Nobody's mentioned poor old Pilsner Urquell. They've taken measures to improve shipping and it arrives fairly fresh now. Of course the stuff in the bottle bears absolutely zero resemblance to the genuine, pre-1990 beer. But it's a decent beer vaguely the north German style now, and fresher than most imports, so usually a safe bet at the bar if not an interesting one. I can't find Bitburger or most others that aren't quite stale. Then again I have the same problem with Prima, it's always hazy and dull. Distributor issues. I had Prima fresh only once, and that was very nice indeed, but maybe a little out of style, for European style at least, maybe not US craft. There's a big distinction to be made there. If, and only if, you can find it very fresh, Krušovice is a fine Bohemian beer, but owned by Heineken, its handling is not given priority attention. (First SAB Miller and now Asahi seem to have better appreciated what they got in Urquell, but that's for another topic.)
Topic: your favorite commercial Pilsner (Read 3345 times)
