Mexican Dark Lager

Mexican Dark Lager is an American Lager beer style. Brewers Association category: Mexican-Style Dark Lager. It typically presents as dark copper to dark brown with ruby or garnet highlights.

Notes: Grain bill may contain Munich and/or Vienna type base malts. May also contain corn and/or rice. Small amounts of toasted and crystal and/or dextrin malts may be added for color and slight sweetness. Original Gravity (°Plato) 1.048-1.053 (11.9-13.1 °Plato) • Apparent Extract/Final Gravity (°Plato) 1.009-1.012 (2.3-3.1 °Plato) • Alcohol by Weight (Volume) 3.5%-4.6% (4.5%-5.8%) • Hop Bitterness (IBU) 12-28 • Color SRM (EBC) 16-30 (31-59 EBC)

ABV: 4.5%-5.8%
IBU: 12-28
COLOR / SRM SCALE: 16-30
OG: 1.048-1.053
FG: 1.009-1.012

Alcohol & Bitterness

ABV:4.5%-5.8%

ABW:3.5%-4.6%

IBU:12-28

Perceived Bitterness:

Very low to low

Color & Appearance

Color:

Dark copper to dark brown with ruby or garnet highlights

SRM:16-30

EBC:31-59

Clarity:

Appearance should be clear with creamy beige to light brown foam. Chill haze should not be present

Gravity & Body

Original Gravity:1.048-1.053

Original Gravity °P:11.9-13.1

Final Gravity:1.009-1.012

Final Gravity °P:2.3-3.1

Body:

Medium to medium-high with dry finish

Flavor Profiles

Malt Profile:

Medium to medium-high complex bready, toasty malt aroma and sweetness from addition of darker specialty malts; light caramel, toast, nutty, and/or toffee flavors may be present. Low aromas and flavors from corn and/or rice may be present.

Hop Profile:

None to low with attributes typical of noble-type hops

Fermentation Character:

Clean fermentation profile; low fruity esters may be present; sulfur may be present at very low levels. Diacetyl should not be present.

2026 Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines used with permission of Brewers Association .

No beers have been reviewed in this style.