Beer Style: European Amber Lager
Includes such styles as Märzens, Vienna Lagers, Kellerbiers, and Czech Amber Lagers.
Drew’s March Beer
Drew’s March Beer (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.055 FG = 1.013IBU = 21 SRM = 10 ABV = 5.5% Ingredients8.8 lbs. (4 kg) Weyermann Munich malt (6 °L)3.3 lbs. (1.5 kg)
Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company’s Croydon is Burning clone
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.063 FG = 1.016IBU = 21 SRM = 16 ABV = 6% Ingredients11 lbs. (5 kg) rauch malt0.75 lb. (0.34 kg) light Munich malt0.75 lb. (0.34
Vienna Lager: Brewing the Austrian Beer Style Rescued by Mexico
Vienna lager was one of the earliest styles created with paler malts in the early 1840s, however by 1900 it was nearly extinct. Learn the history, ingredients, and brewing techniques for the beer Mexican brewers saved. Plus: Four Vienna lager clone recipes.
Pedal Haus Brewery’s Mexican Amber Lager clone
Pedal Haus Brewery’s Mexican Amber Lager clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.048 FG = 1.008 IBU = 17 SRM = 6 ABV = 5.2% A traditional Vienna-style lager with a delicate
Market Garden Brewery’s Boss Amber Lager clone
Market Garden Brewery’s Boss Amber Lager clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.054 FG = 1.014 IBU = 30 SRM = 11 ABV = 5.2% A traditional Vienna-style lager that has
Devils Backbone Brewing Co.’s Vienna Lager clone
Devils Backbone Brewing Co.’s Vienna Lager clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.050 FG = 1.011 IBU = 18 SRM = 10 ABV = 5.1% The gold standard for Vienna lagers in
Gordon Strong’s Munich Dunkel
This recipe is somewhat of a compromise in mash techniques. Traditionally, this is a decocted style, but we’re going to use a step mash and a little extra character malt instead. If you want to use a decoction, I’ll describe that as well.
Oskar Blues Brewery’s Beerito clone
Inspired by the clean amber lagers of Mexico and melded with malt flavors in Munich dunkels, this lager shows off what a maltster can do, and packs it in an easy-drinking 4.5% beer. Beerito is all about a complexity of subtle flavor with underlying tones of chocolate, caramel, walnuts, and toasted grain.
Starr Hill Brewery: Jomo clone
This year-round offering from Starr Hill is fermented with Southern German lager yeast, its crisp, clean taste, and noticeable hop aroma are effectively balanced with a slight malty sweetness. Jomo has won multiple awards, including two gold medals (2004, 2011) at the Great American Beer Festival.
Brooklyn Brewery: Brooklyn Lager clone
Brooklyn Lager is Brooklyn Brewery’s flagship beer. It is loosely based on the old Vienna lager style, derivations of which were popular in parts of the United States in the late 1800s. Its bitterness is snappy, with a firm malt core, and the beer is dry hopped.
Resurgence Brewing Company: Oktoberfest clone
This upstate New York Oktoberfest is a traditional Marzen style beer. It features biscuit, caramel, and toffee notes.
Occidental Brewing Company: Dunkel Lager clone
This smooth, malty beer based on the classic Munich style features an assortment of noble hops.
