I had some Eurpean style Pilsners the other night and they were actually good, why are they better than Bud?

Answer 1

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Budweiser really does not care about the quality of their product. They know people will buy it because they are ignorant and/or don't care themselves.

Sad really!

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yep

Answer 2

I am not sure what kind of mineral treatments they use at Anheuser Busch, but I'm sure the water profile is similar to that used for Pilsners in Europe. The thing that separates the bud/miller/coors beverage that they call a "pilsner" is the fact that those 3 use adjuncts instead of 100 percent pilsner malt, they will substitute corn or rice for a portion of the barley. This makes it cheaper to produce, but definately reduces the quality of the beer in the process.

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Over 5 years of brewing experience

Answer 3

1) There is no such thing as an European Style Pilsner - Pilsner is a style based on beers from the Czech town of Plzen. Therefore ALL Pilsners are European Style and anything that doesn't follow that style isn't a Pilsner.

As for why they are better than bud, the only use top class ingredients and are brewed without the rice etc that AB put in their sad excuse for beer.

They are also lagered for between 60 and 90 days, NOT 6 MONTHS as another answerer constantly claims, to develop flavour and character, before even seeing a bottle.

A-B Bud doesn't have the time to do this, which is why it is insipid in taste

Answer 4

If you're talking the American Budweiser (as opposed to the original Czech Budweiser Budvar), it's because Bud is dumbed down for the American mass market. It uses rice as an adjunct (outright forbidden in many European beers) to get the alcohol up without imparting additional taste. "European-style Pilsner" is sort of redundant. A pilsner is a pale lager fin the style of that made in the town of Pilsen. It's only the American mass marketers who usurp the term incorrectly to use for american mass produced fizz water.

Answer 5

Simply because Pilsner`s are "largered" ...stored for a minimum of 6 months before they are bottled and sold...that and the fact that they are made from "Water, Barley and Hops" as opposed to A-H using (if you all care to read the label) Wheat and rice

Get hold, if you can, of some Chech Var (it`s actually Budweiser Budvar the original BUD, from Budovice, in disguise)

Answer 6

Because the original style comes from Europe! The town of Plzen in the Czech Republic, to be more specific. American Bud has nothing to do with it, Czech consumers would not even recognize it as a Pils. Give the Czech big boys a try, I suggest Budvar (the Czech Budweiser) I think it's sold as Czechvar in the U.S.

Happy Drinking!

Answer 7

Two reasons:
ingredients and brewing process. The old saying "you get what you pay for" might apply here.

Answer 8

Bud is not really a good beer....