It is characterised by its golden colour and clarity, and was immensely successful: nine out of ten beers produced and consumed in the world are pale lagers based on Pilsner Urquell. Pilsner Urquell was the first pale lager, and the pilsner name is often used in copies: pilsner. Pilsner Urquell is exported in bottles and cans to North America, Australia and other regions. It is available in 330 ml, 355 ml and 500 ml aluminium cans and green or brown bottles.Īlmost all draught Pilsner Urquell is packaged in kegs and dispensed under carbon dioxide pressure but small quantities are available unpasteurised, unfiltered and naturally conditioned in cask in the Czech Republic and in very limited amounts in Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Sweden, Hungary and Austria. It is hopped with Saaz hops (Czech: Žatec), named after a town in West Bohemia, a noble hop variety which is a key element in its flavour profile, as is the use of soft water and fire-brewing. Pilsner Urquell is the world's first blond or pale lager, and its popularity meant it was much copied, and many of these copies are named pils, pilsner or pilsener. Pilsner Urquell ( IPA:, Czech: Plzeňský prazdroj IPA: ), is a Czech lager brewed by the Pilsner Urquell Brewery in Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic.
For the brewery that produces this beer, see Pilsner Urquell Brewery.
