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About Andrew

Former Grocer journalist and Carlsberg PR, turning lager historian

Rice in lager gets an image overhaul in the LA Times

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Andrew

For years ‘industrial’ lager has ben ridiculed for adding rice and corn as adjuncts to provide extra sugar for fermenting. The beer purists locked into Reinheitsgebot have accused brewers of cheapening the brew, watering it down for commercial gain, and … Continue reading →

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The debt lager owes to Guinness

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Andrew

Lager and ‘container draught’  (later developing the slightly catchier name of ‘keg’) were the two great opportunities for British brewers in the early 1960s. They had been the fastest growing elements of the British beer industry, but it was the … Continue reading →

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Light in more ways than one – US lager’s missing ingredients

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Andrew

Beer and Philosophy. Two subjects that go together surprisingly well. Or not surprising really if you’ve ever spent an afternoon or an evening putting the world to rights over a beer. The two subjects also go surprisingly well together in … Continue reading →

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