What is the difference between a pilsener beer and a lager?

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A Pilsener is a particular type of Lager. According to Charlie Papazian, Lagers are brewed using cold-temperature-loving yeast (generally below 50°F) that ferment at the bottom of the vessel, and are cleaner tasting and more stable than other types of beer, perhaps because many beer-spoiling bacteria don't like the colder temperatures. Basically, lagers are a style of beer.(Some other styles are ales - which are made using warm-temperature-loving yeast that ferment at the top of the vessel; porters, bocks, stouts...) The German word "lager" means "to store."

A Pilsener is a particular kind of lager. The original Pilsener was brewed in Plzen, Czech Republic.("Plzen means "Green Meadow. ") From Papazian's book The Complete Joy Of Home Brewing, on Pilseners: "When it was introduced in 1842, it created quite a stir in the brewing community because of its pale golden color.

Prior to this, all beers were dark. The golden beer from Plzen gained in popularity as its fame spread... There are two classic styles recognized as pilsener today. Both are pale to golden colored, brewed with very soft water and made with an assertive but varying amount of hops." (143) All Pilseners are lagers, but not all lagers are pilseners.

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Lager or Ale... All beer can be classified as either a lager or an ale. The differences begin during the brewing process. Whether the beer is an ale or lager is defined by the type of yeast used in the brew and the temperature at which fermentation takes place.

Ales are brewed with top-fermenting yeast which allows for rapid fermentation at warmer temperatures; Lagers are brewed with bottom-fermenting yeast which ferments more slowly and at colder temperatures. Lagers - Lager means to store or put aside. - This beer is made with bottom yeast, so-called because it flocculates to the bottom of the vat.

- Traditionally bottom yeast will ferment at cold temperatures less than 10 deg C. Now fermentation takes place at 12 to 18 deg C. This cold or deep fermentation allows the malt and hops to assert their fine flavours.

- Lager tends to be paler, drier and less alcoholic than ales. - Pilsener or pils beer originated in Bohemia where brewers first found beer that was over-wintered or lagered improved if stored in cool caves and kept on ice. - German lagers, including beers such as bock and marzen, are made according to the Bavarian Purity Laws of 1516 to ensure the beer is all-malt (no sugar) and hopped with bitter and aromatic varieties (noble hops).

- Some German-style beers are described as "helles" meaning pale or blonde. Pale beers grew in popularity following the adoption of the glass for drinking in the 19th Century. Ales - Ales are brewed with top-fermenting yeasts at temperatures from 15 to 25 deg C.

- Ales are matured for shorter periods and at warmer temperatures. - Ales include a wide range of beer styles from porters and stouts (porter is a heavy beer of pronounced bitterness, reddish-brown to a very dark brown, but is usually lighter in body and malt character than stout) to pale ales and wheat beer. - Generally, ales are higher in alcohol, more robust and complex than lagers.

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Pilsner is a style of lager There are two broad categories of beer: lager and ale. Ales are fermented quickly at warm temperatures (around room temperature). Lagers are fermented more slowly, at colder temperatures.

The name comes from the German word "lagern", meaning "to store", referring to the long cold storage process. Pilseners are the style of lager originally brewed in Plze? , Czechoslovakia.

There are some nice cool caves near Plze? , the original cold storage. Pilseners don't have to be made in Plze?

, though. You can call it a Pilsener if it's made in the Plze? Style, with pale malts and strong noble hops flavors (not very bitter but very flowery hops from Bavaria).

They still brew Pilsner Urquell in Plze? , and "Urquell" means "original" in German. Sources: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/41 .

Mmmmmmmm...Beer! All Pilsners are Lagers but not all Lagers are Pilsners. Lagers are brewed at low temperatures (the extreme is Ice Beer) with yeast that sinks to the bottom of the vat, as opposed to ales which are brewed at warmer temps with yeast that rises to the top.

Pilsners were developed around the City of...wait for it...Pilsen in what is now the Czech Republic. The fundamental distinction is that lagers are consumed by low life rednecks and other lower life forms from red & white cans: Unlike Ales which are consumed by suave, sophisticated gourmets: Plus which they are good for you. Sources: http://www.beverageanswers.com/beer/lager-beer.html http://landingpage.guinness.com/Gateway-en-row.htm?Lang=en-us&BrandId=SO&RefUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.guinness.com%2fTemplates%2fRedirectToGateway.aspx%3fNRMODE%3dPublished%26NRNODEGUID%3d%257b7892FE09-EC41-4F5B-A336-9EAC47569C2F%257d%26NRORIGINALURL%3d%252f%26NRCACHEHINT%3dGuest JBENZ's Recommendations Guinness Extra Stout Trademark Label boxer shorts for men GUINNESS "NOT AFRAID OF DARK" 2-SIDED T SHIRT Guinness Beer "At The Bar" Black T-Shirt .

There is a difference: a pilsener, while under the general category of "beer" to americans, is a distinct variety, as is a lager. A pilsener is brewed with very lightly toasted malt, and if I remember right, a light dose of bittering hops, and a more generous dose of aromatic hops. (the bittering hops give bite, and act as a preservative, while the aromatic hops, as you might surmise, contribute to the aroma.) pilseners are fermented at room temperature.

While there can be varieties of lagers, the primary characteristic that makes a lager a lager is that it is brewed using a low temperature yeast, and is fermented (laagered) in a refrigerated environment. A lager can be brewed with the same recipe as a pilsener, and would taste similar. There is probably a name for that particular lager, but it's been a few years since I studied brewing, so I don't recall it.

FYI, most beers sold as "light beer" in America are pilseners.

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