Holsten Pilsner Lager

Anyone remember the advertising campaign for Holsten Pils where anagrams of the name played a prominent part? No? Well the title won't make much sense then but I'll leave you to work it out. OK, done? One of the worst things about the festive period is that you invariably have visitors dropping by bearing armfuls of beer. "And that's bad...how?" You're thinking. Well it wouldn't be a problem if they were appearing with Chimay or Duvel or something in that vein, but they invariably appear with less appetising offerings like Bud or Tennents. They then proceed to 'sample' all your good stuff ... more

Holsten Pils: Well I remember the clever adverts featuring a wide range of anagrams of the Holsten name. I also remember the delightful television adverts of the 80s featuring the voice of that great actor Donald Pleasance. Holsten Pils is a full bodied pilsner brewed by Holstein –Brauerei AG of Hamburg, Germany. It is a major imported continental lager beer in the UK (not suffering from the dread ‘under license’ mark). The brewery has been in operation since 1879 but claims allegiance to the purity law (Reinheitsgebot) of 1516. As is traditional in European brewing the only ingredients are ... more

Recent history of this beer and some of its advertising campaigns have included such luminaries as Jools Holland set in the brewery in hamburg and more recently Ray Winston with his references to the best crisps and to his never seen aquaitance George and the tag line 'the Daddy of all beers'; but is it still, can it compete with the meister,stella artois. well it's status as a premium lager is still maintained but newer lager drinkers prefer the smoother taste of stella compared to pilsners gassy aftertaste.strength wise there is little in it with stella coming out just in front by a third of ... more