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Garden Lager

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Garden Brewery's craft lager — a precisely brewed pale lager from Zagreb's internationally minded craft brewery. Cold-conditioned for extended clarity with a clean, crisp malt character and a balanced European hop bitterness. Garden Lager is the approachable, everyday option from a brewery better known for hop-forward ales: a craft lager that demonstrates the same precision applied to the brewery's IPAs.

ABV
5%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
SRM
pale gold4
PaceSession
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
cleanhoppymalty
clean
hoppy
malty
bready
Aroma
The nose leads with subtle cereal and grain notes typical of precision lager brewing, complemented by gentle herbal and grassy hop character.
not found:juicy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Garden Lager

◎ Appearance

Garden Lager presents a pale golden hue characteristic of a classic European lager, with excellent clarity achieved through extended cold conditioning. The beer displays bright luminosity with a fine, white head that settles to a delicate lace, supported by crisp carbonation that maintains presence throughout the glass.

pale goldencrystal clearfine white headbright

◌ Aroma

The nose leads with subtle cereal and grain notes typical of precision lager brewing, complemented by gentle herbal and grassy hop character. A light, clean malt foundation provides a slightly sweet undertone without any harsh adjunct or yeast-driven qualities, inviting and approachable on first impression.

cereal maltherbal hopsgrassyclean

◐ Taste

The palate opens crisp and refreshing with a light, smooth malt character that emphasizes grain and subtle sweetness. Mid-palate develops balanced European hop bitterness (18 IBU) providing structure without aggression, maintaining the beer's clean profile through a well-integrated flavor progression.

crisp maltbalanced bitternesssmoothrefreshing

◑ Finish

The finish is notably dry and clean, with hop bitterness fading gracefully to leave no lingering sweetness or residual character. This crisp denouement reinforces the beer's precision engineering and everyday drinkability.

dry finishclean aftertastecrisp
81
hopIQ score
Aroma
78
Taste
82
Appearance
84
Finish
80
Serve at 4–7°C

Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.

Stein

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store cold and drink fresh. Lagers are at their crispest within 3–4 months.

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About Lager

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What is a Lager?

Euro Pale Lagers are clean, refreshing lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 10–25. Soft malt sweetness, light hop bitterness and high carbonation make them supremely drinkable.

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