Celebrate National Lager Day
As the most popular style of beer in the world, the humble Lager certainly deserves a celebration!
Lager has been brewed since sometime in the early 1500’s when German brewers developed the
Saccharomyces Pastorianus strain of yeast. This new yeast form was a game-changer as it worked slower and at lower temperatures making it ideal for cool fermentation.
When German brewers perfected their brewing, they began to focus on lighter, paler beer styles that slowly grew in popularity across Europe. By the Mid-19th century, these German brewers began to move themselves and their beer recipes worldwide, with many settling in the US and creating the seeds of the nation’s beer enthusiasm.