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- From: robl@macro.viewlogic.com (Rob Limbert)
- Subject: Pilsner (was Re: Cask Ale; Thomas Hardy)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov24.001624.20088@viewlogic.com>
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- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 00:16:24 GMT
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- In article <By6vyu.MEL@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, parsons@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (Mark Parsons) writes:
- |> I'm not one to question the authority given the honorable Mr.
- |> Jackson by this group either, BUT.... Wouldn't a good criterion for a
- |> pilsner be a heavy dose of Saaz hops? Apart from Sam Adam's not really
- |> having a dry finish or a light color, it doesn't have much (if any) Saaz
- |> flavor.
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- Just when I thought the definitions of Pilsner had gotten numerous
- enough... :-)
-
- I see your point, but I'm not sure I'd agree, though again, 'Pilsner' is
- one of those terms that can be defined as tightly ('Only beer from
- Pilsen') or as broadly ('Any golden lager') as you wish. I believe Pilsner
- Urquell uses Saaz hops exclusively, and that sets a precedent that's
- admittedly hard to argue with. But many German Pilsners use different hops
- (especially Hallertau and Tettnang, which is what I think Sam Adams uses)
- with good results. Maybe it'd be more accurate to say that Sam Adams is
- a Germanic-style Pilsner.
-
- My own definition of a Pilsner would be something like this: A
- lager of around 5% alcohol by volume with a gravity of about 1048, a golden
- color, a hoppy aroma and palette, and a dry finish. This is specific enough
- to exclude such beers as Miller Lite, but not so narrow as to eliminate
- beers that, though not from Pilsen, are recognizeably in the same general
- style.
-
- As to Sam Adams, its color is slightly fuller than that of most
- Pilsners, but it fits the rest of the definition (including, I would argue,
- having a dry finish) closely enough to justify the Pilsner designation. But
- since the Pilsner definition isn't universally agreed upon (and since
- assigning a style to any given beer can be tricky at times), I won't claim
- that as anything more than my opinion.
-
- Rob
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