Lager
Lager noun - A general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September.
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Pilsner
Pilsner noun - A pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen.
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- American mass-market brew (and it isn't just American anymore, as brands like Carling, Kirin, Heineken, Kingfisher, and Tsingtao can attest to) differs from the "traditional" lager and pilsner beers it's based on by the addition of considerable amounts of adjuncts.
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Old Shatterhand seems to prefer Pilsner, which is a type of pale lager.
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Pilsner and Lager. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lager/pilsner
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