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a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing) originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September
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Lager is the term used in English to describe bottom-fermented beerbeers of GermanyGerman and sometimes of Czech RepublicCzech styles, though in the latter case the term Pilsener is more common. The word comes from the German languageGerman ''lagern'' ("to store"), and refers to the practice of storing these (and other) beers at near-freezing temperatures for periods of several months before drinking. The term is not used to describe beer in German.Lager beers run the gamut from sweet to bitter, and from pale to black. Most lagers are of pale to medium color, with high carbonation, medium to high hop flavor, and alcohol content of 3–5 percent by volume. In America, some are termed session lagers.
Brewing technique - Lagers are brewed principally from malted barley, hop (plant)hops and water at low temperatures.Lager yeast, known as ''Saccharomyces uvarum'' or ''Saccharomyces carlsbergensis'', ferments at these cool temperatures, and flocculates (forms a cloudy mass) on the bottom of the vat.Lager yeast is a bottom-fermenting yeast, and typically undergoes primary fermentation at 7-12°CelsiusC (45-55°FahrenheitF) (the "fermentation phase"), and then is given a long secondary fermentation at 0-4°C (30-40°F) (the "lagering phase"). During the secondary stage, the lager clears and mellows. The cooler conditions also inhibit the natural production of esters and other byproducts, resulting in a "crisper" tasting beer.After fermentation, lagers are then stored in refrigerated cellars for lagering (maturing and clarification). Lagers are stored at a low temperature (as low as 0°CelsiusC/32°FahrenheitF) for several weeks to several months, clearing, acquiring mellowness, and becoming charged with carbon dioxide. With modern improved fermentation control, most lager breweries use only short periods of cold storage, typically 1–3 weeks.
History - In the nineteenth century BavariaBavarian brewers used to store their beer in cool places such as caves to mature it. They called the beer they obtained "Lagerbier", from the German languageGerman ''lagern'' ("to store"). During the centuries Bavarian brewers developed a special kind of yeast in order to mature their cold-matured beer. The most evident difference compared to the yeast that was used in the rest of Europe is that lager yeast deposits on the bottom after the fermentation rather than rising on the top.In the period 1820-1830, a brewer called Gabriel Sedlmayr II the Younger, whose family was running the Spaten Brewery in Bavaria went around Europe to improve his brewing skills.When he was back, he used what he had learned to get a more stable and consistent lager beer.The Bavarian lager was still different from the widely-known modern lager:due to the hardness of Munich water, it was quite dark.The new recipe of the improved lager beer spread quickly over Europe. In particular Sedlmayr's friendAnton Dreher used the new lagering technique to improve the ViennaViennese beer in 1840–1841. The Viennese water enabled the use of lighter malts, giving the beer an amber-red rich colour.The new recipe reached Bohemia, too, and the technique got a further improvement.In 1842, in the town of PlzenPlzeň, a 29-year-old Bavarian brewer called Josef Groll tried the new lagering recipe using a different malt with the local water, which was much softer than Munich or even Viennese water: the resultant beer had a very bright golden color. This new kind of beer, which became known as Pilsener or Pilsner, had a huge success and spread all over Europe.Pilsner is light in color and relatively high in carbonation, with a pronounced hop flavor and an alcohol content of 3–6% alcohol by volumeby volume. Pilsner Urquell (Original Pilsener) is the prototypical example of pilsner beer.Most of today's lager is based on the Pilsner style, but is typically much less bitter.
Common varieties of lager - Baltic porterBockBock/DoppelbockDortmund (beer)DortmundHelles (pale beer)MärzenOktoberfest/MärzenPilsnerSchwarzbierVienna lager
Popular brands of lager - Beck's: Brewed in the German state of Bremen.Beerlao: from Laos.Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)Budweiser: Light American lager, the best-selling beer in the world.Carling: English.Carlsberg: Danish, standard international lager.Castle Lager: Most popular beer in South Africa.Dos Equis: Popular Mexican lager.Dutch gold: Brewed in the EU, popular in IrelandFlensburg Pilsener: Very bitter pilsener, brewed in Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost German state.Foster's Lager: Light Australian lager.Harp (lager)Harp: Irish, standard international lager.Heineken: Dutch, standard international lager.Jever: a popular North-German pilsener, brewed in Lower Saxony.Lion Lager: a South African lager.Löwenbräu, a Helles.Paulaner: Munich brewery who makes a popular example of the Oktoberfest/Marzen style. Also makes a well known doppelbock called Salvator.Pilsner Urquell: the "original", Bohemian, malty, aromatic noble hops.Samuel Adams (beer)Samuel Adams: American microbrewery whose most popular product is a unique-styled lager.Stella Artois: Belgian, standard international lager. The most popular lager in the UK.Steinlager: New Zealand.Tennents: Scottish.Tiger beer: the main beer of Singapore.Warsteiner BrauereiWarsteiner: The number one pilsner in Germany.Yuengling: Popular American amber lager from Pennsylvania.
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