Let's Give Lagers Some Love (2025)

Side Project - Oma

German-style Helles lager. Cheers!!

 

I'll always give this lager some love!

 

Freak Folk Bier (VT) - Pronghorn Helles Lager

 

Human Robot Brewing (Philadelphia, PA) - Forest Brothers

Labeled as a "Baltic Pilsner":

Very tasty - great balance between the pilsner malt flavor and the pleasantly fragrant hops. Get some mild berry aroma in the hops. Drier finish, but with a softer mouthfeel

 

Brewyard Brewery - Jewel City California Common
from my recollection it's better than Anchor Steam

 

The first beer I had from start to finish was a "Leinies Red" in the summer of '66, probably not close.....

 

Typo? This article from the local paper says Leinenkugel Red was first released in 1993 (after the brewery was under Miller ownership).


'93 was a bit early for the "red beer" fad, which appears to have become a national phenomenon circa 1995, when most US macro and large regionals had one or more "red beers".

 

But so was Frank P. Zeidler

Yeah, never made a deep drive into the history of that Red Beer Fad, as far as who was first but my favorite story is that Anheuser-Busch "heard" (industrial spies!) that Miller was working on a beer branded Red Dog so they rushed some Red beers to the market, Red Wolf being the most successful (maybe?) only to find out once it was released that Miller's Red Dog was just a standard AAL, aimed at the Budweiser drinker...

 

That looks tasty

 

A lot of cocoa, coffee, vanilla up front, with some raisin and plum aroma in the background. Caramel and molasses sweetness from all the toasted malt. A little bitterness on the back to round it out. Medium body, but feels refreshingly light without coming off as thin or watery. Just a well-executed dunkel all around.

Once this pack is done I'll jump back to a doppelbock for my dark winter brew...see if I can find Delicator or Troegenator, and do a comparison to my previously tasted Celebrator and Salvator. Or maybe get Celebrator again because it's just that good.

 

Glass looks like a dumbbell, so you can count it as a workout while you drink.