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
432
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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396 breweries across 25 countries
Pilsner in the archive
- 030 Berlin PilsnerZAPFLER Craft Brewery5.5% · China
- 1959 Czech PilsBaleen BrewingUSA
- 23er PilsenerOsterholzer HausbrauereiGermany
- 75BEER PilsnerOrion BreweriesJapan
- 808 PilsHawaii Standard Time BrewingUSA
- 837Woody's Brewing CompanyUSA
- 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
- All-PurposeMother Earth Brew Co.USA
- Allersheimer UrpilsBrauerei Allersheim GmbH — Allersheim production siteGermany
- AlmazaBrasserie Almaza4.5% · Lebanon
- Alpenglow PilsnerRonin Fermentation ProjectUSA
- AmosBohem Brewery4.9% · United Kingdom
- Arctic FoxCrafty BrewingUnited Kingdom
- Arrivederci RT!Common Good Beer Co.Canada
- Asahikawa PilsnerTaisetsu Ji-Beer5% · Japan
- Astra UrtypHolsten-Brauerei4.9% · Germany
- Badlands PilsnerBadlands Brewing CompanyCanada
- Bamberger Herren PilsBrauerei KeesmannGermany
- Bamberger Hofbräu PilsWeyermann Pilot BreweryGermany
- Beck'sBrauerei Beck5% · Germany
- BeldameStrange Fellows Brewing5% · Canada
- BellaCandid Brewing Company5.2% · Canada
- Bella RoseTailgunner Brewing Company4.2% · Canada
- Belle Gueule OriginaleBrasseurs RJ5.2% · Canada
- BellweiserBellwoods BreweryCanada
- Bergbräu PilsBergbräu GmbH & Co. KGGermany
- Biff's PilsnerSaltbox Brewing CompanyCanada
- Biff’s PilsnerLightship Brewery5.2% · Canada
- Big PaddleAlameda Brewing Co.USA
- Birmingham PilsnerBirmingham District Brewing Co.4.8% · USA
- Bitburger Premium PilsBitburger Brauerei4.8% · Germany
- Blest PilsenCervecería Blest4.8% · Argentina
- BloodvarBlood Brothers Brewing5% · Canada
- Bo PilsEast Brother Beer Co.USA
- Bohemian PilsnerSooke Brewing Company5% · Canada
- Boho BabeSalty Walrus Brewing Co.USA
- Bootjack's Finest1850 Restaurant + Brewing CompanyUSA
- Bow-Hemian PilsnerCanmore Brewing CompanyCanada
- Boxer PilsnerMinhas Micro BreweryCanada
- Brewer's DaydreamPeter B's BrewpubUSA
- BrewHouse PilsnerGlacier BrewHouseUSA
- British Summer TimeHackney Church Brew Co.4.8% · United Kingdom
- Budweiser Budvar OriginalBudweiser Budvar5% · Czechia
- Büttenwarder PilsGrönwohlder / Büttenwarder BrauhausGermany
- Caesar’s PilsGladi8or BrewsUSA
- CarlsbergCarlsberg Group5% · Denmark
- Cashmere PilsnerHill Top Hops BrewhouseCanada
- Celler PilsBrauerei Carl Betz GmbH / Celler BierGermany
- Chill PilsFall River Brewing Co.USA
- Chill PilsStraight to Ale4.5% · USA
- Coast Mountain PilsnerSherwood Mountain Brewhouse5.2% · Canada
- COEDO RuriCOEDO BreweryJapan
- Colbitzer PilsColbitzer Heide-Brauerei GmbHGermany
- Coldfoot PilsnerSilver Gulch Brewing & Bottling Co.5.8% · USA
- Congregation PilsenerThe Church Brewing CompanyCanada
- Crisp PilsJasper Brewing Co.4.8% · Canada
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