Does a Lawnmower Beer Have to Be Crap?

[labels]

A good lawnmower beer and I think of a Kolsch, cream ale, pale continental lager, even a Berliner weisse, or a crisp German pilsner. The key to me is crispness and thirst quenching and think all the fore mentioned fit the bill. They are all subtle beers, but never boring: you can down them quick or drink them more slowly and appreciate the subtle complexity. Not everything needs to be over-hopped and over-bitter. Do they need to be crap, i think quite the opposite, they need to be brewed well because there is nowhere for the off-flavours to hide.

Well said and I think you can add a Heffe to that list as well

 

[Black n Tan]

Well said and I think you can add a Heffe to that list as well

A Hefe may well fit the bill. it has a little more body than the other styles, but it is crisp, so chuck it on.

 

[manticle]

No beer has to be crap. There's many that are but that's not determined by style.

 

[mxd]

for me a lawn mower (hot day, bit of a sweet) beer is a mid strength alcohol

I do a 35 ibu 3.8% APA, lots of late hops, high mash, look in the recipe DB and there'll be a few there

I also like an English bitter as a mid strength/lawn mower

for the 5% hot day bbq I like a boh pil.

 

[Pogierob]

It's not what you drink, it's how many beers it takes you to mow the lawn that is the real question.

I currently have a 4 pot lawn.
6 pot if I whipper snip.

 

[Dave70]

No RBT's on my lawn. Stubbies of Coopers all arvo baby.

 

[Vini2ton]

Is lawn mower beer what we used to call breakfast beer? Akin to maybe the old Abbotts Lager in Victoria? Not bad after a hard night.

 

[petesbrew]

Look up Tony's Bullshead Summer Saison recipe.
For me, this is the ultimate Session-Lawnmower beer ever.
Light and refreshing, and just that right amount of belgian spice to make it something special!

It's been my summer seasonal beer for a few years now and guests rave about it.

 

[MastersBrewery]

For me I want something able to be chilled nice and cold, and easy to smash down. So my recent swap beer would have fit the bill nicely low hopped lager, light on nobble hops and good balance of spec malt, though for a lawnmower beer I'd prefer to be sub 4% and I think I was like 4.9%. Lagers take a bit more time and care but certainly can't be beat for a quick cool down.

MB