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Beer Flashcards

1
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what 5 beer companies make over 50% of the world’s beer

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Anheuser-Busch InBev, SAB Miller, Heineken, Carlsberg, China Resources Enterprise

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2
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what is the Alulu beer recipe

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the oldest beer recipe in history (2,050 BC), from the Sumerian city of Umma.

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3
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what is Reinheitsgebot?

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Bavarian Purity Law of 1516

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4
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what do minutes represent in reference to IPA?

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the amount of time hops are allowed to boil

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5
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what are 4 noble hops varieties

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Terrnanger, Spalt, Hallertaur, Saaz

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6
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what category of beer is spontaneously fermented and includes the styles of Gueuze and Kreik?

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Lambic

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7
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name 3 of the 6 Trappist breweries in Belgium

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Achel, Chimay, Orval, Rochefort, Westmalle, West Vieteren

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8
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in which country would you find the Abbey of Engelszell?

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Austria

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9
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what US abbey is authorized to produce Trappist ale

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St Joseph’s Abbey

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10
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what is Gueuze?

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a blend of mature lambic and your, still fermenting lambic that is then bottle conditioned

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11
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what is Kolsch?

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beer from Cologne, Germany. Subtle, delicate pale ale made of barley. Has its own special yeast

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12
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what were the 3 ingredients of Bavarian Purity Law of 1516

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water, barley, hops…yeast was not yet discovered

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13
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what brewery produces Pliny the Younger?

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Russian River Brewing

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14
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what is the difference between Pliny the Younger and Pliny the Elder?

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Younger = triple IPA
Elder = double IPA
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15
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what two signature flavoring ingredients are almost always found in Belgian Wit beer?

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Coriander and orange peel

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16
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what flavor is a kriek lambic?

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cherry

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17
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what US state produces over 70% of North American hops

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Washington

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18
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what country is the largest beer producer in the worl d

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China

19
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what do degrees Plato indicate?

A

the ratio of fermnetable sugars to water in word, similar to the brix measure for wine

20
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what are IBUs

A

International Bitterness Units

21
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what yeast strain is typically used to produce ales

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Saccharomyces Cerevisae (top fermenting)

22
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Which Trappist brewery located in the Netherlands

A

Koningshoeven (Le Trappe)

23
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what is Rauchbier?

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smoked beer, famously produced in Bamberg, Franken

24
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at what temperature range should ales be served?

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48-52

25
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what category of beer does the Marzen/Fest Beer style fall under

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lager

26
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what region is Altbier considered a specialty of

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Duseldorf

27
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what is the only Trappist brewery in Italy

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Tre Fontane Abbey

28
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what is krausening?

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adding a small proportion of partially fermented wort to a brew during lagering

29
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what scale is used to measure the density of beer wort?

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Plato Scale

30
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what is dry hopping? what is the purpose?

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addition of dry hops to fermenting or agin beer to increase its hop character or aroma

31
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what is lautering?

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separating the sweet wort from the spent grains in a lautering tun

32
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translate hefe:

A

yeast

33
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translate wit

A

white

34
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translate weizen

A

wheat

35
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translate helles

A

bright or light

36
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translate rauch

A

smoke

37
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what is kolsch and where is it produced?

A

a pale ale from Cologne, Germany that is fermented warm and conditioned at cool temperatures

38
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name 3 types of pale ale

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Amber Ale, English Bitter, Strong Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, Scotch Ale

39
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what is pommeau?

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a mistelle made in Normandy and drunk as an apertif

40
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at what temperature should drought beer be served?

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38 degrees

41
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characteristics of an American Brown Ale

A

roasted malt with caramel and chocolate like characters. Medium intensity in both flavor and aroma and medium to high hop bitterness

42
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what fruit is used for Kriek?

A

cherries

43
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name the style of lambic that is a blend of one year old and two year old lambics with fermentation concluding in bottle

A

Gueze

44
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what is Faro?

A

a mixture of lambic and a lighter brewed beer Belgian candy sugar is added for sweetness

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