Lagers, Pilsners
2 Brothers Kung Foo Rice Lager 4.5% Low Gluten
Lager Low Gluten
Clean, crisp and reasonable taste for a GF beer
Tasted Sep 18-Mar 19
Asahi Lager 5% (tap)
Lager
Touch of molasses, caramel malt, crisp, clean. Perfect when there are no craft beer alternatives
Tasted Apr-May 2023
Birra Del Borgo My Antonia Imperial Pils 7.5% 76 IBU
Pilsner
Wonderful earthy malt greets you as this beer swirls in the mouth. Caramel, roasted chestnut, spice, citrus and a very satisfying bitterness. Serious beer worthy of the Imperial moniker. Simcoe, Warrior and Saaz hops
Tasted Nov 23-Apr 24
Bitburger Premium Pils 0%
Pilsner Zero Alc.
Yes, zero alcohol, taste equivalent to a number of the mass-produced Lion/Carlton beers (ho-hum) but ideal for hot sunny days when you’re the designated driver
Tasted Sep 18-Mar 19
Blackman’s Bang Bang Double IPL 7% (tap)
IPL
Lager with a bit more going for it than ‘crisp, clean, fresh’. Lemon spritz, apricot and marmalade tang, mid-malt, hop bitterness and creamy orange rind finish
Tasted Nov 23-Apr 24
Blackman’s Juicy Banger IPL 5.8%
Lager
Passionfruit, melon, grapefruit, orange zest, malt and mid-bitter. Refreshing. Curiously, the can volume wasn’t disclosed, just the Std Drinks 1.5
Tasted Jan-Feb 2022
Brick Lane Backyarder Crisp Lager 3.5%
Lager
Lagers aren’t my preference but this one, with its citrus/orange and malt flavours, plus lower alcohol, is a good refresher for warm summer afternoons
Tasted Jan-Feb 2022
CoConspirators Brewing The Smuggler Cerveza 4.6%
Lager
Orange, lemon, mango, crisp acid, hoppy, slight spritz, clean finish
Tasted Jan-Mar 2023
Coedo Ruri Bohemian Pilsner 5% (tap) (Japan)
Pilsner
On tap Carringbush - sadly no more. Not quite your usual Pils with honey and orange rind/citrus adding flesh to this normally crisp, fresh, clean style. Low bitterness. Pale straw and slightly cloudy colour
Tasted Nov 23-Apr 24
Devilbend Farm I Can’t Believe It’s Not Lager Non-Alcoholic 0.5%
Lager
Crisp like a lager, strong malt flavour and hoppy. As good as any non-alcoholic beer out there
Tasted Nov 23-Apr 24
Devilbend Farm Little Devil Mid Lager 3.4%
Lager
Described by the brewer as sitting between their Lager and Pale, the Pilsner Malt delivers a clean, crisp lager with hop bitterness and citrus notes. Good mid-strength option
Tasted Nov 23-Apr 24
Devilbend Farm Stumpy Lager 4.8%
Lager
Pilsner malt provides bitterness and a crisp, dry signature. Tropical and citrus with a grassy, slightly nutty hint at the finish
Tasted Nov 23-Apr 24
Estrella Damm Pilsner Lager 5.4% (tap)
Pilner Lager
One of the world’s great lagers brewed in Barcelona since 1876. Fresh, spicy crisp, clean, maybe a hint of citrus/acid, smooth round mouthfeel. One of the best lager alternatives
Tasted Jun-Oct 2023
Fox Friday Whip It Good Pils 5.5% (tap)
Pilsner
Close to the lager style, honey, burnt toffee, citrus (orange), malty, crisp
Tasted Sep-Oct 2022
Guinness Hop House 13 Lager 4.1%
Lager
Good alternative to the classic Guinness taste (see Stout, Porter, Dark Ales)
Tasted Sep 18-Mar 19
Hope Brewery Gluten Free Pilsner 4.5% 20 IBU
Pilsner
Brewed by Molly Rose for Studley Greens Golf/Café. Classic lager style with a lemon citrus tweak, mid-malt backbone and white pepper finish. Good result from this collaboration of neighbours
Tasted Jan-Jun 2021
Kirin Ichiban Lager 5%
Lager
Malty, honey, apple, floral, crisp, clean, one of the great lagers
Tasted Apr-May 2023
La Sirène Natural Pilsner (Organic) 5.0% (tap and can)
Pilsner
Pilsner with a difference, higher bitterness, pepper, lemon and apricot nose follows through on palate (can). Add malt, farmyard, crisp (tap version)
Tasted Apr-May 2023 (can) Nov 23-Apr 24 (tap)
Macalister Brewing Tropical Blonde Session Lager 4.5% (tap)
Blonde Lager
North Queensland (Cairns) craft brewer. Honey, melon, crisp, clean, restrained malt, mid bitterness. Pleasant change from the mainstream brewery options that are only usually available
Tasted Jun-Oct 2023
Menabrea Birra È Pura Arte in Lattina Lager 5.2%
Pilsner Lager
Pilsner with a soft creamy belly overlaid by a solid malt backbone and a firm bitter finish, one of Italy’s finest
Tasted Jun-Oct 2023
Molly Rose Baroness Hoppy Red Lager 5.2%
Red Lager
Hoppy, burnt orange/blood orange, malt, crisp, dark toffee
Tasted Oct-Dec 2021
Molly Rose No Dress Code Fairway Lager 4.6%
Lager
Brewed by Molly Rose for Studley Greens Golf/Café. Classic lager style with a lemon citrus tweak, mid-malt backbone and white pepper finish. Good result from this collaboration of neighbours
Tasted Jun-Oct 23
Molly Rose Radler Lime & Jalapeño Lager 2.8%
Lager
Lime upfront, ginger and a spicy heat that lingers at the back. Clean and fresh and an excellent light beer alternative.
