
The beer, which had been exported by breweries such as Cerveceria Modelo in the 1930s, gained popularity as a micro-brewed beverage in the United States. Mrzen gebraut nach wiener art, or March beer from Vienna, is what came to be known as Graf’s pale lager beer. Santiago Graf, an Austrian brewer, is credited with inventing Vienna lager in Central America.

Despite this, a mid–1800s exodus of Germans and Austrians allowed the style to survive in Central America. By the turn of the twentieth century, it no longer existed in continental Europe. The development of Vienna lager can be attributed to advances in malting technology and a friendship between two brewers. Our Vienna Lager is made with half Vienna malt and has a sweet malt aroma with hints of caramel and toast.

Toasted malt aromas and flavors are possible. Vienna lager is a reddish-brown or copper-colored beer with medium body and a slight malt sweetness. Dreher’s pale malting techniques were combined with cold bottom fermentation techniques developed by Sedlmayr in collaboration with Dreher. Dreher gained a better understanding of pale malt production during his trip to England and Scotland with Sedlmayr in 1835. There is also a critical component to the Austrian Lager style in the Mexican Lager group, and Vienna Lager has inspired many Mexican Lagers with amber color and flavors that include adjuncts such as corn/maize, but Vienna Lager does not typically do so.Īnton Dreher developed the Vienna lager style in the late 1830s. It wasn’t until 1841 that Anton Dreher, the owner of Schwechat Brewery in Vienna, brought Vienna Lager to market.ĭespite the fact that the Mrzen beer is still widely available in most modern countries, the Vienna lager is rarely brewed in the city where it is named, even when it is still available. The Vienna Style Lager beer, named after the city that it originated in, Vienna, Austria, introduced the world to what we now know as bottom-fermentation. This is not only an excellent beer, but it is also a true representation of the style. Chuckanut’s lager has received numerous awards throughout the years, including multiple gold and silver wins at the GABF and three silvers at the North American Beer Awards. A little bitterness and a little breadiness combine to create Devil Backbone Vienna Lager, a sweet, bready malt lager. With caramel, toffee, and a hint of smokiness in the background, this malt backbone will have a malt flavor profile. Neshaminy Creek’s Vienna lager is refreshing and clean, and it was named the Best Beer in the Philadelphia area in 2008. brewers to master Viennas, as they’re a tough style to master. In Vienna, there is a balance of bread crust and subtle nutty flavors, with only a touch of honey. In this style, the hops are low, the malt aroma is malty, and the sweetness is light malt. A true Vienna lager should be copper to reddish-brown in color and clear in clarity. The Neshaminy Creek Brewing Head Brewer took home a gold medal in the Vienna Lager category at the Great American Beer Festival. People are less likely to order Vienna lagers because they are unsure of what the word means. A copper-colored and malt-forward brew like this is extremely rare. Vienna lagers have a fascinating and mysterious history as far as the flavor profile is concerned. Vienna lagers are typically medium-bodied with a moderate alcohol content. The Vienna lager was first brewed in 1841 by Anton Dreher, and it quickly became popular throughout Central Europe.

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