International Pale Lager - Craft Beer Monkey

Color: Pale straw to gold color

Clarity: Very clear

Perceived Malt Aroma & Flavor: Low to medium-low malt aroma, which can be grainy, malty, or slightly corny-sweet.

Perceived Hop Aroma & Flavor: may range from very low to a medium, spicy or floral hop presence.

Perceived Bitterness: Medium-low to medium

Fermentation Characteristics: low levels of yeast character (such as a light apple fruitiness)

Body: Light to medium

Additional Notes:

International lagers tend to have fewer adjuncts than standard American lagers. They may be all-malt, although strong flavors are still a fault. A broad category of international mass-market lagers ranging from up-scale American lagers to the typical “import” or “green bottle” international beers found in America and many export markets. Often confusingly labeled as a “Pilsner.” Any skunkiness in commercial beers from being lightstruck in a green bottle is a mishandling fault, not a characteristic of the style.

History: In the United States, developed as a premium version of the standard American lager, with a similar history. Outside the United States, developed either as an imitation of American style lagers, or as a more accessible (and often drier and less bitter) version of a Pilsner-type beer. Often heavily marketed and exported by large industrial or multi-national breweries.

Characteristic Ingredients: Two- or six-row barley. May use rice, corn, or sugar as adjuncts, or may be all malt.

Style Comparison: Generally more bitter and filling than American lager. Less hoppy and bitter than a German Pils. Less body, malt flavor, and hop character than a Czech Premium Pale Lager. More robust versions can approach a Munich Helles in flavor, although with more of an adjunct quality

Color SRM (EBC): 2 – 6
ABV: 4.6 – 6.0% %
IBU: 18 – 25
OG - Original Gravity: 1.042 – 1.050