Lambic & Wheat Flashcards

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What are Lambics?

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Belgian beers that are spontaneously fermented in open-top containers. Typically vinous, and sour. Aged from 1-3 years before release, losing their sparkle.

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What is Geuze?/Gueuze?

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A style of beer created by mixing 1 year old lambics with two to three year old beers. The beer is refermented with aged hops in the bottle.

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What are the yeasts used for Lambic beers?

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Brettanomyces bruxellensis

Brettanomyces lambicus

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Fruit labmics refermented with sour Morello cherries are called what?

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Kriek

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Fruit Lambics refermented with raspberries are called what?

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Framboise

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Two major fruit Lambic producers

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Lindemans: first lambics to be introduced to the US. From Belgium.
Cantillon: Also Belgian, much smaller production. 50% geuze, a range of fruit lambics.

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What is Mars?

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A mild lambic, produced by reusing the malt from a previous lambic fermenatation - essentially sparging the grains again (for the 2nd time) to produce a weak wort of 1-2% potential alcohol.
Sometimes referred to as “small beer.”
Essentially a defunct/historical style.

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What is Faro?

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A mixture of lambic and a lighter brewed beer, Belgian candy sugar is added for sweetness.
Lindemans and Cantillon both make one.

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Which other styles of Flemish beer blend new and old beers?

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Flanders Oud Bruin

Flanders Red Ale

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Two Flanders Oud Bruin

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New Belgium Brewing Lips of Faith - La Folie (CO)
Deschutes The Dissident (OR)
Liefmans Goudenband (BEL)
Van Steenberge Monk’s Café Flemish Sour (BEL)

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Two Flanders Red Ale

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Rodenbach Grand Cru (BEL)
Bockor Cuvée des Jacobins Rouge (BEL)
Lost Abey Red Poppy (CA)

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German law requires what % of wheat for weizen bier?

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Minimum 50%

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What does Hefe Weizen mean?

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Literally, “yeast-wheat”; refers to the fact that the beer was bottled or kegged with the yeast in suspension. Classic yeast produces fruity/banana and clove characters.
ABV 4-7%

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Three Hefe Weizen

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Weihenstephanier Hefeweissbier
Schneider Weiss Original
Sierra Nevada Kellerweis Hefeweizen (CA)
Tröegs Dreamweaver Wheat (PA)

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What is Dunkel Weizen?

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Darker versions of Hefeweizen, with more complex malt flavors, balanced by low bitterness.
ABV 4-7%

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Three Dunkel Weizen

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Erdinger Weissbier Dunkel
Julius Echter Hefe-Weissebier Dunkel
Flying Dog Earl Grey Black Wheat (MD)

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What is Kristall Weizen?

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Filtered, crystal clear wheat beer

ABV 4-7%

18
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Two Kristall Weizen

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Weihenstephaner Kristallweissbier
Tucher Kristall Weizen
New Glarus Laughing Fox (WI)

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What is White Beer?

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A Belgian style wheat beer including additions of orange peel and/or coriander.
ABV 4-7%

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Four Witbiers

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Allagash White (ME)
Ommegang Witte (NY)
Hoegaarden Original White (BEL)
Blanche de Bruxelles (BEL)
Kiuchi Hitachino Nest White Ale (Japan)
Unibroue Blanche de Chambly (Quebec)
21
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Two Weizenbock

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Weihenstephanier Vitus
Ayinger Weizenbock
Victory Moonglow Weizenbock (PA)