Pilsner Urquell: Three Pours

The Czech have three ways they drink Pilsner Urquell. It's the same beer, but each style is a very different experience -- it's all in the pour. Check out this video featuring trade brewer Vojtěch Homolka showing how it's done.

[@ManillaHeep]

When I poured a single bottle I got barely any foam that quickly receded… I’m sure the tap has a lot to do with this. Still it’s a well made beer, I would like to try it in a real Czech pub some day.

[@midnightmover2329]

The best lager in the World.Definitely.

[@Lanz22]

Amen brother

[@andregollu0470]

It's not a lager, but a pils, like the name says...

[@rogerl6212]

@@andregollu0470 The video literally called it a lager you muppet.

[@andregollu0470]

@@rogerl6212 if you would know that the category of lager is composed by a lot of styles, pils indeed, you would understand my thought. By the way, I didn't insult anyone..

[@andregollu0470]

@@rogerl6212 first of all, you can say muppet to your sister. I just commented that Pilsner Urquell is not a classic lager, but a Pilsner (or pils), that is a particular style of the big category of lager beers, and is different from classic lagers like Heineken, Fosters ecc... If the guy in the video called it lager, without mentioning that is a czech pils lager, he was inaccurate...

[@JohnSmith-hk1lx]

In fact you can pour it 4 different ways. Hladinka (smooth) is the best for me. You forgot last one - Šnyt :-)

[@reviewatrandom]

I'm very confused, but also extremely curious, about the milk pour...

[@kevindeloscities]

herewegoinvt It’s delicious. I was confused like you but I can’t stress enough how incredible the foam is on this beer. They do a brilliant job of dictating the amount of co2 that goes into each beer with the handle. The foam itself is sweet, creamy, and aromatic.

[@KCJbomberFTW]

It’s not normal foam with oxidation it’s straight into the glass so it’s wet and sweet foam not airy and metallic

[@grizzlyaddams3606]

Damn. It looks like I do have a good reason to go back to CZ again.

[@wayleygg]

it's about getting tighter carbonation bubbles so it's quite literally like drinking milk.

[@ralphfiligenzi8714]

I'll drink to that!

[@basingstokesteve9131]

Cheers

[@ffnightranger]

Are there price differences between the pours?

[@NotPointForward]

Milk is cheaper as there is less beer, it should roughly equal to a "small" beer aka 0.3 l. It would usually be priced the same as such small beer. The first two are effectively the same, just different styles.

[@ffnightranger]

@@NotPointForward Thank you for the reply! Cheers!

[@no.1flow841]

Vůbec nechápu že Václav Berka souhlasil s tím že tenhle frajer tam bude dělat to pivo. Vždyť jenom u toho piva na dvakrát je neskutečná chyba. To vůbec není top!

[@quantum_entangled_tardigrade]

Here in 'Muricuh, we call the "Milko pour" a "fail pour". ;)

[@starkk19]

Because in Muricuh, they don't know anything about beers

[@SharkKowalski]

But it's poured from special tap so the foam is not like a regular foam poured from a bottle, it's really drinkable ;)

[@KCJbomberFTW]

It’s not the same yankee

[@lupusmalum6103]

You're making us sound stupid as hell

[@quantum_entangled_tardigrade]

@@lupusmalum6103 Mishinn Accommplisshhed!

[@grizzlyaddams3606]

Drives me nuts when they use water on my cup. Dry cups ONLY!!! The water changes the flavor. Even a few drops makes a huge and negative difference. Why after my first beer I always use the same cup amd ask the bartender not to wash it in any way.

[@beardown2489]

Grizzly, if you’re sitting a quality establishment, the glassware is washed and sanitized. The water rinse removes the sanitizer from your glass and cools the glass down closer to serving temperature. This makes it easier for the beertender to pour a perfect pour.

[@beardown2489]

Also, having the beertender put your dirty glass back into a draft system with lukr faucets would be crazy unsanitary. Please stop doing this. It’s gross

[@jojohabr8306]

Wet cup only!