A light pale lager brewed in Windhoek since 1986 and, like its stablemate Windhoek Lager, made only from malt, hops and water under the German purity law. It is drunk very cold.
It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into it
- malted barley
- hops
- lager yeast
- water
How it is made
Malt is mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned for weeks before filtering and bottling. No maize or rice adjunct is used, which is the point of the purity claim.
How long it takes: three to four weeks from mash to bottle
How it is eaten
Very cold from the bottle, at a braai or in the heat of the day.
History
Brewed in Windhoek since 1986 and, like its stablemate Windhoek Lager, made only from malt, hops and water.
Frequently asked questions
What is Tafel Lager?
Tafel Lager is a wine & spirit from Namibia: light pale lager brewed to the German purity law, drunk very cold. Brewed in Windhoek since 1986 and, like its stablemate Windhoek Lager, made only from malt, hops and water.
How is Tafel Lager made?
Malt is mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned for weeks before filtering and bottling. No maize or rice adjunct is used, which is the point of the purity claim. It takes three to four weeks from mash to bottle.
Can I make Tafel Lager at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into Tafel Lager?
Malted barley, hops, lager yeast, water.
How is Tafel Lager eaten?
Very cold from the bottle, at a braai or in the heat of the day.
