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There are several types of American lager, including:

  • American-style Light Lager: Mass-produced, thirst-quenching beverages, meant to be drunk very cold, which came to dominate U.S. tastes after the end of Prohibition . These are usually made by large breweries such as Anheuser-Busch . Lightness of body is a cardinal virtue, both by design, and since it allows the use of a high percentage of less-expensive Adjunct s such as Rice or Corn . Indeed, light versions of American lagers are very popular in the United States, lower in Food Energy and even lighter in body and taste. This style defines beer for many U.S. beer drinkers—the proverbial 'cold one'. Prominent examples include '' Budweiser '', '' Miller High Life'', '' Coors '', and '' Molson Golden''. This style is meant to be drunk directly from the container it was purchased in (typically a glass or plastic Bottle or an Aluminum Can ), unlike most beers, which are meant to be decanted into a separate glass.


  • American-style Premium Lager: The rise of Homebrewing and Microbreweries in the North American market has also led to the production of beers more flavorful than typical mass-market versions. The AOB Premium American lager standard strives for a medium-bodied beer, with a low percentage of adjuncts. The alcohol content and bitterness can (but need not) be greater than the standard American lager. It varies from the standard American lager definition in the same way as the light version, but in the opposite direction. This style more closely approaches the lager styles of other brewing traditions. This type of lager can be drunk very cold, but it does not suffer from being consumed at temperatures somewhat closer to room temperature. A prominent example of this style is Latrobe Brewing Company 's Rolling Rock .


American lagers are not especially popular with non-North American beer drinkers, perhaps because their societies did not experience the unique disruption of brewing tradition caused by Prohibition that led to the dominance of the American lager style. Outside North America, this variety of beer tends to be considered weak in flavour compared to the lagers of other countries.


HISTORY

The first American Lager was brewed in the Old City section of Philadelphia by John Wagner in 1840 using yeast from his native Bavaria .


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REFERENCES

  • Gregory J. Noonan, Mikel Redman and Scott Russell; Seven Barrel Brewery Brewers' Handbook; G.W. Kent, Inc; ISBN 1-887167-00-5 (paperback, 1996)