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Pilsner

American  
[pilz-ner, pils-] / ˈpɪlz nər, ˈpɪls- /
Also Pilsener or pilsner

noun

  1. a pale, light lager beer.

  2. any lager beer of high quality.

  3. Also called pilsner glass. a tall glass that is tapered to a short stem at the bottom, used especially for beer.


Pilsner British  
/ ˈpɪlznə /

noun

  1. a type of pale beer with a strong flavour of hops

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Pilsner

First recorded in 1875–80; from German Pilsener literally, “of Pilsen ”; see -er 1


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Asahi is the biggest brewer in Japan and also owns Fullers in the UK and global brands including Peroni, Pilsner Urquell and Grolsch.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025

"I hope these findings promote an appreciation of male health on their offspring's development," said Pilsner.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024

The program targets businesses in villages of less than 5,000 people where often pubs are one of the few places locals can socialise, Pilsner spokeswoman Petra Kubova said.

From Reuters ● Jul. 1, 2022

Atlas’s flagship offerings, such as Ponzi IPA and Bullpen Pilsner, are also $5.

From Washington Post ● May 3, 2022

But most of all, he has praises for the Bohemian cuisine, with its incomparable apple tarts, and its dumplings of cream cheese, and for the magnificent, the overpowering, the ineffable Pilsner of Prague.

From A Book of Prefaces by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken

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