American Lagers: American Lager
Notes: Corn, rice, or other grain or sugar adjuncts are often used. American Lagers are very clean and crisp, and aggressively carbonated.
- Color: Straw to gold
- Clarity: Chill haze should not be present
- Malt Profile: Malt sweetness is very low to low
- Hop Profile: Not present to very low
- Bitterness: Not present to very low
- Fermentation: Fruity esters are usually absent, but may be present at very low levels. Diacetyl should not be present.
- Body: Low
- ABV: 4.1%-5.1%
- ABW: 3.2%-4.0%
- IBU: 5-15
- Color (SRM): 2-4
- Color (EBC): 4-8
- Original Gravity: 1.040-1.048
- Original Gravity °P: 10-11.9
- Final Gravity: 1.006-1.012
- Final Gravity °P: 1.5-3
Style info provided entirely or in part by the Brewers Association 2021 beer style guidelines.
9 American Lager Reviewed
| Beer | Brewery | Rate Avg. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bell's Lager Beer | Bell's Brewery, Inc. | 6.00 |
|
Cerveza De Julie | Short's Brewing Company | 7.06 |
|
Intercontinental Pale Lager | Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery | 8.05 |
|
Local's | Short's Brewing Company | 7.76 |
|
P3 Oat Lager | Phase Three Brewing | 6.93 |
|
Patio Problems | Riverlands Brewing Company | 8.35 |
|
Race Day | Daredevil Brewing Co. | 6.28 |
|
Soar | Hop Butcher For The World | 8.25 |
|
Supper Club Lager | Capital Brewery | 6.12 |
Highest Rated In Style
- 8.35 Patio Problems by Riverlands Brewing Company
- 8.25 Soar by Hop Butcher For The World
- 8.05 Intercontinental Pale Lager by Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery
- 7.76 Local's by Short's Brewing Company
- 7.06 Cerveza De Julie by Short's Brewing Company
- 6.93 P3 Oat Lager by Phase Three Brewing
- 6.28 Race Day by Daredevil Brewing Co.
- 6.12 Supper Club Lager by Capital Brewery