The birth of the first Pilsner

A city that rises up to complain about the poor quality of beer knows what it wants. This happened in 1838 in Plzeň, in present-day Czechia, when citizens gathered outside the mayor’s office to empty barrels full of beer onto the streets and into the sewers. This is how people fought for their “daily bread,” how they cornered the authorities, and how they got a new brewery: a large, state-of-the-art facility led by a Bavarian brewer who, on October 5, 1842, produced the first Pilsner in history. This article shares valuable details about the birth of the beer that conquered the world.