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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
Well, you're looking for a lager. The hoppy, etc. beers are mostly all ales.
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Yep.

The best lager that I know of is Stiegl Gold. Imported from Austria, where its known as Goldbräu. Rich flavor, but crisp. I buy it in 24-can cases (six four-packs). Half-liter cans – the right size for a beer!

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
Well, you're looking for a lager. The hoppy, etc. beers are mostly all ales.

Not necessarily. Have you ever had a Northern German Pils (Pilsner) like a Jever or Flensburger?

They can be nearly as hoppy as an IPA, but much lighter and crisper as they are a lager and not an ale.

Those are my favorites and go-to beer. I've largely given up on American craft IPA's where they seem to be like I'm drinking a glass of Pine-Sol cleaner, in both the nasty extreme hoppiness and the heavy almost syrupy mouthfeel.

Locally, I love this stuff, not sure if the OP can find it? Made by Slx Fox Brewing in Pottstown, PA





Pikeland Pils
German-style Pilsner
11.0 OG 44 IBUs 4.9% ABV
A northern German-style Pilsner brewed with imported German pils malt and hopped with German and Czech hops. Light in body, light straw in color and dry.

I've been playing tennis with a new buddy and walked over to his place for a beer after our match last week. He said all he drinks is Stella Artois, which I've never drank. I must say it was very light, crisp, and refreshing after a couple of hours on the court.

Budweiser Select 55 surprised me the other day as a good crisp non hoppy beer. Peroni and Pilsner Urquell are good too. Have you tried Liengenkugel Canoe Paddler?

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Originally posted by PASig:


Those are my favorites and go-to beer. I've largely given up on American craft IPA's where they seem to be like I'm drinking a glass of Pine-Sol cleaner, in both the nasty extreme hoppiness and the heavy almost syrupy mouthfeel.

I am sick to death of IPAs. It was never my favorite style to start with, and I thought the trend wouldn't last. But it has, and if anyone gives me another beer that tastes like turpentine, I'll throw it at them.

I can only hope that one of my favorite styles like Belgian ales become popular.

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I can only hope that one of my favorite styles like Belgian ales become popular.

Duchesse De Bourgogne, a red Flemish ale, sweet/sour, consistently gets rave reviews. I went to a wine tasting a couple years ago and came away with a sixer of this instead. Excellent beer!

PBR is my every day beer. I also love Pilsner Urquel and Czechvar (the original Budweiser).

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Originally posted by konata88:
I like lagers for that.

Japanese beers tend to be crisp. Asahi is known to be a hot summer time choice though I'm partial to Sapporo or Kirin.

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Yessir!

Schmidts? We only drank that if we were out of Ortlieb's...

Just a good old Coors Banquet Beer might do it!

Coors Banquet in the little brown bottles indeed!

How about Little Kings?

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Originally posted by Mr.9mm:
PBR is my every day beer. I also love Pilsner Urquel and Czechvar (the original Budweiser).

I worked with a gentleman at a previous employer that professed that PBR was the only beer he would ever drink. He was probably nearing 60.

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Originally posted by jhe888:

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Originally posted by tatortodd:
I think the OP is looking for a beer with less than 20 IBU. With all of the craft and microbrewers, I don't even feel comfortable stating a style of beer as many of them shoot for unique and bastardize the genre. For example, Houston's craft brewer Saint Arnold:

Lawnmower (aka Kolsch) - terrific beer for after working outdoors in the summer. It's smooth and crisp. IBU is 18.

H-Town Pils (aka pilsner) - it's more malty and hoppy and as a result is more bitter. Not as enjoyable after working up a sweat outdoors. IBU is 29.

