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Sometimes choosing a Pilsner, be it Czech/Bohemian or German can be difficult, as many of the breweries in Europe just LOVE those green bottles, which sunlight wreaks havoc on and can render a perfectly drinkable and enjoyable beer a skunky mess.
#Pilsner beer taste free
If cheese is your poison, feel free to pair it with some light cheddar of any variety. Ham, bacon, and prosciutto go great with Pilsner, as the beer will slice through the fat and muffle the sodium-bomb that ham can be at times. And speaking of seafood, bring it on…ANY type of shellfish will be happy with a glass of Pilsner. It will cut right through a spicy dish such as Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Mexican, or Jamaican food, and will handle fatty foods just as well, especially oily, robust fish. So clean and crisp, it may lack the fruity, malty, roasty, complex flavors that pair well with a lot of grub, but its attributes in other arenas make up for that, as it provides palate-cleansing bitterness, high carbonation, and malty sweetness. German Pilsner Food Pairingsīeing a delicate, light, unobtrusive beer, German Pilsner (and all Pilsners, really) are incredibly versatile with a variety of foods. As you move from Southern Germany to Northern Germany, the examples you'll find will be paler in color, drier in finish, and more bitter. German Pilsners will be drier and crisper than Bohemian Pilsners, with a bitterness that will linger more in the aftertaste, have a lighter body and color, and have more carbonation.
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Again, there shouldn't be any fruity esters and no diacetyl (that buttery/butterscotch flavor you get in a lot of other beers), and have a medium-light body with medium to high carbonation and be VERY drinkable.
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A spotlight will be on the noble hop bitterness it and will linger into the aftertaste. German Pils taste crisp and bitter, with somewhat of a dry finish, and will have a malty flavor with some hints of grain. Keep your nose peeled also for an initial sulfury aroma from the water and/or yeast, and possibly some "corny" notes (Dimethyl Sulfide, or DMS). However, this complex aroma will be VERY clean without fruity esters. They'll have a light, grainy Pils malt aroma (sometimes resembling Graham crackers) and prominent flowery, spicy noble hops courtesy of the Hallertauer, Tettnanger, or Spalt varietals. German Pilsner Characteristicsīright and beautiful, German Pilsners will appear straw to light gold, and be very clear with a creamy long-lasting white head.
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I'd like to expand on the history of this style, but since I want to save that for when I write my Top 5 Czech Pilsners, let's get to the meat and potatoes of what German Pils is all about. Sometimes spelled 'Pilsener', or referred to as 'Pils', this beer is a bottom-fermented, pale lager that is a copy of Bohemian Pilsner (the original clear, light colored beer) that was adapted to brewing conditions in Germany.