Beer Flashcards
What 5 companies make over 50% of the world’s beer?
- Anheuser Busch InBev
- SAB Miller
- Heineken
- Carlsberg
- China Resources Enterprise
What is the Alulu Beer Recipe?
the oldest beer recipe in history (2,050 BC) from the Sumerian City of Umma
What is Reiheitsgebot?
Bavarian Purity Law of 1516
What do minutes represent in reference to IPA?
the amount of time hops are allowed to boil
What are 4 noble hop varieties?
Terranger
Spalt
Hallertauer
Saaz
What category of beer is spontaneously fermented and includes the styles of Geuze and Kreik?
Lambic
Name 3 of the 6 Trappist breweries in Belgium.
Achel Chimay Orval Rochefort Westmalle West Vieteren
In what country would you find the Abbey of Engelszell?
Austria
What US Abbey is authorized to produce trappist ale?
St. Joseph’s Abbey
What is Geuze?
a blend of mature lambic and young, still fermenting lambic that is then bottled and conditioned.
What is Kölsch?
A beer from Cologne, Germany
-subtle, delicate pale ale, made of barley. Has its own special yeast.
What were the 3 ingredients of the Bavaria Purity Law?
water, barley, hops
-yeast was not yet discovered
What brewery produces Pliny the Younger?
Russian River Brewing
What is the difference between Pliny the Younger and Pliny the Elder?
younger-triple IPA
elder- double IPA
What are 2 signature ingredients for flavoring almost always found in Belgian Wit Beer?
Coriander and Orange Peel
What flavor is Kriek Lambic?
Cherry
What US state produces over 70% of North American Hops?
Washington
What country is the largest beer producer in the world?
China
What do degrees Plato indicate?
the ratio of fermentable sugars to water in wort
similar to the brix measure for wine
What are IBUs?
International Bitterness Units
What yeast strain is typically used to produce ales?
Saccharomyces Cerevisae (Top Fermenting)
Which trappist brewery is located in the Netherlands?
Koninghoeven (Le Trappe)
What is Rauchbier?
smoked beer famously produced in Bamberg, Franken
At what temperature range should ales be served?
48°-52°
What category of beer does the Marzen/Fest Beer style fall under?
Lager
In what region is Altbier considered a specialty?
Duseldorf
What is the only Trappist brewery in Italy?
Tre Fontane Abbey
What is Krausening?
adding a small proportion of partially fermented wort to a brew during lagering
What scale is used to measure the density of beer wort?
Plato Scale
What is dry hopping? What is the purpose?
addition of dry hops to fermented or aging beer to increase its hop aroma or character
What is lautering?
Seperating sweet wort from the spent grains in a lautering tun
Translate “hefe”.
yeast
Translate “wit”.
white
Translate “weizen”.
wheat
Translate”helles”.
bright or light
Translate “rauch”.
smoke
What is Kölsch and where is it produced?
a pale ale from Cologne, Germany that is fermented warm and conditioned at cool temeperatures
Name 3 types of Pale Ale.
Amber Ale English Bitter Strong Pale Ale Scotch Ale India Pale Ale
What is Pommeau?
a mistelle made in Normandy and drunk as an apertif
What is Faro?
a mixture of lambic and lighter brewed beer
Belgian candy sugar is added for sweetness.
