Beer Knowledge Flashcards
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IPA (India Pale Ale)
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- most popular craft beer style today
- hops of citrus, spice, tropical fruits, pine, and berries
2
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West Coast or American IPA
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- known for bitterness
- hops are added during the hot side of the brewing process
3
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New England Style IPA
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- Uses hops during fermentation rather than in the boil.
- brewed with oats and wheat
- unfiltered giving hazy appearance
4
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Imperial or Double IPA
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- hopped more aggressively
- higher abv content
5
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Pale Ale
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- lower in abv and hops than IPA
- characterized like a biscuit flavor.
- Sierra Nevada most famous in U.S. and many consider it the bench mark style
6
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Stouts
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- dark colored ales
- made with roasted barley
- chocolate and coffee flavors
- some are aged in bourbon or other wood barrels for deeper and boozier character
7
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Imperial Stout
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- higher in alocohol
- more flavor
8
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Milk Souts
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- brewed with lactose
9
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Pastry Stout
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include adjunct ingredients like cakes, pies, candy and fruit purees.
10
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Sours
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- tart ales
- Types include:
1. Kettle Sour
2. Berliner Weisse - often blended with fruits that add balance of sweetness
11
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Wheat Beers
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Types include:
1. Hefeqeizen
2. Witbier
3. Dunkelweizen
4. American Wheat
all are brewed with a generous amount of grain adding body and flavor
12
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Gose
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Wheat ale brewed with salt - gives a savory character.
- sometimes blended with fruits
13
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Lager
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- most popular beer style in the world
- types include: budweiser, Coors Light, Coronoa, and Mchelob Ultra.
- 87% of beer market in the U.S.
14
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Pilsner
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- easy drinking
- high carbonation
- spicy notes from hops
15
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Helles
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- malt forward lager
- crisp, cracker-like notes
- not sweet
- low-hop bitterness on the finish
