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Bitters

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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

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Pale Ale

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“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

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Bitters to know

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Fullers: London Pride and ESB

Firestone Walker Double Barrel Ale

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Pales to know

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Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Deschutes Mirror Pond
Three Floyds Alpha King

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IPA

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5-7%, 40-75IBU

Pint Glass 50-60F

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American IPA

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malts are designed only to add a touch of color and a bit of sweetness

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British IPA

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more pronounced malt character than in American IPAs

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Mild Ales

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3-4%, 12-25IBU

Pint Glass 50-60%

Magnolia Sara’s Ruby Mild and Dark Star Mild

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Brown Ales

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3-8%, 15-60IBU

Pint Glass 50-60F

English Brown Ales
American and Texas Brown Ales
Strong Brown Ales
Nut Brown Ales

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English Brown Ale

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mild and malty

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American and Texas Brown Ale

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In between amber and porter. About 5% with malty character. Texas Brown Ales hoppy, roasty, and stronger

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Strong Brown Ale

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IPA strength

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Nut Brown Ale

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darker malts, earthy hops, and some nutty character.

Rogue Brown Nectar actually adds hazelnut extract
Samuel Smiths Nut Brown Ale
Rogue Brown Nectar

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Porter

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4-6%, 20-50IBU

Deschutes Black Butte
Anchor Porter
Fullers London Porter

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Baltic Porter

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7-10%, 20-40IBU

Zywiec Porter
Okocim Porter

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Irish Stout

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4-5%, 20-40IBU

Guiness Irish Stout
Murphy’s

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Irish Export Stout

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5.5%-8%, 30-60IBU

Guiness FES (Foreign Extra Stout)

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Sweet and Milk Stout

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4.5%-6%, 15-40IBU

Left Hand Milk Stout. Longmont, CO
Lancaster Milk Stout
Rogue Shakespeare Stout (oats)
Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout

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Imperial Stout

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8-14%, 50-100IBU

snifter

North Coast Old Rasputin
Firestone Walker Parabola

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American Wheat and Fruity Ales

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Bell’s Oberon
Widmer Hefeweizen
Kona Wailua Wheat (Passion Fruit Puree)
21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon

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Old Ales

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North Coast Old Stock Ale

Hair of the Dog Adam. Portland, OR

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Barley Wines

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Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barley Wine

Goose Island King Henry

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American Strong Ales

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Russian River Pliny the Elder
Avery Maharaja. Boulder, CO
Lagunitas Hop Stoopid. Petaluma, CA
Deschutes Hop Henge

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Scottish Ales

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less Hoppy than English Ales

Bellhaven St. Andrews Ale. Dunbar, Scottland
Orkney Dark Island

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Wee Heavies
Orkney Skull Splitter | Alesmith Wee Heavy (peaty)
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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
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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
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Blond and Amber Belgian Ales
Moortgat Duvel Ommegang BPA (Belgian Style Pale Ale) Brasserie d'Achouffe La Chouffe
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Brown Belgian Ales
Kerkom Bink Bruin. Saint-Truiden, Bel. | Caracole Nostradamus. Falmignoul, Bel.
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Hoppy Belgian Ale
Van Eecke Poperings Hommeelbier. Watou, Bel. (like a saison) De Ranke XX Bitter. Wevelgem, Bel.
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Bieres de Noel and Spiced Ales
St.-Feuillen Cuvee de Noel | Corsendonk Christmas Ale
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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 ```
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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.
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Abbey/Trappist Dubbel
6-8%, 15-25IBU St. Bernardus Pater 6 New Belgium Abbey
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Abbey/Trappist Tripel
7-10%, 20-40IBU Unibroue La Fin du Monde. Quebec La Rulles Tripel. Rulles, Belgium.
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Abbey/Trappist Quadrupel/Strong Dark Ale
9-12%, 20-50IBU St. Bernardus ABT 12 Ommegang Three Philosophers
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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
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Westmalle
trappist brewery just north of Antwerp. established long tradition of golden trippels
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Westvleteren
Trappist brewery sells only at the monastery cafe in strictly limited quantities
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Chimay
only trappist beer sold in keg
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La Trappe
trappist brewery located in the Netherlands
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Rochefort
Trappist Brewery
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Orval
Trappist Brewery
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Achel
Trappist Brewery
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Stift Engelszell
Trappist Brewery located in Austria. Established in 2012
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Sahti
Finland's native beer. Brewed with rye and juniper
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Kvass
Russian style made from bread, or less frequently flour
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Hefeweizen
cloudy, orange-colored original
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Kristallweizen
filtered weissbier popular in northern germany Weihenstephan Kristallweissbier. Freising, Ger.
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Dunkelweizen
dark weissbier Schneider Weisse. Kelheim, Germany. "The best weissbier in the world" Weihenstephan Hefeweissbier Dunkel
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Weizenbock
dark weissbier brewed to dobbelbock strength Schneider Aventinus
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Belgian Witbier
Alagash White Kiuchi Hitachino Nest White Ale St. Bernardus Wit Ommegang Witte
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Berliner Weisse
Napoleon called "Champagne" sparkling, low alc beer with lactic acid
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Gose
wheaty, salty, less tart than Berliner Weisse (actual salt)
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Rauchbier
smoked
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Steam Beer
lager brewed at higher temp
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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
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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
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Tart Ales of Flanders
brownish-red, bright and acidic, fruity and often slightly sweet Rodenbach Grand Gru. Roeselare, Bel. Liefmans Goudenband. Oudenaarde, Bel.
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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.

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