pilsner

noun

pil·​sner ˈpil-snər How to pronounce pilsner (audio)
ˈpilz-nər,
ˈpil-zə-nər How to pronounce pilsner (audio)
variants or pilsener
plural pilsners or pilseners
1
: a lager with a strong flavor of hops
2
: a tall slender footed glass for beer

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It is celebrated for its hop-forward IPAs (3 gold & 1 silver), but their lineup also includes lagers, pilsners, porters (1 gold), stouts, and sours. Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 Producing award-winning craft beers in a 10-barrel brewery, the selection includes lagers, pilsners, porters, stouts, bocks, crème ales, Belgians, pale ales and IPAs. Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025 Caramel candies work beautifully with an English-style barley wine, but salted caramel and a pilsner is even lovelier. Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025 This is particularly true in the U.S., where pilsners and lagers have become increasingly popular with brewers and their patrons in recent years. Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pilsner

Word History

Etymology

German, literally, of Pilsen (Plzeň), city in the Czech Republic

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pilsner was in 1868

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“Pilsner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pilsner. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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