Josef Groll

Josef Groll (21 August 1813 – 22 November 1887) was a Bavarian brewer, best known for being the first brewer of Pilsner beer.^[1] He is sometimes called "the Father of the Pilsner".^[2] The world's first-ever pale lager, Pilsner Urquell was highly successful, and served as the inspiration for more than two-thirds of the beer produced in the world today.^[3]

^ Weyermann, Sabine (2009). "On the trail of Josef Groll – Rediscovering authentic bohemian malt and beer" (PDF). Scandinavian Brewers' Review. Vol. 66, no. 6. pp. 12–13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
^ "Josef Groll – Vater des Pils" (in German). Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
^ Brewery tour of Pilsner Urquell University of Economics Prague

[trail-1] Weyermann, Sabine (2009). "On the trail of Josef Groll – Rediscovering authentic bohemian malt and beer" (PDF). Scandinavian Brewers' Review. Vol. 66, no. 6. pp. 12–13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.

[2] "Josef Groll – Vater des Pils" (in German). Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.

[3] Brewery tour of Pilsner Urquell University of Economics Prague

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