lager

noun

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la·ger | \ ˈlä-gər

variants: or lager beer

plural lagers or lager beers

Definition of lager

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: a beer (such as a bock or pilsner) that is brewed at cool temperatures by slow fermentation with a slow-acting yeast (especially Saccharomyces pastorianus synonym S. carlsbergensis)

Note: Lagers tend to have a lighter, clearer appearance than ales with a usually lower alcohol content and slightly higher sugar content. The yeast used to ferment lager is often referred to as "bottom-fermenting" since it does not rise to the top of the brewing vessel during fermentation.

Known for being crisper, cleaner and more refreshing than ales, lagers are lighter in body and alcohol while being moderate to high in carbonation.— Kara Newman All true lagers are aged before consumption. Lager in fact comes from the German word meaning to store.— Dave Martin Lager beer had developed in Central Europe and probably was introduced in the United States by Philadelphia brewer John Wagner …— Donna R. Gabaccia

lager

verb

lagered; lagering; lagers

Definition of lager (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to store (beer and especially lager) at cold temperatures during a period of aging often accompanied by a secondary fermentation to improve flavor and clarity The basic American beer is properly described as "lager," which means that the brew has been fermented in the bottom of a tank and then stored—lagered—for two to six weeks in order to smooth and mellow its flavor.— Anthony Dias Blue

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Verb

lagering noun

Minimum lagering times are in excess of 21 days, but the premium beers are matured for two to three months. — Michael Jackson

Examples of lager in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun And one super cool part of being here is access to the third release of Eagle Rock Brewery’s popular Local Source beer, a lager infused with three plants native to Southern California — woolly bluecurls, black sage and California bay laurel. — Jeanette Marantosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022 The Lab Collaborative, a new restaurant in Oceanside, has teamed up with its neighbor South O Brewing Company to create its first Mexican-style lager: The Lab Cerveza. — Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2022 Listermann Brewing Company has been celebrating Cinco de Mayo all week long with its new Mexican lager, Outnumbered. — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 5 May 2022 While Montucky does offer its lager in 12-ounce cans, it’s mostly found in 16-ounce tallboys. — The Editors, Outside Online, 14 June 2021 The Kolsch – a hybrid between an ale and lager – is a crispy, summer sipper at 5.2% alcohol. — Marc Bona, cleveland, 1 June 2022 In keeping with their mission of bridging the past to the present, the New Magnolia team is releasing their second historical beer, a pale lager named Magnolia Revisited, which will be on tap starting Friday. — Chris Barnett, Chron, 10 May 2022 Cheers! Kloster Andechs Brewed by monks at a monastery with roots dating back more than 550 years, this is a clean-tasting lager but really has no discerning flavors. — cleveland, 8 May 2022 The following summer it was replaced by Dog Days lager. — Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 20 Apr. 2022 See More

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