How to Use pilsner in a Sentence

pilsner

noun
Definition of pilsnernext
  • Lagers, crisp pilsners, radlers and seltzers will cut through the heavy foods.
    — Matt Brooks, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The hallmark of a fresh pilsner is the pillowy, dense, white head.
    — Sam Calagione, SI.com, 18 July 2017
  • Use lighter beers like Kolsch or a pilsner for your milder fish.
    — Jack Hennessy, Outdoor Life, 2 Mar. 2021
  • What the Fizzics did was remove that sour, funk taste that comes in cheap canned pilsners.
    — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2019
  • On tap is a variety of beer styles — from a pilsner to a dark ale.
    — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 May 2018
  • Think of it as the leaner, lighter, less-bitter cousin of pilsner.
    — Justin Kennedy, GQ, 1 Feb. 2018
  • The Czech-style pilsner comes poured in a heavy mug and sporting an enormous, fluffy head.
    — Gary Dzen, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Uinta Brewing’s 801 pilsner beer is one of the bestselling beers in the state.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Dec. 2019
  • This went down with a caña, a small glass of beer, in this case a local Spanish pilsner.
    — Todd Pitock, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Top with your pilsner, and garnish with a sprig of rosemary.
    — Samantha Leal, Marie Claire, 29 Mar. 2017
  • Pour gin mixture over ice; top with beer (such as a lager or pilsner).
    — Kate Merker, Country Living, 13 Aug. 2018
  • But what’s most ubiquitous in the city is pilsner-style beer.
    — Kat Odell, Vogue, 7 July 2018
  • 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
  • With Cologne as its birthplace, the kolsch style is similar to a pilsner but with a more fruity taste.
    — oregonlive.com, 19 July 2019
  • 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
  • Start drinking with the Spicy Bohemian, a pilsner dry-hopped with jalapeños.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 18 June 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The sparkling gold color and bubbly white head make for an elegant pour in a tall pilsner glass.
    — AJC.com, 24 Feb. 2018
  • 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
  • As any brewery with a German brewer should, Künstler has a pilsner on the menu.
    — Markus Haas, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Jan. 2018
  • 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
  • Unlike pilsners or pale ales, wild ales are not straight-forward crowd-pleasers.
    — Peter Rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • For something with a sharper bite, go with a German-style pilsner.
    — Michael Agnew, Star Tribune, 30 June 2021
  • 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
  • Is there a two-finger billowy white head on pilsners, IPA’s, and witbiers?
    — Justin Kennedy, GQ, 22 May 2017
  • 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
  • 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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