My favorite genre of summer beer is hefeweizen as it's light and a perfectly balanced beer the Germans have been brewing for a thousand years. A few that I refreshing after a hot day and they're German:

Ayinger Brauweisse - IBU 13

Erdinger Weissbier - IBU 14

Weihenstephaner hefeweissbier - IMO, best hefeweizen - IBU 14

If the OP, likes something even lighter then perhaps he'll like Kristallweizen as it's hefeweizen that has been filtered. Weihenstephaner's kristallweissbier is generally regarded the best. Even though the IBU is higher than their hefe (16 vs 14), it's smoother.

This is good advice. Many pilsners will fit into the decription you gave.

Japanese beers, and most American factory beer (like Budweiser, Miller, etc.) have too much rice in the grain bill, which robs them of flavor. And they are brewed to be bland - and have almost no hops flavor either. Of course, what I forget is that a lot of people like that. If that is your style, get Budweiser. That is the one I get when I get a very light flavored American style lager.

Nialed it. American lager's are quite bland, basically slightly flavored water; if you need to hydrate, not a bad option. The Japanese lagers are similar however, they seem to taste much better when served near freezing. A humid night in Tokyo at a pub slamming these down with a bunch of salary men makes for a fantastic night.

Lately, I've taken a liking to Energren Brewing's assortment; discovered them at Trader Joe's 2 years ago. Their Helles, which they call their lightest remains me very much of a beer I had after hiking all day in Bavaria, where the mountain side hut had cold beers available. So good!
For a seasonal with some good flavor and a similar profile, Russian River Brewing STS Pils, is a genuine pilsner, enough hops to give it flavor but, not turn your gut inside-out like an IPA.
Their seasonal which is my picnic/outside beer is their Velvet Glow which is a Helles style lager with good flavor.

St Paulie Girl
Molson Ice
Grolsch

Several people are mentioning Grolsch. Since it comes in a green bottle, it's more prone to skunking that beer in a brown bottle. Therefore, better to buy either cans or a 12-pack of bottles (all bottles enclosed in cardboard) instead of a 6-pack of bottles (all bottle tops exposed to light).

Before anybody disagrees about UV light causing skunking, here is a debunking article on 4 common skunking myths.

As a couple of others have stated: Pilsner Urquell.

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Originally posted by tatortodd:
I think the OP is looking for a beer with less than 20 IBU. With all of the craft and microbrewers, I don't even feel comfortable stating a style of beer as many of them shoot for unique and bastardize the genre. For example, Houston's craft brewer Saint Arnold:

Lawnmower (aka Kolsch) - terrific beer for after working outdoors in the summer. It's smooth and crisp. IBU is 18.

H-Town Pils (aka pilsner) - it's more malty and hoppy and as a result is more bitter. Not as enjoyable after working up a sweat outdoors. IBU is 29.

My favorite genre of summer beer is hefeweizen as it's light and a perfectly balanced beer the Germans have been brewing for a thousand years. A few that I refreshing after a hot day and they're German:

Ayinger Brauweisse - IBU 13

Erdinger Weissbier - IBU 14

Weihenstephaner hefeweissbier - IMO, best hefeweizen - IBU 14

If the OP, likes something even lighter then perhaps he'll like Kristallweizen as it's hefeweizen that has been filtered. Weihenstephaner's kristallweissbier is generally regarded the best. Even though the IBU is higher than their hefe (16 vs 14), it's smoother.

Maybe a Radler as well?

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Schmidts? We only drank that if we were out of Ortlieb's...

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Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles:
Great minds drink alike :

Yep. I switched to Yuengling Lager 30 years ago. I've tried a few of the local craft beers from time to time, and some are pretty good, but mostly they're here today, gone tomorrow. I'm an old phart & pretty set in my ways, so now I don't even bother with them anymore.

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Nialed it. American lager's are quite bland, basically slightly flavored water

There's always at least one.

I’m liking the Peroni! Tks for the suggestion.


I’ll pick up a Yeungling on occasion down here but can’t handle a lot of them. As someone referenced earlier, I’ll try the can sometime, or, better yet....get one brewed in PA, I’d think it would be much better.