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Wagner Premium Pils

Wagner-Bräu Kemmern
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🌍 Germany · German Pilsner · One of 269 German Pilsners in hopIQ

The brewery's best-selling beer, brewed at 11.8 °P exclusively with aroma hops and a house hopping method. It pours pale yellow and filtered under a fine white head. The nose shows grassy hops over sweetish, bready malt. The body is fairly slim with a grainy note and a faint background sweetness, and the finish turns clearly grassy with a touch of citrus, firm but not harsh in its bitterness.

ABV
4.8%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Citrus hop bitterness
SRM
pale gold3
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How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Where this beer sits· Four axes, the same for every beer in hopIQ.
Body
Lean body.
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
Dry finish.
drysweet
Bitterness
Firm bitter edge.
mildbitter
Texture
Crisp mouthfeel.
crispcreamy

A sharp texture drives the beer — a clean, direct pour with room for the palate to fill in.

Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another German Pilsner.
Hop character
grassy
hoppy
citrusy
Malt character
malty
bready
Fermentation & yeast
clean

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Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Wagner Premium Pils

◎ Appearance

Wagner Premium Pils presents a pale yellow hue with excellent clarity and a fine, dense white head that settles into persistent lacing down the glass. The carbonation is evident and lively, creating a clean, well-defined visual profile typical of the style. The filtered character is apparent in the brightness of the pour.

pale yellowfine white headcrisp carbonationfiltered clarity

◌ Aroma

The nose leads with pronounced grassy, herbaceous hop character derived from the brewery's exclusive aroma hop selection, layered over a soft, sweetish bready maltiness. There is a clean, straightforward quality to the aromatics with no yeast-driven complexity, allowing the hop definition to remain the focal point. The overall impression is fresh and inviting without overwhelming intensity.

grassy hopsbready maltherbalclean nose

◐ Taste

The palate is fairly slim and dry-leaning, with a grainy maltiness that provides a light foundation and a gentle background sweetness that prevents austerity. A subtle citrus note emerges mid-palate alongside the persistent grassy hop character. The bitterness is firm and well-integrated, building gradually without harshness or excessive assertiveness.

grainy maltgrassy finishbright bitternesscitrus undertone

◑ Finish

The finish turns notably grassy with a faint citrus edge, and the bitterness carries cleanly through to a dry conclusion. The aftertaste remains crisp and refreshing, with no lingering sweetness or rough edges.

dry finishgrassy aftertaste
76
hopIQ score
Aroma
77
Taste
75
Appearance
80
Finish
75
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Wagner Premium Pils

Serve at 4–7°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C for maximum crispness. A pilsner served too warm loses its defining snap.

Pilsner glass
Recommended for this style

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.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Wagner Premium Pils

About German Pilsner

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

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.

Finding a similar German Pilsner

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same grassy, hoppy, bitter character as Wagner Premium Pils will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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