Pilsner is a type of pale lager. It takes its name from the Bohemian city of Plzeň, where the world's first pale lager was produced in 1842 by Pilsner Urquell Brewery.
Pilsner Urquell, the world's first pale lager and ancestor of today's Pilsners
Historical examples of German Pilsner beer labels from East Germany
Can of Belgian Pils represented on a mural of the railway station of Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)
A mug of Bitburger, a German-style Pilsner
Pale lager is a pale-to-golden lager beer with a well-attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness.
Würzburger Hofbräu, a typical pale lager
The first Pilsner beer, Pilsner Urquell, as it is brewed today
A typical Bavarian helles
A mug of Paulaner Oktoberfest beer