Styles Flashcards
Bitters
as opposed to milds. required two things: hops and straw-colored malts.
Ordinary: 3.5-4% and 20-45 IBU
Best or Special: 4-6% and 20-45 IBU
Pint Glass 50-60F
Pale Ale
“Pale ale is usually a bottle version of a bitter”
What is the difference between a bittter and a pale? Cascade Hops?
the essence of pales is hop flavor not pure bitterness. when hops bitter a beer they create a sensation more than a flavor
Bitters to know
Fullers: London Pride and ESB
Firestone Walker Double Barrel Ale
Pales to know
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Deschutes Mirror Pond
Three Floyds Alpha King
IPA
5-7%, 40-75IBU
Pint Glass 50-60F
American IPA
malts are designed only to add a touch of color and a bit of sweetness
British IPA
more pronounced malt character than in American IPAs
Mild Ales
3-4%, 12-25IBU
Pint Glass 50-60%
Magnolia Sara’s Ruby Mild and Dark Star Mild
Brown Ales
3-8%, 15-60IBU
Pint Glass 50-60F
English Brown Ales
American and Texas Brown Ales
Strong Brown Ales
Nut Brown Ales
English Brown Ale
mild and malty
American and Texas Brown Ale
In between amber and porter. About 5% with malty character. Texas Brown Ales hoppy, roasty, and stronger
Strong Brown Ale
IPA strength
Nut Brown Ale
darker malts, earthy hops, and some nutty character.
Rogue Brown Nectar actually adds hazelnut extract
Samuel Smiths Nut Brown Ale
Rogue Brown Nectar
Porter
4-6%, 20-50IBU
Deschutes Black Butte
Anchor Porter
Fullers London Porter
Baltic Porter
7-10%, 20-40IBU
Zywiec Porter
Okocim Porter
Irish Stout
4-5%, 20-40IBU
Guiness Irish Stout
Murphy’s
Irish Export Stout
5.5%-8%, 30-60IBU
Guiness FES (Foreign Extra Stout)
Sweet and Milk Stout
4.5%-6%, 15-40IBU
Left Hand Milk Stout. Longmont, CO
Lancaster Milk Stout
Rogue Shakespeare Stout (oats)
Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout
Imperial Stout
8-14%, 50-100IBU
snifter
North Coast Old Rasputin
Firestone Walker Parabola
American Wheat and Fruity Ales
Bell’s Oberon
Widmer Hefeweizen
Kona Wailua Wheat (Passion Fruit Puree)
21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon
Old Ales
North Coast Old Stock Ale
Hair of the Dog Adam. Portland, OR
Barley Wines
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barley Wine
Goose Island King Henry
American Strong Ales
Russian River Pliny the Elder
Avery Maharaja. Boulder, CO
Lagunitas Hop Stoopid. Petaluma, CA
Deschutes Hop Henge
Scottish Ales
less Hoppy than English Ales
Bellhaven St. Andrews Ale. Dunbar, Scottland
Orkney Dark Island
Wee Heavies
Orkney Skull Splitter
Alesmith Wee Heavy (peaty)
Kolsch
Cologne
4.5-5.5%, 15-30IBU
lagered ale. delicate and balanced. Spicy hop tracery etched into the smooth, cookie like malt
Gaffel Kolsch (hoppiest Kolsch)
Fruh Kolsch
Double Mountain Kolsch. Hood River, OR
serve in cylindrical strange glass. 38-45F
Altbier
Dusseldorf
4.5-5.5%, 25-50IBU
lagered ale. compared to Kolsch, darker and woodier malts with more bitterness
Uerige Alt Uerige Sticke (stronger)
serve in a cylindrical strange glass. 45-50F
Blond and Amber Belgian Ales
Moortgat Duvel
Ommegang BPA (Belgian Style Pale Ale)
Brasserie d’Achouffe La Chouffe
Brown Belgian Ales
Kerkom Bink Bruin. Saint-Truiden, Bel.
Caracole Nostradamus. Falmignoul, Bel.
