Pilsen
Fabricas Nacionales De Cerveza

Nov. 2014: Shared bottle at local tasting. ABV is 5.1%. Golden colour, low white head. Sweetish floral and grassy aroma, hints of yellow apples. Light bodied. Some sweetness in the flavour, very moderate hops. Not undrinkable though.

 

340 ml bottle. Pours golden with long lasting foamy white head. Aroma is of grassy hops and grain. Body is medium and slightly crisp. Taste is of slight herbal hops and grain. Finish is long and almost dry. Drinkable brew on hot day.

From estucerveza. In Teku glass. Playing Broken Age. Light body but enough bitterness to not feel watery. Some white grapes, reminding a cava, dry, with light lemony/funk notes. No foam at all.

 

Bottled and a Christmas present so thank you Stuart I am most impressed with its geography
Pours a golden clear body with big white head that disappeared almost completely
Smells of coins
The combination of corn and sweet tastes like frosted corn flakes

 

 

Overly sweet (too much corn?) Both aroma and taste are candy sweet, , not much else about his is memorable, not even refreshing, something that warm weather brew usually have going for them. Skip this one (unless you’re in Montevideo)

 

 

 

Pilsen is like Uruguay's Budweiser (I hope it is a reasonable comparison). However, in my opinion it is much less harsh, and easier to drink thank Budweiser. I think this is a solid no nonsense beer for any occasion. Much better than the mass produced American Lagers like MGD, and Miller.

 

Very clean refreshing beer. It paired well with grilled chicken steak, pasta, and seafood while in Uruguay. A very easy to drink pilsener, and although not an amazing or complicated in taste or texture.

 

 

 

 

Pilsen is an attractive and clear beer with a very soft yellow colour, one almost identical to that of the Sun of May on Uruguay's flag. Its head is nearly non-existent despite a visually aesthetic stream of fluttering bubbles. The beer looks suited to such a sunny, warm weather climate.

The aroma is light and airy, with barely perceptible notes of straw and cereal grain as well as a trace of sweetness. It's not at all objectionable - especially not by Latin American macro standards - but fails to arouse a reaction any stronger than "meh".

The taste, likewise, is dull as dishwater but, even more importantly, is clean; despite a long and concerning list of alpha-numeric "adjunctos cerveceros" (additives) listed on the back label, this lager is free of any syrupy sweetness or overly corn-y taste. (Mind you, it's free of virtually any taste at all...)

Pilsen is an agreeable offering so long as you're willing to accept the bad with the good. It doesn't have any of the qualities I prefer in a lager (i.e., crisp bitterness and broad maltiness) but it also lacks the off-putting characteristics that distinguish most mass-produced industrial beers (principally the two outlined above).

All things considered Uruguay has a much more decent national brand lager than many other countries. I don't entirely believe that lacking the good things is made up for by also lacking the bad, but in some situations that's sadly the most you can ask for. Those living or traveling in that part of the world could do worse than Pilsen.