Pilsner

Pils, also called Pilsner, is a pale, bottom-fermented beer with a golden colour, fine-pored foam and a clearly noticeable hop bitterness. The style originates from the Bohemian city of Pilsen and spread widely across Germany from the late 19th century.

Typical values are an original gravity of roughly 11 to 12.5 percent and an alcohol content of about 4.5 to 5 percent ABV. The taste is dry and bitter, often with herbal or floral notes from the hops. Northern German examples tend to be especially bitter, southern ones are usually somewhat milder. Pils is best served well chilled in a slim tulip or stange glass.