Good lager?

If you want to drink a lager style beer you would be better off drinking something imported such as Budweiser Budvar or various German brews.

For something brewed in the UK, try the Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Oktoberfest Beer:

Cain's of Liverpool have recently introduced a cask lager but you'll probably only find that in specialist beer pubs.

Harviestoun Schiehallion is worth looking out for. In addition try some of the golden ales that are popular at the moment.

Agreed - I have had a few pints of Moorhouse's Blonde Witch recently and when served nice and cool on a warm summer's evening it is a fabulous light refreshing pint.

-- JohnB

I tried the Cain's lager on the first day of gbbf, it seemed vinegary, i cant see most lager drinkers trusting anything from a hand pump.

Many micros brew a cask conditioned lager and at a local beer festival the organiser bought 5 firkins of one to give to those who said "I'm normally a lager drinker.What have you got that I'd like?"

That's a shame. I've tried it a number of times in the last 6 months and can that it's a great beer. Not sure if your average lager drinker would like it though.

Cheers johnnysaint

Cain's had a stall at the Southport Flower Show today, operated by one of the "Brothers", giving away what appeared to be free samples of Bitter and the Lager- sadly the keg versions. No, I did not.

There have been far too many similar stories IMHO. Cains need to sort their quality control out or this beer will die a death, and tarnish the reputation of cask beer amongst lager drinkers while doing it.

Best regards, Paul

-- Paul Sherwin Consulting

*All* the British brewed mass market lagers are pretty grim. Your best bet if you like keg pilsner lager is to look out for the draught imports which are reasonably widely available - Warsteiner and Bitburger from Germany, or Budveiser Budvar or Staropramen from the Czech Republic..

British microbrewery 'lagers' ase cask conditioned beers and generally won't appeal to the typical draught lager drinker (but please try them and decide for yourself).

HTH, Paul

-- Paul Sherwin Consulting

I tried the cask version in Dr Duncan's last Saturday and couldn't decide if it was really meant to taste like it did or if it was slightly off. I'm disinclined to give it another try, although it would be nice to know just what it is meant to taste like.

David

Thanks for all the replies.

I've just tried Green King's special release "Beer To Dine For" (with a redemption money back offer). It's very nice beer indeed - the style of a lager but with the finish and depth of a crafted real ale. The label claims that the taste has a melon like quality and indeed it does. I will certainly buy some more and with a "try it for free offer" (although only 1 claim per household) there may well be such a thing as free beer ;-)

Gareth.

don't let GK's headbrewer hear you :~) it may be brewed with lager malt & lager hops (tettnang) but on a recent BBC food prog he nearly lynched the presenter who suggested it was like a decent lager. cheers MikeMcG