I've never found an ale I've liked.

8trackdisco wrote:

Shawn,

Oktoberfest beers are Marzens which are lagers.

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Thunder.Gerbil wrote:

Color is primarily dictated by the roast of the malt and has no influence on if the beer is an ale or a lager. Pilsners (Pilsner Urquell for example), Dopplebocks (Spaten Optimator)- both lagers, one's light as straw, the other black as night. Kolsches and stouts, both ales - same color differences.

Essentially, what determines if a beer is an ale or a lager is the yeast. Ales use top fermenting yeasts, meaning, they float. Lagers use bottom fermenting yeasts.

Thunder.Gerbil wrote:

Absolutely, I was just trying to keep the explanation simple.

After all, this is Shawn we're talking to here.

Thunder.Gerbil wrote:

Absolutely, I was just trying to keep the explanation simple.

After all, this is Shawn we're talking to here.

Thunder.Gerbil wrote:

Ales are a little less complex; generally you can taste the ingredients discretely. They are manufactured quickly with less aging.

Lagers are more balanced, with the ingredients interacting with some subtlety.

When I want to be impressed by a beer, I grab a Munich Helles (lager) that has been brewed for centuries.

andytv wrote:

Ales are a little less complex; generally you can taste the ingredients discretely. They are manufactured quickly with less aging.

Lagers are more balanced, with the ingredients interacting with some subtlety.

When I want to be impressed by a beer, I grab a Munich Helles (lager) that has been brewed for centuries.

andytv wrote:

...Re: Munich Helles

My favorite is Spaten...

andytv wrote:

Leiny's Creamy Dark.

8trackdisco wrote: