 A Pils is a low
fermentation beer, light straw to golden color and
crystal clear. Hops are dominant with a slightly bitter taste and a
long and delicate, almost floral flavour. The beer is always filtered
and
saturated. It contains an average 5% of alcohol. It is a highly
thirst-quenching and digestible beer that one must drink cold.
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Pils or "pilsner"
is derived from the name of the Bohemian city of
Pilsen (Plzen) where this type of beer was first brewed back
in
the 1840's when the citizens, brewers and maltsters of Pilsen formed a
brewer's guild and called it the People's Brewery of Pilsen. Very
popular in the Germanic countries, it appeared in Belgium only in 1929.
Pils is the most common type of beer in the world, and Belgium is no
exception. The worst beers in the world probably belong to this family,
but a pils can be a marvel too. Most of the Belgian breweries
brew
pils, including the most renowned producers of sophisticate beers. |
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