Amber and dark lager
Czech Amber Lager
Somewhere between a Vienna lager and a Marzen, with the Czech signature of a high finishing gravity and Saaz in the aroma. Complex caramel malt over a soft, rounded body.
Vital statistics
Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles
Original gravity
1.044 - 1.060
1.044 - 1.060
Final gravity
1.013 - 1.017
1.013 - 1.017
Bitterness
20 IBU - 35 IBU
20 IBU - 35 IBU
Colour
10 SRM - 16 SRM
10 SRM - 16 SRM
Alcohol
4.4% - 5.8%
4.4% - 5.8%
Colour also 20-32 EBC
What goes wrong
Losing the hop. Czech amber is still a Czech beer, and the Saaz has to survive the caramel malt.
Commercial examples
Reference examples of the style, as listed in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Availability varies by market and year.
Vital statistics as published in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Not yet checked against the published guidelines: treat these ranges as a planning aid and read the source at bjcp.org before entering a competition.
The rest of the amber and dark lager family
International Amber Lager
4.6-6% · 8-25 IBU
2CInternational Dark Lager
4.2-6% · 8-20 IBU
3DCzech Dark Lager
4.4-5.8% · 18-34 IBU
6AMarzen
5.6-6.3% · 18-24 IBU
6BRauchbier
4.8-6% · 18-30 IBU
7AVienna Lager
4.7-5.5% · 18-30 IBU
7BAltbier
4.3-5.5% · 25-50 IBU
8AMunich Dunkel
4.5-5.6% · 18-28 IBU
8BSchwarzbier
4.4-5.4% · 20-35 IBU
Plan a batch to these numbers.