Pilsners!

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  1. NardiByNature

    NardiByNature Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2011 Massachusetts

    I'm craving a little refreshment in this East Coast heat. Crisp and golden with some spicy hops, I think a good pilsner would do the trick. I've thoroughly enjoyed Victory Pils and Stoudts Pils within the past month - if any of you guys out there appreciate the style, what are your favorites?
     
    #1 NardiByNature, Apr 15, 2012
  2. lucas1801

    lucas1801 Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2012 Massachusetts

    Victory and Stoudt's are good as is Notch Session Pils, I hear Sly Fox makes a nice one as well.
     
    #2 lucas1801, Apr 15, 2012
  3. BB1313

    BB1313 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,290) Jul 16, 2009 Ohio
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    Prima Pils and Great Lakes The Wright Pils are my favorites..
     
    #3 BB1313, Apr 15, 2012
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  4. aasher

    aasher Grand Pooh-Bah (4,557) Jan 27, 2010 Indiana
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    Noble Pils by Sam Adams is awesome. I'd say my second option would be Prima Pils.
     
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  5. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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    My favorite of late is Stiegl Pils. Also (of ones readily available here) Koenig, Jever, and Trumer. Overlooking fresh Pilsner Urquell is a mistake, too, IMO.
     
    #5 herrburgess, Apr 15, 2012
  6. strictly4DK

    strictly4DK Initiate (0) Mar 26, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Yes, Sly Fox's Pikeland Pils is a good offering as well. If you're from SEPA, try to visit Victory and try the Braumeister Pils on draft. It's even better than Prima Pils, better malt profile. Also, Philly Brewing Co's Kenzinger Pils is quite enjoyable. Probably has higher IBU's than any of the previous offerings we've mentioned.
     
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  7. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    If you want to stay local/domestic, give Troegs sunshine pils and slyfox a try as well. Also, as mentioned above, the braumeister pils from Victory are fantastic. Personally, I'm also a big fan of Wurzburger pils and the pinkus organic ur pils (both should be readily available wherever you live). Trumer pils from Berkeley is also quite good, but is a bit more difficult to find. Increasingly, there are some exceptional pils from Oregon as well (heater allen pils and upright engelsberg pils), not to mention reality czech from moonlight brewing. Unfortunately, you're unlikey to find any of those out here on the East Coast.
     
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  8. soze47

    soze47 Maven (1,418) May 22, 2010 Massachusetts

    Good suggestions all around. I'd add Six Point Crisp if you've got it around. Tall boy cans are an added benefit of this brew too. It is indeed pils season in the NE this weekend.
     
    #8 soze47, Apr 15, 2012
  9. NardiByNature

    NardiByNature Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2011 Massachusetts

    great stuff guys, i'll keep my eyes peeled
     
    #9 NardiByNature, Apr 15, 2012
  10. Sneers

    Sneers Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2009 Pennsylvania

    I picked up Sixpoint's The Crisp last night, which I really liked; it's definitely my favorite Sixpoint beer. I recently had SN's Summerfest which was pretty good. Urquell is also a favorite of mine, but if you pick some up, get the cans.
     
    #10 Sneers, Apr 15, 2012
  11. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    You named 2 of my top 4. The other two are Troeg's Sunshine Pils (which is a seasonal and hasn't been released yet) and Sly Fox Pikeland Pils. There are usually some bottles of at least one of those 4 years in my fridge come winter or summer or any season in between. However, that said, I'm also greatly enjoying the Karnival Kolsch from Stoudts. It isn't a Pils style but it is clean, crisp and refereshing and I think really good within the frist 6-8 weeks after bottling.
     
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  12. Eriktheipaman

    Eriktheipaman Pooh-Bah (2,303) Sep 4, 2010 California
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    SN Summerfest allll tha way!
     
    #12 Eriktheipaman, Apr 15, 2012
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  13. Zimbo

    Zimbo Pooh-Bah (2,305) Aug 7, 2010 Scotland
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    Go German. Rothaus Pils and Tannen Zapfle are superb as is the underrated Radenberger.
    They're the only things today which rival what was once the greatness of pre 1993 Pilsner Urquell.
     
    #13 Zimbo, Apr 15, 2012
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  14. Pegli

    Pegli Initiate (0) Aug 30, 2006 Rhode Island

    The SN Summerfest is super-fresh !
     
    #14 Pegli, Apr 15, 2012
  15. Sneers

    Sneers Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2009 Pennsylvania

    While there's definitely some truth to this, at least here in the US, getting fresh German beer can be quite difficult.
     
    #15 Sneers, Apr 15, 2012
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  16. dennis3951

    dennis3951 Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2008 New Jersey

    Brooklyn brews an excellent Pilsner.
     
    #16 dennis3951, Apr 15, 2012
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  17. yemenmocha

    yemenmocha Grand Pooh-Bah (4,116) Jun 18, 2002 Arizona
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    Noble Pils
    Prima Pils
    Various Bohemian Pils imports on draft only
     
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  18. Zimbo

    Zimbo Pooh-Bah (2,305) Aug 7, 2010 Scotland
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    You're right. Should have mentioned something about this reality in my post.
     
    #18 Zimbo, Apr 15, 2012
  19. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    I'll throw out a non-Pilsner (technically, anyway) option:

    Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold. Still has that bready taste w/some spiciness. Good carbonation/mouthfeel.
     
    #19 Bluecane, Apr 15, 2012
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  20. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    How available are these beers in the US? I'm a huge fan of German pils, and buy them whenever I can, but I've never seen or heard of these two beers.
     
    #20 John_M, Apr 15, 2012
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