Does Lager have to be strong to be nice?

Martynt74

Martynt74

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Just been thinking about various beer (as you do on a Friday afternoon) and it dawned on me that most of the lagers that I like seem to be quite strong between 5% and 6%.

Most of the weaker lagers around such as Carling and Fosters just seem to taste like rats ****. Obviously there are obviously some pretty horrific strong lagers as well (Stella I’m looking at you) however I can’t think of any weaker ones that seem to be drinkable.

I know Ales tend to be quite a bit weaker and still taste good so is it just something to appear to a mass market? I’m a bit young to remember but I recall Heineken being looked down upon before they released the “Export strength” 5% version currently available, did most brands tend to just release higher strength products as that was what the market wanted. Whereas now some breweries seem to be trying to release lower strength products (Carling C2, Stella 4% etc)
 
The Uk cant do lager. Read the other day the only true lager in the UK is Glasgows Wests brewerys 'st mungo'. dunno if this is true or not but anything German or Czech is way superior to the pish you get here. Carling is actually brewed stronger and watered down for sale. Tuborg gold, the Danish stuff is a great pint.

Even Pilsner Urquell after being taken over by Sabmiller have reduced their lagering times from 3 months to 1 month.
 
was a long time ago lol. still, a pint of unpastuerised pilsner urquel is still a pint of sheer beauty. thing is. if you lager at 2 degrees. you need a about 2 months. lager at 0 degrees you need about a month. though, the giant brewers taking over great brewerys means we all lose!
 
Coors light is very nice also try Erdinger wheat beer, not too strong but lovely and refreshing on the pallette
 
This thread offends me so much.

Coors light being nice, Stella being called a strong beer, people not understanding what lager is, and suggestions that Carling is worth drinking.

I don't even know where to begin.
 
Not a big lager drinker but, RIP Pilsner Urquell. :(

Search out -

Castle (South Africa)
Lapin Kulta (Finland)
Sagres (Portugal)

There are loads of others but I am too drunk to remember them at this moment in time.

Efes! (Turkey)
 
I recently had a few bottles of Lapin Kulta. It was very pleasant, not dramatic or anything (this is just a larger after all right!) but enjoyable. I don't usually drink larger at all, only beer or ale.
 
I must be a lager lout, as I enjoy the likes of Grolsch, Zyweic etc.

Dosen't bother me though, I enjoy drinking it so that's all that counts. :)


P.s Lettuce beef real, nothing beats Guinness.
 
Not at all, some of the lighter largers can be particularly refreshing.

I'd be interested in hearing about these other largers though, I think I know the difference between larger, beer and ale but I don't recall ever seeing any largers on offer in a pub that aren't the normal drivel. Similar with the supermarket. Going European/Asian is often best I find, South American as well.
 
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