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From:
Warsteiner Brauerei
 
Germany
Style:
German Pilsner
Ranked #538
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
79
Ranked #28,334
Avg:
3.45 | pDev: 15.07%
Reviews:
982
Ratings:
2,426
Status:
Active
Rated:
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Added:
Jul 19, 2001
Wants:
  65
Gots:
  481
SCORE
79
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Notes: Also known as Warsteiner Premium Verum

A refreshing, pale golden pilsener with a clean taste perfectly balanced with hints of barley malt, subtle bottom fermenting yeast tones and mild hoppy bitterness.
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Rated: 3.5 by TwilightBeerCareer from Illinois

Yesterday at 11:46 AM
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Reviewed by Death_Adder from South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Has that Heineken skunkiness, but it’s cheaper, and Warsteiner is a much cooler name for a beer. Being that it’s a German beer and I’m mostly made up of German heritage, I’d rather grab a 12pk of this one over Heineken.

Alc/Vol: 4.8%
Price: Middle Shelf
Rating: 3.5/5
May 24, 2023
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania

3.48/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle into a pint glass. Best by July 2023.

Pale golden body, small white head. Not much of an aroma. Taste pretty basic, but clean. A little thinner in the mouth.
May 23, 2023
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Rated by Chocolatefreak from Tennessee

4/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Easy drinker; good flavor, would have again.
May 13, 2023
 
Rated: 3.5 by Rainintheface from Florida

May 13, 2023
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Reviewed by MutuelsMark from Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I don't know why this has been rated as low as it has been. Not a horrible beer. Decent pilsner that is very easy drinking. Low ABV make this very much a lawn mower beer that can be chugged quickly to cool off from the sweltering summer heat!
May 08, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by alexsergio from New York

May 07, 2023
 
Rated: 3 by Bitburger from Vermont

May 07, 2023
 
Rated: 4.16 by beerrat from Virginia

Apr 29, 2023
 
Rated: 3 by AbeO

Apr 29, 2023
 
Rated: 3.5 by TLA from Pennsylvania

Apr 10, 2023
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Reviewed by James_w from Illinois

3.79/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured out of a bottle into a pilsner glass.

Look - (4.5) Absolutely beautiful beer. Golden, transparent, and effervescent. Champagne-like flow of bubbles. I could watch it for hours. The small 1/2 inch head dissipated quickly with minimal lacing.

Smell - (3) I think the bottle I got was just a little skunked. Not overwhelming, but not a particularly fun first impression. Beyond the skunkiness, I detected hops bitterness, toasted bread, and a touch of citrus.

Thankfully, as the beer warmed, the smell became much less noticeable.

Taste - (4) Clean and refreshing. Easy to drink. Starts off bready and grows gradually toastier. Malty in the middle with a bitter hops finish. Aftertaste is dry and walnut-y.

I let it warm a little and it grew hoppier and a subtle honey-sweetness came forward.

Feel - (4) Super drinkable! Just enough carbonation to clean the pallet. Dried my mouth out pleasantly just a little at the end.

Overall - (4) While I don't think this is the beer for me, but it was super fun to try! The more I drank, the more I enjoyed it. I could see it really growing on me.
Mar 30, 2023
 
Rated: 4.75 by Sed1917

Mar 22, 2023
 
Rated: 2.52 by Overtonjd from New Jersey

Mar 17, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by Samnem from Georgia

Feb 25, 2023
 
Rated: 3.59 by Stignacious from New York

Feb 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.49 by QuintusHorace from California

Feb 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by magikbagel from Wisconsin

Feb 19, 2023
 
Rated: 3.76 by benjaminsa from Vermont

Jan 31, 2023
 
Rated: 3.38 by KT3418 from Colorado

Jan 30, 2023
 
Rated: 3.54 by Slyde180 from Texas

Jan 23, 2023
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Reviewed by KrakowBluegrass from Massachusetts

