Premium pilsners and lagers from craft brewers who prove simple can be extraordinary.
Top 100 Craft Beers / Craft Lager
The original pilsner — "urquell" means "original source." Brewed in Plzeň since 1842, it inspired virtually every lager on earth. Unfiltered tank beer served at the brewery is one of the world's great beer experiences.
Garnet-coloured, dry-hopped Vienna lager that helped launch the East Coast craft beer revolution in 1987. Caramel malt, earthy hops, and a clean finish. Still one of the best craft lagers in the world.
Munich's best-loved helles — brewed by the oldest independent brewery in the city (est. 1328). Soft, malty, and gently hoppy with a creaminess that makes it almost impossibly easy to drink. The ultimate Oktoberfest lager.
From the world's oldest brewery, the Original Helles is a textbook Munich lager — pale gold, softly carbonated, with delicate malt sweetness and a clean, dry finish. Simple, masterful, and unchanged for generations.
The beer that brought craft lager to America's mainstream in 1984. Based on great-great-grandfather Louis Koch's recipe, it's a balance of caramel malt and noble hops that most brewers still can't match at scale.
America's original craft beer — revived by Fritz Maytag in 1965 and the godfather of the entire American craft movement. A unique style fermented with lager yeast at ale temperatures. Caramel, biscuit, and Northern Brewer hops.