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15-469: The beer is styled as a pale lager, gold in colour with an ideal serving temperature of 7 °C. The 4.7% ABV Pilsner has a malt and hop flavour. Because it is a localized version of Heineken, its taste is similar and comparable to Heineken, and the Bintang bottle is reminiscent of a Heineken bottle; the red star on the bottle is the same as Heineken. Bintang makes a malt based beverage called Bintang Zero 0.0%,

30-661: A clear, golden beer. By 1853, the beer was available at 35 pubs in Prague . In 1856, it came to Vienna and in 1862 to Paris. In 1859, Pilsner Bier was registered as a brand name at the Chamber of Commerce and Trade in Plzeň. In 1898, the Pilsner Urquell trademark was created to put emphasis on being the original brewery ( Urquell, meaning 'original source'). Some beers are labeled Urtyp Pilsener (UP) meaning they are brewed according to

45-540: A low alcohol Radler called Bintang Radler (in both lemon and grapefruit flavours) 2.0%, a soft drink product called Green Sands. Construction of the brewery began in Surabaya in 1929 during Dutch colonial rule of Indonesia. In 1949, following Indonesian independence , the brewery was renamed 'Heineken's Indonesian Brewery Company'. In 1957 the Indonesian Government appropriated the brewery, and retained control for

60-508: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Indonesia -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pilsner Pilsner (also pilsener or simply pils ) is a type of pale lager . It takes its name from the Bohemian city of Plzeň ( German : Pilsen ), where the world's first pale lager (now known as Pilsner Urquell ) was produced in 1842 by Pilsner Urquell Brewery . The city of Plzeň

75-563: Is sold in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany and South Korea, it is also sold in China, Japan, the United Kingdom, Canada, United States, Sweden, Hungary and Austria. In recent years, the unpasteurized "tank" version of the beer has become increasingly available. It is available in 330 ml, 355 ml and 500 ml aluminium cans and green or brown bottles. The brewery was part of

90-612: The Měšťanský pivovar (Burghers' Brewery), and hired Josef Groll , a Bavarian brewer, to brew a bottom-fermented beer. On 5 October 1842, Groll had a new mash ready and on 11 November 1842, the new beer was first served at the feast of St. Martin markets. The brewery registered Pilsner Bier B. B. name in 1859. In 1898, they also registered names Original Pilsner Bier 1842 , Plzeňský pramen , Prapramen , Měšťanské Plzeňské , Plzeňský pravý zdroj and finally Pilsner Urquell and Plzeňský Prazdroj , which are in use today. Pilsner Urquell

105-515: The SABMiller group of companies from 1999 to 2017. As part of agreements with regulators before Anheuser-Busch InBev was allowed to acquire SABMiller in 2016, Pilsner Urquell was sold to Japan -based Asahi Breweries in 2017. Pilsner Urquell was the first pale lager , and the name pilsner is often used by its copies. It is characterised by its golden colour and clarity, and was immensely successful: nine out of ten beers produced and consumed in

120-532: The World Beer Cup . Pilsner style lagers are marketed internationally by numerous small brewers and larger conglomerates. Pilsner Urquell Pilsner Urquell ( German: [ˈpɪlznɐ ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌkvɛl] ; Czech : Plzeňský prazdroj [ˈpl̩zɛɲskiː ˈprazdroj] ) is a lager beer brewed at Asahi Breweries ' Pilsner Urquell Brewery in Plzeň (German name: Pilsen), Czech Republic . Pilsner Urquell

135-504: The cellars beneath their brewery. This changed in 1993 with the use of large cylindrical tanks. Small samples are still brewed in a traditional way for taste comparisons. A modern pale lager termed a pilsner may have a very light, clear colour from pale to golden yellow, with varying levels of hop aroma and flavour. The alcohol strength of beers termed pilsner vary but are typically around 4.5%–5% (by volume). There are categories such as "European-Style Pilsner" at beer competitions such as

150-850: The beer's clarity and shelf-life . Part of this research benefited from the knowledge already expounded on in a book (printed in German in 1794, in Czech in 1799) written by Czech brewer František Ondřej Poupě (German: Franz Andreas Paupie ) (1753–1805) from Brno . The Plzeň brewery recruited the Bavarian brewer Josef Groll (1813–1887) who, using the local ingredients, produced the first batch of pale lager on 5 October 1842. The combination of Plzeň's remarkably soft water, local Saaz noble hops from nearby Žatec , low-protein Moravian barley malt prepared by indirectly heated kilning, and Bavarian -style lagering produced

165-563: The next ten years. In 1967 Heineken resumed operations of the brewery, which was later renamed "Multi Bintang Indonesia". In 2011, Bintang Beer won a gold medal for Lager (Class 2) and Champion Beer for the lager category at the Brewing Industry International Awards (BIIA 2011) in London. Bir Bintang brand was awarded as Top 50 Most Valuable Indonesian Brand 2013 by Brand Finance. This beer or brewery -related article

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180-456: The original process, although many breweries use this accolade for their top beer. The introduction of modern refrigeration to Germany by Carl von Linde in the late 19th century eliminated the need for caves for beer storage, enabling the brewing and storing of cool fermenting beer in many new locations. Until 1993 the Pilsner Urquell brewery fermented its beer using open barrels in

195-481: The world are pale lagers based on Pilsner Urquell. The German name, which means 'original source', was adopted as a trademark in 1898. By 1839, most beer in Bohemia was dark and top fermented . Nonetheless, bottom-fermented lagers were gaining popularity. The people of Plzeň preferred imported cheaper bottom-fermented beers to local top fermented ales. The burghers of Plzeň invested in a new, state-of-the art brewery,

210-492: Was granted brewing rights in 1307. Until the mid-1840s, most Bohemian beers were top- fermented . The Pilsner Urquell Brewery, originally called in German : Bürger-Brauerei Pilsen ( Czech : Měšťanský pivovar Plzeň , English: Plzeň Citizens' Brewery ), is where Pilsen beer was first brewed. Brewers had begun aging beer made with cool fermenting yeasts in caves ( lager , i.e., German : gelagert [stored]), which improved

225-407: Was the world's first pale lager , and its popularity meant it was much copied, and named pils , pilsner or pilsener . It is hopped with Saaz hops , a noble hop variety that is a key element in its flavour profile, as is the use of soft water. Almost all draught Pilsner Urquell is sold filtered, but small quantities are available in limited amounts unfiltered. The majority of the beer

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