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European Pale Lager
Includes an array of styles including Munich helles, pale kellerbiers, pale lagers, Mexican lagers, and premium lagers.
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Czech Beer Pours
What is a perfectly poured pint in the Czech Republic? Check out these Czech beer pour types.
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Working Draft Beer Co.’s Keep ‘Em Honest Clone
A German-style helles from Working Draft Beer Co., in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Cerebral Brewing Co.’s Standard Practice Clone
Stouts and barleywines aren’t the only styles you should consider aging in barrels. This helles lands on the other end of the flavor inten
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Brewing Helles
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Rice Lager
If you are looking for a beer with a clean and crisp character with very low bitterness, you’ve come to the right place. Gordon Strong tak
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Gordon Strong’s Italian Pilsner
Compared to a German Pils, the late hops are the first thing to notice. The flavor and aroma hops are more prominent and the aroma can have
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Kellerbier
Kellerbier is the beer of choice throughout much of Germany’s Franconia region. Yet, it is difficult to define kellerbier as there are hun
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Bierkeller Columbia’s Kellerbier Clone
An unfiltered Franconian lager with a bready malt character that is balanced by soft carbonation and clean Perle hops.
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Gordon Strong’s German Helles Exportbier
This beer is bolder than your typical lawnmower beer, but it is meant to reward a hard day’s work. So go cross something off your to-do li
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Helles Exportbier: Dortmunder export, for those of you who aren’t German
Here in the U.S., it is often known as Dortmunder export beer, but in Germany a better name is helles exportbier. Learn the historical conte
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Gordon Strong’s Leichtbier
When I first thought about giving a recipe for this style, I was going to say, “just take your favorite Pilsner or helles recipe, but use
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Leichtbier: Light in alcohol, not flavor
German light beer is much different than what Americans have come to expect of “lite” beer. Learn some of the keys to crafting a full-fl