This article is about the beer. For the brewery that produces this beer, see Pilsner Urquell Brewery.
Pilsner Urquell
Type
Beer
Manufacturer
Pilsner Urquell Brewery
Introduced
1842; 182 years ago (1842)
Alcohol by volume
4.4% [1]
Style
Cool fermented beer
Website
www.pilsnerurquell.com
Main gate of the Plzeňský Prazdroj
Pilsner Urquell (German:[ˈpɪlznɐˈʔuːɐ̯ˌkvɛl]; Czech: Plzeňský prazdroj[ˈpl̩zɛɲskiːˈprazdroj]) is a lager beer brewed by the Pilsner Urquell Brewery in Plzeň (German name: Pilsen), Czech Republic. 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 which is a key element in its flavour profile, as is the use of soft water.[4][5][dead link] It is available in 330 ml, 355 ml and 500 ml aluminium cans and green or brown bottles.
Almost all draught Pilsner Urquell is sold filtered, but small quantities are available in limited amounts unfiltered. The majority of the beer is sold in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany and South Korea, it is also sold in China, Japan,[6] the United Kingdom,[7][8] Canada, United States,[9] Sweden,[10] Hungary and Austria. In recent years, the unpasteurized "tank" version of the beer has become increasingly available.
The brewery was part of the SABMiller group of companies from 1999 to 2017. As part of agreements with regulators before Anheuser-Busch InBev was allowed to acquire SABMiller in 2016, Pilsner Urquell was sold to Japan-based Asahi Breweries in 2017.[11]
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