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[SchwanzBrewer]

One thing I missed during beer week was the Pilsner Urquell tap take overs. The brewery sent over some unfiltered fresh beer for beer week. A bunch of guys from my brew club went and tried it. So far the notion is that it's FAN-####ING-TASTIC. Completely different than what we get in the states. Really uber tasty beer. Now I'm sad I didn't get to try it, but it's on my radar to try and brew something like it. My club is maturing and people like me and a few others are starting to take on lagers, which have been completely ignored by us.

 

Anyone had some at the brewery or in fresh Europe?

[Murphy]

I've not tried the unfiltered version but drank quite a bit of PU in the Czech Republic.  having said that I'm more of a Staropramen fan, but PU and Budvar are both excellent pilsners

[Brauer]

I've had Urquell in Pilzen, but not at the brewery, and I stayed in a Bierhall/hotel that was a Budvar-tied house. Good stuff. Not hugely different from what I get on tap here or from fresh cans, but, from the descriptions of oxidized beer I hear from other parts of the country, we may get fresher stuff in Boston. I won't buy bottles, though.

[Brauer]

Perhaps the thing I notice the most about Pilsners in Germany and Czech Republic are how hoppy they are. Hop flavor, not bitterness.