Vienna Lager

ABV: 5.5% IBU’S: 22

Tasting Notes

Light Bronze, malty, toasty, toffeeish, crisp finish

Description

In the mid 1800’s the Viennese had something new to brew as lighter styles of beer were popping up all over Europe. They created what is now known as Vienna malt, the amber malt was stewed after the barley was sprouted, and this converted some of the malt starches into sugars, which were then caramelized by a gentle roasting. Our Vienna Lager is brewed with half Vienna malts creating a delicate amber lager with a slightly caramelized and toasted malt character balanced by a subtle hop presence. The beer finishes clean and crisp!

Awards

Great American Beer Festival (GABF): Gold 2009, Silver 2010, Gold 2011, Silver 2012; North American Beer Awards (NABA): Silver 2013, Silver 2017, Silver 2018; Washington Beer Awards (WABA): Bronze 2014, Silver 2017, Gold 2018;NW Readers Choice: 2012 Gold

Food Pairing

Grilled vegetables on skewers develop sweet flavors that are a wonderful accompaniment with Vienna Lager. Wursts with sweet mustard will work great too. Vienna Lager can be a nice match with most seafood especially salmon!