Hoppy Belgian Ale
Van Eecke Poperings Hommeelbier. Watou, Bel. (like a saison)
De Ranke XX Bitter. Wevelgem, Bel.
Bieres de Noel and Spiced Ales
St.-Feuillen Cuvee de Noel
Corsendonk Christmas Ale
Saisons
5-8%, 20-50IBU
45-55F in Tumbler, Goblet, …
Saison Dupont. Tourpes, Bel. Dupont Avril. Tourpes, Bel. Boulevard Brewing Tank 7. KC, MO. Ommegang Hennepin. Cooperstown, NY. Goose Island Sofie
Biere de Garde
6-8%, 20-35IBU
lagered French Ales, of all colors, malty, and easy on the hops
St. Germain Reserve Hildegarde Blonde. Aix-Noulette, Fr.
Castelain Ch’Ti Ambree. Benifontaine, Fr.
Abbey/Trappist Dubbel
6-8%, 15-25IBU
St. Bernardus Pater 6
New Belgium Abbey
Abbey/Trappist Tripel
7-10%, 20-40IBU
Unibroue La Fin du Monde. Quebec
La Rulles Tripel. Rulles, Belgium.
Abbey/Trappist Quadrupel/Strong Dark Ale
9-12%, 20-50IBU
St. Bernardus ABT 12
Ommegang Three Philosophers
Abbey and Trappist Ales
made with sugar for lighter body, greater strength, and a dry finish, range from darker dubbel to lighter trippel to very strong beers that may be either light or dark
Westmalle
trappist brewery just north of Antwerp.
established long tradition of golden trippels
Westvleteren
Trappist brewery sells only at the monastery cafe in strictly limited quantities
Chimay
only trappist beer sold in keg
La Trappe
trappist brewery located in the Netherlands
Rochefort
Trappist Brewery
Orval
Trappist Brewery
Achel
Trappist Brewery
Stift Engelszell
Trappist Brewery located in Austria. Established in 2012
Sahti
Finland’s native beer. Brewed with rye and juniper
Kvass
Russian style made from bread, or less frequently flour
Hefeweizen
cloudy, orange-colored original
Kristallweizen
filtered weissbier popular in northern germany
Weihenstephan Kristallweissbier. Freising, Ger.
Dunkelweizen
dark weissbier
Schneider Weisse. Kelheim, Germany.
“The best weissbier in the world”
Weihenstephan Hefeweissbier Dunkel
Weizenbock
dark weissbier brewed to dobbelbock strength
Schneider Aventinus
Belgian Witbier
Alagash White
Kiuchi Hitachino Nest White Ale
St. Bernardus Wit
Ommegang Witte
Berliner Weisse
Napoleon called “Champagne”
sparkling, low alc beer with lactic acid
Gose
wheaty, salty, less tart than Berliner Weisse (actual salt)
Rauchbier
smoked
Steam Beer
lager brewed at higher temp
Lambic requirements
must contain min 30% unmalted wheat (40% was traditional)
must be spontaneously fermented
Hops must be aged at least one year (three is usual)
Gueuze must be fermented in the bottle
presence of Brett, absence of isoamyl acetate, and presence of certain other volatile acids
must be aged at least one year in a wooden cask
Gueuze must include 1, 2, and 3-year-old beer
Lambic Breweries
Boon, Cantillon, De Troch, Girardin, Lindemans, Mort Subite, Timmermans, and Drie Fonteinen
The best and most traditional producers are Boon, Cantillon, Drie Fonteinen, and Girardinh
Tart Ales of Flanders
brownish-red, bright and acidic, fruity and often slightly sweet
Rodenbach Grand Gru. Roeselare, Bel.
Liefmans Goudenband. Oudenaarde, Bel.
Wild Ales
New Belgium La Folie. Fort Collins, CO.
Allagash Coolship Rresurgem. Portland, ME.
Cascade Apricot Ale. Portland, OR.
Russian River Beautification. Santa Rosa, CA.
