But what are the origins of the style and why are so many beer drinkers now looking beyond bland, industrially produced lagers for something with real authenticity and flavour? The origins of lager ...

Time and again, I hear craft brewers tell me that their favorite style of beer is not the trendy New England IPA, or barrel aged stout. In the brew house, they drink lagers. Specifically, a certain ...

My friend Denise, an oenophile and budding beer geek, asked me an interesting question last week and I thought it would make a nice topic for this article: "What's the difference between a pilsner and ...

Order a beer at a restaurant or bar, and unless you've requested an ale, porter or stout, you'll probably be served the clear, golden brew behind our most familiar brands: Pilsner. And this is its ...

Growing up in a half-Slovak household, the classic Pilsner Urquell — the pale lager brewed in Pilsen, Czech Republic, and originator of the style — was a very common beverage at social gatherings. It ...

In recent years, many craft breweries have moved away from the overly hopped IPA’s and dark stouts and moved back to classic lagers and pilsners. “They are jumping [into lagers] similar to the way ...

We’re entering a new age of the local lager, a new era of balanced beer. I'm all for it. Genesee Beer has long been the local standard-bearer of lagers, light lagers, and cream ales. But we're ...