Beer Flashcards

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Are Porters – Abbey – Belgian and Burton – Ales or Lager ?

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  • Ales
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Are Dortmunder – Munich Helles – Märzen – Ales or Lager ?

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  • Lager
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Am I Ale or Pilsner : fermentation is fast and warm, producing richly flavored beers ?

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  • Ale
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Am I Ale or Lager : fermentation is slow and cool, producing delicately flavored beers ?

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  • Lager
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Explain Lambic.

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  • Spontaneously fermented (with Brettanomyces bruxellensis, Brettanomyces lambicus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Lactobacillus, and others) over a long period of time
  • Aged hops provide antibacterial qualities, not bitterness
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Who Am I : blend of one-year-old and two year-old lambics. Fermentation concludes in the bottle ?

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  • Gueuze
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What is a ‘Mars’ Lambic ?

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  • Mild lambic produced by reusing the malt from a previous lambic fermentation
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True or False ? A ‘Faro’ stye of lambic will see added Belgian candy for sweetness ?

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  • True
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What is the fruit commonly found to perfume ‘Kriek’ style of lambics ?

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  • Framboise / Raspberry
  • Sour morello cherries
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What is the base ingredient of an ‘Hefe-Weizen’ beer ?

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  • Wheat
  • Hefe = Yeast
  • Weizen = Wheat
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Name three Trappist beer producers.

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  • Orval
  • Chimay
  • Rochefort
  • Westmalle
  • Westvleteren
  • Achel
  • Koningshoeven (Netherlands, La Trappe)
  • Engelszell (Austria, newest)
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From where is a ‘Kölsch’ beer ?

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  • Ale from Cologne, Germany
  • Fermented at cooler than normal temperature
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13
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Speaking of ‘wort’ what do we refer to ?

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  • Sugar-rich liquid
  • From malted grain
  • The brewer must first derive the wort
  • Then the brewer must ferment the wort.
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What is, briefly, the ‘Rheineitsgebot’ ?

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  • Bavarian Purity law
  • Codified the three ingredients authorized for beer production
  • Barley, hops, and water
  • The action of yeast in fermentation was at the time undiscovered, and wheat, a component of Hefe-Weizen and white beer styles, was reserved for the production of bread.
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What is the ingredient of choice to make beer, in general ?

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  • Barley
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What is ‘malt’ ?

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  • The grain (base ingredient) that has germinated
  • Barley is steeped in water for approximately two days to promote germination of the grain
  • Once the grain begins to germinate, or sprout, it is transferred to compartments with controlled temperature and moisture levels
  • As the sprout grows to nearly an inch in length, the enzyme amylase is produced
  • Amylase converts the starchy carbohydrates of the grain into the fermentable sugars maltose and dextrin
  • This “green malt” is then roasted with hot air in a kiln to suppress further growth.
  • The style of beer desired will determine the length and degree of roasting
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What is the style of Heineken and Stella Artois ?

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  • Pale Lager
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In the beer world, what is ‘lupulin’ ?

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  • Yellow substance found in hops
  • Contains bitter resin and aromatic oils that impact flavor of beer
  • Hundred of varieties of hops = Hundred variations of combinations
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Hops contribution to beer ?

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  • Array of aromas and flavors
  • Impart bitterness
  • Act as a preservative
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20
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What is a beer called ‘gruit’ ?

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  • Uses herbs instead of hops
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21
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What does ‘IBU’ stands for ?

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  • International Bitterness Unit
  • Scale from 5 to 120
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How are ‘Wild Beers’ different from ‘Sour Beers’ ?

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  • Wild beers = brettanomyces ; funky flavors from earth, barnyard to overripe tropical fruits
  • Sour beers = Lactobacillus and Pediococcus provide a tart twang found in yogurt. Taste acidic & sour
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23
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Is it a good idea to use a frozen glass for beer service ?

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  • No, unnecessary, wasteful, and detrimental to the quality of the beer you serve to your guests.

-Can create a micro-layer of frozen beer on the walls of the glass.

  • As some of the water in the beer freezes the remainder of the beer’s flavor will be thrown out of balance.
  • As the glass warms this micro-layer of ice will be dumped back into the beer, again upsetting its balance.
  • Cold temperatures mute the flavor and aroma of beer just as they do with wine
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If you had only 3 glassware to choose from for your Beer service at the restaurant ?

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  • Pint
  • Tulipe
  • Gobelet
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Generally, Trappist beers are Ales or Lager ?

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  • Ales
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Rochefort use numbers to differenciate its beers (Rochefort 6, Rochefort 8, Rochefort 10) ?

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  • Numerals refer to an old Belgian system of measuring specific gravity that was used to set tax levels.
  • Though the system is no longer in use, Rochefort continues to name their strong ales with it.
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27
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Difference between a ‘Dubbel’ and a ‘Tripel’ ?

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  • No law
  • Dubbel used to be made by monks, using the double amount of grains, more dense and alcohol (7’)
  • Tripel used to be made by monks, using the triple amount of grains, more dense and alcohol (9’)
  • Tripel can also have three diferent hops, or three different fermentation.
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What are the degrees ‘Plato’ ?

