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Recipes
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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Michael Pearson’s Standard American Lager
This beer scored a 47 at the Indiana Brewers Cup, out of 1,071 entries.
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Bill Ballinger’s Munich Helles
A Munich Helles recipes that scored a 46 out of 50 at the Indiana Brewers Cup among 1,071 entries.
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Hop Til You Drop California Common Beer
Though not super hoppy, California Common is a style that shows off the aromatic power of homegrown hops very nicely.
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Kohl’s Pale Kellerbier
More hop presence than a Munich Helles and most often served relatively young and unfiltered in comparison to Pilsner, a Kellerbier can come
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California Common
A basic California Common (American Lager) recipe utilizing Cluster hops to provide a classic American hop character.
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Comrade John & Tim’s American Light
This American-style Light Lager won Best of Show at the 21st Annual Dixie Cup
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Birch Sap Lager
"This recipe is from the Specialty/-Experimental/Historical category of the GNBC recipe book and is of local interest." – Ja
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Saint Arnold Brewing Co.’s Summer Pils clone
Saint Arnold Summer Pils is a Munich-style Helles with a delicate, sweet malt taste complemented by an abundant hop aroma and flavor.
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Snake River Brewing Co.’s See You In Helles clone
Helles is the German word for light-colored and perfectly describes this lager beer which is full bodied and lightly hopped.
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California Common Shoreline Steamer
A California Common/American Lager recipe. Recipe submitted by The Cellar Homebrew, Seattle, Washington
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Grande Mexican Lager
“Grande” was designed by Randy Guerrero, an employee of William’s Brewing in San Leandro, California to accompany the setting summer s
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Gary Foster’s Spotted Dog (California Common)
A fun twist on the classic California Common recipe.