This Top Ten German Pilsener list is from America's Best and from the results of the 2009 United States Open Beer Championship.  
 
1. Schell Pilsner, August Schell Brewing
2. Sweetwater Road Trip, Sweetwater Brewing
3. Tallgrass Kold, Tallgrass Brewing  
4. Brooklyn Pilsner -  Brooklyn Brewery 
5. Scrimshaw Pilsner - North Coast Brewing          
6. Stoudt's Pils - Stoudts Brewing 
7. Spaten Pils - Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu 
8. Über Pils - Rogue Ales Brewery    
9. Trumer Pils - Trumer Brauerei     
10. Mahr's Pilsner - Mahr's Brau 
  
German Pilsener
A classic German Pilsener is very light straw or golden in color and well hopped. Hop bitterness is high. Noble-type hop aroma and flavor are moderate and quite obvious. It is a well-attenuated, medium-light bodied beer, but a malty residual sweetness can be perceived in aroma and flavor. Very low levels of sweet corn-like dimethylsulfide (DMS) character are below most beer drinker’s taste threshold. Other fermentation or hop related sulfur compounds, when perceived at low levels, may be characteristic of this style. Fruity esters and diacetyl should not be perceived. There should be no chill haze. Its head should be dense and rich.
OG: 1.044-1.050
FG: 1.006-1.012
Alcohol by Volume: 4-5%
IBU: 30-40
Color SRM: 3-4