Lager
ABV 5.0%
IBU 20
FLAVOR PROFILE
Honeydew, Fresh Bread, Easy Drinking
AVAILABILITY
Annual
INGREDIENTS
Malt
Weyermann Pilsner, Gambrinus Pilsner, Canadian Malting Pilsner, Acidulated
Hops
Perle, Tettnang
Yeast
Lager
Honeydew, Fresh Bread, Easy Drinking
Annual
Weyermann Pilsner, Gambrinus Pilsner, Canadian Malting Pilsner, Acidulated
Perle, Tettnang
Lager
When the golden and clean lagers of Plzeň (Bohemia) became all the rage in the mid-1800's, München brewers feared that Germans would start drinking the Czech beer in place of their own. Munich Helles Lager was their answer to meet the demand. A bit maltier, they often share the same spicy hop characters of Czech Pils, but are a bit more subdued and in balance with the malts. Helles is German for bright.
Lager is a medium-bodied beer, it is straw to golden blonde, very clean, bready, malt forward with floral hop aromas and a touch of bitterness. The best have a slightly sulfurous character reminiscent of brewery fermentation rooms. In Bavaria, many consider Helles Lager the very essence of the summer beer garden. These beers drink well with many occasions and in large volumes.
Beaming white pillowy foam on a bright golden body. Fresh aromas of delicate herbs, lemon spritz, sourdough bread straight from the oven, lavender, and rising bread. Clean flavors of fresh kilned malt, honeydew melon, a touch of wildflower honey, and a whisp of sulfur, while being silky smooth. Finishes tantalizing, effervescent, quaffable, and begs for another sip!
Naturally Lagers pair well with classic Bavarian dishes – Schnitzel, Fresh Pretzels. Bierschinken Wurst, Nurnberg Bratwurste, Pan seared trout, Pork Knuckle, Roasted Chicken, Weiswurste, and Bratwurst. Lager is also great with many light seafoods – Halibut, Rockfish, Lingcod, Dungeness Crab, and Oysters on the half shell. Mild to semi complex cheeses work wonderfully as well – Brie, Gouda, Emmentaler, Romadur, Bavarian Blu, and Chevre.
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