Beer Types Flashcards
Vienna lager
3-step boiling process German but mostly brewed in Latin America Brewed in response to pilsner Mild hops, sweet malt Ex. XX
American “Adjunct” Lager
Adjunct-adds other grains to get sugar
Ex. Miller high life
Lager
German to store
Stored in caves during summer
Brewed at cooler temps
Bottom fermented
Yeast for lager
Saccharomyces pastorians
Ale
Great Britain
Top fermented
Brewed at warmer temps
Most micro breweries brew
Yeast for ale
Saccharomyces cerevisae
Kolsch
Ale that tastes like pilsner
Cologne, Germany
Steam beer
Uses unique yeast strands for warmer temps
Lager adapted to warmer temps
Pilsner
Czech
Stored in caves during summer
Brewed for 500+ years
Saaz hops
Bock
Germany/Bavaria
Dark lager
Traditionally monastic
Doppelbock
Germany/Bavaria
Dark lager
More malt/higher alcohol than bock
…ends in -ator
Scwarzbier
Black beer Brewed since 1390 Color from dark malt Tastes like pilsner Brewed like lager so thinner
Helles Bock/ maibock
Lighter in color than bock
Saison
Farmhouse style Generally low alcohol Sometimes spiced High carbonation Brewed in winter for summer
Scottish ale
Low hops sweet malts
Long boil yields unfermentable sugar
Caramalized