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Beer Styles<br />

There are two major types of yeast used to make beer:<br />

Lager & Ale<br />

Lager– “Clean & Crisp”<br />

Bottom fermenting yeast (anaerobic)<br />

Slower fermentation at cooler temperatures<br />

Produce fewer aromas and flavor characteristics than ale<br />

yeasts<br />

Refreshing and clean tasting<br />

Lager Examples:<br />

Style: Pilsner<br />

• First brewed in the city of Plzn in 1842<br />

• Light, straw golden colored with a significant malty,<br />

bready, biscuit-like flavor<br />

• Typically use the saaz hop variety which create a spicy<br />

and floral characteristic.<br />

• Beers of this style: Goose Island Pils, Sierra Nevada<br />

Summerfest, Sam Adams Nobile Pils<br />

Style: Vienna Lager<br />

• Named after the city in which it originated<br />

• Often well balanced with subtle hops and malty<br />

sweetness<br />

• Although German in origin and rare these days, some<br />

classic examples come from Mexico as a result of late<br />

19th century immigrant brewers from Austria.<br />

• Beers of this style: Sam Adams Boston Lager, Dos Equis<br />

Amber, Negra Modelo<br />

Style: American Amber/Red Lager<br />

• A broad category of light beers encompassing numerous<br />

brands<br />

• Significant malt presence with mild hops, typically only<br />

used to balance out the malt<br />

• Other beers of this style: Yuengling Lager, Brooklyn Lager,

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