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the world's most popular beer, brewed cold and slow by yeast that sinks instead of rises
means A pale, crisp beer made by fermenting at cool temperatures with bottom-settling yeast, then storing it cold to mature before drinking.
from From German lagern, "to store," via Lagerbier — literally "storehouse beer." Brewers in the cooler regions of central Europe noticed that beer kept in cold cellars and caves over the winter months came out cleaner and smoother, fermented by a yeast that worked slowly in the chill and settled to the bottom. The name simply records the method: beer that was laid down and left to wait.
- German name
- means to store, aged for weeks in cold cellars
- Bottom dweller
- its yeast ferments at the tank's floor
- Accidental birth
- likely arose when caves kept Bavarian beer cold
- Global crown
- roughly 90 percent of beer sold is lager
- Cold demand
- needs near-freezing temperatures most ale never sees
pilsner urquell — czech brewery established 1842, pioneered the pilsner lager style
heineken — dutch lager brand founded 1864, world's most exported beer
budweiser — american lager from 1876, largest selling beer in the us
munich helles — bavarian pale lager style from munich breweries since 1890s