The only lagers I still drink are Dunkels, Schwarzbiers, and Doppelbocks. Everything else is an ale.
LISTER: Of course. Lager! The only thing that can kill a vindaloo!
Only the dumb and unrefined drink ales.
I like Dos Equis green.
Interesting that “warmer brewing increases pathogens”. If such be the case, why did they send ALE to and from India after heavily hopping the brew? Wouldn’t “nice clean lager” have been the smarter choice, rather than India Pale Ale?
That’s what this article is implying, even though they should know better.
Lager is popular because it is light and refreshing. Sheesh!
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There are 20+ breweries within 1/2 hour of here and only one makes a lager. It’s a constant battle of insults with my kids who like the hopped up crap of the brew fashionistas and call me a beer neanderthal for liking a good old fashioned and hearty lager.
I read somewhere that lager came from the new world. The lager yeast that is. Tough not purposely.
Like wines and hard spirits, there are various brews that have distinctly different tastes if you care to experiment.
I’m not talking about those silly bottlings like ‘pumpkin pie beer’ that Sam Adams puts out to increase sales on a seasonal basis. I bought a 12 pack sampler of their various brews once and found most undrinkable, the worst being one that was meant to resemble the taste of char broiled grill. UGH!
Several years ago I found that the lowly Pabst Blue Ribbon went really well with a good steak. Who knew?
Don’t know for sure, may be because I’m so far south- eg, I’ve got a case of Rooney’s Irish out of Da Burgh for St Patty’s Day festivities instead of Guiness...too hot for the dark stuff— like the German Kolsch beers and Shiner Bock out of Tx. The Munich Helles style beers are also good hot weather beers. Everyday beer? Coors. Regular, not light. No respect for men who drink lite beers.
American craft IPAs are sooo good according to my taste buds. And there are so many excellent ones to choose from.