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Pale Lager Family
Light in color, Pale Lager beers are crisp and easy-drinking. Recipe styles include American lager, helles, kellerbier, Mexican lager, and more.
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Russian River Brewing Co.’s RnD West Coast #7 Pils clone
This West Coast Pilsner was the winner of the silver medal at the 2025 GABF in the Vera-themed beers category.
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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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Dad’s Homebrew
They may be the beer styles your dad drank after mowing the lawn, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t cool! American adjunct lagers (and s
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Brewing Light American Lagers
Two pros who won gold and silver at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival for their light American lagers share their tips for brewing these
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Dad’s American Lager
This American Lager recipe can be used as a starting point for many variations. Scale down the alcohol to 3.5% and reduce the bitterness to
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Malt Liquor
This Malt Liquor recipe can be adjusted to a different alcohol level, if desired. Just add or remove corn sugar first.
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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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Dougweiser
You cannot tell the story of the Falcons without having Doug King in the middle of it. In Doug’s years in the club, the legend of Dougweis
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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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1188 Brewing Co.’s Silk Robes and Kimonos Rice Lager Clone
A BYO reader stumbled upon their first rice lager at 1188 Brewing Co. and wants to learn more about this highly drinkable brew.
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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