Apr 19, 2023
In this episode Bob and I talk about yet another great lager style beer. This week it is the American/International Amber lager. A widely available, sessionable craft beer style that showcases both malt and hops. Amber lagers are a medium-bodied lager with a toasty or caramel-like malt character. Hop bitterness can range from very low to medium-high. Brewers may use decoction mash and dry-hopping to achieve advanced flavors.
Style examples:
Examples of this style:
1. Rhinegeist Brewery – Antelope
2. Dos Equis – Amber
3. Terrestrial Brewing - Erie Dusk
ABV: 4.5-6.0%
IBUs: 8-25
Color: 6-14
Serving Temp: For darker lagers, like Vienna-style, Oktoberfest or Marzen-style lagers, and amber lagers, you’ll want to go slightly warmer, in the 45 to 50 range. Stronger lagers, like a dunkel or doppelbock, would do well at 50.
Serving Pressure: 10-14 PSI
Drink representative selection of the week: GLBC Eliot Ness Amber Lager 6.1% and 27 IBU.
Beer as described by brewer: Admittedly, it’s a bit of a paradox to name our Amber Lager for history’s most famous agent of prohibition. But it’s a smooth, malty (and dare we say, arresting?) paradox.
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