What even is Italian Pilsner? | The Craft Beer Channel

[@nespolinho]

italian beer craftmanship is growing fast. and when it comes to food and drinks you can be sure we dont do joke

[@adrianramirez221]

I love Italian beer. I've traveled and had beer all over Europe and Italy's craft beer scene is truly underappreciated.

[@Zepp914]

The Italian pilsners I have tried have all had rosemary or black pepper characteristics. It's a beer style that goes great with food. Sadly my local Italian restaurants near me have not discovered this yet.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Probably a bit pricey for your standard Italian restaurant but we can hope!

[@danthemandavies]

I do like these simple, beer style overviews with a classic Johnny and Brad dynamic. Brad the beer loving layman (meant in the best possible way) and Jonny the all knowing beer guru. Less is more, I guess. I have never regarded the Italian beer culture as being a thing, the same cannot be said for their wine and food. Makes me want to get my laughing gear around an Italian Pilsner and get brewing a dry hopped Pilsner with classic hops. Maybe you should try to do some cloning of some of the different styles you have been divulging recently and your favorite examples there off. Love the CBC and the highlight of my friday train journey (the bubble), keep up the good work guys.

[@andrewbarker1190]

There's a story from Matt Brynildson (Firestone Walker) that he brewed Pivo Pils in honour of Agostino Arioli's Tipopils. He changed the recipe to suit etc etc. Then he took some of his Pivo pils for Agostino to try, he liked the use of Saphir hops so much that he then decided to include them in Tipo.

[@kevinpayne3482]

Great vid as usual guys! We’ve had Italian pilsners around for awhile (western New York). Great stuff. I didn’t happen to have one in my beer fridge to join you with so I picked one that might be close? A helles lager from wild east brewery out of Brooklyn New York called “ramble”. a fantastic beer. We’re getting Mexican lagers now as well. Would suggest a “what even is Mexican lager” video in the future. Keep up the good work!

[@matthewpaul5408]

I really enjoy these series of "what is........ beer" videos, massive fill in of blanks in my beer knowledge. Thank you.

[@olivercreed]

You have made my Thursday team, love watching you guys drink beer and talk beer with a few good laughs in there too. I would love to see a piece on New Zealand hops one day from the CBC for the many unique flavours and aromas they bring, but either way, keep up the amazing work!

[@saladaufdieeichel]

Last winter i brewed some italian pilsners. If you are going to brew it yourself use Eraclea Pilsner Malt and a little bit of Carahell. Also can recommend Styrian Goldings or German Saphir as one of the hops... maybe alongside some Perle.

[@newfyguy2000]

I’m gonna add Italian Pilsner to the must brew list at the brewery. NZ Pils is already up there. Keep at it guys. Lovin the content.

[@BuzzKillingtonism]

Where I live we have 5 or 6 breweries that make Italian Pilsners. I love them all.

[@rcollingridge1]

These are all the characteristics I look for in a pilsner, particularly during summer. I’d seen ‘Italian Pilsner’ before but I always chalked it up to marketing, maybe trying to capture Peroni or moretti drinkers, but it’s good to know that there’s a codified definition of the name

[@skalbirre]

Thanks guys for talking about the Tipopils, an iconic craft beer, here in Italy. Cheers from Milan! 🍻

[@poisonfists]

Very much remember how impressed I was when Tipopils showed up in NYC, it's soooo chuggable. And thought it was looking a bit darker than remembered when you poured it but presumed it was the video/lighting/etc. Really looking forward to the next time.

[@larmckenna]

They poured this at the Saunter beer festival in Galway Ireland in September it's a great beer.

[@jamesackerman9949]

Bradley your a dapper dude I love your style man.

[@alexcarof572]

I can confirm, in Italy we still love bitterness. You can still fine more WC IPA than NEIPA and the pilsners, italian or not, have a great bitterness. You should come to Milan and go to source (and try other great breweries as Lambrate or Alder).

[@olleinblack]

Verdant + Braybrooke did an excellent iteration last December. Tettnang, HallerT Mitt & Saphir hoppage. Dancing bready notes with fruity almond bitterishness. A holiday in a glass.

