Best Lager brewed in MN?

I worked through plenty of lighter-bodied pale lagers in July, so that 12-pack of silo cans didn't last long, at all.

It's an all-malt beer, but it's not Bohemian style except perhaps in that it is closer to what people imagine a good "Pre-Prohibition" lager to be like, and many of those were patterned after the broader Bohemian style pale lager, especially e.g. the Pilsener style.

At the same time there are Minnesota-brewed pale lagers with more malt character than Minnesota Gold, and to that end it drinks closer to the same sort of shitty, bargain-priced Swill that I drink every frickin' day.

Still, I'd be happy enough to make it my every day drinker.

 

I put a second vote in on Wagonparty. Love me anything Bauhaus, be it brew or band.

 

August Schell's __________

 

I really like fire brick and that would definitely be my favorite, but I also have to include surly hell on that list.

 

It's fermented cool with lager yeast. That's more important compared to longer cold storage in my book. Lager it in your fridge then.

 

So, does it taste like it's only been lagered for 2 weeks?

 

Don't get hung up on 'styles'. #surlystyle

 

Surly Hell.

 

Hard to pick a best, and several awesome beers have already been mentioned. Tip of the hat to Beaver Island Oktoberfest

 

I agree. A lot of what Surly makes doesn't fit neatly into a traditional category.

 

Dropping in to add another one to the Schell's Firebrick.

 

So, would you say it was a CAP, man?

 

Surly Hell, any of the Bauhaus lagers, and better try the Surly Fest while it's available. Get a Schell's or Summit Oktoberfest to compare, can't go wrong with either of those.

 

I doubt that they used a New Ulm yeast, it's all-malt, and it isn't as hoppy*. But altogether it's pretty close.

*Bitter.

 

Wunderstuff

 

Summit Octoberfest and Maibock, Schell[s Pils, Bauhaus Wonderstuff, Bent Paddle Pilsner (and Roof Rack Vienna Lager), and a ton that I'm forgetting. There really are a lot of great lagers around these days.

 

Another one for Schell's Bock; top notch, I think. (Respect to TH's, Bauhaus's, and Fair State's offerings too.)