American Amber / Red Lager Beer Reviews

Contains similar flavors as its ale counterpart, but with a smooth lager finish.

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Capital Winter Skal

by Michael Larson | American Amber / Red Lager, Capital Brewery, Mug, Pilsner Glass, Pint Glass, United States, Wisconsin | 0 comments

After a couple of cups of coffee way past when I should have had them, I wasn’t as near as ready for bed as I should have been. And with sheets of ice covering the 4 inches of recently fallen snow and Elf playing on the TV, a winter seasonal seemed a more than...

Lakefront Riverwest Stein Beer

by Michael Larson | American Amber / Red Lager, Lakefront Brewery, Mug, Pilsner Glass, Pint Glass, United States, Wisconsin | 5 comments

I was told life would never be the same. I had no idea. When that little 6 pound 6 ounce ball of joy entered this world two months ago, I couldn’t have guessed. But now, after weeks of reviewless beer drinking, I know just how much life has changed. The fifteen...

Leinenkugel’s Red Lager

by Taylor Birkey | American Amber / Red Lager, Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, Mug, Pilsner Glass, Pint Glass, United States, Wisconsin | 5 comments

I’ll admit that thus far, the Vienna Lager is in my Top 2 as far as styles go. Well, let me rephrase that. The Eliot Ness Vienna Lager brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company is in my top two, and in my humble opinion is the best representation of the style...

Grain Belt Nordeast American Amber Lager

by Michael Larson | American Amber / Red Lager, August Schell Brewing Company, Minnesota, Mug, Pilsner Glass, Pint Glass, United States | 1 comment

Grain Belt Brewing Co. and Minneapolis grew up together. So when August Schell resurrected Grain Belt beer drinkers in this part of the country were delighted. The name Nordeast comes from the nic name of a defined community composed of 13 smaller neighborhoods whose...

Pocono Lager

by Michael Larson | American Amber / Red Lager, Lion Brewery Inc., Mug, Pennsylvania, Pilsner Glass, Pint Glass, United States | 0 comments

I had a crazy week. I drove over 22 hours in a period of four days. I went to a baby shower and a funeral. I was in 5 states. I went from the 3rd largest city in the U.S. to a quaint little town of 1200. All that to say, it was eventful. Pocono Lager…was not. It...

Great Lakes Eliot Ness Amber Lager

by Taylor Birkey | American Amber / Red Lager, Flute Glass, Great Lakes Brewing Company, Mug, Ohio, Pilsner Glass, Pint Glass, United States, Vienna Lager | 4 comments

Eliot Ness was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1903, and would grow up to become one of the famed Prohibition-era lawmen. Under the Volstead Act, he was charged with bringing down Al Capone. Anyone who knows film knows Ness was the centerpiece of The Untouchables, a 1987...