Ales Flashcards
What is Kölsch?
Ale from Cologne fermented at cooler than normal temperatures
Reissdorf
What is Brown Ale?
Spawned from Mild Ale, maltier and sweeter on the palate, with a fuller body. Low hops aromas and bitterness.
4-7% ABV
Newcastle
What is Pale Ale?
Brewed with hard water, enhancing clarity and bitterness. Generally balanced between malt and hops.
American Pale Ales tend to be cleaner and hoppier; British Pale Ales are more malty, buttery, and aromatic.
4-7% abv
American - Dale’s Pale Ale
European -
What is Scotch Ale?
Also known as “Wee Heavy.” Long boil in the kettle for greater caramelization. Sweeter, fuller-bodied, higher in alcohol, with pronounced malty caramel and roasted malts; may exhibit tea-like bitterness.
ABV 6-10%
FOUNDERS BREWING CO, Michigan
What is Mild Ale?
Quintessential session beer, characterized by low levels of hops and low alcohol. Breaks down into Dark Mild and Pale mild.
ABV 2-6%
What is Burton Ale?
The original product of Burton-on-Trent (made famous by Pale Ales and IPA). All malt, long boil. Dark, sweet, malty in style. Extremely popular pre-Industrial revolution, but went into steep decline in the 20th century due to the taste for dry, hoppy beers, and heavy taxing on higher alcohols during the wars. Virtually extinct.
ABV: 5-12%
What is Old Ale?
Also known as “Stock” Ales. Low attenuated beers with high levels of dextrin. Historically transferred into vats to mature (hence the name).
Dark in color, fruity, vinous, intense malt, sharp alcohol. Vintage varieties may show low levels of oxidation; stronger versions may seem akin to port. May be sours.
ABV 4-12%
What is Belgian Ale?
Ale brewed with Belgian yeasts. May be spiced.
May be pale or dark; also seen in Strong versions (Duvel Strong Pale Ale is a classic). Begian IPA is an emerging style.
ABV 4-7% for “normal” styles
Strong/IPA ABV 7-15%
What is Stout?
Drier, darker, more full-bodied than Porter. Traditionally British, made from dark malted barley; now nearly synonymous with Guinness (made from unmalted barley and therefore drier and higher acid).
Subcategories include Milk Stout (brewed with lactose, lower alcohol), Oatmeal Stout (smoother, nutter mouthfeel), Chocolate Stout, Russian Imperial (8-12% ABV)
ABV 4-7%
Almanac Beer Company-California
What is Porter?
Originally a blend of an old ale (stale or soured) a new ale (pale or brown), and a mild ale, creating a taste neither new nor old. Fueled the industrial revolution in Britain.
Brewed using pale malt plus black, crystal, chocolate, or smoked brown malt. Generally sweeter and less roasted character than stouts.
Baltic Porters were brewed at higher alcohols for shipping.
ABV: 4-7% (7-10% for Baltic Porters)
CARLSBERG - Sweden
What is Gose?
Originally from Leipzig, Germany. Unfiltered wheat beer, 50-60% malted wheat. Low hop bitterness, spice from the addition of ground coriander and salt. Ma be laced with flavored or colored syrups.
ABV 4-5%
Westbrook-SC
What is Berliner Weissbier?
Top fermented, bottle conditioned, wheat beer, made with traditional cerevisiae and also lactobacillus.
Refreshing, tart, sour, acidic, citrus fruit, no hop bitterness.
ABV 2-5%
Northern Germany
FIRESTONE WALKER - California
What are the syrups added to Berliner Weissbier?
Ordered “mit schuss”
Himbeere: raspberry
Waldmeister: woodruff
What is barleywine?
Strong, intense beer, sweet to bittersweet, may be fruit dominant or hop dominant.
American varieties are generally more heavily hopped than British or other European efforts. Very ageworthy - can be cellared for years.
ABV 7-12%
Firestone Walker
What is Saison?
Also called Farmhouse Ale
Brewed in the winter for drinking in the summer, preserved by hops and spices. Originated in Wallonia (southern Belgium).
ABV: 5-8%
Dupont
Firestone Walker
