West Coast-Style Pilsener
North American Origin Lager · Brewers Association 2025
2.5 SRM6.5 SRM
- OG
- 1.050 – 1.057
- FG
- 1.005 – 1.012
- ABV
- 5 – 6 %
- IBU
- 30 – 50
- Color
North American Origin Lager · Brewers Association 2025
This style of beer should balance the fresh, assertive expression of Pacific Northwest and Southern Hemisphere hops with the drinkability found in a Pilsner. Kettle hops can be either European/noble-type hops or modern IPA hops, though the pronounced hop expression showcases modern IPA hops. Crispness and drinkability are at the forefront of the style, but body and structure are needed to balance a significant dry hop load. Beers dry hopped with European/noble-type hops should be classified as Italian-Style Pilsner
Straw to gold
Hop haze or chill haze is allowable at low levels
Low to medium. May include pilsner malt attributes such as bready, toasty, or cracker-like
Medium-high to very high, exhibiting a wide range of attributes including floral, piney, citrus, fruity (berry, tropical, stone fruit, and other), sulfur, dank, diesel-like, catty, resinous, and many others
Medium to high
Fruity esters range from absent to medium-low; DMS, acetaldehyde, and diacetyl should not be present. Light sulfur character that enhances hop expression is allowable
Low to medium. In balance to support high dry hop rates
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