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Pilsner Urquell, the world's first pale lager and ancestor of today's Pilsners. Pilsner (also pilsener or simply pils) is a type of pale lager.It takes its name from the Bohemian city of Plzeň (German: Pilsen), where the world's first pale lager (now known as Pilsner Urquell) was produced in 1842 by Pilsner Urquell Brewery.
Pilsner Urquell was the world's first pale lager, [2] and its popularity meant it was much copied, and named pils, pilsner or pilsener. [3] It is hopped with Saaz hops , a noble hop variety that is a key element in its flavour profile, as is the use of soft water.
As of 2023, the Czech Republic was number five in the world's top beer exporters, with an export amount of 346 million dollars and 2.06 percent of the world's total beer exports. [22] Within the European Union, the country was ranked as the eighth largest beer producer, with a total of 1.8 billion litres produced per annum. [23]
Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s. (pronounced [ˈpl̩zɛɲskiː ˈprazdroj a ˈɛs]; Pilsner Urquell Brewery) is a Czech brewery which opened in 1842 in Plzeň, Bohemia.It was the first brewery to produce a pale lager, branded as Pilsner Urquell, [2] which became so popular and was so much copied that more than two-thirds of the beer produced in the world today is pale lager, sometimes named pils ...
Grolsch Premium Pilsner - Known internationally as Grolsch Premium Lager, is its flagship beer and comprises 95% of all sales. It contains 5.0% abv. Grolsch Premium Blond - Blond is a lighter version of the Pilsner , with 30% fewer calories and 4% abv.
Philistine pottery beer jug. Beer is one of the oldest human-produced drinks. The written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia records the use of beer, and the drink has spread throughout the world; a 3,900-year-old Sumerian poem honouring Ninkasi, the patron goddess of brewing, contains the oldest surviving beer-recipe, describing the production of beer from barley bread, and in China ...
Stella Artois (/ ɑːr ˈ t w ɑː / ar-TWAH, French:) is a pilsner beer, [1] first brewed in 1926 by Brouwerij Artois in Leuven, Belgium. In its original form, the beer is 5.2 per cent ABV, the country's standard for pilsners. The beer is sold in many EU countries, but also in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, where it has a reduced ABV.
Two glasses of Heineken beer. Since 1975, most Heineken-brand beer has been brewed at their brewery in Zoeterwoude, Netherlands. [1] In 2011, 2.74 billion litres of Heineken-brand beer were produced worldwide, while the total beer production of all breweries fully owned by the Heineken Group over all brands was 16.46 billion litres globally. [16]