[@jameslopez958]

Thanks for sharing this information Brother. I hope your glasses are chilled? I learned that from the video in Budvar Brewery 🤔✌️😁

[@MichaelAndersen_DK]

I usually stay clear of italian beer due to being dissapointed too many times with ales etc, but will try for a pilsner next time the opportunity arises. Gorgeous pour at 8:40. You can almost smell it (we still need that smell-o-vision!) Cheers!

[@Livelax93]

Loved It! Cheers from Italy

[@Wild-Boar-Brewing]

Another great informative video. I live in central Italy, close to two brewpubs, one of which does brew Italian Pilsner and very tasty it is too. Good to have some info on this style, I'll try and impress the head brewer when I see him next. Cheers

[@j0hnb0y1000]

I brewed one of these from a recipe on brewfather. A whole 15g dryhop which I didn't bother with in the end. Eraclea pilsner malt however is delicious!

[@benjaminboswijk9091]

Was excited to see luppoleto pils when opening the vid, probably my favourite pilsner I've ever had

[@viper29ca]

None of our local breweries make this style, however I belong to a beer of the month club, we usually get 2 each of 6 different beer. Most come out of Ontario, Canada, and over the last year or so there has been a handful of Italian Pils in the selection. Never had one before, and they were quite enjoyable. More so than a Czech or German for me.

[@CorpseExplosion]

Cracking episode! I'm ordering a few of these whilst I watch, they sound great and I'd never heard of the style.

[@GBScouts]

Glen Affric does one called Tip o the pils. I get it now...

[@ivanjuggins5197]

we all love a kwispy boi but the most crispy thing in this video is brad rocking that reverse cap hes cooler than cool, crisper than the mcdonalds lettuce on a big mac! hes my spirit animal for sure

[@Jaedon-green]

I need to rewatch this with a large classic Italian pizza!!

[@AndrewLynch9]

Want to go and make Pizza and drink lager now lol

[@aaoa666]

The Tipopils really blew my socks off this summer, way above expectations AND it came in 65cl bottles. Crushed more of those than anything else.

[@martincheevers5898]

A crisp, slightly sweet episode with a solid malty back bone. The crack about poor Brad's hat was a bit horse blanket.

[@5992orchards]

Another well done and informative video! I love this style of beer…keep up the great work!! By the way, I really enjoyed your cask ale series and made sure I tried several on my trip across the pond. 👍

[@marcushellaby]

I wasn't going to watch this, mistakenly thinking it was going to be about Peroni type shite. Glad I did. I really want to try an Italian pilsner now. Cheers boys

[@AndrewLynch9]

Good info there boys! Feel like my latest brew is a bit of a mix.... Czech yeast, Saaz to 18IBU's (60,10,0) and Nelson in the dryhop on a 90% Bohemian 10% Munich base. Should be banging. The Motueka version with 34/70 worked out really nice.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Sounds delicious! How dry? Would need to double the IBUs to be an ITA pilsner really

[@AndrewLynch9]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel brewfather estimates 1.010 but will see on that. Yeah would need to be up at least 30IBUs to be in Italian Pils. The dryhop will bring bitterness as well and works really well on the one I’ve got on tap the now. There’s a video of it just now on my channel.

[@BirraBirraBirra]

Waited so long for this video 🍻🍻🍻

[@fraxjoestar]

Came here and try somethin’ more! we have great brewers for every style (inside craft world)

[@mattmcleary739]

These sound interesting, and will deffo have a look next time I'm at my local bottle shop. Anyone tried the 71 Brewing pilsner OG, I can't get my head around it if its allowed to be called a Pilsner but damn its tasty!

[@julianobrien3710]

You should give yourselves an excuse for an Italian road trip and do a show on their craft beer scene. I have not had a dissapointing beer from Italy in the last 3yrs and there's so much more than pils going on.

[@andreaalbertazzi3263]

If you guys manage to get other bottles from Birrificio Italiano, try Nigredo. It's a dark lager made with roasted hops. It's worth a try.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

...Roasted hops?