4.45/5  rDev +29%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
I love a good clean pilsener more than anything, and this is one of the best. It’s a nice golden color, has a lovely hoppy smell and just the right amount of bite. I first drank it on a Paris-Warsaw train ride thirty years ago after buying a can in Aachen, and I have loved it ever since. They’ve been selling it in 24-packs at my local Costco, and I go through them pretty fast.
Jan 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.62 by Coronaeus from Canada (ON)

Jan 15, 2023
 
Rated: 2.75 by Cuervo_PCB from Florida

Jan 01, 2023
 
Rated: 3.27 by Mardinae from Texas

Dec 27, 2022
 
Rated: 3.6 by NolaHopHead from Louisiana

Dec 25, 2022
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Rated by Mikeking99 from Florida

3.94/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This beer is pretty basic, but it mixes well with Guinness Draught for a perfect black and tan!
Dec 25, 2022
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Reviewed by Eriepa76 from Minnesota

4.15/5  rDev +20.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
For some reason I find German pilseners to be the perfect quaff. No rice no corn just clean as hell. Was finding 24 packs for the same price as domestics until I mentioned it to the cashier and lo and behold they corrected the mistake . But seriously this is my favorite everyday beer. I think bitburger is better but only xea in 4 or 6 packs
. Cheers.
Dec 09, 2022
 
Rated: 5 by tc-77 from Canada (BC)

Nov 14, 2022
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Reviewed by xmanden from Michigan

4.06/5  rDev +17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pronounced “vash-stien-ah” according to a video I saw. Clear golden and smells like malt. Tastes earthy and has a sweet floral flavor that is quickly replaced by a bitter finish, and this back and forth taste appeals to me.
Nov 13, 2022
 
Rated: 3.78 by jaxon53 from Connecticut

Oct 22, 2022
 
Rated: 3.18 by TP2MSU from Michigan

Oct 15, 2022
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Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia

3.72/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
On tap

A- clear bright golden color with a one finger foamy white head that reduces to a film

S- Toasted crackers malt, light floral and peppery hops, hint of honey

T- light and toasted up front with some grassy and floral hops notes kicking in mid palate. The finish gives some malty sweetness with a toasted linger

M- light-med body with medium carbonation, foamy mouthfeel and crisp finish
Oct 12, 2022
 
 
Rated: 3.5 by CRObighit2 from Canada (ON)

Sep 30, 2022
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Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)

3.89/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Warsteiner '1753 German Pilsner' @ 4.8% , served from numerous 6pack's of 330 ml bottle's & 4pack's of 473 ml cans
A-pour is a light gold from the bottle/can to a clear gold in the glass with a medium size white head leaving a spotty lace along the pilsner glass
S-noble German malt , water & hops
T-clean & crisp German pilsner , nothing fancy , good solid beer
MF-lots of carbonation , medium body
Ov-drank so many of these growing up as it was my Dad's choice of German beer's or what was available back then in the early 80's , classic German beer
prost LampertLand
Sep 23, 2022
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Reviewed by Peach63 from New York

3.85/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pale yellow with a 1" white head, which slowly fades. Moderate lacing.

Aroma of bread, light citrus, grass.

Taste is malty, bready, light citrus, hay.

Light body moderate carbonation. Dry finish.

Refreshing beer after overloading on IPA's.
Sep 17, 2022
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Reviewed by KleinSchwein

3.83/5  rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Look :- Deep orange to amber . Foamy head with obviously large bubbles . Some lacing lasted throughout.

Smell :- Mild with a slight hint of sweetness

Taste :- A nice smooth taste that quickly moves into a medium light hop bitterness . A slight citrus taste . Ample bitterness in the aftertaste . A rich taste .

Mouth feel:- Coats the mouth without feeling oily , large bubbles of carbonation.

Overall :- Pleasant . Aftertaste a little too bitter after a while but not bad . Well rounded beer , neither too heavy or too light.
Sep 14, 2022
 
Rated: 4.14 by sickonine from Spain

Sep 07, 2022
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