Keeping and Serving Beer

Question 1

What are the three tiers?

Answer 1

Brewers/Importers
Wholesalers (also known as distributors)
Retailers

Question 2

Brewers and Importers sell to whom?

Answer 2

Wholesalers

Question 3

Wholesellers sell to whom?

Answer 3

Both on and off premise retailers

Question 4

To whom do on and off premise retailers sell to?

Answer 4

Consumers

Question 5

What are exceptions to the three tier system?

Answer 5

Brewpubs that both brew and retail to consumers.

Breweries that brew and sell directly to retailers or consumers.

Question 6

How can you help consumers awareness to how much alcohol they are consuming?

Answer 6

Provide accurate ABV information

Question 7

Why is it necessary to adjust the serving size of beers?

Answer 7

Different ABV - smaller or larger serving vessels.

Question 8

What are some factors to preserve and enhance freshness on the wholesaler and retailer level?

Answer 8

Rotate inventory
Store beer properly
Serve beer properly

Question 9

How can you ensure dated bottles are consumed fresh?

Answer 9

Ensure that they are consumed in order of dating
Remove out of date beer from inventory
Train staff to encourage/sell/promote all beers

Question 10

When beers lack an expiration date: How long will non-pasteurized draft beer last (refrigerated)?

Answer 10

45-60 days

Question 11

When beers lack an expiration date: How long will pasteurized draft beer last (refrigerated)?

Answer 11

90-120 days

Question 12

How long will bottled beer last if kept refrigerated?

Answer 12

Up to six months

Question 13

How long will bottled beer last if not refrigerated or if it’s subjected to other stresses?

Answer 13

May be noticeably off after three months.

Question 14

What is the best way to check the freshness of product?

Answer 14

Taste the aged product against fresh product.

Question 15

What is the best way to store beer, draft or otherwise?

Answer 15

In a refrigerated environment.

Question 16

What happens to non-refrigerated beer?

Answer 16

Aging and development of off-flavors can be accelerated.

Question 17

What causes skunking?

Answer 17

Sunlight and Fluorescent lighting (UV light)

Question 18

What percentage of uv light is filtered by brown bottles?
Green Bottles?
Clear Bottles?

Answer 18

Brown - 98%
Green - 20%
Clear - 0%

Question 19

How fast can a party pump limit the flavor stability of the beer.

Answer 19

Less than one day

Question 20

What are the four key elements of a draft system?

Answer 20

Keg
Coupler
FOB (foam-on-beer)
Faucet

Question 21

What is the standard temperature of draft systems?

Answer 21

38 degrees F

Question 22

How long should a keg be in the cooler before service to prevent foaming?

Answer 22

24 hours

Question 23

What are the 5 basic troubleshooting items?

Answer 23

Has it been in the cooler for 24 hours? (Temp)
Coupler is properly engaged
no kinks or pinches in hose from coupler to wall
FOB if present is properly set
Contact a trained draft professional

Question 24

How often should a draft system be cleaned?

Answer 24

Every 14 days

Question 25

What is the process for cleaning glassware?

Answer 25

Empty glass into open drain.
Wash with sudsless soap and brush.
Rinse in cold water, heel in, heel out.
Rinse in sanitizer.
Dry on rack so air circulates inside.
Rinse with cold water before dispense

Question 26

What are two ways to check a beer clean glass without beer?

Answer 26

Sheeting

Salt Test

Question 27

What is sheeting?

Answer 27

Wet glass
Empty it
Hold up to light and inspect for sheeting

Question 28

What is the salt test?

Answer 28

Wet glass.
Sprinkle salt throughout.
Places where salt does not stick are not beer clean.

Question 29

What are 3 signs of a non beer clean glass with beer in it?

Answer 29

Poor head size, shape and retention.
Bubbles clinging to the side of the glass.
Poor or no lacing on the glass after drinking.

Question 30

What temperatures are acceptable for beer glassware?

Answer 30

Room temperature or chilled… not frozen.

Question 31

Why is frozen glassware bad?

Answer 31

Causes foaming.
Makes beer too cold.
Frozen water or sanitizer may be present.

Question 32

Why do we rinse glasses before filling?

Answer 32

Removes residual sanitizer
Cools glasses down
Aids ideal head formation and retention

Question 33

Do you store bottle-conditioned beer upright or on it’s side?

Answer 33

Upright.

Question 34

What are some signs of old or unstable bottled beer?

Answer 34

White flakes in the beer.

Thin ring of gunk at the liquid level.

Question 35

When do you pour yeast from a bottle conditioned bottle?

Answer 35

Customer requests it.

Style - e.g. Hefeweizen