American Beer Styles

Question 1

Prior to prohibition this amber lager was nade by a number of western breweries without the use of refrigeration:

Answer 1

California Common Ale

Question 2

A very pale 20th century American style that may be either a mixture of ale and lager or fermented using an ale yeast at cooler temperatures:

Answer 2

Cream Ale

Question 3

Lager made with a grist 30 to 50 percent corn or rice:

Answer 3

Lite American Lager or

Standard American Lager

Question 4

Similar to American Pale Ale but with slightly more malt character:

Answer 4

American Amber Lager

Question 5

Name(s) for stronger, more highly hopped versions of IPA:

Answer 5

Imperial India Pale Ale

Question 6

Black ale style whose first name comes from the non-barley grain it contains:

Answer 6

Oatmeal Stout

Black ale indicates a stout and there is only one stout with a grain in the name.

Question 7

Name the four styles of American Standard Beer

Answer 7

American Light Lager
American Lager
Cream Ale
American Wheat Beer

Question 8

Name the four styles of Strong American Ale

Answer 8

Double IPA
American Strong Ale
American Barleywine
Wheatwine

Question 9

Name the three styles of American Porter and Stout:

Answer 9

American Porter
American Stout
Imperial Stout

Question 10

This beer is highly carbonated, very light bodied, pale straw to pale yellow color:

Answer 10

American Light Lager

IBU: 8-12
SRM: 2-3
OG: 1.028 - 1.040
FG: 0.998 - 1.008
ABV: 2.8 - 4.2%

Question 11

A clean, flavourful beer with more character than typical American lagers.

Answer 11

Cream Ale

IBU: 8-20
SRM: 2.5-5
OG: 1.042-1.055
FG: 1.006-1.012
ABV: 4.2-5.6%