[@andreaalbertazzi3263]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel yep!

[@davidellis6468]

Who knew! At what point does a "craft tweak" of an original become something new? Is that Italian Pils actually far enough away from the original to be called an new original? Brilliant though provoking video gents. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to the Festive offering this year!

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

I think there is a case for many new styles not being new - Brut IPA is the classic as it was already being made and sold as normal IPA for years before someone coined it. But Italian pilsner is SO different in flavour

[@Nephi895]

Ok, I've been sleeping on these, but once you said "dry hopped" I realized I might be missing out.

[@Roy_1]

I've always been on the fence about the Czech interpretation, I think this closer to what I want.

[@patsbeergarage]

Recently had an awesome Italian Pilsner that was a collaboration between dogfishhead and Borra Del Borgo

[@Butsugen8]

Ace video chaps. Personally I thought Siren's Pastel Pils is also a good example

[@aussiebeervoyage]

Sounds tasty!

[@DudesBrews]

Just recently became aware of this style after having Bates and Miranda on our podcast The Hop Addition, love Saphir hops and can see why they are being featured a lot in these beers. 2 questions, is that guy riding the mower on the Duration can Brad and who farted at 12.48?? 😂

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Lol - not Brad sadly, and no one farted. It's the sound of Jonny's vocal chords being too loud as the mic is right next to it!

[@niallmcdermott8188]

Don't know if it's still being brewed but I drank a lot of del Ducato's Via Emilia a few years ago in Bologna and Parma

[@Jordonians]

For once a video where I've had all the beers, admittedly not at the same however i think the Burning Sky is not just the best of the 3 but one of the best UK beers out there. Very close between Duration and Tipo but think the Duration edges it for me, everything that comes from them is quality. A question to end on, I've seen beers referred to as a New Zealand Pilsner is that essentially the Italian idea of dry hopping but with NZ hops?

[@alenalawston3452]

What is that song in the intro and the credits?!?! I absolutely must know.

[@johntrott1872]

Lowercase brewer in Seattle makes a crusher Italian Pilsner

[@torfinnsrnes6232]

Birra perfetta 😀

[@richharper8159]

That’s gotta be Bates on the front. He loves his lawnmower.

[@artfrontgalleries1818]

I am currently warping a 1 month stay in Florence, Italy. The beers are ok. Mostly light lager and pils. The basic receipt is the regular. German formulary. Peroni, Poretti, Moretti, there are some that pretend to be IPA, There is a micro brewery, Brion, that makes some seriously delicious PA or APA. my model for beer is my Newark, NJ Newark Local Beer on Broad St in Newark. and the Founders line which I prefer over Sierra Nevada because of the lower ABV. . Simply, beer in Tuscany is acceptable

[@Seether1975]

Not everyone pulls off the backwards cap, but Brad does!

[@GregTardif]

The shirt is interesting

[@lucaparolin5623]

We like bitter stuff in Italy, I realized how much when I left the country!

[@barryclark3255]

Is that bloke cutting the grass on the tractor based on Brad?

[@mingingg]

What is bier de garde?

[@beaudwayful]

I need to find this style in USA

[@filmscorefreak]

I think the style was inevitable. I've come across homebrewed and local versions of pilsners that've been made similar to this, but none knew to call it "Italian". And in terms of German pils, in my mind northern German and Bavarian are two very different styles..we should reference those regions (as you eventually did) instead of just saying "German". And now, back to my Urquell!

[@kennyangel]

The Check Pilsner is originally Bavarian because when it was invented Pilsen was part of Bavaria ;-) Also the northern German Pilsners are much more hoppy and crisp so I do not thing it is fair to say that there are three styles of (what accounts for 60-70% of the beer of the world) Pilsners where Ale with all of the craft and what have you now movement is still a niche. Indeed I think there is more Bavarian wheat beer (an ale) sold in the world than British Ale or American Ale etc. (most likely am wrong on that).

