PILSENER HAUS BIERGARTEN
WATERING HOLES 07030
PHOTOS BY AMANDA STAAB
What could be better on a summer afternoon or evening than sitting outside at a beer garden, enjoying a cold, frothy brew? When the Pilsener Haus Biergarten appeared on the Upper West Side about a year ago, it was an immediate hit—just what der Doktor ordered. 07030 contributor Amanda Staab was a perfect dinner companion. She’s second-generation German-American and said the ambience accurately reproduced the real thing back in Europe. Though it was late spring, we visited on a cool, rainy evening. With beautiful wood beams and long tables, fashioned from reclaimed barns in Pennsylvania, the interior has a warm, ski lodgey feel. Now, let’s talk beer. Pilsener Haus offers more than 20 premium imported drafts and 50 European and American craft beers by the bottle. To start, I chose the Radeberger pilsener on draft, described on the menu as a “crisp, fluffy-headed golden lager, brisk in bitterness and mellow in malt.” OK, let’s just say it was really good and really refreshing. Amanda chose the Weihenstephaner Hefeweizen, a “wheat beer with a big bready base, filled with banana, toffee, and tropical fruit.” Hmm, maybe not so much banana, Amanda said, but a delicious brew.
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