beer Flashcards
(27 cards)
beer is a…
fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from malted grains & flavored with hops
one of the most [] beverages in []
popular; the world
the four main ingredients in beer
- malted grains [barley, etc]
- hops [many varieties]
- yeast [several strains]
- water [purified, mineral, etc.]
the process of beer production
- making malt from fresh grains
- mashing
- lautering
- hopping & boiling
- hop separation & cooling
- fermentation
- maturing
- packaging
making malt from fresh grains
mashing
lautering
hopping & boiling
hop separation & cooling
fermentation
maturing
packaging
popular types
ales, lagers
ales
- brown ale
- pale ale
- india pale ale [i.p.a.]
- amber ale
- sour
- wheat
- porter
- stout
lagers
- bock
- dunkel
- malt liquor
- pilsner
brown ale
a medium-bodied beer that has toasty & slightly sweet overtones
pale ale
a blonde to copper colored, medium-bodied ale with a fair hoppy character
amber ale
a reddish, medium-bodied beer with a good balance of hops & malt
sour
a highly acidic & tart beer [may use wild yeast during brewing]
* fruit sometimes used for flavoring
* belgian lambics are a popular type of sour
wheat
made with malted wheat & may also be called whit, white, or hefeweizen
porter
a robust & complex, full-bodied dark ale with a mild to zesty range of hops
stout
a dark, full-bodied brew that may have a creamy texture and slightly burnt finish
* dark appearance is due to the way barley is roasted
bock
a strong, lightly hopped, nutty tasting beer with subtle caramel notes
