Lager Or Ale?

**Chairtime** · 12-23-2005, 09:43 AM

What do you prefer, lager or ale? Why, and what's the diff?

**QDO1** · 12-23-2005, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by Chairtime

What do you prefer, lager or ale? Why, and what's the diff?

there are places around here where you wouldnt get out of the place alive with a question like that!!!

**Chairtime** · 12-23-2005, 09:47 AM

well why don't you answer so I can go into those places?

**QDO1** · 12-23-2005, 10:24 AM

Ales use yeast which ferments warmer and faster and rises to the top during fermentation, while lager usesyeast that is slower, needs a colder atmosphere and tends to sink to the bottom during fermantaton. Before refrigeration, all beers were ale beers. Ale is served warmer than lager, has more taste, and is usually flatter. Lager is crisper, lighter in colour, and has less taste, and is served cold

**spartus** · 12-23-2005, 11:46 AM

Uh-oh, King's displaying anorak-wearing tendencies. ;)

**QDO1** · 12-23-2005, 12:30 PM

Prefer Wine really. My partner is Gluten (found in wheat) and diary intollerant. That means we have to understand exactly how foods and drinks are made, interms of process and ingredinents, or there are a lot of poorly tummys and worst case scenario - hospitalisation

**rinselberg** · 12-23-2005, 09:44 PM

pilsener

n : a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen [syn: Pilsner, Pilsener]

Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University

I wasn't going to get into the favorite wines and beers posting (no end of such a discussion), but I might as well mention that I enjoy a number of West Coast microbrews, including Anchor Steam beer and the darker Anchor Liberty Ale and Porter. Once I had some Buffalo Ale, which is a New York State microbrew that includes a heavy dose of chocolate malt as an ingredient. It was dark and good - but don't try it just because you like chocolate: It doesn't taste anything like a candy bar.

reference: http://www.beerpal.com/Heartland-Stu...le-Beer/14378/

**Jim Schafer** · 12-24-2005, 09:45 AM

Anchor Steam is one of the gifts of God.:cheers:

**rbaker** · 12-24-2005, 10:23 AM

Having put the plug in the jug some 25 years ago (when I was known to have a few Guinness Stouts) I can not personally comment but, both of my sons also enjoy Anchor Steam when they come out to Oregon for a visit. I am amazed at the number of microbreweries. I imagine that there is something out there for everyone.

**QDO1** · 12-24-2005, 11:33 AM

whats a micro-brew?

**rbaker** · 12-24-2005, 11:42 AM

there are places around here where you wouldnt get out of the place alive with a question like that!!!

**QDO1** · 12-24-2005, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by rbaker

there are places around here where you wouldnt get out of the place alive with a question like that!!!

laughs - there you go, beer is like Itallian cookery (which is only ok only if it is just like mother used to make it)

**spartus** · 12-24-2005, 06:43 PM

A microbrewery is just that--a small brewery, usually independent and privately run. Some of them (like Red Hook, which I mentioned above) are macro-micros, and have their product more widely available than a traditional microbrewery, which will typically only have their stuff sold at their bar(s) and a few local markets in the city/county.

Oregon, I'm told, has more microbreweries than any other state. And I'm not talking about more per capita. More, as in numerically.