what's the difference between a lager beer and a pilsner beer?
Lager vs Pilsner. â¢ Pilsner is a type of lager beer that includes many other varieties. â¢ Lager is one of the two broad categories of beer, the other being ale. â¢ Lager beer makes up more than 90% of the total beer produced across the world. â¢ Pilsner beer is so called because of the name of the city in Czech Republic where it was first produced in 1842.