lager beer

Bottom-fermented pale ale

Lager beer is beer made with bottom-fermenting yeast at cool temperatures, producing a clean, crisp taste.

The term is somewhat redundant since lager alone refers to this style, but appears in formal or technical contexts to distinguish it from ales: The brewery specializes in lager beer and pilsners.

Related
  • pilsnerCrisp, golden Czech-style brew
  • hopsBittering agent for ale
  • barleyGrain for malt
  • maltSprouted grain for brewing
  • breweryBeer manufacturing facility

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fermentation type

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Warm-fermented malt drink

stout · porter · pale ale · India pale ale · wheat beer

beverage category

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Non-alcoholic carbonated beverage

soda · water · tea · juice · milk

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