I don’t really know how else to describe this beer. I was reading through my Zymurgy magazines from the AHA competition winning recipes looking for something to brew. I wanted to do a German lager again but didn’t want to brew a bock or another pilsner or fest bier. It did cross my mind to brew a Oktoberfest but I’ve traditionally brewed those and not loved them. They’re just too heavy.

So I run in to the most boring names of a winning entry ever. Just straight up International Amber Lager. But the statistics of the beer seem like what I want, effectively a lighter malty German beer that’s different than what I’ve tried in the past.

Update August 2022

This beer came out as desired. Honestly I hadn’t thought about how dark 10 SRM would be but it was quite rich amber. The beer is quite malty, medium balanced, quite smooth, easy drinking. It has noticeable bready / caramel notes and I enjoy it. The gravity was on target and it’s quite clear. Will make a great Fall beer!