Evaluating Beer Styles Flashcards
What is the purpose of organizing beer into styles?
1) Communicate expectations to the consumer
2) Honor traditions
How did historical beer styles develop? What determined which styles would develop where?
Availability of ingredients, equipment and local water. Style development was then shaped by technology, taxes, regulations, culture, customers, etc.
What natural factors influenced the development of beer styles?
Grape/grain line
Weather/climate
Hop growth
Local water sources
What technological developments influenced beer styles?
Improvements in kilning tech (lighter malts)
Malt drum roaster (black malt)
Stewing methods (crystal malts)
Hydrometers and thermometers
Refrigeration
Pasteurization
Bottling
Which groups catalog beer styles?
BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program)
BA (Brewer’s Association)
What quantitative parameters are used to characterize beers?
Alcohol content (ABV or ABW)
International Bitterness Units (IBU)
Color (SRM - Standard Reference Method)
Carbonation (volumes of CO2)
Original Gravity (OG)
Apparent Attenuation
What is EBC? How do you convert from SRM to EBC?
European Brewery Convention. SRM *2 = EBC
Describe the color of 6 SRM
Deep Gold
Describe the color of 18 SRM
Amber-Brown
Describe the color of 2 SRM
Pale Straw
Describe the color of 30 SRM
Deep Brown
Describe the color of 20 SRM
Brown
Describe the color of 9 SRM
Pale Amber
Describe the color of 4 SRM
Pale Gold
Describe the color of 24 SRM
Ruby Brown
