Hertog Jan Pilsener
The calling card of the Arcen brewery: a golden, bottom-fermented lager with a full, rich taste and a pleasantly bitter finish, a gentle bitterness. It pours with a generous head, carries 5.1% and is still brewed to the same recipe and process. Duke John of Brabant, remembered as the beer king Cambrinus, even issued a law against watering down beer.
Tasting Notes
AI-generated sensory profile for Hertog Jan Pilsener
Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C for maximum crispness. A pilsner served too warm loses its defining snap.
The tall, narrow pilsner glass preserves carbonation and showcases the golden clarity that defines the style.
Drink fresh and cold. Pilsners do not improve with age — within 3 months of packaging is ideal.
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What is a German Pilsner?
Pilsners are crisp golden lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 25–45. Defined by spicy, floral Saaz hops over a light malt backbone — bright carbonation and a dry bitter finish.
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