beer 2 Flashcards
What countries are home to trappist breweries?
Belgium, Netherlands, England, USA, France / Italy / Spain, Austria ***NOT GERMANY
What is Bière de Garde?
French farmhouse ale / similar to a saison (> full-bodied)
What style of beer is “Enkel” aka “Patersbier”?
Lightest style of the dubbel / tripel / quad or trappist beer ( = “single”)
What is “Real Ale”?
Cask-conditioned beer (2nd ferment in vessel from which served) under CAMRA (Campaign for Rea Ale)
Where is Founders Brewery based out of?
Michigan
Zwickelbier is what style of beer?
Type of Kellerbier that is < pronounced (unfiltered / unpasteurized lager); (Ge)
What style of beer is Bourbon County Brand Stout? Who makes it?
a) American Imperial Stout; b) Goose Island
What is a baltic porter?
Stronger (high alcohol) porter
What beer uses the “shilling scale” & what does it indicate?
a) Scotch Ales b) alcoholic strength
Hefeweizen is made from a minimum ___% ___.
50% Wheat
La Trappe is a trappist brewery from what country?
Netherlands
Sam Adams is what style of beer?
Vienna Lager (type of dark lager)
What is malt liquor?
High abv pale lager made w/ excessive amounts of adjuncts (40oz-ers)
1 hop-producing country
USA (Germany #2)
What wild yeast ferments lambic beers?
Brettanomyces
Yuengling is what style of beer?
American Amber Lager
What is roggenbier?
German for RYE BEER
What does malt contribute to the finished beer?
Sugar (for fermentation); aroma, flavor; sweetness / body; foam
What style of beer is a Kristalweizen?
Filtered hefeweizen (wheatbeer); ***hefe = “with yeast”
Aside from Guinness, name 2 examples of a stout
Murphy’s, Killian’s
Dortmunder is what style of beer?
(aka European Export); pale lager
Leffe is what style of beer?
Belgian Blonde
Cask-conditioned ales are always _____.
Sparkling (residual yeast left in cask ignites secondary fermentation)
Rauchbier is what style of beer? Where is it from?
a) “smoked” beer / dark lager in which malt is dried over open-fire; b) Bamberg, Ge
“Gose” is what type of beer?
German wheat beer (minimum 50% wheat); (tends to be sour, herbal & salty)
What is lautering and when does it take place in the brewing process?
Wort separation (separating wort / sparge from spent grains); after mashing
What style of beer is ESB?
Extra Special Bitter (English-style Pale Ale)
Name the 3 steps of malting
1) Steeping 2) Germination 3) Kilning (roasting)
What beer originates from the Senne River Valley?
Lambics (near Brussels)
Blue Moon, Hoegaarden & Shock Top are all examples of what style of beer?
Belgian Witbier
What gives Belgian Witbier its name?
Wit = white in reference to cloudy appearance due to suspended yeast
What is produced through the mashing process?
Wort
What type of malt is Guinness made with?
Black Patent Malt
Schwarzbier is what style of beer?
a) “black” beer (dark lager)
What do hops contribute to the finished beer?
Aromas / flavors / bitterness; foam; antimicrobial / preservative
Name 3 requirements to make a trappist beer; who oversees these?
a) brewed in a trappist monestary b) by monks / under monk supervisin; c) non-profit (ev b/y expenses are donated); International Trappist Association
Name 2 types of Eurpean hops
Hallertau, Tettnang, Saaz, Spalt
Name 2 trappist breweries and their country of origin
Achel (Belgium), Chimay (Belgium), Orval (Belgium), Rochefort (Belgium), Westmalle (Belgium), Westvleteren (Belgium), Tre Fontane (Italy), Spencer (USA), La Trappe (Netherlands), Zundert (Netherlands), Stift Engelszell (Austria), Tynt Meadow (England); 14 total
What beer is also referred to as “Steam Beer”?
California Common
Burton Ale is what style of beer? Where is it from?
a) strong / dark ale; b) England
Budweiser, PBR & Coors are all examples of what style of beer?
American Adjunct Lager (rice / corn / other cerial grains used to cut cost)
Tynt Meadow is what style of beer?
Trappist Ale
What does the term “imperial” imply on a bottle of beer?
High alcohol content
Why would a brewer choose to use crystal malt?
To give beer an amber color
Tynt Meadow, Mont des Cats, Cardeña are examples of what style of beer?
