American Pilsener

American Pilsener is an American Lager beer style. Brewers Association category: American-Style Pilsener. It typically presents as straw to gold.

Notes: Finish should exhibit low to medium-low body with a clean, crisp malt character evident at low levels. Up to 25% corn or rice in the grist should be used. Beers in this category hew to American-style lagers typical of the pre-Prohibition era. 1 Original Gravity (°Plato) 1.045-1.060 (11.2-14.7 °Plato) • Apparent Extract/Final Gravity (°Plato) 1.012-1.018 (3.1-4.6 °Plato) • Alcohol by Weight (Volume) 3.9%-4.7% (4.9%-6.0%) • Hop Bitterness (IBU) 25-40 • Color SRM (EBC) 3-6 (6-12 EBC)

ABV: 4.9%-6.0%
IBU: 25-40
COLOR / SRM SCALE: 3-6
OG: 1.045-1.060
FG: 1.012-1.018

Alcohol & Bitterness

ABV:4.9%-6.0%

ABW:3.9%-4.7%

IBU:25-40

Perceived Bitterness:

Medium to medium-high

Color & Appearance

Color:

Straw to gold

SRM:3-6

EBC:6-12

Clarity:

Appearance should be clear. Chill haze should not be present

Gravity & Body

Original Gravity:1.045-1.060

Original Gravity °P:11.2-14.7

Final Gravity:1.012-1.018

Final Gravity °P:3.1-4.6

Body:

Medium-low to medium

Flavor Profiles

Malt Profile:

Medium-low to medium

Hop Profile:

Medium to high, exhibiting attributes typical of noble-type hops

Fermentation Character:

DMS, acetaldehyde, fruity esters, and diacetyl should not be present.

2026 Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines used with permission of Brewers Association .

No beers have been reviewed in this style.