Tasted Jul-Aug 2022
Molly Rose Radler Very Mandarin Lager 2.8%
Lager
The warning on the side of the can gives a clue ‘Contains mandarin’. That’s about it for this lager, although it’s refreshing and a good summer outdoors option
Tasted Jul-Aug 2022
Molly Rose Tretti Tre Hazy Kviek 5%
Kviek/Traditional
Passionfruit, guava, kiwi fruit, fresh, low bitterness - perhaps not to everyone’s taste
Tasted Jul-Dec 2020
Moon Dog Tall Can Of Pilsner 6% 35 IBU
Pilsner
West Coast style and dry-hopped cross between the bitterness of an IPA and the crispness of a lager. A new hop from NZ, apparently, and this may be responsible for the smoky, roasted chestnut at the back. Orange rind and generous citrus flavours complete this quite different Pilsner
Tasted Nov 23-Apr 24
Oettinger Pils (Germany) 4.7%
Pilsner
The brewer has been going nearly 300 years. Clearly a huge base of old-school beer heads around considering the array of craft & modern styles available that consign this to the history books. Think Heineken for style
Tasted Jan-Jun 2021
Orion Breweries The Dark Lager 5%
Dark Lager
Nice caramel malt, touch of citrus, fresh, crisp, low bitterness. Tasted at Japanese restaurant and may not be widely available here given the wealth of competition
Tasted Jun-Oct 2023
Phœnix Beer (Lager) 5%
Lager
Aldi import of this Mauritian beer. A lager with a bit more happening than many others. Malty, honey, mid-bitterness with crisp orange zest finish. Excellent value at Aldi’s price
Tasted Mar-Jun 2022
Prentice Small Batch CCM Pils 5%
Pilsner
Some malt (from fermentation), caramel, orange zest, grapefruit, great length in the bitterness, rounded by the citrus lift. Pretty good for this Homebrew team (no supplies remain)
Tasted Sep-Oct 2022
Revel Brewing New World Pilsner 5%
Pilsner
Orange, lime, apricot, pear, mid bitterness, low malt, cinnamon spice, clean and crisp, full mouthfeel. Good alternative to an Ale
Tasted Apr-May 2023
Singha Premium Lager Imported 5%
Lager
Here only because offered gratis while waiting at a Take Away, not my style but ok for a Lager
Tasted Sep 18-Mar 19
Small and Freeman Good Evening Pils 5.4% IBU 31
Pilsner
Bitterness appears to belie the IBU score since there’s a lingering roof of the mouth and back-palate soft wheat, pepper spice, mid-malt, crisp and dry finish. OK again from these aspiring Brewers
Tasted Nov 23-Apr 24
Small and Freeman Unlabelled Rice Lager 5.3% 21 IBU
Rice Lager
Crisp, clean, Pilsner style with ripe apricot, lemon and orange, subtle malt backbone that lingers long on the palate. Mid-bitterness and very light colour (4.7 EBC). Quite a sophisticated offering from these part-time brewers. Just the right refresher for summer
Tasted Jun-Oct 2023
Stone & Wood Green Coast Crisp Lager 3.5% (tap)
Lager
Crisp, fresh, full mouthfeel, fresh hops, light malt backbone. Popular
Tasted Nov 23-Apr 24
Temple Brewing international Women’s Day Brew IPL 6.4% (tap)
Lager
Carringbush notes ‘double dry hopped Indian Pale Lager’, passionfruit and kiwi fruit nose, passionfruit follows through with grapefruit and lemon rind adding bitterness to a malt backbone. Very little that’s old-school ´lager’ other than the crisp, fresh mouthfeel. Celebrate all things Women
Tasted Apr-May 2023
Thunder Road Brunswick Black Lager 4.5% (draught only)
Lager
Dark roast, coffee, smoked bacon, full mouthfeel, fresh with a zest that makes it a drinkable option in any season. Clever
Tasted Jan-Mar 2023
Torquay Beverage Co Better Beer 4.2%
Lager
Zero carbs the selling point, lager style (not my preference), low malt, think VB broadly. No faults per sesh
Tasted Jan-Mar 2023
Tribe Brewery Hughie Send It Down Aussie Pale Lager 4.4%
Pale Lager
A lager rather than a Pale, low bitterness (not much at all), fresh, crisp, a little orange, white pepper and eucalypt. Easy drinking, but adds interest if straight lager too boring for you
Tasted Jan-Feb 2022
Yeastie Boys Melon Balls Dortmunder Melon Lager 5.1%
Lager
Rockmelon, lime, bubble-gum, guava, violets. A bit too much front of palate fruit salad flavours to make a satisfying beer. Main appeal would be to the teenage set
Tasted Nov 19-Jun 20
Yebisu Premium Lager 5%
Lager
Brewed in Sapporo and imported by Coopers, a worthy contender for best lager label. Crisp, clean, fresh, with hoppy aroma and full malt bitterness mouthfeel. Would love to sample this on tap
Tasted Jun-Oct 2023