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Premium German Pilsener
Warsteiner Brauerei


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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:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Yesterday at 11:46 AM
- Added:
- Jul 19, 2001
- Wants:
- 65
- Gots:
- 481
SCORE
79
Okay
79
Okay


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.
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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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
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, 2023Alc/Vol: 4.8%
Price: Middle Shelf
Rating: 3.5/5
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
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, 2023Pale golden body, small white head. Not much of an aroma. Taste pretty basic, but clean. A little thinner in the mouth.
Rated by Chocolatefreak from Tennessee
4/5 rDev +15.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +15.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Easy drinker; good flavor, would have again.
May 13, 2023Reviewed 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
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, 2023Reviewed by James_w from Illinois
3.79/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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, 2023Look - (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.
Reviewed by KrakowBluegrass from Massachusetts
4.45/5 rDev +29%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
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, 2023Rated by Mikeking99 from Florida
3.94/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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, 2022Reviewed by Eriepa76 from Minnesota
4.15/5 rDev +20.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
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. Cheers.
Reviewed by xmanden from Michigan
4.06/5 rDev +17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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, 2022Reviewed 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
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, 2022A- 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
Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)
3.89/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
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, 2022A-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
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
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, 2022Aroma 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.
Reviewed by KleinSchwein
3.83/5 rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
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, 2022Smell :- 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.
Premium German Pilsener from Warsteiner Brauerei
Beer rating:
79 out of
100 with
2426 ratings
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