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August is here…summer’s peak, and pilsner time. So here are some American craft beer pilsners that you absolutely need to try before we become deluged with nothing but pumpkin ales and Oktoberfest beers.
Firestone Walker Pivo Hoppy Pils
Firestone Walker’s David Walker made and interesting observation about pilsners while we were hanging with him a few years back at SAVOR. He said that the industry was returning to the pilsner because craft brewers “have finally gotten good enough at what they do to take on this difficult style with confidence.”
First introduced by the brewery in 2013, Firestone Walker’s 5.3% ABV dry-hopped ‘Germany meets California’ Pils became an almost immediate hit. And now you can get it cans throughout much of the United States – even better!
Victory Prima Pils
Considered by many to be the “mother of the American craft beer Pilsner,” Victory Brewing’s hand-crafted Pils is one of craft beer’s most celebrated lagers.
Brewed with an abundance of whole flower Hallertau, Tettnang, Saaz and Spalt Select hops and tempered by the finest German malts, Victory’s 5.3% ABV Prima Pils deserves it’s heady place in craft beer’s pilsner pantheon.
Creature Comforts Bibo
Athens Georgia’s Creature Comforts Beer has garnered serious craft cred down South and their German-style pilsner is one of the reasons why…
With ingredients sourced from five different countries and a commitment to the classic Czech Saaz hops, Creature Comforts Bibo (pronounced BĒBŌ) is a 5.5% ABV thirst-quencher with an amazingly dry finish. Impressive.
Lakewood Zomer Pils
Pilsners are more expensive to brew and as Lakewood Brewing understands all too well, they leave little margin for error.
Lakewood’s brilliant summer seasonal, Zomer Pils, is a 4.8% ABV deep Texas Pils, brewed with rich Belgian malt and proud Noble hops.
Half Acre Pony Pilsner
Chicago’s Half Acre Brewing has a well-earned rep for brewing HUGE beers and recklessly pushing boundaries. They only offer three year-round beers and we found it telling that one of them is a pretty traditional pilsner.
With its bright aromatics, its noble spiciness, juniper botanicals, and malty chewiness, Half Acre’s 5.5% ABV Pony Pilsner is an impressively light-bodied wonder.
