Category Archives: Vienna Lager

Historical(ish) Vienna Lager

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Andy Farke

I’ve been working my way through the excellent Vienna Lager book by Andreas Krennmair, which presents a fresh, historically grounded account of the development of this classic style. It’s a relatively short, highly readable piece of work, and of course … Continue reading →

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Competition Results: Palaeotis Pils and Take Two Vienna Lager

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Andy Farke

I submitted my recent Vienna lager and German pils for the 2017 Romancing the Beer Competition, hosted by Thousand Oaked Homebrewers. I was pretty happy with these beers, and was pleased to see that the judges agreed! Take Two Vienna … Continue reading →

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Beer Tasting: Take Two Vienna Lager

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Andy Farke

My latest Vienna lager ran out just a few days ago, but not before I worked in a beer tasting as well as a submission to a local beer competition. This batch earned an honorable mention (i.e., 4th out of … Continue reading →

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Lager / Pils Update

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Andy Farke

Things have been moving along on my latest Vienna lager (Take Two Vienna Lager) and German pils (Palaeotis Pils). The two beers are in the same fermentation chamber; because the pils was brewed most recently, the temperature control regimen has been dictated by that … Continue reading →

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Take Two Vienna Lager

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Andy Farke

My previous attempt at a Vienna lager was pretty darned tasty, but a little short of the style in terms of coloration. For my next round, I elected to throw in a few additional dark malts, as a short-cut to … Continue reading →

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