why is lager called lager?

stevieweevie | 23:28 Fri 06th Jan 2012 | ChatterBank

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Zhukov

It is named after the brewing process..known as Lagering

Davethedog

From the place it was stored in German "pubs" caves

Fibonacci

short for lager beer (1845), from German word Lagerbier which means "beer brewed for keeping" some months before being drunk,
Lagerbeir (German word)- from Lager "storehouse" + Bier "beer."

welshlibranr

I believe the word means 'stored' in German, so it's stored beer!....may be wrong, sure someone will have more info!......

DTCwordfan

Its from the German word "lagern", - "to store".

Fair-Stumped

Is it not derived from the German verb lagern "to store"?

boxtops

Lager is a derivation of a German word, lagern, originally meaning "to store." The original lager styles were the result of long-term storage in caves far beneath the ground.

welshlibranr

Oh!.......I wasn't so far out!...........lol...............

Zhukov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lager