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Hop Profile
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Beer Details
Description
The easiest, drinkiest, most enjoyable beer in the DMV.Source oldtimelager.com
Research Notes
Old Time Lager is a light bodied American lager of 2-row barley and flaked corn, sold under the revived Hopfheiser Brewing Company name and brewed in Washington by DC Brau Brewing Co.
The 2022 launch release, quoted by DC Beer and repeated on Untappd, says the beer is brewed with North American 2-row barley and flaked corn for a crisp, dry finish and light body. No hops or yeast are named.
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Brewing Details
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Style Context
As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for American-Style Lager describes a very clean, crisp, highly carbonated lager often made with corn or rice, at 4.1 to 5.1 percent ABV and 5 to 15 IBU. The listed 4% ABV is a touch under the range; no IBU is published to compare.
Awards History
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Competition
Category
Medal
2026
Great American Beer Festival
American Lager
Silver
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
Brewery Context
DC Brau Brewing Co. is in Washington, DC. Brewery type in Open Brewery DB: Regional brewery.
Not Found: Tasting notes, Color (SRM), Original gravity, Final gravity, Hops, Hop form, Hop use, Hop lot or farm, Yeast, Water, Process. Checked dcbeer.com, untappd.com, dcbrau.com, dcbrau.com, oldtimelager.com, web searches recorded in the research notes.
Field pass 2026-10-13: Searches found no new IBU or hop varieties for DC Brau's Hopfheiser Old Time Lager.
The brand site credits The Hopfheiser Brewing Company and does not name DC Brau; DC Beer reports that DC Brau bought the Hopfheiser and Old Time names and brews the beer, and Untappd lists it as brewed by DC Brau.
The beer revives a 1935 Hopfheiser light lager originally brewed at Baltimore's Globe Brewing Company.
The brand site lists no ABV or IBU; the 4% figure comes from Untappd and DC Beer.
The DC Brau awards page lists a 2023 US Beer Open bronze for Old Time Lager and nothing for 2026.
Researched 2026-10-13.
Deep dive pass 2026-10-14: the beer's own site gives marketing copy only; no tasting notes or recipe.