Said dry finish, along with the beer’s clean flavour and mild aftertaste, make it perfect for pairing with various kinds of food, which was one of the brewer’s main aims when it was originally developed. Having tried it in various settings, we can confirm that it fulfils this aim well, providing crispness and refreshment without overpowering the flavours of a given dish.

Poor old lager. Loutish, low-rent, taste-free, commercial … There are no end of insults, some justified, some pure snobbery, that supposed connoisseurs of food and drink like to throw its way. You might assume that in craft beer circles, all lager is shunned, but not so. Craft geeks want to see all beer styles brewed properly for maximum flavour, and newer UK brewers, such as Camden Town and Brewdog, happily brew lagers (Hells and This is Lager, respectively). READ NEXT: Our best biltongs pair perfectly with a cold beer The best lagers to buy in 2023 1. Pilsner Urquell: Best traditional pilsner Tripels are no exception and are an excellent example of this, with an average alcohol content between 8% and 10%. Although the origin of the term is unknown, the accepted theory is that it denotes strength. Tripel was first used by the Trappist brewery, Westmalle, in the 50s when they used three Xs to label the strongest beer in their barrels.

Barley Wine is/used to be really popular in the West Mids, half and half with bitter. Banks’s did one and there was another. In Morlands pubs it was a bottle of Light half and half with bitter.

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Vienna Lager: Also known as amber or Oktoberfest lagers, this style of beer originated in Austria, and is defined by its clear, reddish-brown appearance; mild hop profile and low bitterness; and malt-forward flavour. While not the most popular or well-known style, there are a few mainstream examples of this amber-hued drink, with Boston’s Sam Adams lager being a standout.

9) Heineken

Alcohol gets even stronger with most barley wines , Quadrupels and strong Belgian brown beers. These are sweet, warming and generally start at 8.0% ABV, going up to 12.0% (with some exceptions to ~ 15%). They are perfect to be enjoyed alone but also in company. There are loads of great tastings beers at all strength levels. Some taste strong. Some don’t (I had a Pomona Manchester Tart Sour at 10% the other week and it was amazing but certainly didn’t hint at being 10%)

One bottle of a popular beer is often regarded as one standard alcoholic beverage because the standard has about 0.6 ounces of alcohol. The amount of alcohol in beer depends exclusively on the style of the beer, but the amount of alcohol can range from 0.0% to 12.0% and in some cases even more.Scotland is home to the highest alcohol-content beers in the world. These high ABV beers sit in first, second, and third place. The strongest beer in the UK is also the strongest beer in the world, the Scottish Beithir FireBrew weighing in at a whopping 75%. When we hear the word beer, the first thing that pops into most of our minds is a fresh pint of lager. Drinking one, it’s easy to see why, as the best lagers offer a classic balance of flavour, crispness and smooth drinkability that IPAs, stouts and sours can’t quite muster. Being the most popular style of beer in the UK, there are plenty of tasty, well-known lagers readily available on supermarket shelves. However, there are more interesting varieties of lager out there than you might give the style credit for, and that’s what our list aims to showcase.