pilsner

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Malts: pilsner, acidulated, Munich, caramel, crystal

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  1. noun A light, golden lager having a strong flavor of hops.
  2. noun A tall, thin, footed beer glass.

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  • - Brewed in the Odenwalk National Park, this German pilsner-style beer has a powerful honey taste.
  • Plenty of more modest beers would do just fine, whether a vibrant pilsner or a flavorful pale ale or even Guinness, my fallback stout that pretty much always makes me happy. —  Diner's Journal
  • Malts: pilsner, acidulated, Munich, caramel, crystal —  Beervana, the Blog
  • They also just released a Chezch style pilsner, which is really good and a perfect beer for the hot summer months. —  Asheville Beer Blog
  • There's a pilsner which tastes like Bud (lame, but it's what the locals like), a brown beer which is basically Newcastle only better because we drank it right out of the vat, and then a black beer which I guess is still a pilsner so it's heavy but has an awesome caramelly flavor and it's going to be my downfall for the next few months. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
 

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  1. German Pilsner, Pilsener, of Pilsen (Plzeň), Czech Republic, where the beer was first brewed.
 

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