Styles Of Beer Flashcards
What are the differences between a lager and an ale?
Lagers:bottom-fermenting, longer cold fermentation process, generally lighter crisper beer
Ales:top-fermenting, warmer shorter fermentation process, generally hearty, robust beer, trademark bitterness
What is a IPA and give an example
India pale ale is a hoppy beer style within the broader category of pale ale.
3 styles of ipa: American, English, and Double or imperial.
Russell - punch bowl ipa
Red racer - super stellar ipa
Four winds - juxtapose Brett ipa
Driftwood - Fat tug IPA
What is an English ipa
Originally brewed as extra hoppy for long sea voyage from England to India using the preservative properties of hops. Brewed with English hops and earthy, woodsy, spicy.
What is an American IPA
Even more aggressively hoped than English ipas. Pine and bitter grapefruit
What is an double IPA?
Also called imperial, American style even more hops but more malt to balance it.
What is pale ale?
Beer made from warm fermentation using pale malt. The higher proportion of pale Malta results in lighter color.
What is an amber ale?
Example.
Pale ale breed with a proportion of Amber malt to produce an amber colour.
49th - Gypsy tears ruby ale
What is an American pale ale?
Pale, hoppy ale, medium body
A less hoppy American IPA that’s light in color than an amber ale.
Less Carmel and malt than English counterpart.
What is an Irish red ale?
Easy drinking with roasty light caramel flavours and dry finish. Medium amber to reddish copper.
Adaption of English bitter style with less hopping and a bit of roast.
What is a stout? Example.
Dark ale with many types:
American- strong, highly roasted, bitter, hoppy (like extra)
English- more complex malt
Dry stout or Irish stout - thick and creamy
Sweet/oyster/milk/cream- sweet with darkness
Oatmeal-not at sweet as a milk
Extra-more hops
What is a lambic ale?
Wild yeast