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  • Belgian degrees measuring concentration of solids (sugars) dissolved in must (% per weight)
  • Simply, a ABV % per weight
  • Measure also the acidity
  • Rochefort use numbers 6-8-10 in reference to the Plato degrees
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29
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Where this beer is coming from?
Spaten

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  • Munich, Germany
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30
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Where this beer is coming from?
Double Bock

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  • Munich, Germany
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31
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Where this beer is coming from?
Cantillon

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  • Brussels, Belgian
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32
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Where this beer is coming from?
Tre Fontane

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  • Rome, Italy
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33
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Where this beer is coming from?
- Kilkenny

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  • Kilkenny, Ireland
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34
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Where this beer is coming from?
- Estrella

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  • Barcelona, Spain
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35
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Where this beer is coming from?
- Buxton

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  • Peak District National Park, England
36
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Where this beer is coming from?
- Founders

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  • Michigan, USA
37
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Where this beer is coming from?
- Quilmes

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  • Buenos Aires, Argentina
38
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Where this beer is coming from?
- Fosters

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  • Victoria, Australia
39
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Where this beer is coming from?
- Sapporo

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  • Japan
40
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Where this beer is coming from?
Brahma

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  • Brazil
41
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An IPA with an IBU of 60 would?
a. Be moderately bitter
b. Show almost no bitterness at all
c. Be more bitter than average
d. Be Extremely high in bitterness

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  • a. Be moderately bitter
42
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Where this Trappist beer is coming from?
- Orval

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  • Belgium
43
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Where this beer is coming from?
- La Trappe

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  • Belgium
44
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Where this beer is coming from?
- Mont des Cats

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  • France
45
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Where this beer is coming from?
- Mont St Bernard

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  • England, since 2018
46
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Where this beer is coming from?
- Cardeña

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  • Spain
47
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Where this beer is coming from?
- Spencer

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  • USA
48
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Where this beer is coming from?
- Chimay

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  • Belgium
49
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In USA, which state is the biggest producer of Hop?

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  • Washington, 69% of production
50
Q

Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Tettnang, Spalt are…?

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  • Top Hop from Germany in Hallertau
51
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Saaz, Sládek, Premient, Agnus are…?

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  • Top Hop from Czech Republic
52
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Who is the world’s largest hop producing country?

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  • USA
53
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What is the classic glass for Kolsch beer?

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  • Stange glass
54
Q

What is Kingston Black?

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  • a apple variety used for cider from England
55
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What are the four French Aop for cider?

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  • Contentin
  • Cournouaille (Cornwall)
  • Domfront
  • Pays d’Auge
56
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What is the sole cider PGI in United Kingdom?

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  • Herefordshire Cider PGI
57
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What is the sole cider DO in Spain?

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  • Sidra de Asturias DO
58
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What is Humulus Lupulus?

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  • a hop, also named common hop
59
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Who produced the first Pilsner?

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  • Urquell, Czech Republic
60
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What is a Wee Heavy beer?

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  • Wee Heavy is a complex, strong beer originating in Scotland and characterized by substantial malt-influenced flavors.
61
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Where is Stiegl beer from ?

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  • Austria
62
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Who is credited as the progenitor of the American pale ale style?

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  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
63
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In the beer world, what Cluster refers to?

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  • One of the oldest US hops grown in North America
64
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Explain the Bavarian Purity Law?

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  • Also known as Reinheitsgebot
    it codified the three ingredients authorized for beer production as barley, hops, and water in 1516
65
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Between Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces pastorianus, which one is used for Ale and which one for Lager beer?

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  • Ale: Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  • Lager: Saccharomyces pastorianus
66
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How does the malting process work?

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  • Grains are steeped to germinate, allowed to sprout until one inch length producing amylase (starch into sugar), then roasted
67
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What 2 sugars are produced when malting grains?

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  • Maltose and Dextrin
68
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Define cask Ale

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  • Also known as Real Ale or Traditional Ale (Britain)
  • unpasteurized and unfiltered draught beer
69
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What types of yeast is needed for lambic beers?

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  • Brettanomyces bruxellensis
  • Brettanomyces Lambicus
  • Saccharomyces Cerivisae
70
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What is a saison in the beer world?

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  • light colored summer beer
  • bottle conditioned, yeast character with high carbonation, might have spices
  • from Hanau province in Belgium
71
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What is a Vienna Style Lager?

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  • A amber-reddish Austrian beer style that closely resembles the golden-amber Märzen style of Munich, Bavaria
72
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Explain what is a Berliner Weisse

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  • High carbonation, often unfiltered, yeast and lactic acid character
  • often brewed with fruit
  • little to no hop character
  • low in alcohol, maltiness, and bitterness
73
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What is a Altbier?

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  • top-fermented at cool temperature - darker, slightly more hop-kissed than kolsch

[brewed in Dusseldorf]

74
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What is the minimum % wheat in a Weissbeer?

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  • 50%
75
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What is wort?

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  • The sugar rich liquid derived from malted grain
76
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What is grist?

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  • cracked or ground malted grain
77
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What is the beer made with spoilage bacteria?

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  • Lambic, sour beer
78
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Most common hop strains in the USA

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  • Cascade,
  • Chinook
  • Centennial - (Citra, Simcoe, Mosaic, Fuggle, Kent Golding)
79
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What is the oldest continually operating brewery in the World?

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  • Weihenstephaner est. 1040, Bavaria
80
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What is California Common?

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  • Also known as steam beer (trademark of Anchor Brewing Company of San Francisco)
  • Lager fermented at higher temperature, generally dark amber to brown color
81
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What is Amylase?

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  • Enzyme that converts starch into maltose and dextrin
82
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What is wet-hopping?

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  • Freshly gathered hops (hours),
  • not dried
  • captures the most pure aromas
83
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Name the Cider PDO’s from Spain

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  • Sidra de Asturias (Trabanco, Fonciello)
  • Euskal Sargadoa / Basque (Gurutzeta)
84
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What is an Eisbock?

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  • Specialty of Kulmbach district in Bavaria
  • A bock lager is frozen and the water ice removed to make a stronger beer
85
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What is a Cream Stout?

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  • Style of beer with a creamy texture derived from the addition of lactose (after the boil but before the fermentation)
86
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What is sparging?

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  • Second rinse of the grist to extract more sugar