Pilsners: what's your top 5?

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  1. Beef_Curtains

    Beef_Curtains Initiate (0) Oct 14, 2013 Ohio

    I've seen plenty of top 5 threads but couldn't find one for the good old pilsner so I'm starting one.

    Any style of pilsner, but no imperials and please stick to 5


    My top 5:

    SN Nooner
    Sixpoint The Crisp
    Pilsner Urquell
    Fat Head's Jack Straw
    Victory Prima Pils
     
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  2. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
    In Memoriam

    In no particular order:

    Neshaminy Creek Trauger Pils
    Stoudts Pils
    Victory Prima Pils
    Sly Fox Pils
    Troegs Sunshine Pils.
     
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  3. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Boy, down selecting to a top 5 is really tough; see those beers bolded below:


    Favorite Pilsners

    Sly Fox: Tettnang Keller Pils, Standard Pils, Charles Bridge Pilsner, 2nd Street Pils, Pikeland Pils

    Victory: Hip Czech, Braumeister Pils – Sladek, Braumeister Pils – Hallertauer Mittelfruh, Braumeister Pils – Saaz, Braumeister Pils – Tettnang, Braumeister Pils – Spalt, Prima Pils

    Triumph: German Pilsner, Czech Pilsner

    Neshaminy Creek: Trauger Pils

    Troegs: Sunshine Pils

    Sixpoint: Crisp

    Trumer: Trumer Pils

    Sierra Nevada: Nooner Pils

    Hardywood Park Craft Brewing: Hardywood Pils

    Firestone Walker: Pivo Pils

    Real Ale: Hans Pils

    Stoudts Pils

    Straub Pilsner

    Jever: Jever Pils

    Rothaus: Rothaus Tannenzäpfle
     
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  4. drh88

    drh88 Pundit (810) Dec 21, 2005 Pennsylvania

    Not necessarily in order.

    Troegs Sunshine Pils
    Victory Prima Pils
    Sly Fox Pikeland Pils
    Stoudts Pils
    Sixpoint The Crisp
     
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  5. CTbrew32

    CTbrew32 Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2013 Rhode Island

    nebco elm city pils
    weihenstephaner pils
    marshal old pavillion pils
    FW pivo pils
    nooner/summerfest
     
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  6. HectorB

    HectorB Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2013 New York

    In order (what the hell?):

    1. Naparbier Aotearoa
    2. Weihenstephaner
    3. Urquell
    4. Prima Pils
    5. Nooner
     
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  7. MUTINY

    MUTINY Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2015 Virginia

    North Coast Scrimshaw
    Wild Wolf American Pils
    Bitburger Pils
    Jever Pils
    Rogue Good Chit Pils
     
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  8. ovaltine

    ovaltine Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,787) Apr 6, 2010 Indiana
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    Victory Prima Pils
    Revolution Stuka Pils
    Firestone Walker Pivo Pils
    Schell's Pils
    SN Summerfest
     
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  9. tmbgnicu

    tmbgnicu Maven (1,280) Mar 15, 2014 Pennsylvania
    Trader

    I love Trauger Pils, but the last few I've had tasted old. Damn breweries that don't date their cans!
     
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  10. eggmaggi

    eggmaggi Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Oregon

    Breakside Brewing Pils
    Pilsner Urquell
    Bitburger
    Firestone Pivo Pils
    Weihenstephaner
    Miller Lite
     
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  11. JNbeerded

    JNbeerded Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2015 New Hampshire

    Dupont Redor Pils
    Prima Pils
    Pilsner Urquelle
    Koutska 12
    Weihenstephaner Pilsner
     
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  12. guinness77

    guinness77 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,554) Jan 6, 2014 New York
    Pooh-Bah

    Any list that doesn't have Weihenstephaner on it (that is if imported is excluded) is null and void as far as I'm concerned. Wurzburger Hofbrau Pils is awesome too.

    As far as American made: Stoudt's, Troegs Sunshine, Victory Prima Pils (PA does their German brethren proud, IMO) and the 2 Sierra Nevadas (Summertime and Nooner),
     
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  13. Texasfan549

    Texasfan549 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Feb 26, 2011 Texas
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    Pivo has to be #1 for me.
     
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  14. Smakawhat

    Smakawhat Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,191) Mar 18, 2008 Maryland
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    really hard if I combine Czech/Bohemian, German, Domestic US influenced uh...

    let's see..

    in no order

    MERICA
    • American Darling
    Czech
    German

    • Waldhaus
    • KRug Brau
    • Hans PIls (Merica!)
    • Hummel
    • Weinstephaner Pils
     
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  15. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    I haven't seen that Weihenstephaner in a few years, but the recent addition of the Rothaus Tannenzapfel makes up for it :slight_smile:

    Let's see, now, which other three to pick...?
    - Troegs Sunshine Pils, definitely.
    - Firestone Walker Pivo Pils, because they did their own thing with it, but it's still a Pils to me.
    - Last spot between old fave Sly Fox Pikeland Pils and newcomer Neshaminy Creek Trauger Pils- I just might have to flip a coin for that one...

    Honorable Mention- Straub Pilsner
    I just may have to do another blind tasting to see where some of these truly fall.

    Ones I'm still wanting to try are Trumer Pils and one of those Victory Braumeisters, and something tells me that those would make whittling this list down even tougher.
     
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  16. microbrewlover

    microbrewlover Initiate (0) Oct 5, 2006 Pennsylvania

    "Provo Pils"- Firestone
    "Sunshine Pils"- Troegs
    "Pils"- Lagunitas
    "Small Craft Warning" Heavy Seas
    "Nooner"- Sierra Nevada
     
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  17. 1ale_man

    1ale_man Initiate (0) Apr 25, 2015 Texas

    No order.
    Victory Prima Pils
    Hans Pils
    SN Nooner
    Pilsner Urquel
    Weinstephaner
     
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  18. WillQC4Beer

    WillQC4Beer Initiate (0) May 1, 2014 Vermont

    The Crisp is currently my top choice simply for availability and clearly printed freshness on the boxes.
    Von Trapp Pilsner is a close second.
    Victory Prima Pils. I truly have never been able to find a Pilsner Urquell that isn't 3-4 months old at the store collecting dust and the cans are not available through the distributor here soooo....no fifth
     
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  19. creepinjeeper

    creepinjeeper Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2012 Missouri

    Gotta give some love to that Lagunitas Pils, followed by Firestone Walker Pivo Pils and Victory Pr-r-r-r-rimo Pils.
     
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  20. drmeto

    drmeto Pooh-Bah (2,402) Jan 29, 2015 Germany
    Pooh-Bah

    Alpirsbacher Pils
    Schönramer Pils
    Rothaus Tannenzäpfle
    Kulmbacher Edelherb Pils
    Jever Pilsener

    Just got a Package of various Waldhaus Beers,so the list could get a new entry soon
     
    #20 drmeto, Jul 10, 2015
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