starting point for something coastal lager-ish?

[MitchK]

I'd love to brew something similar to spindrift's coastal lager - around 5% ABV, crisp lager mouthfeel, relatively hoppy with what to me tasted like very english hops, and a nice brown malt backbone rather than pale and crackery.

I think I'll use Willamette hops and it tastes like I could use some chocolate malt, but I don't know what base malt to use - pils? plain 2-row? maris otter?

Probably try it with kolsch yeast because that's what I have on hand.

[Broob]

That one tasted like noble hops to me and a fair amount of Vienna or munich or both. I would guess maybe 80% pils, 10% vienna, 10% munich would get you close. A big shot of magnum at 60 and then something noble at the end. I don't know, maybe I'm off on this.

[MitchK]

You might be very right. I'm still pretty new to this in general and have only brewed two lagers.