Beer Styles

Question 1

What two US organizations maintain comprehensive and detailed lists of beer styles, including qualitative descriptions and quantitative data like original gravity and color?

Answer 1

BJCP and Brewers Association

Question 2

Just prior to fermentation, brewers test the wort with a hydrometer or refractometer to assess what important property of a beer?

Answer 2

Brix, Balling, Sugar level

Question 3

The property of beer that corresponds to milligrams per liter of isomerized alpha acids is known by what name? (Please spell out each word.)

Answer 3

IBU International Bitterness Units

Question 4

What beer trait do measurements in degrees SRM or degrees EBC represent?

Answer 4

Color of Beer

Question 5

Carbonation levels in beer are commonly represented by what measure?

Answer 5

Volumes of CO2

Question 6

The qualitative beer trait represented by the texture and weight of the beer during tasting is known by what name?

Answer 6

Body

Question 7

Pale lager created and consumed in Munich:

Answer 7

Munich Helles

Question 8

Amber lager named for Austrian capital:

Answer 8

Vienna Lager

Question 9

Dark German lager style whose name translates as “black”:

Answer 9

Schwartzbeir

Question 10

Often pale and hoppier variation of a 16° P lager associated with Spring:

Answer 10

Maibock

Question 11

The style dubbed “liquid bread,” created to sustain fasting monks:

Answer 11

Doppelbock

Question 12

Specialty lager made from malt dried directly over a wood fire:

Answer 12

Classic Rauchbier

Question 13

Brewed on the banks of the Rhine river, Zum Uriege is a classic example of this style:

Answer 13

Dusseldorf Altbier

Question 14

The city of Cologne gives a blonde ale known by what style name:

Answer 14

Kolsch

Question 15

Munich beer style known for flavor of 4-vinyl guiacol:

Answer 15

Weizen or Weissebier

Question 16

German style known for distinct tartness produced by lactobacillus?

Answer 16

Berliner Weisse

Question 17

Of the two sub-categories of European pilsner, which is the often-paler and drier version?

Answer 17

German Pilsner

Question 18

Drier and crisper than Bohemian Pils and adapted for Germany?

Answer 18

German Pilsner

Question 19

Brewed by Germans that moved to America, making a crisp german style lager with American Ingredients.

Answer 19

Classic American Pilsner

Question 20

Strong (>8% abv) pale Belgian-style ale of monastic origin?

Answer 20

Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Question 21

Brown Trappist or Abbey-style ale around 6 to 7% abv?

Answer 21

Belgian Dubbel

Question 22

Straight, unblended spontaneously fermented wheat-containing ale from Brussels region:

Answer 22

Staight Unblended Lambic

Question 23

Blend of one-, two- and three-year old spontaneously fermented Brussels-region wheat- containing ale?

Answer 23

Gueze

Question 24

Spontaneously fermented Belgian-style ale aged with cherries?

Answer 24

Kreik

Question 25

With red and brown sub-styles, these lactic-acid flavored beers derive their name from the northern region of Belgium:

Answer 25

Flanders Red Ale and Flanders Brown Ale

Question 26

Belgian-style ale that may be flavored with Curacao orange peel, coriander and grains of paradise:

Answer 26

Witbier

Question 27

Malt-accented Belgian-style ale that often displays "cellar" notes and originates near the French border:

Answer 27

Biere de Garde

Question 28

Refreshingly well-attenuated yellow-orange Belgian/French-style ale with complex fruit-spice aroma and some earthy notes?

Answer 28

Saison

Question 29

Very pale ales with 7.5 to 10.5% abv made by secular Belgian brewers?

Answer 29

Belgian Strong Gold Ale

Question 30

A ~3.5% abv draught pale ale consumed in British pubs?

Answer 30

Standard English Bitter

Question 31

English Midlands ale, often dark and nearly always less than 3.5% abv?

Answer 31

British Mild Brown Ale

Question 32

Dark ale consumed daily by London working classes circa 1750?

