> > What's the difference between a beer and a lager, please?
>
> "Beer": generic term encompassing bitter, stout, ale, lager, the
> strange Belgian things, and no doubt many more. Well, some people
> would claim that only bitter counts as beer and lager is only drunk
> by quiche-eaters, but then maybe they've only tasted English lager.
Pour Moah, platypus powaaa!, techniquement, la bière et le lager
sont des genres de cervoises, sauf que "bière" a remplacé "cervoise"
pour désigner la boisson de base en français (à part quelques
irréductibles fadas vivant en Bretagne, etc.).
> I'm not sure of the exact definition of lager, but it's the pale
> clear drink that's best served chilled. Most of the other drinks on
> that list aren't see-through.
>
> Google may provide, here...
>
> Websters:
> Originally a German beer, but now also made in immense
> quantities in the United States; -- so called from its being
> laid up or stored for some months before use.
>
> Which doesn't tell us a lot :(
Huh ! Websters, wrong ?! Zounds !!!
Think 180° wrong ...
Lager is a term describing beers that are brewed using
a "low fermentation" technique, low being the concept
that the word "lager" is derived from.
In fact, far from being "laid up or stored for some
months before use", lager is very quickly produced.
> I'd guess that the proportion of hops, malt, etc comes in there
> somewhere, but I plead ignorance in this matter. I just drink it :)
cheers,
De newly ADSL-endowed Immod :-)
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