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Pilsner vs. Lager: The Differences Explained

VinePair

IPAs are still leading the charge in craft beer sales, but lagers , pilsners , and other more crushable styles are proving to be a breath of fresh air for beer enthusiasts who have grown weary of the seemingly never-ending haze craze. The fact is that all pilsners are lagers, but most lagers aren’t pilsners. What is a pilsner?

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Karl Strauss Brewing Releases Godfather Italian Pilsner Craft Beer

PubClub

The Karl Strauss Godfather Italian Pilsner recognzes the brewery’s master brewer. Karl Strauss Brewing has released a new craft beer, Godfather Italian Pilsner. The traditional Italian-style pilsner has tasting notes of light malt, citrus, and floral, and it finishes crisp with a light hop bitterness. The beer is 6.0%

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Taste Test: Rice Beer

Imbibe Magazine

Threes Brewing Gowanus Gold Rice Lager Brooklyn-based Threes Brewing aims for a flavorful twist with their rice lager, utilizing the bolder Carolina Gold rice and German pilsner malt. See japascervejaria.com for distribution. Extra light-bodied, the beer has a true rice flavor that comes through its crisp profile.

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Drink of the Week: Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale

Imbibe Magazine

Made with 25 percent red rice, as well as pilsner malt and flaked barley, the Hitachino Red Rice Ale drinks almost like a Belgian beer, clocking in at 7 percent ABV and with a malty sweetness complemented by the nutty flavors of the rice. And the Red Rice Ale still more or less stands in a category of its own.

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Tröegs Mad Elf Is Back To Spice Up The Holidays

Chilled Magazine

While the warmer months are dominated by IPAs, pale ales, lagers, pilsners, wheat beers, and other lighter brews crafted for their refreshing, easy-drinking nature, the winter is a time to get maltier, bolder, and up the alcohol content as well as the flavor. We like to say that it’s not the holidays until you’ve had your first Mad Elf.”

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Drink of the Week: Hopworks “Earth to Beer” West Coast IPA

Imbibe Magazine

The recipe utilizes organic pale and pilsner malts and a spectrum of hops, both organic and certified Salmon-Safe. In addition, each participating brewery—from Coronado in San Diego to Brewery Vivant in Grand Rapids—made an upfront cash donation of $1,000 to a local-to-them environmental organization.

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U.S. Beverage Signs Partnership with Cervecería La Tropical

Chilled Magazine

The award-winning La Tropical cerveza portfolio includes: Imported from Miami Tropi Crystal, La Autentica: A Caribbean Pilsner. A light and crisply refreshing pilsner brewed in 1928 in Havana and now in Miami by its founders. Beverage is the right team for the next phase of growth for our brands.”

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