A pale, dry, bitter German lager featuring a prominent hop aroma. Crisp, clean, and refreshing, showing a brilliant gold color with excellent head retention.
Moderately to moderately-high flowery, spicy, or herbal hops. Low to medium grainy, sweet, or doughy malt character, often with a light honey and toasted cracker quality. Clean fermentation profile. The hops should be forward, but not totally dominate the malt in the balance.
Straw to deep yellow, brilliant to very clear, with a creamy, long-lasting white head.
Initial malt flavor quickly overcome with hop flavor and bitterness, leading into a dry, crisp finish. Malt and hop flavors similar to aroma (same descriptors and intensities). Medium to high bitterness, lingering into the aftertaste along with a touch of malt and hops. Clean fermentation profile. Minerally water can accentuate and lengthen the dry finish. Hops and malt can fade with age, but the beer should always have a bitter balance.
Medium-light body. Medium to high carbonation. Should not feel heavy. Not harsh, but may have a flinty, minerally, sharpness in some examples.
Continental Pilsner malt. Traditional German hops. Clean German lager yeast.
ABK Pils Anno 1907, Jever Pilsener, König Pilsener, Paulaner Pils, Bierstadt Slow-Pour Pils, Rothaus Pils, Schönramer Pils, Trumer Pils
| Data | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|
| Original gravity | 1.044 | 1.050 |
| Final gravity | 1.008 | 1.013 |
| Bitterness | 22.0 IBU | 40.0 IBU |
| Color | 3.9 EBC | 7.9 EBC |
| Alcohol | 4.40 ° | 5.20 ° |