Beer History Storyline
Pilsner
Follow Pilsner from the creation of Pilsner Urquell in 1842 through international imitation, regional adaptations, mass-market success, and modern revival.
Chronological milestones
Sources and further references are available on each individual event page.
1368
Einbeck Joins The Hanseatic League
April 28, 1378
Exports Of Einbecker Beer Confirmed
1540
Einbecker Beer For The First Time In Bavaria
1553
Bavaria Prohibits Summer Brewing
1612
Hofbräuhaus Sells Its First Einbeck-Style Beer
1614
First Bock Beer At The Hofbräuhaus In Munich
July 23, 1635
Nicholas Halse Patents a Smoke-Free Malt Kiln
1642
Coke-Fired Malt Production Enables Pale Ale Brewing
1703
First Recorded Use Of The Term Pale Ale
August 21, 1813
Birth Of Joseph Groll
March 28, 1817
Wheeler Patents a Method for Roasting Malt
July 25, 1833
Dreher and Sedlmayr Study British Brewing in London
1836
Dreher Takes Over Klein Schwechat Brewery
1838
Undrinkable Beer Again In Pilsen
1840
First Lager Beer In The US
1840s
Industrialization Makes Clear Drinking Glasses More Accessible
1841
Anton Dreher Starts To Brew The First Vienna Lager
1841
Invention Of Light Märzen Beer In Munich
1842
Patent For A Pneumatic Dryer
1842
The Burghers’ Brewery In Pilsen Is Founded
1842
Josef Groll Is Hired By The Burghers’ Brewery In Pilsen
October 5, 1842
First Pilsner Urquell Brewday
November 11, 1842
First Serving Of Pilsner Urquell
1843
Balling Invents the Saccharimeter
1844
First Mechanical Production Of Ice By John Gorrie
December 27, 1863
Death Of Anton Dreher
1868
Bavaria Fully Abolishes the Summer Brewing Ban
1870s
Lager Beers Take Over In The US
1872
Budweiser Bürgerbräu Exports Beer To The US
1873
Refrigeration Equipment At The Vienna Brewing Congress
1876
First Reliable And Efficient Compressed-Ammonia Refrigerator
1876
Beer Brewed Under The Name “Budweiser”
June 4, 1878
Introduction To Beer Filtration
1883
Emil Christian Hansen Isolates A Single Yeast Cell
November 1883
Emil Christian Hansen Introduces Pure Yeast Culture At Carlsberg
November 22, 1887
Death Of Joseph Groll
June 20, 1895
First Munich Helles Is Served
October 7, 1895
Budweiser Budvar Starts to Brew
1906
Budweiser Budvar Enters The US Market
1907
Anheuser-Busch Registers The Trademark “Budweiser”
1917
Anheuser-Busch Only Allowed To Use The Name “Budweiser” In North America
1926
Stella Artois Is Introduced in Leuven
1996
Tipopils Is First Brewed By Birrificio Italiano
January 22, 2013
The EU General Court Rules in the “BUD” Trademark Dispute
July 2, 2014
AB InBev Acquires Samson Brewery in České Budějovice
2020
87 Million Hectoliters Sold In Germany