These columns really do write themselves, sometimes. I was contemplating what style to write about this week, while also working on three or four recipes designed to burn down my older stashes of noble (and noble-ish) hops, while also clicking on my yeast inventory and noting I had two pitches of Czech Pils yeast. That's about the moment I stop and think to myself, "hey, have we done Czech Pale Lager yet?," and jump over to beerandbrewing.com - nope, and that's perfect.
Because in the dog days of summer it's a great time to brew up a large batch (or a few variations based on different hops) of what can conventionally be referred to not by its proper BJCP Style Guidelines name (the aforementioned Czech Pale Lager) but instead by a more descriptively-accurate name: Session Pilsner.
This is especially good timing for those of you without a fermentation fridge but with a basement and air conditioning. As long as the AC is cranking to stave off the summer heat it's also making for a cool, dry basement; that's perfect weather for some quick session lager brewing.