Despite the mule’s kick that all beers of this nature pack, it is the same process that lends its high ABV that also engenders much deeper, richer flavors than many other beers. IBUs: 18. Mex Lager, SouthNorte Beer Co., San Diego, CA Silver: Los Dudes’ Cerveza Lager Mexicana, The Dudes’ Brewing Co., Somis, CA Bronze: Gold Style, Ballast Point Brewing Co. - Chicago, Chicago, ILCategory 52: German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock - 57 Entries Gold: Eis Nine, Sun King Brewing - Fishers Small Batch, Fishers, IN Silver: Doppelbock, Scorched Earth Brewing Co., Algonquin, IL Bronze: Eis Vienne, Devils Backbone Brewing Co. - Basecamp, Roseland, VACategory 107: Barley Wine-Style Ale - 59 Entries Gold: Old Diablo, Morgan Territory Brewing, Tracy, CA Silver: Freebooter Barleywine, Coronado Brewing Co., Coronado, CA Bronze: Three Ryes Men, Reuben’s Brews - The Taproom, Seattle, WACategory 65: Emerging India Pale Ale - 124 Entries Gold: Pure Tropics, Parish Brewing Co., Broussard, LA Silver: Vladimir Brutin, Cannonball Creek Brewing Co., Golden, COLife is an adventure, and I’m always on the hunt for the next exciting journey. Lager is a type of beer conditioned at low temperature.
Lagers can be pale, amber, or dark.Pale lager is the most widely consumed and commercially available style of beer. I hold a Certificate in Whisky from The Edinburgh Whisky Academy and have been writing professionally for over 15 years. It may surprise many of the millions of Americans that enjoy beer as part of their weekly routine that to call something ‘beer’, is about as specific as calling something ‘food’.A celebration of the bicentennial for the style, Paulaner’s take on the Munich-based Oktoberfest has a rich balance between hop and malt flavors, with strong toffee notes overlying a refreshing fruity backbone.Dark, malty, and exhibiting the excellence that has come to define west-coast brews, Rip Current’s take on a Dark European Lager has won multiple awards several years running. Chocolate notes and strong coffee flavors, there is a beautiful balance of strong, roasted flavors, and a creamy smoothness that ensures this will be a game-changer.There are dozens upon dozens of styles of beer in existence, running the the ABV range from negligible (0.5% or even lower), to approaching the strength of spirits (well in excess of 30.0%, in extreme cases).
This beer is based on a Vienna Lager, with the addition of maize. Vienna Style Lagers and Märzen/Fest Beers The classic amber to red lager that was originally brewed in Austria in the 19th century has come to be known as the Vienna style. Devil’s Backbone Brewery went national in 2016 when it was purchased by Anheuser-Busch InBev, and when you have tried this delicious drink you will understand why they were bought out; all of their beers are high quality. What you may think of as a lager now—the more widely popular Bavarian style, which is light in color and crisp in flavor—wasn’t always the industry standard. In the case of this award-winning offering from Troegs, vanilla and toasted coconut are on strong display, with warm, oaky notes in the backbone supplied by the bourbon barrels used in the fermentation process.Style: Baltic Porter (Sometimes called Black Lager)Derived largely from espresso beans, this is a big, bold black lager. Brewery - Gilbert, Gilbert, AZ Bronze: Señor Rhino, Alesong Brewing & Blending - Tasting Room, Eugene, ORCategory 25: Fruited American-Style Sour Ale - 215 Entries Gold: Roxanne, St. Elmo Brewing Co., Austin, TX Silver: Hoochie Mama, Storm Peak Brewing Co., Steamboat Springs, CO Bronze: Sour Blackberry Raspberry, Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co., Charleston, SCCategory 96: Other Belgian-Style Ale - 30 Entries Gold: Very, Very Far, Off Color Brewing, Chicago, IL Silver: Conquer Then Divide, Barrage Brewing Co., Farmingdale, NY Bronze: Pentuple, Hoppin’ Frog Brewing, Akron, OHCategory 10: Coffee Beer - 97 Entries Gold: Duluth Coffee Pale Ale, Earth Rider Brewery, Superior, WI Silver: Clear Sky Daybreak, Wolf’s Ridge Brewing, Columbus, OH Bronze: Central Perk, Ambitious Ales, Long Beach, CACategory 2: American-Style Fruit Beer - 144 Entries Gold: Salt River, Historic Brewing Co., Flagstaff, AZ Silver: Quat, Tampa Bay Brewing Co. - Ybor City, Tampa, FL Bronze: Boom Dynamite, O.H.S.O.