Answer 32

Porter

Question 33

Best-known Irish beer style made with roast barley?

Answer 33

Dry Stout

Question 34

Lower gravity ales denoted as 60/ or 70/ are known as what sort of ale?

Answer 34

Scottish Ale

Question 35

Sub-style of stout made in England using lactose?

Answer 35

Milk Stout, Sweet Stout

Question 36

Style name used for the strongest stouts?

Answer 36

Russian Imperial Stout

Question 37

Nickname for a strong Scotch ale?

Answer 37

Wee Heavy

Question 38

In modern times, style name for stouts made for routine export?

Answer 38

Foreign Extra Stout

Question 39

Modern Irish style that is not a stout?

Answer 39

Irish Red Ale

Question 40

Well-hopped and pale British ale style created for export but became popular domestically in the mid-1800s?

Answer 40

Indian Pale Ale

Question 41

A draught pale ale with a bit more flavor than ordinary but still generally less than 4.0% ABV:

Answer 41

Premium Bitter

Question 42

A beer that contains no roast or black malts and is often the strongest of English ales:

Answer 42

English Pale Ale or English Extra Special Bitter

Question 43

Style of dark ale rare in Britain except for a Newcastle export well-known in the US:

Answer 43

Northern English Brown

Question 44

Prior to prohibition this amber lager was made by a number of western breweries without the use of refrigeration:

Answer 44

Californian Common

Question 45

A very pale 20th century American style that may be either a mixture of ale and lager or fermented using an ale yeast at cooler temperatures?

Answer 45

Cream Ale

Question 46

Lager made with a grist of 30 to 50 percent corn or rice?

Answer 46

American Standard Lager

Question 47

Similar to American Pale Ale but with slightly more malt character?

Answer 47

American Amber Ale

Question 48

Name (s) for stronger, more highly hopped versions of IPA?

Answer 48

Imperial IPA

Question 49

Black ale style whose first name comes from the non-barley grain it contains?

Answer 49

Oatmeal Stout

Question 50

Well-bittered all-malt pale lager?

Answer 50

Vienna Lager

Question 51

Often malt-balanced ale with a color between that of amber and stout:

Answer 51

American Brown Ale

Question 52

Discuss the range of flavors you might expect to find in wood- or barrel-aged beers. Please cite commercial examples to illustrate.

Answer 52

Bourbon, vanilla and sherry. - Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Firestone Walker Double Barrel Aged Stout

Question 53

Describe an IPA.

Answer 53

Color: gold to copper Taste: high hop profile Body: medium Additional: British Troops stationed in India....returned home and wanted "India Beer"

Question 54

Describe a California Common.

Answer 54

Color: pale to light amber Body: medium Additional: lager fermented at ale temperature

Question 55

Describe an English Pale Ale.

Answer 55

Color: light in color Taste: earthy hops Body: medium Additional: low ABV

Question 56

Describe an Imperial Stout.

Answer 56

Color: black/opaque Taste: roasted, coffee, sometimes slight fruity notes (fig) Additional: low carbonation, high alcohol

Question 57

Describe a Doppelbock.

Answer 57

Taste: highly malty, often sweet and thick Pale: have malt characters of being bready and toasty Dark: show toffee and chocolate flavors Additional: Originally brewed by monks as "liquid bread" for sustanance during fasts. Alcoholic warmth may be apparent.

Question 58

What styles are related to a Doppelbock?

Answer 58

Traditional Bock | Maibock/Hellesbock

Question 59

Describe a Traditional Bock.

Answer 59

Formulated like a darker version of a doppelbock, but with less alcoholic strength (6-7%). Strong, dark lager from Germany.

Question 60

Describe a Maibock/Hellesbock.

Answer 60

Color: gold to light amber version of bock Taste: bready, toasty flavors of a pale doppelbock, but with less alcoholic strength (6-7%) and more hops in flavor, aroma and bitterness. Additional: seasonal strong pale lager

Question 61

What are the related styles to Maibock/Hellesbock?

Answer 61

Bock | Doppelbock