What is an Austrian beer?

One of the most common brands of beer to be found in Austria is Stiegl (“little stair” or “little step”), founded in 1492. Stiegl brews both a helles (a light lager) and a Weissbier (Hefeweizen), as well as other specialty beers, including a grapefruit Radler.

What makes a Vienna style Lager?

Vienna Lager ranges from copper to reddish brown in color. The beer is characterized by malty aroma and slight malt sweetness. The malt aroma and flavor should have a notable degree of toasted and/or slightly roasted malt character.

What is the best Austrian beer?

The most popular Austrian beer brands include:

• Gösser (Leoben, Styria)
• Ottakringer (Vienna)
• Schloss Eggenberg (Vorchdorf, Upper Austria)
• Stiegl (Salzburg)

Is Vienna style Lager common?

While the Märzen beer is still fairly popular in much of the modern world, the Vienna lager is now rarely brewed, even in the city for which it is named. Strangely, this beer style is perhaps most popular nowadays in Mexico, where somewhat bowdlerized versions are made on an industrial scale.

What kind of beer is a Vienna lager?

Its color reliably falls between pale amber and medium amber—there should be a reddish hue to examples of this style. Noble hops are used subtly, with the resulting beer having a crisp quality, a toasty flavor and some residual caramel-like sweetness. Vienna Lager and German Märzen have much in common.

Where did the Austrian style of beer come from?

Although Austrian in origin and rare these days, some classic examples come from Mexico, such as Dos Equis Amber, the result of late 19th century brewers immigrating from Austria. You’ve reviewed 0 beers under this style.

Which is the highest rated beer in Austria?

The following are the highest rated beers brewed in Austria as they appear in the ranks at RateBeer.com. Beer scores are weighted means so that more ratings for a beer increase the score’s tendency to the beer’s actual mean.

How are Vienna lager and Munich Marzen similar?

The two beers have very similar, to the point of being expected, idea among many brewers that to make a Munich Marzen out of a Vienna lager recipe really all that is required is to switch the Vienna malt for Munich. Though not quite so simple, it does illustrate how closely related the two beers are.