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Difference between lager and ale is how they are fermented. Lager's ferment at cooler temperatures than ale's. Lager means to age beer at colder temperatures. A little beer knowledge.
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For what it's worth, most American lagers are made with rice and corn syrup. That's why you can get a 30 pack of swill for the same price as a 6 of something good.
There are two types of yeasts that convert sugar to alcohol. Ale yeast and Lager yeast. There are even a wide arrange of ale yeasts and lager yeasts. Each give a different flavor to beer. Some more of a malty grainy flavor/mouthfeel and others are much more clean and clear tasting.
Three ingredients in any beer are:
Grain - sugar source
Yeast - living bacteria that consumes sugar and creates alcohol and carbon dioxide
Hops - used to cut the sugar taste with a bitterness - even in stouts.
Pilsner or Pilsen are two types of grain. You can ferment them with lager or ale yeasts but the textbook Pilsner is a lager. . . so the question in the subject line is redundant.
Most of your commercially produced beers are fermented with lager yeast strains but they're not the definition of a lager.
Stouts and porters are virtually all done with ale yeasts. It's difficult to get a lager over 9% and its common to get a stout over 9%. We get our stouts well into the 14%-16% range.
As far as my go-to store bought beers, I enjoy Estrella Jalisco mexican lagers. The Breakfast Stout Newmann posted is fantastic also.
Also, thank yous to everyone who linked or gave descriptions. I've always been interested but never took the time to look into the science behind brewing. Now I know. (A little.)
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As a dedicated sot, I consider myself quite knowledgeable on the subject of beer and more importantly, ales. I do not consider myself an expert because that requires a daily, lifelong effort. I will state unashamedly that the vast majority of American microbrew ales are swill, made from the wrong yeast, hops and chlorinated tap water. I have yet to find an American ale that can stand beside a decent British quaff....Abbot Ale, Adnams, Fullers, etc. Exceptions are the Lagunitas line up (Undercover Investigation Shutdown Ale) and the Breckenridge Christmas Ale (a good facsimile of a British Old Ale).
We could argue all day but if you've never tasted a pint of Flowers or Ruddles County or Batemans...you simply cannot speak about the merits of American ales. It would be like saying Chinese MX bikes are really good.
Vegemite is the yeast extracted from beer production.
That’s why we drink everyone under the table.
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