Scottish Flashcards

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British Golden Ale

Overall impression

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Hop forward, average strength to strong pale bitter

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British Golden Ale

Aroma

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Low to high hop, floral herbal earthy citrusy
No to little malt, no caramel
Low fruity aroma from hops rather than esters
No to little diacetyl

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British Golden Ale

Appear

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Straw to golden 2-6
Good clartiy
White head

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British Golden Ale

Flavor

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Moderate to high hop
Medium to high bitterness 20-45
Low malt, bready a little biscuity
No to little diacetyl
Low esters
Dry finish
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5
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British Golden Ale

Mouthfeel

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Light to medium body
Low to moderate carbonation
Slight alcohol warmth for stronger versions 3.8-5.0

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British Golden Ale

Ingredients

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Pale or lager malt, may use sugar adjuncts
English hops and American varietals
Clean ferment British yeast

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British Golden Ale

Comparison

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American Pale Ale, lower in alcohol and features British ingredients
British bitters and pale ales, no caramel and fewer esters

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Australian Sparkling Ale

Overall impression

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All components similar intensities
Showcase Australian ingredients
Large flavor dimension
Rely on yeast character

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Australian Sparkling Ale

Aroma

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Low to moderate aroma for all part
Malt, grainy to bready, no caramel
Esters, pears apples, a light touch of banana optional
Hops, earthy herbaceous, may show iron-like nose
Can have lightly yeasty, sulfury nose

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Australian Sparkling Ale

Appear

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Deep yellow to light amber 4-7
White head
Effervescence
Clear but can be cloudy due to yeast

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Australian Sparkling Ale

Flavor

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Low to medium malt, grainy bready, no caramel
Medium to high hop, earthy herbal resinous peppery iron-like
Low to high fruity esters, pears apples, banana optional
May be lightly sulfury or minerally
Medium to high bitterness 20-35
Dry finish with lingering bitterness, no residual sweetness

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Australian Sparkling Ale

Mouthfeel

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High carbonation, crisp carbonic bite
Medium to full body, due to yeast
Light alcohol warmth for stronger versions 4.5-6.0

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Australian Sparkling Ale

Ingredients

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2-row pale malt, lager varieties, crystal malt for color adjustment, cane sugar for priming
Australian hops, cluster goldings pride of ringwood
Burton type yeast
Water with low carbonate and moderate sulfate

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Australian Sparkling Ale

Comparison

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English Pale Ales, much more carbonated, with less caramel, late hops and showcasing the signature yeast strain and hop variety

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Irish Red Ale

Overall impression

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Easy drinking with subtle flavors
Slightly malty in the balance with an initial toffee/ caramel sweetness, a slightly grainy biscuity palate and a touch of roasted dryness in the finish

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Irish Red Ale

Aroma

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Low to moderate malt, grainy caramel toasty toffee
May have light buttery character
No to low hop, earthy floral
Quite clean

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Irish Red Ale

Appear

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Medium amber to medium reddish copper 9-14
Clear
Off-white to tan head

18
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Irish Red Ale

Flavor

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Light hops, earthy floral
Low to medium hop bitterness 18-28
No to little esters
Light malt, caramel grainy toasty biscuity
Dry finish with  light roasted grains
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Irish Red Ale

Mouthfeel

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Light to medium body

Moderate carbonation

20
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Irish Red Ale

Ingredients

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A bit of roasted barley or black malt to provide reddish color and roasted finish, Pale base malt, caramel malts

21
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Irish Red Ale

Comparison

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English bitter, less bitter and hoppy with a dryish finish due to roasted barley
Scottish ales, more attenuated with less caramel and body

22
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Altbier

Overall impression

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Well balanced, attenuated, bitter yet malty, clean German beer
Bitterness balanced by the malt richness, the malt intensity and character can range from moderate to high

23
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Altbier

Aroma

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Malt, bread nutty toasty
Low to moderate hop, peppery spicy floral herbal perfumy
Low fruity esters

24
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Altbier

Appear

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Light amber to deep copper 11-17
Brillint clarity
Off-white head

25
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Altbier

Flavor

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Malt, grainy
No roasted malt flavors or harshness
Some fruity esters, cherry
Low to moderate hop, spicy peppery floral
Low to moderate bitterness 25-50
Light sulfury or minerally character opational
Dry nutty finish

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Altbier

Mouthfeel

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Medium body
Medium to high carbonation
No to low astringency

27
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Altbier

Ingredients

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German base malt, crystal malt, chocolate, black malts, some wheat including roasted wheat
Spalt hops, Saazer hops
Ale yeast
A step mash or decoction mash

28
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Altbier

Comparison

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International amber lagers, more bitter and malty

California common, similar but not in ingredients