Beers & Ciders

Question 1

What is the difference between a Porter and a Stout?

Answer 1

No law distinguishes the difference, but Porter originated in London and Stout from Ireland, both from the 1700s. It’s up to the producer to name the beer

Question 2

What is the difference between a bock and a dubbelbock?

Answer 2

Higher ABV and more intense flavor, possibly darker color

Question 3

What is the difference between a Faro and a Gueuze?

Answer 3

Faro is a lambic-style beer with the addition of dark sugar. Faro is lower in alcohol than a Geuze. Sweetened either at the table or in the bottle with pasteurized bottles

Gueuze is a lambic beer that blends young and old lambic. Usually, one to three years old lambic is blended. The younger lambic has residual sugar, which leads to a second fermentation in the bottle.

Question 4

What is a Session IPA?

Answer 4

Lower alcohol than a standard IPA but with the same hoop character

Question 5

What is Trappist Beer?

Answer 5

Ale brewed by Trappist monks in Trappist monasteries

Question 6

What is Märzen?

Answer 6

A Lager-style beer with origins from Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Traditionally (1500s), it brewed in March and then stored in cool caves until Oktoberfest