East Brother Beer Co. Red Lager Beer Review

East Brother Beer Co.

East Brother Beer Co. has a brewery and tap room in Richmond, California, north of San Francisco. They are also expanding in a market where many competitors are closing taprooms or going out of business in general. In particular, they opened a large new taproom right in San Francisco on September 13, 2025 called the “Rec Room” and another is opening in Mill Valley on September 19, 2025. They have a small product line of IPAs, lagers, Pilsner, Blonde Ale and a few others. Their stated strategy is “While some breweries constantly experiment with different beer styles and recipes, we take a different approach. We focus on perfecting the tried-and-true recipes of classic beer styles.”

East Brother Beer Co. Red Lager Beer

East Brother Beer Co. describes Red Lager as “Vienna style amber with a biscuity malt presence – clean, crisp, familiar. Red Lager is a variation on Vienna-style lagers but drier and less hop centered. It is a popular craft beer style that highlights malt characteristics. These lagers tend to be light to medium bodied with a toasted or caramel-essence malt character. The hop bitterness has a wide range, going from quite low to medium high. The color of these beers will be copper to bronze with some reddish hues. “

East Brother Beer Co. Red Lager has a 4.6% ABV and 24 IBU. There is no other nutrition information available. It has a “Very Good” rating on Beer Advocate but this is based on only 3 reviews. It has a 3.68 rating out of 5 on Untappd.

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Our Review of Red Lager Beer

My favorite style of beer is amber or red ales and lagers, especially Figueroa Mountain Danish Red Lager. When I saw East Brother Beer Red Lager available as a single at Total Wine and More, I wanted to try it.

I liked this beer a lot. While not as good as Figueroa Mountain Danish Red Lager, it was a lot better than Abita Brewing Amber Lager. Like the Figueroa Mountain, it had a smooth and clean taste without any aftertaste, which I cannot say about the Abita beer. I could taste the caramel a bit. I would absolutely buy it again and recommend it to anyone who likes red and amber lagers.

For more lager beer recommendations, try Warsteiner German Pilsener, Weihenstephaner Original Premium and Figueroa Mountain Danish Red Lager.

For beer nutritional information of all beers we have reviewed see Beer Nutritional Information.