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Pilsner Urquell, the world's first pale lager and ancestor of today's Pilsners. Pilsner (also pilsener or simply pils) is a type of pale lager.It takes its name from the Bohemian city of Plzeň (German: Pilsen), where the world's first pale lager (now known as Pilsner Urquell) was produced in 1842 by Pilsner Urquell Brewery.
A glass of lager from Bitburger, a German brewery. Lager (/ ˈ l ɑː ɡ ər /) is a style of beer brewed and conditioned at low temperature. [1] Lagers can be pale, amber, or dark. Pale lager is the most widely consumed and commercially available style of beer. [2]
Many beer styles are classified as one of two main types, ales and lagers, though certain styles may not be easily sorted into either category.Beers classified as ales are typically made with yeasts that ferment at warmer temperatures, usually between 15.5 and 24 °C (60 and 75 °F), and form a layer of foam on the surface of the fermenting beer, thus they are called top-fermenting yeasts.
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Hops have fueled the modern beer renaissance. After Prohibition all but destroyed the brewing industry in the U.S., American light lager dominated shelves and taps following its repeal. Variations ...
Ale is a style of beer, brewed using a warm fermentation method. [1] [2] In medieval England, the term referred to a drink brewed without hops. [3] As with most beers, ale typically has a bittering agent to balance the malt and act as a preservative.
In Italy, beers with more than 14.5 Plato degrees fall into a distinct tax rate known as birra doppio malto (double malt beer). Brewing companies often state this classification on the label. Therefore, the doppio malto indication nearly always identifies a beer that is the rough equivalent strength of a North American malt liquor.
This type of beer is traditionally served at the Munich Oktoberfest. Pilsener is a pale lager with a light body and a more prominent hop character, is the most popular style, holding around two-thirds of the market. It has an alcohol content of 4.5–5% ABV and 11–12° Plato.