Beer Flashcards

1
Q

what is the difference between a Gueze and a Gose

A

Gueze - Belgian style beer made by mixing one year old lambics with beers that have aged 2-3 years
Gose - German beer characterized by coriander and salt flavors

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2
Q

legal min. % of wheat in a German wheat beer

A

50%

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3
Q

what style of beer is Cantillon

A

Geuze

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4
Q

what are the noble hop varieties

A

Hallertau
Tettnanger
Spalt
Saaz

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5
Q

what is an adjunct

A

an ingredient in beer that isn’t water, yeast, hops or malted barley

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6
Q

the extended aging process of a beer at cold temperatures is commonly known as what

A

lagering/cold conditioning

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7
Q

what does SRM refer to

A

color density of beer

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8
Q

what does IBU refer to

A

International Bitterness Unit Scale

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9
Q

a “copper” is a synonym for what in beer making

A

a brew kettle

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10
Q

a standard US barrel of beer holds how many gallons

A

31 gallons

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11
Q

3 ingredients authorized for Bavarian Purity Law of 1516

A

water, hops, barley - yeast was yet to be understood in fermentation

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12
Q

what is the bacteria commonly utilized in the fermentation of sours

A

lactobacilus and brettanomyces

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13
Q

what types of beer may improve with cellaring

A

Strong Enlish Ale
Trappist Ales
Barley Wines

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14
Q

a Rauchbier is characterized by what flavor

A

smokey. Malts are kilned over an open fire

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15
Q

what is the name of the rye based beer native to Russia which is usually fermented with fruit juices

A

Kvass

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16
Q

what type of ale is sweetened with Lactose sugar

A

English Sweet Stout (Milk Stout)

17
Q

what type of Lambic beer undergoes a second fermentation in bottle

A

Gueze Lambic “Brussels Champagne”

18
Q

what type of Lambic is a mild style using previously fermented malts

A

Mars Lambic

19
Q

the Bohemian Pilsner originated in 1842 as an appellation of which country

A

Czech Republic