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BOW Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 6S's of beer tasting? | Sight, swirl, smell, sip, swallow, savor. |
| Difference between an ale and lager? | Ale yeasts ferment at higher temp and float, Lager yeasts ferment lower temp and sink to the bottom. |
| Ale of Lager Styles: IPA, Stout, Pilsner, Wheat Beer, California Common/Steam, Bock, Barley Wine | IPA (ale), Stout(ale), Pilsner(lager), Wheat Beer(ale), California Common/Steam(lager), Bock(lager), Barley Wine(ale) |
| What's an adjunct? | Anything added to a beer that's not allowed by German Purity Laws |
| Bad adjunct vs good adjunct? | Bad - takes away from the beer, good - enhance the beer |
| What are the four major beer ingredients and the name for these ingredients? | Reinheitsgebot - water, yeast, grains, hops |
| What's a Kolsch? | Beer made within certain distance from Cologne, Germany |
| What type of beer is a Kolsch? | Ale yeast, brewed like a lager |
| Characteristics of an Export Stout? | Fuller bodies + higher alcohol content than traditional stouts - helped them historically survive long journeys oversees |
| What is a Trappist beer? | Beer brewed by trappist monks, in the immediate surroundings of the abbey/monastery |
| Difference between American IPA and Enlgish IPA? | Hops - AIPA more pine, EIPA more tea |
| What's a Gruit? | Beer made with little to no hops. Use other vegetation like seaweed or pine needles used instead. |
| Story behind Steam Beer? | Steam pipe burst and raised vessel temperatures to ale temperatures |
| What is Dry Hopping? | Adding hops late to add flavor and aroma without extracting the bitterness of the hops. |
| What Trappist Monastery was the first to sell their beer to the public? | Chimay Monastery |
| Where were the Reinheitsgebot regulations created and what did it limit the ingredients of beer to? | Germany - Barley, water, hops (yeast not known yet) |
| Which sex of flower is used in beer production? | Only female flowers. |
| List and describe the acids that come from hops relating to beer | Alpha acids (bitter, dissolve first), beta acids (aroma, preservatives) |
| Varieties of noble hops? | Hallertau, Saaz, Spalt, and Tettnang |
| Nation with highest consumption of beer per capita? | Czech Republic |
| Oldest brewery in the world, located in Germany? | Weinhenstephan Abbey |
| Where was the first beer brewed? | Mesopotamia |
| What is the 10 or 2 guideline? | When cooking with beer, cook time should be shorter than 10 minutes or longer than 2 hour? |
| Why were IPAs developed? | To keep beer fresh for the long sea voyage from England to India |
| Which beers are the most versatile with food? | Wheat beers |
| What type of beer is known for smoky flavors due to malt that's been dried over an open fire? | Rauchbier |
| What aromas and flavors are Noble Hops known for? | Floral, herbal, spicy |
| Which beer style originated in Ireland and is known for its roasted barley, dark color, and creamy head? | Irish Stout |
| What beer style is traditionally brewed for Lent and referred to as "liquid bread"? | Doppelbock |
| What factors affect BAC? | Rate, amount, gender, body size and body fat, food, carbonation, drink strength, age, medications, and emotional state. |
| Why do we add hops to beer? | Balance the dull sweetness of malted grain-based wort |
| What's the name of the science of beer brewing? | Zymurgy |
| Favorite beer? | Young Master - Jade Scorpion |
| Least favorite beer? | Saison Du Pont |
| Big Beer qualitites | Not easy to drink, heavy body, intense flavor. Usually higher in alcohol percent. |
| What makes up a shandy? | 1/2 beer, 1/2 soda |
| What makes up a radler? | 1/2 beer, 1/2 fruit juice |
| How many breweries in state of Bavaria? | 800 |
| Should you use a frosted mug to drink beer? | No, cold numbs the taste buds |
| Type of yeast in Lambic beer | Wild yeast |
| What does Altbeir translate too and what style of beer is it? | Old and German Style Ale |
| What does hops do in beer? | Balance the dull and sweetness taste of grain based wort and strengthens the life of beers |
| Which variety of beer contains 8x hops than other beers? | Lambic |
| Why does Lambic beer not taste hoppy? | Hops are dried (lessens hops taste_, but needed in large quantities to preserve the beer |
| Hefe-Wiezen typically served with ___ and Witte typically served with ____ | Hefe Weizen - lemon, Witte - orange |
| What flavor profiles are commonly associated with Stouts and darker-style beers? | Burnt notes, coffee, datk chocolate |
| Number one state for beer consumption | New Hampshire |
| German Bock characteristics and seasons | Strong, rich bready taste, AC ~7%, coppery color, springtime |
| Why were Bock beers developed and by who? | Monks - beer to be consumed as food during religious fasting |
| Oktoberfest beer? | Beer brewed for serving at Oktoberfest festival in september |
| Why is Oktoberfest also called Marzen? | Marzen = March in German, month traditionally produced |
| Scottish beer without hops and what is used instead | Scottish Gruit - herbs, spices, seaweed, flowers, pine |
| Last two staes to legalize home brewing of beer? | Alabama and Mississippi |
| Why was beer the drink of choice in medieval euprope | Brewing process removed microorganisms |
| Oldest hop growing region w/ most expensive hops in world | Zatec |
| Likely the oldest consumer protection law in the world? | Bavarian Beer Purity Law |
| Why is a Rauchbier able to be an ale or lager? | Rauchbier is nothing to do with fermentation, it's becuase the grains are smoked by a wood fire. |
| Three points hops added to beer and why | Bittering - adds bitterness, Flavoring - some bitterness added. Finishing - aromatic |
| What's most important to consider when brewing | Cleanliness and Sanitation |
| What contributed most to the rise of Lagers? | Invention of refrigeration |
| Most distinct factor in brewing Eisbock | Needs to partially freeze during brewing process |
| What does it mean when a beer is labeled "Imperial" or "Double" | Beer is going to be stronger or "double" the strength of a standard beer |
| Which packaging is best for longevity of beer and the environment | Cans - block light and oxygen, lighter than bottles, more efficient |
| What part of hop plant is used in brewing? | Flower/cone |
| Which ingredient contributes most of the fermentable sugars in beer? | Malted barley |
| Belgian Witbier made with | Wheat and citrus peel |
| If brewer uses more dark or roasted malt, what happens to the beer? | Gets darker and tastes more roasted |
| Purpose of boiling in brewing process | Sterilize the wort and isomerize hop acids |
| Which factor has greatest impact on beer's alcohol by volume | Difference between original gravity and final gravity |
| What glassware is most appropriate for strong, aromatic ales (imperial stout, belgian strong ale) | Tulip style glass |
| Origin of Pilsner beer? | Czech Republic |
| English beer, dark and creamy? | Porter |
| Country famous for trappist breweries | Belgium |
| Double IPA means same as: | Imperial IPA |
| Ireland signature beer style? | Stout |
| Primary acid responsible for sourness in sour beers? | Lactic acid |
| Liquid extracted from the mash | Wort |
| Trappist beer? | Beer made by monks within the walls of a monastery |