Pilsners: Take ’em to the ballgame
Many beer styles “make an enjoyable ­companion to a good ballgame,” said Eric Asimov in The New York Times, but none more so than a pilsner. Here are three of the best.
Watching a baseball game while enjoying a cold beer can be pure heaven, said Eric Asimov in The New York Times. Or pure hell, if you’re at a ballpark and have to raid your child’s college fund to pay for a $9 can of Pabst Blue Ribbon.
Many beer styles “make an enjoyable companion to a good ballgame,” but none more so than a pilsner. In a recent tasting, a Times panel sampled 18 of the best. Using a four-star rating system, we named these our top prospects.
Prima Pils, Downingtown, Pa. ($4, 22 oz)
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***1/2 “Wonderfully refreshing with a lingering bitterness.”
Kaiser Pils, Pittsburgh ($8, 750 ml)
***1/2 Bracingly hoppy and marked by lively citrus flavors.
Lakefront Klisch Pilsner, Milwaukee ($1.50, 112 oz)
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*** Earthy floral aromas.
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