·Tropical - Style Light Lager

Tropical Light lagers are very light in color and light bodied. They have no hop flavor or aroma, and hop bitterness is negligible to moderately perceived. Sugar adjuncts are often used to lighten the body and flavor, sometimes contributing to a slight applelike fruity ester. Sugar, corn, rice and other cereal grains are used as adjunct. Chill haze and diacetyl should be absent. Fruity esters should be very low.

Original Gravity (°Plato): 1.032- 1.046 (8 - 11.5 °Plato)

Apparent Extract/Final Gravity (°Plato): 1.004 - 1.010 (1 - 2.5 °Plato)

Alcohol by weight (volume): 2.0 - 4.5% (2.5 - 5.6%)

Bitterness (IBU) (9 - 25)

Color SRM (EBC): 2 - 4 (6 - 10 EBC)

·American Lager/Golden Lager

Very light in body and color, American Lagers are very clean and crisp and aggressively carbonated. Malt sweetness is absent. Corn, rice, or other grain or sugar adjuncts are often used. Hop aroma is absent. Hop bitterness is slight and hop flavor is mild or negligible. Chill haze, fruity esters and diacetyl should be absent.

Award Winning Beers

Red Dog (Miller Brewing), Old Style Lager (G. Heilman Brewing), Original Coors & Keystone (Coors Brewing), Grain Belt Premium (Minnesota Brewing), Lone Star (Lone Star Brewing)Brummond Bros. (Evansville Brewing), Brewski Brewpub Classic (Brewski Brewing), Schlitz (Stroh Brewing), Hamm's (Pabst Brewing), Stoney's Beer ( Jones Brewing), Pearl Lager Beer (Pabst Brewing)

Original Gravity (°Plato): 1.040- 1.046 (10- 11.5 °Plato)

Apparent Extract/Final Gravity (°Plato): 1.006 - 1.010 (1.5 - 2.5 °Plato)

Alcohol by weight (volume): 3.2- 3.8% (3.8 - 4.5%)

Bitterness (IBU) (5 - 17)

Color SRM (EBC): 2 - 4 (4 - 7 EBC)

·American Light Lager

According to the United State's Federal Food and Drug Administration regulations, when used in reference to caloric content, "light" beers must have at least 25 percent fewer calories than the "regular" version of that beer. Such beers must have certain analysis data printed on the package label. These beers are extremely light colored, light in body and high in carbonation. Flavor is mild and bitterness is very low. Chill haze, fruity esters and diacetyl should be absent.

Award Winning American Beers

Pabst Genuine Draft Light (Pabst Brewing), Bud Light & Busch Light & Michelob Light & Ice Draft Light (Anheuser-Busch Inc.), Lone Star Light ( Lone Star Brewing), I.C. Light (Pittsburgh Brewing), Special Export Light (G. Heilman), Brewski Brewpub Light (Brewski Brewing), Keystone Light & Coors Light (Coors Brewing), Stoney's Light (Jones Brewing), Lowenbrau Light & Miller Reserve Light (Miller Brewing)

Original Gravity (°Plato): 1.024- 1.049 (6- 10 °Plato)

Apparent Extract/Final Gravity (°Plato): 1.002 - 1.008 (.5 - 2.0 °Plato)

Alcohol by weight (volume): 2.8- 3.5% (3.5 - 4.4%)

Bitterness (IBU) (8 - 15)

Color SRM (EBC): 2 - 4 (4 - 7 EBC)

·American Premium Lager

Similar to the American Lager, this style is a more flavorful, medium bodied beer and may contain few or no adjuncts at all. Color may be deeper than the American Lager, and alcohol content and bitterness may be greater. Hop aroma and flavor is low or negligible. Chill haze, fruity esters and diacetyl should be absent. Some beers marketed as "premium"(based on price) may not fit this definition.

Award Winning Beers

Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch), Point Special (Steven's Point Brewery), Pearl Premium Lager (Pearl Brewing),1857 (The Lion Inc. ), Signature (Stroh Brewing), Leinenkugel's Limited (?), Miller Genuine Draft & Lowenbrau Special (Miller Brewing)

Original Gravity (°Plato): 1.046- 1.050 (11.5 - 12.5 °Plato)

Apparent Extract/Final Gravity (°Plato): 1.010 - 1.014 (2.5 - 3.5 °Plato)

Alcohol by weight (volume): 3.6- 4% (4.3 - 5%)

Bitterness (IBU) (13 - 23)

Color SRM (EBC): 2 - 8 (4 - 16 EBC)