Baltic Porter - Ale or Lager?

This used to be true, and while they still do not claim to be authoritative or definitive, they are used for MUCH more than homebrew competition purposes. Yes, they are still guidelines, but they are being updated according to what is going on in the beer world as a whole, and are being used as training materials for most, if not all beer training or certification programs.

 

Or a literal translation.

@hopfenunmaltz

 

Alright, yes that is the literal translation, but that is not really the definition in brewing persay. Semantics.

 

Here's what Kristen England , a major figure in the BJCP wrote :
"As for the styles, BJCP/GBBF/whatever, they very much need to be taken with a grain of salt. The biggest problem is that people don't want to learn for themselves. They want to be told what to know and memorize it. If its written on the internets it MUST be true. "

But that's both the origin and definition of lager. Problem is that a lot of what is written about beer is poorly researched repetition of myths, half truths and misunderstandings.

This is a literal translation of "Top fermented lager"
It needs to be understood that bottom fermenting yeasts were the result of self selection over decades of low temperature brewing and storage. The result, not the definition.
Suggested reading; http://barclayperkins.blogspot.co.uk/2008/05/is-klsch-ale.html