Beer Flashcards
Top-fermenting yeast
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Bottom-fermenting yeast
Saccharomyces Pastorianus
Outline yeast in lambics, name the two main yeast strains used
Wild yeast: Brettanomyces bruxellenis, Brettanomyces Lambicus
What is Geuze?
One year old lambic with beers aged 2-3 years re-fermented in bottle - “Brussels Champagne”
Serving Temperature: Lagers, Ales
Lagers: 48-52 degrees, Ales 54-57 degrees
Outline the steps in beer making
Malting, mashing, wort, boiling, cooling, fermentation, conditioning, filtration, packaging
Name and describe the two main styles of Lambic beers
Mars: mild lamb produced by reusing malt from previous lambic
Faro: mixture of lambic and lighter brewed beer - sugar added
Wheat requirement for wheat beers
Produced with up to 60% wheat - German law requires 50%
Name and describe the four main styles of Wheat beers
Hefeweizen: “Yeast, wheat”
Dunkel/Darkweizen
Kristalweizen: filtered crystal clear wheat beer
Whike beer: orange peer/corriander
Name the five main styles/strengths of Trappist beers
Patersbler, Enkel, Dubbel, Tripel, Quadrupel
Orval
Belgium 1931
Chimay
Belgium 1863
Westuleteren
Belgium 1838
Rochefort
Belgium 1595
Westmalle
Belgium 1836
Achel
Belgium 1998
Koningshoeuen
Netherlands 1884
Stiftengelszell
Austria 1293
Mariawald
Germany, ended in 1956
St. Joseph’s Abbey
MA 2013
Abdij Maria Toeulucht
Netherlands 2013
Monts des Cats
France 2011 (Made at Chimay)
Trefontane
Rome 2015
How many Trappist breweries are there?
12
Describe the beer style: California Common
Lager fermented at warmer temps
Describe the beer style: Biere de Garde
Flemish and N. French, bottle conditioned
Describe the beer style: Kölsch Ale
Cologne
Describe the beer style: Kvass
Rye-based Russian beer with fruit
Describe the beer style: Rauchbier
Smoked beer from Franken
Describe the beer style: Saison
Belgium
Name the rules for Trappist ales - “Authentic Trappist Product” ATP Label
- Brewed with the walls of a monastery by monks
- Brewery us a of secondary importance to the monastery
- Not a profit-making venture
Name some American hop varieties
Citra
Galaxy
Cascade
Vic Secret