Beer Flashcards
1
Q
Ale Fermentation/Style
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- top-fermenting yeast
- fermented at higher temperature
- result in fruity and richly-flavored beers.
- Ale fermentation is quick, usually lasting less than a week.
- lighter roasting of malt.
2
Q
Ale Types
A
- Pale Ale
- Stout
- Porter (deep roasting)
- Blonde Ale
- Brown Ale
- Belgian Ale
- Trappist Ale
3
Q
Lager Fermentation/Style
A
- Bottom-fermenting yeast
- ferment slower and at lower temperatures
- results in a more delicate, cleaner beer.
4
Q
Lager Types
A
- Pilsner
- Bock
- Vienna Style
- Dortmunder
- Pale Lager
- Boston Lager
- Budweiser/Coors (American Lagers)
5
Q
Lambic Fermentation/Style
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- unique to Belgium
- spontaneously fermented (with native yeasts (Brettanomyces bruxellensis/lambicus)
6
Q
Wheat Beer Fermentation/Style
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- up to 60% wheat instead of barley (German law requires at least 50%),
- typically cloudy and unfiltered
7
Q
Wheat Beer Types
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- Hefe Weizen: literally, “yeast-wheat”
- Dunkel / Dark Weizen
- Kristall Weizen: filtered, crystal clear wheat beer
- White Beer: often includes additions of orange peel and/or coriander
- Wheat Ale
8
Q
Beer Base Ingredients
A
water
yeast
starch source
hops
9
Q
Pale Ale Producers
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Sierra Nevada
Saint Archer
Lagostinas
10
Q
Wheat Ale Producers
A
Shock Top
Blue Moon Belgian Wheat Ale
11
Q
Pilsner Producers
A
Stella Artois
Becks
12
Q
Pale Lager Producers
A
Corona
Dos Equis
Tecate
13
Q
American Lagers
A
Budweiser
Coors
14
Q
Trappist Ales
A
Chimay
Orval
15
Q
Belgian Ales
A
Stella Artois [a pilsner]
