Craft Breweries Are All In On Japanese Rice Lagers
The post Craft Breweries Are All In On Japanese Rice Lagers appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Visit any local craft brewery nowadays and you’ll notice something, the golden lager feels like it’s everywhere. Craft IPAs are still king but more breweries are spending time making classic golden lagers or pushing the boundaries to create new lager styles like the French pilsner, a style that itself doesn’t exist in France but is an American invention of breweries using French malt and French hops in a lager base. With this drive to create a world of lagers for their customers, American craft breweries are looking across the Pacific ocean to Japan for inspiration and taking a cue from the big Japanese breweries like Sapporo and Asahi to produce the Japanese rice lager. What Is A Japanese Rice Lager? The Japanese lager is having a moment now in the U.S pFriem Family Brewers A Japanese rice lager is usually around 4-5% ABV, is a very light shade of pale yellow and is made with pilsner malt as well as about 10% to upwards of 50% of usually flaked rice, although breweries are experimenting with other rice styles like jasmine or koji. The beer is very lightly hopped with usually German hops. The Japanese hop sorachi ace with its pleasing lemon verbena note can also be used. One Of The First In The U.S. To Brew The Japanese Rice Lager pFriem Family Brewers in Hood River, Oregon has been making a Japanese rice lager for years now, well before it became popular. They actually may be one of the first breweries in the United States to brew this style, which is one of their year-round beers available in 16 oz. cans and draft. Co-owner and Brewmaster Josh pFriem poses with the can of Japanese rice lager. pFriem Family Brewers Brewmaster/Co-owner Josh pFriem credits its current popularity to the beer’s supreme…
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Visit any local craft brewery nowadays and you’ll notice something, the golden lager feels like it’s everywhere. Craft IPAs are still king but more breweries are spending time making classic golden lagers or pushing the boundaries to create new lager styles like the French pilsner, a style that itself doesn’t exist in France but is an American invention of breweries using French malt and French hops in a lager base. With this drive to create a world of lagers for their customers, American craft breweries are looking across the Pacific ocean to Japan for inspiration and taking a cue from the big Japanese breweries like Sapporo and Asahi to produce the Japanese rice lager. What Is A Japanese Rice Lager? The Japanese lager is having a moment now in the U.S pFriem Family Brewers A Japanese rice lager is usually around 4-5% ABV, is a very light shade of pale yellow and is made with pilsner malt as well as about 10% to upwards of 50% of usually flaked rice, although breweries are experimenting with other rice styles like jasmine or koji. The beer is very lightly hopped with usually German hops. The Japanese hop sorachi ace with its pleasing lemon verbena note can also be used. One Of The First In The U.S. To Brew The Japanese Rice Lager pFriem Family Brewers in Hood River, Oregon has been making a Japanese rice lager for years now, well before it became popular. They actually may be one of the first breweries in the United States to brew this style, which is one of their year-round beers available in 16 oz. cans and draft. Co-owner and Brewmaster Josh pFriem poses with the can of Japanese rice lager. pFriem Family Brewers Brewmaster/Co-owner Josh pFriem credits its current popularity to the beer’s supreme…
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