Brewing Beer: Vienna Lager

Habsburg (Hapsburg) Empire

Vienna Lager is hard to make because it is not malty, like a Munich Lager, or hoppy, like a Pilsner. It has to have a balance of the two, and that's hard. The style almost died out, surviving mostly today as Octoberfest---unless you count a few Mexican Lagers.

We made one 8 months or so ago, and I'm drinking the last of it now. It has a malty aroma, fairly balanced taste, and then a battle for the finish that the hops win, barely.

Most Vienna Lagers are now brewed far from the seat of the Habsburg (Hapsburg) Empire, most of them around here or in Australia---easier to get, in the end.