Different Types of Beer Flashcards
What are ales?
Top fermentation process.
Warmer temperatures during fermentation.
Yeast settles at the top.
Higher alcohol tolerance in yeast compared to lagers.
What are lagers and pilsners?
Bottom fermentation process.
Longer, cooler fermentation.
Yeast settles at the bottom.
German Helles is maltier, akin to lagers, while Pilsners have spicier hops.
What are New England IPAs?
Fruity flavor with low bitterness.
Contrasted with maltier and bitter British style IPAs.
West Coast IPAs strike a balance between fruitiness and bitterness.
What are pale ales?
Made with hops but lower alcohol than IPAs.
German pilsners have a pale gold color and crisp flavor.
Czech pilsners are darker with higher bitterness.
What are stouts and porters?
Stouts from England and Ireland.
Guinness is a famous Irish stout.
American stouts may include fruity/hoppy flavors.
Porters from the UK, less coffee-like than stouts.
What are Kolsch beers?
German beer with ale and lager traits.
Warm-fermenting ale yeast, cold conditioning like a lager.
What is a Trappist beer?
Brewed by Trappist monks in 13 monasteries.
Trappists are a Catholic religious order.
Styles include singel, dubbel, and tripel.
What are sours?
Made with wild yeast/bacteria or added acids.
American wild ales use unusual yeasts.
Berliner Weisse is sour with Lactobacillus.
Flanders red ales are aged in oak barrels.
Gose has coriander and salt, sour with lactic acid.
Lambic is spontaneously fermented in Belgium.
Oud Bruins are darker than Flanders red ales.
What is amber beer?
Medium-bodied, slow-fermenting.
Deep or golden color.
Malt-forward with caramel and toffee notes.
Hoppiness balanced with American variety hops.
What is a triple?
Strong pale ale, not triple anything.
Originated in Belgian monasteries.
Traditionally the strongest beer in a monastery.
Rich in probiotic microbes, fermented twice.
