That is high praise considering the source (i.e., you)! I have not had the pleasure of drinking Meteor Pils (yet) but I suspect my 'review' would be more akin to that from the Real Ale Craft Beer guy. Cheers! P.S. For those of you too impatient to watch the video, he gave Meteor Pils a 9 out of 10. @Shanex
So I tried a reasonably fresh bottle of Beck's. I can tell they actually use decent quality ingredients. It tastes the way that style is supposed to taste. But I don't like it, mostly because I don't like it's hoppiness. I'll stick with Stella Artois in this scenario. But in reality, I'm sticking with Carlsberg.
thank you for the response! I’m glad you were able to get a fresh one. How would you rank it against Heineken? And did you have the becks from a bottle or a can?
1. Stella 2. Heineken (although I wouldn't actually drink it) 3. Beck's (because I apparently don't like German pilsner) I'd only drink Stella if nothing else acceptable was available. I said bottle in my original post.
Let me be a little more clear. I would only drink Stella. I don't like Heineken. I was actually impressed with the quality of Beck's, but pilsners apparently aren't my thing. This surprises me because Carlsberg (my favorite beer by a long shot) is supposedly a Danish “Pilsner.”
Fresh Carlsberg is pretty damn tasty, and I'd call it a pils in terms of the flavor profile. Can't say I've seen any particularly fresh bottles in a while, but I ran into some on tap that tasted good. Looks like they're next in line to brew in on this side of the Atlantic, though: https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/ca...nabis-pioneer-tilray-in-the-us/715465.article
I’ve also tried Ayinger and Tännenzapfle lately. Same style, similar result. “Hoppy” Pilsners are not for me.
If this means I get fresher Carlsberg that is indistinguishable from the product I’m used to, I’m all for it. I’d not heard of Tilray before they bought the remains of BrewDog. Fingers crossed that Carlsberg is able to replace Heineken at most of the bars I frequent (infrequently). Supplanting Stella is probably asking too much, though.
Well, nearly all German and Czech-style Pilsners are hoppy, so I guess you've found your limitations.
I'm excited to try some when I go to Copenhagen. I may even take a tour of the brewery if possible, considering it's rich history
I picked Stella only because I cannot remember the last time I had Becks...definitely way before I started on here.
That's what it says on the label, but it doesn't taste like any pilsner I've ever had. Euro pale lager would be a more apt style description imho. Then again, I haven't had a whole lot of "Danish" pilsners in my life, so who knows. Maybe this is exactly what they're supposed to taste like.
Yeah, I consider it a Euro Pale Lager, just like it’s listed here on BA. I’ve tried many and am trying to work through the list. :-D
What does Pilsner mean? I haven't had either Carlsberg (danish pilsner) or Miller Light (a fine pilsner beer) in years, but I'm pretty sure which one I would choose to better meet my description of pilsner. Pilsner is now a marketing term, similar to IPA. My taste buds tell me that modern Pilsener Urquell doesn't meet my definition of Pilsener! But my definition is based on a memory of draft Urquell from about 1980. Chalk that up to either a change in Urquell over the years or my aging rose tinted glasses (probaby both). (Tannenzapfle comes closer to my recollection than modern Urquell.)
The European lists maize so if the US brewery is following the same recipe, they're using corn. BTW, in the UK for years Stella has been known as "wife-beater" - beer of choice for binge-drinking thugs because, at 5.2%, it was stronger than most other lagers. It kinda blows my mind how vastly different its reputation is in the US.
Your faith shouldn't be placed in ABInbev: US ingredients water, barley, hops, 5% abv https://www.stellaartois.com/stella-artois-lager British abv has been reduced, I believe. The reputation is probably based on the general character of its purchasers, rather than the "excessive" alcohol content.