Trappist Beer; ***England: Tynt Meadow, France: Mont des Cats, Spain: Cardeña
Founder’s is a brewery located in what state? Goose Island? Bell’s?
a) Founder’s: Michigan; b) Goose Island: Illinois; c) Bell’s: Michigan
What was the world’s 1st blond lager? What year?
a) Pilsner Urquell; b) 1842
What is barley wine?
Strong Ale
Kellerbier is what style of beer?
Unfiltered / unpasteurized lager (Ge)
What is the difference between American IPAs & New England IPAs?
New England IPAs are less bitter b/c they utilize late / dry-hopping technique
What does “dubbel”, “tripel” & “quad” refer to as it relates to beer?
Alcohol content (Quad: 10-13% abv)
What type of beer is referred to as “Brussel’s Champagne”?
Geuze (gains its sparkle from fermentable sugars present in young lambic - when blended with older lambics, a secondary fermentation occurs in bottle)
How is Eisbock beer produced?
Partially freezing the beer and then removing the ice, thus removing excess water & concentrating the beer
What does attenuation refer to?
Amount of sugar yeast consumes (highly-attenuated beer = very dry / high alcohol)
During what point in the brewing process does the isomerization of hops take place?
Boil
What type of beer uses the Turbid Mash process? What is the purpose?
a) Lambics (sours) b) encourages Brettanomyces & souring bacteria
Why do darker beers usually have less alcohol than lighter-colored beers?
The longer the grains are kilned / roasted, fewer enzymes survive
What style of beer is KBS? Who makes it?
(Kentucky Breakfast Stout); a) American Imperial Stout; b) Founder’s (Michigan)
What do the terms “Ordinary”, “Best”, “Special”, “Premium & “Extra” refer to on a bottle of beer and what style of beers use them?
a) refers to alcoholic strength of beer b) British Bitters (type of Pale Ale)
Aside from preserving beer and adding flavor and aromas, what do hops contribute to in a finished beer?
Head retention
What is Faro?
Sweet Lambic
What type of beer is salt added to?
Gose (sour wheat beer from Ge)
Fat Tire is what style of beer?
Amber Ale
How many trappist breweries are there?
14
What is a stock ale?
Strong ale from England
La Fin du Mond is what style of beer? What country is it from?
a) Belgian Dubbel; b) Canada (Quebec)
Guinness is what style of beer?
Irish Dry Stout
What is a Berlinerweisse?
Type of wheat beer that is low alcohol, tart, highly carbonated & served w/ fruit syrup
Which trappist brewery invents trappist beer as a style? / is the 1st official trappist brewery?
Westmalle; 1836
What is mashing as it relates to beer production and roughly how long does it take?
Combining grist with hot water to make the wort / extract sugar from malt; 1 to 2 hours
Pilsner Urquel is what style of beer?
Bohemian Pilsner
What style of beer is Old Rasputin? Who makes it?
a) Russian Imperial Stout; b) North Coast Brewing Co
What does SRM measure in a beer?
(Standard Reference Method) measures the color of beer (i.e. Pilsner = 2-7 SRM / Imperial Stout = 50-80 SRM)
Hallertau, Tettnang, Spalt, Saaz are all examples of what?
Noble hops (European / aromatic hops)
What is an oast house?
Place where hops are dried
Lambics usually contain a high percent of what grain?
Wheat
Stella, Peroni & Heineken are all examples of what style of beer?
European Pale Lager
What is a lauter tun used for in the production of beer?
Separating wort from the mash
What kind of beer is a Wee Heavy?
Scotch Ale (strong ale)
Name 3 examples of aromatic hops
European hops = aromatic hops (vs bittering hops) so all noble hops count here
What is dry hopping? What is its purpose?
Adding hops during fermentation (instead of during boil); to add hop aromas
A pilsner should be served in what type of glass? Imperial stout? Saison?
Pilsner = flute; Imperial stout = snifter; Saison = tulip
Marzen is what style of beer? What is another name for it?
a) Dark Lager; b) Oktoberfest
What are sweet Lambics called?
Faro
“Bock” is what type of beer? Name 1 producer
a) German strong lager; b) Shiner
What is the hops used in Pilsner Urquell?
Saaz
What is the difference between a porter & a stout
a) Sout = Strong Porter; b) Porter made w/ malted barley / Stout made w/ unmalted roasted barley (reason for coffee note)
What style of beer is Kriek?
Cherry Fruit Lambic
Additions
What do noble hops refer to?
European hops; aromatic hops (vs bittering hops)
Josef Groll is associated with what famous brewery?
Pilsner Urquel (makes the world’s 1st blond lager in 1842)
What is krausening as it relates to beer production?
Traditional method of carbonating; adding fermenting wort to finished beer in sealed containers
