beer 2 Flashcards by Sofi G

What countries are home to trappist breweries?

Belgium, Netherlands, England, USA, France / Italy / Spain, Austria ***NOT GERMANY

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What is Bière de Garde?

French farmhouse ale / similar to a saison (> full-bodied)

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What style of beer is “Enkel” aka “Patersbier”?

Lightest style of the dubbel / tripel / quad or trappist beer ( = “single”)

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What is “Real Ale”?

Cask-conditioned beer (2nd ferment in vessel from which served) under CAMRA (Campaign for Rea Ale)

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Where is Founders Brewery based out of?

Michigan

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Zwickelbier is what style of beer?

Type of Kellerbier that is < pronounced (unfiltered / unpasteurized lager); (Ge)

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What style of beer is Bourbon County Brand Stout? Who makes it?

a) American Imperial Stout; b) Goose Island

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What is a baltic porter?

Stronger (high alcohol) porter

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What beer uses the “shilling scale” & what does it indicate?

a) Scotch Ales b) alcoholic strength

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Hefeweizen is made from a minimum ___% ___.

50% Wheat

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La Trappe is a trappist brewery from what country?

Netherlands

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Sam Adams is what style of beer?

Vienna Lager (type of dark lager)

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What is malt liquor?

High abv pale lager made w/ excessive amounts of adjuncts (40oz-ers)

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1 hop-producing country

USA (Germany #2)

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What wild yeast ferments lambic beers?

Brettanomyces

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Yuengling is what style of beer?

American Amber Lager

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What is roggenbier?

German for RYE BEER

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What does malt contribute to the finished beer?

Sugar (for fermentation); aroma, flavor; sweetness / body; foam

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What style of beer is a Kristalweizen?

Filtered hefeweizen (wheatbeer); ***hefe = “with yeast”

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Aside from Guinness, name 2 examples of a stout

Murphy’s, Killian’s

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Dortmunder is what style of beer?

(aka European Export); pale lager

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Leffe is what style of beer?

Belgian Blonde

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Cask-conditioned ales are always _____.

Sparkling (residual yeast left in cask ignites secondary fermentation)

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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

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"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?

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

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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