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1
Q

The Munich Helles was created to compete with what beer style?

A

Czech pilsner

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2
Q

Hop characteristics that can be in a Munich Helles are?

A

spicy
floral
herbal

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3
Q

The Festbier replaced what beer as the official beer of Oktoberfest in
Munich Germany?

A

Marzen

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4
Q

Festbiers are also known as weisens.
t/f

A

True

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5
Q

What colors can a festbier be?

A

deep yellow
deep gold

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6
Q

Helles bocks are a seasonal for what season?

A

Spring

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7
Q

What malts can be used in a Helles bock?

A

a. Pilsner
b. Light Munich
c. Dark Munich
d. Vienna

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8
Q

Which of these malt characteristics are not supposed to be present in
Helles bocks?

A

nutty

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9
Q

What glasses should a Helles bock be served in?

A

a. Pilsner
b. Seidel
c. Tulip
d. All the above

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10
Q

Kolsch ORIGINATED IN KÖLN (COLOGNE) GERMANY
t/f

A

true

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11
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  1. WHAT TYPE OF YEAST IS USED IN A KÖLSCH?
A

top ferment

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12
Q

WHEAT MALT CAN BE USED IN KÖLSCH

A

yes

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13
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. KÖLSCH IS TRADITIONALLY SERVED IN:

A

stange

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14
Q

KÖLSCH IS A HIGHLY CARBONATED BEER
t/f

A

false

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15
Q

. EXPORTBIER ARE ORIGINALLY FROM

A

DORTMUND.

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16
Q

WATER USED FOR BREWING EXPORTBIER IS
HIGH IN

A

A) CARBONATES B) SULFATES C)
CHLORIDES

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17
Q

GERMAN PILS USES

A

A) 100% BARLEY
MALT, B) GERMAN HOPS SAAZER VARIETIES
C) FLORAL HO AROMA

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18
Q

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PILS, PILSENER
AND PILSNER IS:

A

ITS PLACE OF ORIGIN

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19
Q

Difference between Marzen and Maibock:

A

stronger and hoppy

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20
Q

Marzen is still the beer drunk at Oktoberfest
t/f

A

false

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21
Q

Marzen means Army Marching beer:
t/f

A

false

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22
Q

Vollbier and Starkbier percentage

A

C) 3-5% D) 5-10%

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23
Q

Beechwood prepared by _____and _____ before use in the malting process:

A

aging and seasoning

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24
Q

Maibock means “May beer”
t/f

A

true

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25
Q

Vienna lager was made by

A

Anton Dreher

26
Q

The archduke that was emperor of Mexico was from

A

Austria

27
Q

Altbier was founded in :

A

Dusseldorf

28
Q

altbier a ale or a lager

A

ale

29
Q

kellerbier a ale or lager

A

lager

30
Q

kellerbier alcohol % is

A

4.5-5.5%

31
Q

Kellerbier translates to:

A

celler beer

32
Q

What is the difference between Munich Dunkel and schwarzbier?

A

Munich Dunkel lacks the roasted flavour of a schwarzbier

33
Q

Schwarzbier is a roasted but dark German lager that balances a mild malt flavor
with moderate hop bitterness.
t/f

A

True

34
Q

What flavors does a Schwarzbier have?

A

roasty and floral

35
Q

Schwarzbier is a “black beer” in German with hints of chocolate or coffee flavour
t/f

A

True

36
Q

Blonde Ale is a malt-oriented American craft beer, often with interesting fruit, hop, or character malt notes with very aggressive flavors
t/f

A

false

37
Q

Blonde ale can be top-fermented or bottom-fermented
t/f

A

true

38
Q

What are the possible colours for a doppelbock?

A

pale and dark

39
Q

What is the standard ABV range for a Baltic porter?

A

6.5-9.5%

40
Q

What type of yeast is used to make a Baltic porter?

A

lager or ale

41
Q

Which of these groups is credited with inventing the doppelbock?

A

German monks

42
Q

a Baltic porter should have low to medium-low carbonation
t/f

A

false

43
Q

noticeable alcohol is acceptable in the aroma, flavour, and mouthfeel of an eisbock
t/f

A

true

44
Q

What malt flavours/aromas can be found in an eisbock?

A

toasty
caramel
chocolate

45
Q

Doppelbocks were considered “liquid bread” by monks
t/f

A

true

46
Q

. Typical ABV% of ordinary bitters is

A

3.2-3.8%

47
Q

Ordinary bitter
best bitter
strong bitter

A

Ordinary bitter = bitter
best bitter =
strong bitter = extra special bitter

48
Q

Similar characteristics of Brown British beers are:

A

all of the above
a. Low to moderate strength,
b. dark color,
c. generally malty balance,
d. British ancestry,

49
Q

Dark Mild, Brown Ale, and English Porter, have no historic
relationship to each other:
t/f

A

true

50
Q

“Brown Beer” was a distinct and important historical product, and is not related to the Brown British beers category:
t/f

A

true

51
Q

Historically, ‘mild’ was simply an unaged beer (adjective to distinguish between aged or more highly hopped keeping beers),
t/f

A

True

52
Q

British Brown Ales are stronger than a Dark Milds and less roasty than an English Porter.
t/f

A

true

53
Q

n general an English Porter can be described as,

A

A moderate-strength dark brown English ale with a restrained roasty, bitter character.

Often present a malty chocolate and caramel profile.

54
Q

Is earthy a flavour that can be present on porters?
t/f

A

true

55
Q

Is dry-hopped Porters an optional variety on the style?
t/f

A

true

56
Q

What is consider a flaw in American Stout?

A

clove

57
Q

What best describes how the Belgian Pale Ale came to exist?

A

Designed to compete with English imports and the domestic lager craze

58
Q

Bière de Garde roughly translates to:

A

beer for keeping

59
Q

How many main variants of Bière de Garde are recognized
according to the BJCP?

A

3

60
Q

Which of the following is true about the Bière de Garde?

A

When entering for competition, the variant must be specified and
declared.
It is typically a high-strength, higher ABV beer

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