Low carb beer is basically beer with lower carbohydrate contents. An example of this would be one of Australia’s firsts, the Pure Blond. Its carbohydrate content is almost totally converted to alcohol and carbon dioxide, leaving little calories credited to sugar content.
American Lager as a beer style has gained a truly undeserved reputation. In the mid-1800s, American’s enjoyment of beer centered around higher abv, dark beers, much like parts of Europe. Americans did not have many options because barley did not fare well as a crop in the colonies and importing from Europe would be too costly.
The cold-fermenting family of beers covers an array of flavors and is as diverse as its warmer-fermenting sibling, ale. We’ve compiled 10 lager recipes, from award-winning American lagers to eccentric, professionally brewed craft beer examples. You’ll find a lager style for every type of beer drinker!
Many breweries are brewing their light lagers with a higher original gravity and then diluting the wort with filtered water. Brandon Wright, co-owner of Werk Force told me that they brew their wort in the upper 1.090s and then liquor back. The finished beer is at 4.5% ABV. I must say it is an incredible beer.