Drinking Urquell makes me believe pilsners are deliberately made milder throughout the years just to make it more accessible for more people. Lots of pilsners these days just don't have that "byte" and hoppy freshness anymore. When I drink Urquell it reminds me of drinking a good pilsner like 30+ years ago. Hope they'll stay true on the original recepy because it's fantastic.
We definitely love bitter beer here in the Czech republic.... anything of 30-33 IBU is great... I tried Radegast Bitr lately and I was amazed how much foam is produced from a bottle (love good foam)....
@@ontapchannel Definitely... IPA is a bit too busy for me... A simple lager with hops and a tad of bitterness is heaven in a bottle :)))) If you decide to visit Prague, Pilsen or Budweis let us know.. Beer is on us :)
An issue I see is that you are drinking bottled beer- which is fine if you are in CR. If not, it is made for export and has probably gotten warm then cool, then warn again many times, or it is Pilsner made regionally by, say Coors. Even under strict brewing and bottling standards, Pilsner not made in Plzen just isn't Pilsner. I know a Pilsner brewery was opened in SA and could never replicate the taste of Pilsner made in Plzen. The problem is they aren't using water from the spring in Plzen...
You're dead right about it being IPA like. Pilsner Urquell is very much like English bitter. The finish is almost tobacco like in it's astringency and very one dimensional. It stays with you for a long time after you've finished. It's very primitive tasting compared with German pilsners and Belgian blondes but not entuirely unpleasant, you just have to get used to it.
As a Czech - i prefer Czech Republic , Czechia is just nonsense made by some bored politician I'm Czech not Czechian, and i speak Czech not Czechian nice vid :D 3:44 this would be an ass an example lager that is not pilsner :D
LOVE Pilsner Urquell... my favorite Pils.
It's a classic for many reasons...
Drinking Urquell makes me believe pilsners are deliberately made milder throughout the years just to make it more accessible for more people.
Lots of pilsners these days just don't have that "byte" and hoppy freshness anymore.
When I drink Urquell it reminds me of drinking a good pilsner like 30+ years ago.
Hope they'll stay true on the original recepy because it's fantastic.
We definitely love bitter beer here in the Czech republic.... anything of 30-33 IBU is great... I tried Radegast Bitr lately and I was amazed how much foam is produced from a bottle (love good foam)....
I really prefer the hoppy bitterness in lagers rather than a sort of IPA bitterness.
@@ontapchannel Definitely... IPA is a bit too busy for me... A simple lager with hops and a tad of bitterness is heaven in a bottle :))))
If you decide to visit Prague, Pilsen or Budweis let us know.. Beer is on us :)
@@homobohemicus Will do, thanks for the invite!
An issue I see is that you are drinking bottled beer- which is fine if you are in CR. If not, it is made for export and has probably gotten warm then cool, then warn again many times, or it is Pilsner made regionally by, say Coors. Even under strict brewing and bottling standards, Pilsner not made in Plzen just isn't Pilsner. I know a Pilsner brewery was opened in SA and could never replicate the taste of Pilsner made in Plzen. The problem is they aren't using water from the spring in Plzen...
The only way to get the real taste of pilsner urquel is to order it in a tank pub in Czech.
I think they're both wonderful products.
Agreed!
good video! very informative. cheers!
Cheers!
Pilzania 😝😝
Czechia is fine for most Czechs. Some have a strong opinion though :)
It's certainly an all-around solid lager.
Just when I got used to this pilsner it got discontinued is South Africa. 😢
Sorry to hear that...
If you really want to taste tender and delicate beers, Europe is not the right place to go... 🤣
Kecáš Češi mají nejlepší pivo zbytek světa bude vždycky na druhém místě!!!
You're dead right about it being IPA like. Pilsner Urquell is very much like English bitter. The finish is almost tobacco like in it's astringency and very one dimensional. It stays with you for a long time after you've finished. It's very primitive tasting compared with German pilsners and Belgian blondes but not entuirely unpleasant, you just have to get used to it.
Agreed!
As a Czech - i prefer Czech Republic , Czechia is just nonsense made by some bored politician
I'm Czech not Czechian, and i speak Czech not Czechian
nice vid :D 3:44 this would be an ass an example lager that is not pilsner :D
Yeah the whole 'Czechia' thing just seemed to appear on the internet one day.
Je opravdu nutné celému světu neustále dokazovat, že jsme národem malicherných blbečků?
rikej čechya a je to snesitelny, čekija makes my skin crawl..I didnt get why it couldnt be just czesko..