What makes a lager a lager?

[goschman (Iliff Ave)]

@klickitat_jim

Well, but… lets take a ridiculous extreme. If I ferment with trapist yeast but cold store for a couple months, it ain’t going to taste lagery. So my money is on lager yeast. But final product taste is really all that matters.

For sure. When I say ‘ale’ yeast, I am referring to something like 1007, 1056, US05, etc…