Category Archives: Lager

Parent category for all bottom-fermented and cold stored beers

More on the origin of Lager

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Czech this time. A lovely bit of ‘proper’ research done by someone who speaks the language, Evan Rail in Prague. And a summary and further comment by Martyn Cornell. Great reading.

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How about a history lesson with that lager?

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Nineteenth century lager (and brewing) moguls were not backwards in coming forwards about their own role in the greatness of their beers. Whether by design or association, the pioneers of the new scientific brewing from the 1850s onwards were men … Continue reading →

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Delving into lager’s past

Posted on September 10, 2010 by

Pete Brown is the latest to go digging beneath the surface of lager history. Quite literally. Plzen (places in the Czech Republic have both German and Czech names, and when you’re there it starts to feel appropriate to use the … Continue reading →

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