5 Great Craft Beer Pilsners To Enjoy On National IPA Day

(Courtesy Firestone Walker Brewing)

In a bold contrarian move (or simply to be snarky) American Craft Beer is showcasing five serious craft beer Pilsners that we don’t think you can live without on National IPA Day.

Firestone Pivo Pils

Firestone Walker’s David Walker made and interesting observation about pilsners while we were hanging with him many years back at SAVOR. He said that the industry was returning to the pilsner style because craft brewers “have finally gotten good enough at what they do to take on this difficult style with confidence.”

First introduced by the brewery in 2013, Firestone Walker’s 5.3% ABV dry-hopped ‘Germany meets California’ Pivo Pils became an immediate best-seller and one the company’s cornerstones.

Victory Prima Pils

Considered by many to be the “mother of the American craft beer Pilsner,” Victory Brewing’s hand-crafted Pils is one of craft beer’s earliest and most celebrated lagers. And for dad’s who are more “old-school” when it comes to beer, this is a perfect transition pilsner.

(Courtesy Half Acre Brewing)

Brewed with an abundance of whole flower Hallertau, Tettnang, Saaz and Spalt Select hops and tempered by the finest German malts, Victory’s 5.3% ABV Prima Pils deserves it’s heady place in craft beer’s pilsner pantheon.

Half Acre Pony Pilsner

Chicago’s Half Acre Brewing has a well-earned rep for brewing HUGE beers and recklessly pushing boundaries. They only offer six year-round beers and we found it telling that one of them is a very traditional pilsner that could be right up Dads’ alley.

With its bright aromatics, its noble spiciness, juniper botanicals, and malty chewiness, Half Acre’s 5.5% ABV Pony Pilsner is an impressively light-bodied wonder.

Sierra Nevada None Pilsner

Chico, California-based Sierra Nevada has returned a classic from 2015 that’s exclusively this summer along with other “blasts from the past” in the brewery’s new Fan Favorites Pack. Sierra Nevada Nooner is a 5.2% ABV German-Style Pilsner that’s approachable yet full of spicy floral hop flavor from the use of whole-cone European hops.

Upslope German Style Pilsner

Boulder, Colorado’s Upslope Brewing has a new addition to its International Lager Series that you’ll want to chase down. Brimming with fresh and floral Loral and Tettnanger hops, Upslope German Style Pilsner is a 4.9% ABV limited release with a refreshing crispness and snappy carbonation.

Posted by: AmericanCraftBeer.com August 3, 20230