Lager
Pilsner
The pale golden lager that changed what most of the world drinks. Bavarian brewer Josef Groll made the first one in Plzeň in 1842, and cheap glass arriving at the same time meant people could suddenly see their beer.
Plzeň, Bohemia
Origin
1842
First appears
4–5.5%
Typical ABV
862
In the archive
4.9%
Average ABV here
Nearly every mass-market lager on earth is a descendant. The original is drier and far more bitter than its imitators.
Covered in Era 5 — Industrialisation and the Lager Revolution.
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793 breweries across 55 countries
Pilsner in the archive
- 030 Berlin PilsnerZAPFLER Craft Brewery5.5% · China
- 1959 Czech PilsBaleen BrewingUSA
- 23er PilsenerOsterholzer HausbrauereiGermany
- 3350 A PilsnerLong Beach Brewing CompanyUSA
- 38 PlanesSplit Rock Brewing Co.4.5% · Canada
- 56 Isles Blue Bottle PilsnerParos Microbrewery5.2% · Greece
- 75BEER PilsnerOrion BreweriesJapan
- 808 PilsHawaii Standard Time BrewingUSA
- 837Woody's Brewing CompanyUSA
- 99 xperimentMutation Brewing Company5% · USA
- A Cold OneReformation Brewery4.4% · USA
- A Czech-Mate5 e Meio5.5% · Portugal
- Above Ground Pool PilsnerOld Black Bear Brewing CompanyUSA
- Adjustable Red SpannerHorsforth Brewery4.8% · United Kingdom
- ADVENTURELAND PILSAlmanac Beer Co.USA
- Al DenteBrasserie Générale4.5% · Canada
- Alaskan Fireweed Honey PilsnerTin Whistle Brewing Co.Canada
- Alexander ScottMicrobrasserie Beemer4.4% · Canada
- Alhambra TradicionalCervezas Alhambra — GranadaSpain
- All-PurposeMother Earth Brew Co.USA
- Allersheimer UrpilsBrauerei Allersheim GmbH — Allersheim production siteGermany
- Allsta PilsnerAllsta Bryggeri5% · Sweden
- AlmazaBrasserie Almaza4.5% · Lebanon
- Almogàver VolksbierAlmogàver5.4% · Spain
- Alpenglow PilsnerRonin Fermentation ProjectUSA
- Alpin PilsnerÖtztaler BrauhausAustria
- Alpine Country PilsnerBay de Verde Brewing Company4.5% · Canada
- Amarenia33 BreweryGreece
- Ambar Premium PilsenerCervecera del CentroCosta Rica
- AmosBohem Brewery4.9% · United Kingdom
- An Honest ManNew Berlin Brewing Company5.1% · USA
- Anchor PilsBroken Tooth Brewing6.7% · USA
- Ancient Footprints Italian PilsnerJemez Mountain BrewhouseUSA
- AnhimmelnMasthead Brewing Company4.3% · USA
- Arctic FoxCrafty BrewingUnited Kingdom
- Arctic PilsnerTrench Brewing & Distilling5.5% · Canada
- Areias PilsnerCerveja Areias4.5% · Portugal
- Arrivederci RT!Common Good Beer Co.Canada
- Asahikawa PilsnerTaisetsu Ji-Beer5% · Japan
- Astra UrtypHolsten-Brauerei4.9% · Germany
- Astra UrtypHolsten-Brauerei Hamburg-Hausbruch4.9% · Germany
- Aunt StellaFall Line Brewing Co.5.1% · USA
- Australian PilsSpringfield Brewing CompanyUSA
- BackseatHarbor Mountain Brewing Company4.9% · USA
- Backyard Bivouac PilsnerWhitetooth Brewing Co.4.7% · Canada
- Badlands PilsnerBadlands Brewing CompanyCanada
- BahíaCervecería Hondureña S.A. de C.V.Honduras
- BAK PilsnerPivara Bakrevski / BAK Brewery4.5% · North Macedonia
- Bamberger Herren PilsBrauerei KeesmannGermany
- Bamberger Hofbräu PilsWeyermann Pilot BreweryGermany
- Barbantonis PilsnerBarbantonis BreweryGreece
- Barva PilsnerSTEUBEN BREWING COMPANY LLCUSA
- Bavaria GoldCervecería Costa Rica / Florida Bebidas5.1% · Costa Rica
- Beach HausRevelry Brewing Co.4.25% · USA
- BébellesBoréale - Les Brasseurs du Nord5.1% · Canada
- Beck'sBrauerei Beck5% · Germany
- BeldameStrange Fellows Brewing5% · Canada
- BelknapTwin Barns Brewing Co.5.4% · USA
- BellaCandid Brewing Company5.2% · Canada
- Bella RoseTailgunner Brewing Company4.2% · Canada
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