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Lager
Lager is a crisp, bottom-fermented beer style known for its clean, light body and mild bitterness compared to ales. It is brewed worldwide and served cold. In cocktails it acts as a fizzy, low-alcohol lengthener or base, most often in beer-based mixed drinks like the Michelada.
crisplightmildly bitterfizzy
Allergens: gluten
Common uses
- base for beer-based cocktails
- lengthens spiced or citrus-forward built drinks
Buying & storage
Weeks once opened: Opened, it is on a clock — oxidation flattens it well before the bottle looks empty. Refrigerate it and use it.
Storage: best served cold and fresh; drink soon after opening as carbonation fades quickly
Before it goes
Use up lager
Ranked by how much of it each drink uses and how little else it needs — the ones at the top will not send you back to the shop.
Recipes
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