Posts Tagged ‘Pilsener’

Tuatara Pilsner is brewed by Tuatara Brewery from Paraparaumu which is just under an hour’s drive north of Wellington along the west coast of the North Island.  Tuatara is a growing microbrewery which is has been awarded some fairly prestigious prizes for its beer.  Using the best German traditions the brewery produces five main beers in the classic European style. One of the ones we were lucky enough to try was the pilsner which was sold in draft form and very fresh and crisp.  The beer a Czech style pilsner has an alcohol content of 5% and is the brewery’s bestselling. The beer is brewed with noble Saaz hops, German Malt and Czech yeast plus some of New Zealand’s softest and purest water making it a very delicious drop indeed. Read the rest of this entry »

Brazil is the 4th biggest beer market in the world and their love for beer dates back to the early nineteenth century when a large number of German immigrants brought their brewing skills to the country. Brazil loves pilsner style beers it makes up nearly all their market, and one of their finest is the Antarctica Pilsen which is a classic pilsner which is crystal clear and bottom fermented. The beer is now part of the Ambev suite of products and can be found outside Brazil, although it might be a little hard to find but it is not easily missed with its lovely penguin label. The beer dates back to 1888 and is sold in both can and bottle with a 4.9% alcohol volume

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