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Crisp as Day

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The badge for Pilsners. Have 5 to earn this badge.

Pilsners are named after the Czech town of Plzen, which is where the style started. This is where the lager yeast and storage techniques were first combined with pale ale techniques to create the style of golden lager that is today widespread.pilsner

Technically pilsner is a type of lager, however for Untappd’s purposes they are two separate styles. Therefore many beers that could claim to be pilsners are instead categorised as “Lager – Euro” or another variation of lager.

Famous brands that are recognised as pilsners include the original, Pilsner Urquell (now owned by Asahi), and its state-owned rival Budweiser Budvar, as well as Becks (Anheuser-Busch InBev), Groschl (Asahi again) and Tuborg (Carlsburg).

Untappd recognises six styles of pilsner: Czech / Bohemian, German, Italian, New Zealand, Imperial/Double, and Other.

Czech It Out

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The country badge for Czechia, check in 5 beers brewed in the Czech Republic to claim this badge. It levels up to 100.czech

Czechia includes the cities of Prague, the capital, Brno and Pilsen, which is where the style of pilsner was invented.

Unsurprisingly, the main beers in Czechia are all pilsners: Budweiser Budvar (the original Budweiser from the city of Budweis), Staropramen (owned by Molson Coors) and the original Pilsner Urquell (owned by Asahi).

Dutch Beer Week

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Seeing as I covered American Craft Beer Week yesterday, it would be remiss of me not to mention that it is also Dutch Beer Week.

For this one, check into three different Dutch beers between 16 and 26 May. This one isn’t limited to craft beers, so if Heineken, Heineken Light and Groschl are your thing, go wild.

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And just a note for consistencies sake, I usually won’t be covering sponsored badges on the blog here as there are so many it’s almost an impossible task. However, badges that have been around a while and are also relatively achievable all around the world will usually get a mention.

The Gondolier

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This is the country badge for Italy. Have 5 Italian beers to receive this one. It levels up to level 100.gondolier

The two main brands in Italy are Peroni (owned by Asahi) and Birra Moretti (Heineken).

Italy has been slow to develop a craft beer scene, but good brewers do exist. Have a look out for Birrifico Italiano, Birra del Borgo (now owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev) or Birrifico Agricolo Baladin.