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Beer Flashcards

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What is a pilsner?

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Lager from the Bohemian town of Pilsen. Light, straw, golden, citrus forward. German styles more bitter.

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Name a domestic Czech style Pilsner.

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Lagunitas, Petaluma

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Name a Czech Pilsner

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Urquell

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Name a German Pilsner

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Konig

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Name a German Pilsner

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Radeberger

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Name a domestic German Style Pilsner

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Trumer

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What is a Bock?

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Stronger than a typical lager; requires extra months of lagering to smooth out the brew. Often seen with a goat on the label. Origin in Einbeck (Saxony) in the 13th century; now more associated with Munich.
Malty, dark amber to brown. Generally lightly hopped.
ABV 5.5-7.5%

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Name A Bock

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SCHNEIDER & SOHN, AVENTINUS, BAVARIA

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What is Doppelbock?

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Bock (strong lager) with more malt and higher alcohol.
Darker in color than a regular bock; may have chocolate or roasted characters.
ABV 6.5-9%

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10
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Name a Doppelbock.

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Spaten Optimator (GER)

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What is a California Common. Name one.

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Steam beer, lager fermented at warmer temperature
Anchor Steam

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What is an eisbock?

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Created by freezing off a portion of the water and removing it from the beer to concentrated the body, flavor, and alcohol.
Huge range of colors and flavors; generally very heavy/syrupy body, lots of malt.
Serve in Flute/Snifter
ABV 9-15%

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13
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Name an eisbock.

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BRASSERIE DES FRANCHES-MONTAGNES, PROCRASTINATOR 3, SWITZERLAND

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What is a Marzen? Name one.

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Beer brewed in March (Märzen), brewed at higher gravity to keep through the spring and summer.
Full-bodied, rich, toasty, dark copper in color
ABV 4-7%
Spaten Oktoberfest

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What is a Vienna style beer. Name one.

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Brewed using a 3-step decocotion boilling process. Munich, Pilsener, Vienna toasted and Dextrin malts are used, as well as wheat.
Subtle hops, crisp, residual sweetness. Characterized by malty aroma and slight malt sweetness.
Negro Modelo

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What is Schwartzbier? Name one.

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“Black beer.” Looks like a stout, drinks like a lager.
Köstrizer (GER)

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What is Munich Helles? Name one.

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Pioneered by Spaten in 1894; also known as Munich Original Lager. Similar in character to bright, spicy, Czech lagers, but more subdued and balanced with malt.
Weihenstephaner Original

18
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Name an American Red Lager

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Brooklyn Lager

19
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Name one American Double/Imperial Pilsners.

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Lagunitas Imperial Pilsner

20
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Name a European pale lager.

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Stella (Belgium)
Moretti (Italy)

21
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What is a brown ale. Name one.

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Maltier and sweeter on the palate. Fuller body, low hops aroma and bitterness.
Newcastle

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What is a pale ale. Name one American and British.

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Brewed with hard water.
American Pale Ales tend to be cleaner and hoppier; British Pale Ales are more malty, buttery, and aromatic.
Oskar Blue’s Dale Pale Ale
Fuller’s London Pride

23
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What is a Scotch ale? Name one.

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Sweeter, fuller body, higher alcohol.
FOUNDERS BREWING CO., BACKWOODS BASTARD, MICHIGAN

24
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What is a mild ale? Name one.

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Session beer. Easy drinking, lower alcohol.
Sierra Nevada English style ale

25
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What is a Belgian Ale? Name one.

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Ale brewed with Belgian yeasts. Can be pale or dark.
Dark Ale Beechwood Brewing Company, Il Polastro, California
Strong Dark Ale: Delirium Nocturnum (Huyghe, BEL)
Strong Pale: Duvel Strong Pale Ale
Pale Ale: Duvel / Sierra Nevada / Ballast Point

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What is a stout. Name one.

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Drier, darker, more full-bodied than Porter. Traditionally British, made from dark malted barley.
Stout: Prairie Artisan Ales Christmas Bomb, OK
Imperial Stout: Firestone Walker Parabola
Oatmeal Stout: Firestone Walker Velvet Merkin

27
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What is a porter. Name one.

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Generally sweeter and less roasted character than stouts.
CARLSBERG, CARNEGIE SPECIAL, SWEDEN

28
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What is an English Bitter? Name one.

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An ale with more pale malts and higher hop levels. Low carbonation and alcohol.
Fullers ESB (Extra Special Bitters)

29
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What is barleywine? Name one.

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Strong, intense beer, sweet to bittersweet, may be fruit dominant or hop dominant.
FOUNDERS BREWING CO., BOLT CUTTER, MICHIGAN

30
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Name a cream ale.

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Anderson Valley Summer Solstice

31
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What is American Wild Ale? Name one.

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A belgian influenced style involving the introduction of “wild” yeast, such as brettanomyces, pediococcus, or lactobacillus through old, inoculated barrels, sour mash, or actual inoculation.
Firestone Walker Agrestic

32
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What is Roggenbier? Name one.

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German Rye Ale
Paulaner Roggen (GER)

33
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What is Gose? Name one.

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Originally from Leipzig, Germany. Unfiltered wheat beer, 50-60% malted wheat, lactic acid added to the boil. Low hop bitterness, spice from the addition of ground coriander and salt.
Westbrook Guava Gose, SC

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What is Berliner Weissbier? Name one.

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Top fermented, bottle conditioned, wheat beer, made with traditional cerevisiae and also lactobacillus.
Refreshing, tart, sour, acidic, citrus fruit, no hop bitterness.
FIRESTONE WALKER, BRETTA ROSÉ, CALIFORNIA

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What is Altbier? Name one.

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“Old Beer” from Dusseldorf. German-style brown ale. Name refers to longer conditioning, resulting in mellowed fruitiness, smooth, delicate. Also in reaction to the “new” beer: the lager.
UERIGE, DOPPELSTICKE EDITION 1862, DÜSELDORF, GERMANY

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What is Saison? Name one.

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Also called Farmhouse Ale
Brewed in the winter for drinking in the summer, preserved by hops and spices. Originated in Wallonia (southern Belgium).
OXBOW BREWERY, CROSSFADE, MAINE

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What is Bière de Garde? Name one.

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Moderate to medium bodied, more fruity than hoppy, slight malty sweetness. May be earthy/funky. Often not chill proofed, often cask conditioned.
BRASSERIE DES FRANCHES-MONTAGNES, ABBAYE DE SAINT BON CHIEN, SWITZERLAND,

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