tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post9213881645254935679..comments2024-03-29T01:30:47.656-04:00Comments on Seen Through a Glass: A Pilsner Urquell storyLew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-18387110123272055682013-08-03T16:02:22.901-04:002013-08-03T16:02:22.901-04:00Hey everybody!
It was me developing the beer tap f...Hey everybody!<br />It was me developing the beer tap from Pilsner Urquell in this picture!<br /><br />;))<br />So nice to see it!<br /><br />hugs and beers from Italy!<br /><br />ClaudiaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16476154904207261072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-21543743176090316862013-01-03T21:52:32.655-05:002013-01-03T21:52:32.655-05:00Peter,
Got a response on that export question from...Peter,<br />Got a response on that export question from the brewery.<br /><br />"To clarify – Pilsner Urquell is Pilsner Urquell. Nothing different is done in the brewing for a “US Specific” brew. The only thing different for a batch produced for the US is that the label on the bottle and the packaging configurations (ex: fully enclosed 6pack vs wrap-style 4pk, etc) are different. The actual beer is exactly the same as the non-export."<br /><br />Happy to help. Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-38833869741835654962012-12-15T17:46:18.617-05:002012-12-15T17:46:18.617-05:00Lew, thanks. The canned beer we get definitely ha...Lew, thanks. The canned beer we get definitely has a 9 month BBD, since I wrote my last comment, I've seen the production dates and expiry dates stated literally on the cardboard cases, and they always span 9 months. <br /><br />That was my previous inference anyway, so I am right that it comes on the retail shelves in Ontario 60 days (sometimes up to 80 or 90) after packaging, but never 30.<br /><br />This is why I am wondering if the 30 day refrigerated stuff sent to the U.S. is different.<br /><br />But anyway, our canned Urquell is great, very reliable.<br /><br />Gary<br /><br />P.S. A light veil won't hurt Urquell and may help flavor a bit, but I've had too many gauzy lagers and ales said to be unfiltered which in my opinion are wrong for the style unless it is Keller Beer or Wheat Beer (or some Belgian ales). The problem is the yeast covers over the other elements! Never a problem with the exported canned Urquell, and yet as in any beer, the yeast background is still there, its contribution is still felt.<br /><br />Gary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-59910076733086479272012-12-11T12:08:55.258-05:002012-12-11T12:08:55.258-05:00Many years ago I asked the brewer how much more al...Many years ago I asked the brewer how much more alcohol and hops are added for the export version. Still waiting for an answer.Peter LaFrancehttp://www.beerbasics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-53501765379920489392012-12-07T11:20:45.410-05:002012-12-07T11:20:45.410-05:00Lew you should be catching your own Bluefish off t...Lew you should be catching your own Bluefish off the Jersey shore. ;)Charles Bockwayhttp://craftbeerrestaurant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-62802762565703928622012-12-04T21:17:41.021-05:002012-12-04T21:17:41.021-05:00Gary, Vaclav told me -- barring crap like Sandy! -...Gary, Vaclav told me -- barring crap like Sandy! -- that the stuff should be in U.S. wholesalers' warehouses 31 days after leaving the brewery packaging line. That's pretty fast indeed, and it really is shipped in containers with individual, self-contained refrigeration units. Don't know that I agree about the unfiltered stuff, though. What we had was "lightly" filtered; maybe an ongoing process? Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-85971493151173288912012-12-04T20:58:40.313-05:002012-12-04T20:58:40.313-05:00Lew, is Shipped Cold different from the canned Urq...Lew, is Shipped Cold different from the canned Urquell we get in Canada? The latter, by interpretation of date codes, usually arrive here about 8 weeks after packaging, which is darn fast, comparable to domestic beer shipping times. And it tastes great (the can, I don't but the green bottle which never tastes as good to me).<br /><br />I have drunk Urquell in Prague on draft and this canned stuff is almost as good.<br /><br />It is still the best pilsner lager in the world IMO.<br /><br />Gary<br /><br />P.S. I don't think the unfiltered version you can get sometimes in CZ is half as good as the filtered one. This beer needs filtration otherwise the yeast dominates the taste. IMHO.Gary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-52821962122860177372012-12-03T15:25:20.091-05:002012-12-03T15:25:20.091-05:00" I hope the whole Express Shipped Cold thing..." I hope the whole Express Shipped Cold thing works out"...<br /><br />I've really enjoyed the Shipped Cold stuff, esp. the 500 ml cans sold for $3.49-3.99 a four pack in the Chicago area.<br /><br />BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-57532891606859492242012-12-03T07:50:49.469-05:002012-12-03T07:50:49.469-05:00"...who told me it was one of only 60 in the ...<i>"...who told me it was one of only 60 in the country."</i><br /><br />Wait... <b>what?</b><br /><br />For probably the first time ever -- I feel like one of those BA members who have to get their paws on something rare -- <i>I want one!</i>Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585545034172431563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-10721278096801682642012-12-02T11:10:03.623-05:002012-12-02T11:10:03.623-05:00I have no idea how it compares to the stuff you dr...I have no idea how it compares to the stuff you drank, but I'm really enjoying the cold-shipped Urquell. Especially the 4-packs of 500 ml cans for $3.49. Wow.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634642987617262810noreply@blogger.com