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in case you missed me on the radio last night here are my notes from my "spring beers" chat with stephen quinn: The warmer weather makes you want to drink a lighter beer, to start putting aside those stouts and porters in favour of beers with crisper finishes and flavours that dance on the tongue. This is traditionally the time of year when lagers come to the forefront of beer consumption. I think the word of the season moves from "comforting" or "warming" to "refreshing" There are two traditional beer styles that are associated with Spring.   Maibock, or May bock, which is brewed specifically for springtime consumption and Saisons which, before the invention of refrigeration, were brewed in the Spring to be consumed over the summer when weather got too hot to support brewing. Maibocks are light in color with that refreshing lager crispness, but they have a heavier body and generally higher alcohol content than other light colored beer s...

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"fifty ways to love your lagers knock that lager back, jack open a new can, stan you don't need to be coy, roy listen to lundy hop on the beer bus, gus you will need to discuss much tasting's the key, lee" paul simon, as revised by sheila of firefly as i said, i am not the biggest lager lover but i was game to have lundy at firefly show me 50 ways to love my lagers!  lundy, loving her lager  i was pretty happy to see some favourites on the line up for tasting on tuesday night like the lighthouse overboard imperial pilsner, rogue's dead guy and dirtoir black lager! we began light, with the samuel adams noble pils which totally smelled like a lager but it tasted alright - crisp and clean, some resin and bitterness, but no aftertaste then we went overboard with the lighthouse imperial pilsner twice the hops, twice the malts, twice the flavour and colour i'm a fan! still smells like a lager, but its smooth and fuller-bodied and delici...