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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. [1] [2]
Almost every expert we spoke with said that 2024 is the year to return to classics such as pilsners, ambers and lagers. "People are looking for the classic German styles, the more approachable and ...
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Dunkel beer, a German dark lager. Beer style is a term used to differentiate and categorize beers by various factors, including appearance, flavour, ingredients, production method, history, or origin.
Until the 19th century, the German word Lagerbier referred to all types of bottom-fermented, cool-conditioned beer in normal strengths. In Germany today, it mainly refers to beers from southern Germany, [4] either "Helles" (pale) or "Dunkles" (dark). Pilsner, a more heavily hopped pale lager, is most often known as "Pilsner", "Pilsener", or "Pils".
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. [4] [5]
Many beer styles are classified as one of two main types, ales and lagers, though certain styles may not be easily sorted into either category.Beers classified as ales are typically made with yeasts that ferment at warmer temperatures, usually between 15.5 and 24 °C (60 and 75 °F), and form a layer of foam on the surface of the fermenting beer, thus they are called top-fermenting yeasts.
The American lager or North American lager is a style of pale lager produced in the United States and Canada. Pale lagers originated in Europe in the mid-19th century and were brought to North America by German immigrants .