Beer Lagering – Short Overview

Beer lagering is a brewing method discovered two centuries ago in the land of Bavaria. Then, it was discovered that the beers that experience secondary fermenting process in stored casks in the Alp caves produced beers having characteristics different from that of ales.

The process of beer lagering turned widely known especially in places wherein the fermentation with cool levels of temperature can be maintained, albeit the full blown worldwide popularity of lagers happened because of the creation of the refrigerator.

There are a variety of lager products, most of which are coming from Europe; naturally if only because here is where beer lagering originated. Pilsener is one of the most popular lager style. It is so-called because the brewery honored one Bohemian town known as Pilsen.

German Pilseners, particularly the classic types, are colored light and hopped to perfection. The bitterness of the hop is high and so well-liked. It is recognized as medium bodied and a distinct malty characteristic. The beer head is known to be rich and dense.

Bohemian lagers are definitely almost the same with their German counterparts, though they are a much more full-bodied type and very dark. Beer lagering style of the Bohemian is done in a way that it balances the bitter taste as well as the noble hop aroma with a rather malty but definitely sweet tasting body.
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