[@mingingg]

Whats Berliner Weisse

[@jeremyghunter]

I completely agree. Burning Sky is probably the best in the UK. Although I'm torn between them and Little Earth Project, mind.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

The reason I really respect Burning Sky is their ability to make all kinds of beer to an extraordinary quality. LEP make wonderful, unique beer - but only within a certain few styles and parameters.

[@jeremyghunter]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel that's a fair point. I haven't had a wide range of LEP beers, so wouldn't know and leave that to others to judge, I just appreciate what they're doing. I have a BS Coolship in my fridge I've been saving for tonight (feels nice for a spring meal with pancakes for some reason). Burning Sky are doing a tap takeover near me tomorrow with a dozen beers available. Absolutely stoked for it. My overdraft is gonna take a beating...

[@Lee-73]

I must admit, I’m wet behind the ears when it comes to knowledge of Italian beers in general. Apart from the dross served up in Italian restaurants in the UK and the UK brewed crap in supermarkets. Time to broaden my thoughts and search for some of the good stuff.

[@justina.6769]

What is a New Zealand style Pilsner? I tried one at a nano brewery this year and it was very light bodied and bland, almost had no flavor at all. Reminded me of a mass produced light Lager

[@olivercreed]

They must not have done it properly then, possibly they didn't use enough hops as some of the core varieties for NZ pilsner (Motueka, Riwaka [hard to find in scale outside NZ], Nelson Sauvin) can be hard to get in substantial quantities due to the quantity of hops produced in New Zealand currently. They're generally pilsner malt for the moist part, crisp, some light citrus, often lime and passionfruit notes form the riwaka and motueka. Best NZ pilsner recipe for homebrewers, use motueka, riwaka and nelson sauvin.

[@TheJohnnyh61]

What is a noble hop?

[@yoann5934]

There are 4 of them: Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Tettnang, Spalt, Saaz. The classic hops of continental Europe (though mostly German and Czech), especially in showcased in pilsners and other lagers.

[@ALHEALY9110]

A grassivley! 😂

[@compellingimaging9170]

Brits don’t understand what a Graham cracker is in the USA. It is honey flavored and there are separate cinnamon flavored graham crackers. 😂

[@tanke1818]

❤❤❤

[@hattrick68]

It's not Gray ham... Brad had it right Johnny!

[@Big-Harry]

Years ago you would not have associated Italy with beer drinking rather wine drinking, perhaps that cultural palate has taked their beer drinkers into a different direction.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Hey they beat most nations to it! Italiano and Baladin are 90s brands.

[@SuperWallco]

From region to region the country has been wildly inconsistent in terms of penetration of craft beer. I think a lot of tourists over the years missed the Italian craft beer world because Sicily for example is one of the least developed areas for craft meanwhile in the North whole streets of only craft beer can be found in cities like Modena and Milan but they aren't the most touristed cities. Rome as well always struggled as the centre is full of pretty rubbish tourist spots. The suburbs however are full of great pubs and taprooms where locals drink

[@bjsgordo]

Ítala Pilsen advertising in The Godfather film

[@Fishlip5]

Brewed since 1919

[@robrn1975]

So interesting. Not sure the brits make good italian pilsner.

[@XLegiitBadassX]

Thank you for clearing up the anglophone pronunciation of my name. Could you please get the francophones here in Montreal to stop over-pronouncing the “h” too?

[@LeblonHarshNerd]

“If you go to a craft brewery and ask for a pilsner it will be an italian pilsner” That’s not completely true because many craft breweries in Italy produce more german style pils than italian ones; some craftbeer pubs have the tipopils on tap almost every month but many others prefer to have some italian interpretations of the traditional style with a rotation of the beers hosted. Naturally I’m Italian, and I hugely prefer German pils 😂

[@dinoscarsella5079]

1st accordingly . Bravi

[@thekentishpilgrim]

Carrs>Jacobs. Carrs rules! As far as Italian Pilsners.. meh!

[@Stevedouglas1976]

It's pronounced Graham!!! This has annoyed me for years. Thank you

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

If craft beer channel can only convince people of this it will all be worthwhile.