How to Use pilsner in a Sentence
pilsner
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Lagers, crisp pilsners, radlers and seltzers will cut through the heavy foods.
—Matt Brooks, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
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The hallmark of a fresh pilsner is the pillowy, dense, white head.
—Sam Calagione, SI.com, 18 July 2017
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Use lighter beers like Kolsch or a pilsner for your milder fish.
—Jack Hennessy, Outdoor Life, 2 Mar. 2021
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What the Fizzics did was remove that sour, funk taste that comes in cheap canned pilsners.
—James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2019
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On tap is a variety of beer styles — from a pilsner to a dark ale.
—Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 May 2018
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Think of it as the leaner, lighter, less-bitter cousin of pilsner.
—Justin Kennedy, GQ, 1 Feb. 2018
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The Czech-style pilsner comes poured in a heavy mug and sporting an enormous, fluffy head.
—Gary Dzen, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2019
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Uinta Brewing’s 801 pilsner beer is one of the bestselling beers in the state.
—Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Dec. 2019
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This went down with a caña, a small glass of beer, in this case a local Spanish pilsner.
—Todd Pitock, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022
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Top with your pilsner, and garnish with a sprig of rosemary.
—Samantha Leal, Marie Claire, 29 Mar. 2017
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Pour gin mixture over ice; top with beer (such as a lager or pilsner).
—Kate Merker, Country Living, 13 Aug. 2018
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But what’s most ubiquitous in the city is pilsner-style beer.
—Kat Odell, Vogue, 7 July 2018
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Winter is Here is made with pilsner and white wheat malts, plus soft red wheat flakes and hopped with Saaz hops.
—Todd Haefer, The (appleton, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2017
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With Cologne as its birthplace, the kolsch style is similar to a pilsner but with a more fruity taste.
—oregonlive.com, 19 July 2019
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Plowing through a case of beer is never not wise, but now is not the time to focus on ice-cold pilsners.
—Aaron Goldfarb, Esquire, 23 Jan. 2016
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Start drinking with the Spicy Bohemian, a pilsner dry-hopped with jalapeños.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 18 June 2020
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Tickets are $22 and available at the door (no presale) and buy tasters of all 8 contestants’ beers and the Craftwerk pilsners.
—Andre Meunier, oregonlive.com, 9 Aug. 2019
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Spring is definitely here, and that means lighter styles of beer — pilsners, saisons, wheat beers and spring bocks.
—Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2017
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Got to check out Sierra Madre Brewing, which was very cool to see thriving in a place most known for their lagers and pilsners.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 4 June 2019
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The sparkling gold color and bubbly white head make for an elegant pour in a tall pilsner glass.
—AJC.com, 24 Feb. 2018
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Five beers will be available in 1-liter pours, including märzen, kolsch, hefeweizen, pilsner and a brown ale.
—Robert Allen, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2017
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As any brewery with a German brewer should, Künstler has a pilsner on the menu.
—Markus Haas, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Jan. 2018
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There are many beer glass styles to choose from but none as elegant and important as the pilsner glass.
—Mark Stock, Men's Health, 19 Sep. 2022
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Unlike pilsners or pale ales, wild ales are not straight-forward crowd-pleasers.
—Peter Rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Mar. 2018
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The mix of light lemon and herbal flavors in a German-style pilsner pairs perfectly with the spicy tang of Pad Thai peanut noodles.
—Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 13 Sep. 2022
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For something with a sharper bite, go with a German-style pilsner.
—Michael Agnew, Star Tribune, 30 June 2021
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These are the days of Bud Lights on boats, cheap pilsners by the pool, and bottles of High Life clinked around in backyards while weenies sizzle on grills.
—Marian Bull, GQ, 2 July 2018
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Is there a two-finger billowy white head on pilsners, IPA’s, and witbiers?
—Justin Kennedy, GQ, 22 May 2017
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The restaurant that might open at the turn of the year will include a craft brewer, making a Czech style pilsner beer and a new control system for the trains.
—Karel Janicek, The Seattle Times, 14 June 2017
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IPAs account for around 43% of all craft beer sold, and craft pilsners and other pale lagers combined add up to about the same percentage.
—Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2024
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