Beer

Question 1

What is the Reinheitsgebot and when did it pass?

Answer 1

German Purity Law, 1516

Question 2

What ingredients were permitted int he Reinheitsgebot?

Answer 2

Water, Barley, & Hops (Yeast had not yet been discovered)

Question 3

What are 2 purposes for hops?

Answer 3

Medicinal, Preservative, Bitterness, Flavor

Question 4

What yeast is known for producing ales?

Answer 4

Saccharomyces Cervisae

Question 5

What yeast is known for producing lagers?

Answer 5

Sacchyromyces Pastorianus

Question 6

How do ales and lagers ferment differently?

Answer 6

Ales: Top Fermenting

Question 7

In what city would you find Kolsch?

Answer 7

Cologne

Question 8

What style of beer comes from Cologne?

Answer 8

Kolsch, as stipulated by the Kolsch Konvention in 1986

Question 9

What style of beer comes from Dusseldorf?

Answer 9

Altbier

Question 10

What city does Gose traditionally come from?

Answer 10

Leipzig

Question 11

What are the traditional ingredients for Gose?

Answer 11

Wheat, Salt, Coriander, Citrus Peel

Question 12

What enzyme converts carbohydrates into sugar?

Answer 12

Amylase