A pale Uruguayan lager and the standard bottle at bars and barbecues, drunk from shared litre bottles poured into small glasses.
It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into it
- malted barley
- maize adjunct
- hops
- lager yeast
- water
How it is made
Malt and adjunct are mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned before filtering and bottling into returnable litre bottles.
How long it takes: three to four weeks from mash to bottle
How it is eaten
Very cold, poured from the shared litre bottle, with asado and chivito.
History
A Montevideo brewery brand and Uruguay’s everyday beer, drunk from shared litre bottles.
Frequently asked questions
What is Pilsen?
Pilsen is a wine & spirit from Uruguay: pale Uruguayan lager, the standard bottle at bars and barbecues. A Montevideo brewery brand and Uruguay’s everyday beer, drunk from shared litre bottles.
How is Pilsen made?
Malt and adjunct are mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned before filtering and bottling into returnable litre bottles. It takes three to four weeks from mash to bottle.
Can I make Pilsen at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into Pilsen?
Malted barley, maize adjunct, hops, lager yeast, water.
How is Pilsen eaten?
Very cold, poured from the shared litre bottle, with asado and chivito.
