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Pilsner vs. Lager: The Differences Explained

VinePair

IPAs are still leading the charge in craft beer sales, but lagers , pilsners , and other more crushable styles are proving to be a breath of fresh air for beer enthusiasts who have grown weary of the seemingly never-ending haze craze. The fact is that all pilsners are lagers, but most lagers aren’t pilsners. What is a pilsner?

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Karl Strauss Brewing Releases Godfather Italian Pilsner Craft Beer

PubClub

The Karl Strauss Godfather Italian Pilsner recognzes the brewery’s master brewer. Karl Strauss Brewing has released a new craft beer, Godfather Italian Pilsner. The traditional Italian-style pilsner has tasting notes of light malt, citrus, and floral, and it finishes crisp with a light hop bitterness. The beer is 6.0%

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5 to Try: Kölsch-Style Ales

Imbibe Magazine

Where bitter IPAs and rich imperial stouts polarized beer drinkers, an approachable style of ale that originated in Cologne, Germany, is finding fans in beer enthusiasts and casual imbibers alike. The robustness of Munich and Vienna malts is balanced by the Saphir and Warrior bittering hops for a clean finish. “We

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Taste Test: Rice Beer

Imbibe Magazine

Threes Brewing Gowanus Gold Rice Lager Brooklyn-based Threes Brewing aims for a flavorful twist with their rice lager, utilizing the bolder Carolina Gold rice and German pilsner malt. Rice Kolsch is their take on the classic German brew, with rice adding a toasted, nutty flavor to the beer’s malty notes and pleasantly bitter backbone.

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We Asked 12 Brewers: What’s the Next Big Beer Style? (2024)

VinePair

The next big beer style, according to brewers: German lagers West Coast pilsner Saison Italian pilsner West Coast IPA Beers made with historic techniques Hefeweizens English ales Malt-forward lagers Low-ABV beers Ultra-light lagers “​​I think beer will move to the German lagers, hopefully helles!” Ipswich, Mass.

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Drink of the Week: Hopworks “Earth to Beer” West Coast IPA

Imbibe Magazine

The Hopworks Earth to Beer brew is a true West Coast IPA, with bright, piney aromas and a crisp and bitter backbone. The recipe utilizes organic pale and pilsner malts and a spectrum of hops, both organic and certified Salmon-Safe.

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Taste Test: Nonalcoholic Beer

Imbibe Magazine

The noble hops’ floral notes and herbal bitterness balance the breadiness of the brew, making it all too easy to knock it back. as well as English and American hops for their clean golden ale, which carries a shining bitterness and is so refreshing the missing alcohol won’t be missed at all. And, it’s less than 0.5 percent ABV.

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