.16 by MatthewJW from Wisconsin

Jan 06, 2024
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Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington

3.94/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
2024-01-01
500ml can served in a shaker pint. Dated 2023.07.12.

Pours clear brassy golden, smallish coarse head with a thick skin of head. Lots of active carbonation. Smell is mild, bread and grass.

Taste is slightly yeasty and strong grassy or leafy bitterness. Long bitter aftertaste.

Mouthfeel is light, clean, crisp. Overall, I quite like this.
Jan 01, 2024
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Reviewed by cratez from Canada (ON)

3/5  rDev -14%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
500ml can from the LCBO. Expiry date of August 31, 2024, so roughly 4 months old.

L: Crystal clear, light yellow hue, with two fingers of rocky white foam. A few strands of lacing on the pilsner glass.

S: Baked white bread and boxed cereal (plain Cheerios come to mind). Herbal, grassy & mildly floral hopping. Some lemon wedge and the faintest hint of sulphur.

T: Mostly follows the nose.

F: Light side of medium bodied, crisp carbonation through middle. Dry finish with a lengthy, firm and lingering bitterness.

O: While this is a widely distributed beer that drinks on the milder end of the style, it's still a textbook German pils that I would gladly revisit.
Dec 31, 2023
 
Rated: 3.77 by Roguer from Connecticut

Dec 31, 2023
 
Rated: 3 by BrisLoganite from Australia

Dec 31, 2023
 
Rated: 4.17 by DentedArthur from Vermont

Dec 29, 2023
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Reviewed by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

3.99/5  rDev +14.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is a classic German Pils but it's hard to judge it when not drinking it at the source (lagers travel better than ales but a transatlantic trip can be too much even for them). It offers all the classic notes of a German pils but admittedly with a bitterness that is a little bit toned down.
Dec 17, 2023
 
Rated: 3.39 by KeithGreatNorth from Canada (BC)

Dec 03, 2023
 
Rated: 3.76 by NolaHopHead from Louisiana

Nov 29, 2023
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Rated by OfficerVZdiver from Florida

3.15/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This beer continues to show that Germany beats USA when it comes to Pilsners. Very tasty and easy drinking.
Nov 25, 2023
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Rated by James_Gravelle from Canada (ON)

4.04/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
A beautiful Pilsner with a bit of a bittery hoppy taste.

Smooth to the pallet. Great with pairing with pork or beef
Nov 24, 2023
 
Rated: 3.96 by Iggy88 from Ohio

Nov 07, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by JoshuaPerraton from Ireland

Oct 17, 2023
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