India pale lager

[MillCreek]

Ever since reading about india pale lagers (http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/india-pale-lagers-craft-beers-category-stragglers/2013/09/09/183a732a-14df-11e3-a100-66fa8fd9a50c_story.html), I have been on the lookout to try one.  I don't go to brewpubs that often, so I was looking in my local stores for something available by the bottle/can, as opposed to on tap.

I just came back from shopping at the local Fred Meyer (grocery/variety/hardware chain in the PNW, now owned by Kroger), where I found a six pack of Pyramid India Pale Lager (http://www.pyramidbrew.com/our-brews/ipl/).  

I have just finished a bottle.  It is much lighter and less hoppy than the typical imperial IPAs that I prefer.  It is not at all bad for a lager, which I rarely drink because I find most of them tasteless.  I would have to give it 1.5 thumbs up.  It may be a viable choice for the people here who find IPAs to be too hoppy and too heavy.  This will be a great post-lawnmowing or bicycling beer in the warm weather.

[Balog]

If you do to mind growlers Mac and Jack's African Amber is the best lawnmower beer I've found.

[GigaBuist]

Sam Adams has had an IPL on the market for some time now.  I find it pleasant.  Not something I would seek out on a regular basis, but for a light hoppy beer I enjoyed it.

I certainly wouldn't object to IPLs becoming a mainstay in the brewing market.  I feel they have their place.  I know it's not something most microbreweries can do, what with it being a lager, but I think anybody with the right gear to do a proper lager should look into trying their own IPL.

[charby]

I have just finished a bottle.  It is much lighter and less hoppy than the typical imperial IPAs that I prefer.  It is not at all bad for a lager, which I rarely drink because I find most of them tasteless.  I would have to give it 1.5 thumbs up.  It may be a viable choice for the people here who find IPAs to be too hoppy and too heavy.  This will be a great post-lawnmowing or bicycling beer in the warm weather.

So did it taste like a St Pauli Girl??

[charby]

So lagers are flavorless? Have you tried Dopplebocks and imperial pilsners?

[MillCreek]

So lagers are flavorless? Have you tried Dopplebocks and imperial pilsners?

I find most mass-market lagers to be relatively flavorless, yes.  Some of the craft lagers like the bocks, Maizen/Oktoberfest and weizens are pretty good, to my taste.  It sounds as if I should try to hunt down an imperial pilsner.

[charby]

I find most mass-market lagers to be relatively flavorless, yes.  Some of the craft lagers like the bocks, Maizen/Oktoberfest and weizens are pretty good, to my taste.  It sounds as if I should try to hunt down an imperial pilsner.

Are you wanting the hops smell or taste? Or is the grains and other flavors you are wanting?

[MillCreek]

I like the taste of hops and a full-bodied malt flavor.  Any recommendations gratefully accepted.

[charby]

I like the taste of hops and a full-bodied malt flavor.  Any recommendations gratefully accepted.

I'm not a fan of the hops but I like deep flavorful beer at times (remember I'm the guy who drinks a lot of Miller Lite)

I'm not sure if you can get Schell's Brewery Products where you live but they make some tasty lagers.

http://schellsbrewery.com/our-beers/

I really like their MaiFest, its a little hoppy for me, but still quite tasty.

[wmenorr67]

Not an IPL but Boulevard Brewing puts out a great IPA.

[zxcvbob]

Schell's new "Arminius" looks interesting.  I wonder if it's available here yet?  (I will have to find out)  Their "Firebrick" is a good summer beer.