Top Pilsner
Top Pilsner owes its name to a brewmaster: in 1953 Vagn Klæbel gave the Ceres pilsner the nickname TOP to signal top quality, and people soon read the three letters as Tradition og Påpasselighed. For over a hundred years it has been East Jutland's local beer, and many pubs in Aarhus know it as the Top in the Aarhus set, a Top sold together with an Arntbitter.
Tasting Notes
AI-generated sensory profile for Top Pilsner
Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.
The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.
Store cold and drink fresh. Lagers are at their crispest within 3–4 months.
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Euro Pale Lagers are clean, refreshing lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 10–25. Soft malt sweetness, light hop bitterness and high carbonation make them supremely drinkable.
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