Lager beers are
alcoholic beverages of
German origin, taking their name from the German
lagern ("to store"). Brewed principally from malt (no sugar), hops and water using bottom-fermentation, it is then stored in refrigerated cellars for lagering (or maturing and clarification). Bottom-fermented (the yeast flocculates to the bottom of the vat), lagers are stored at a low temperature for several months, clearing, acquiring mellowness, and becoming charged with
carbon dioxide. Most popular beers are lagers. There are
bitter and aromatic
? varieties (noble hops).
Most lagers are of pale to medium colour, with high carbonation, medium hop flavour, and alcohol content of 3-5 percent by volume, less alcoholic than ales.
Common lagers
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