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This Bavarian holiday usually takes place in September despite its misleading name.
What is Oktoberfest?
100
A room where beer is served
What is a taproom?
100
A relative of cannabis, this herb is used to flavor and preserve beer.
What are hops?
100
This hoppy ale originated in England and has become the most popular style of craft beer.
What is an IPA (India Pale Ale)?
200
US state that has the most breweries
What is California?
200
What started out as a religious holiday, this holiday is when the most Guinness is consumed in the United States.
What is St. Patrick's Day?
200
In 1935 this beer vessel debuted, making it easier to drink on the go.
What is a beer can?
200
The process of breaking down complex starches in grains into more simple ones that can be used in brewing.
What is malting?
200
Not an ale, but the other major category of beer which most likely originated in Germany in the Late Middle Ages.
What is a lager?
300
This Mesopotamian goddess is best known for being a patron deity for beer and an ancient hymn in her honor.
Who is Ninkasi?
300
A full-size keg is 15.5 gallons and is half of one of these irregular units of beer measurement.
What is a barrel?
300
The step in the brewing process that made beer a safe alternative to water.
What is the boil (boiling)?
300
This style of dark ale was one of the first industrially produced beers and is named for some of its favorite consumers.
What is a porter?
400
Contrary to popular belief, it is better to have more of this when drinking beer to enhance the aromas and to avoid bloating
What is the head of the beer?
400
What is Lagunitas (Brewing Company)?
400
Contrary to popular belief, it is better to have some of this in your beer to allow for the release of aromatics and excess carbonation.
What is head/foam?
400
The process that barley undergoes which gives stouts their coffee flavors.
What is roasting?
400
This style of German wheat ale is a notable exception to the Reinheitsgebot of 1516.
What is a hefeweizen/weissbier?
500
The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution passed in 1917
What is Prohibition (of Liquor)? 
500
Dark beer you would typically drink on St.Patrick's Day
What is Guinness beer?
500
In Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt this device was used to consume beer, sometimes out of a communal vessel.
What is a straw?
500
The mixture of herbs and spices used to flavor beer in the Medieval Period, it's distribution was often controlled by the Catholic Church.
What is gruit?
500
This beer style, which originated in modern-day Czechia, was possible only thanks to new brewing technologies of the era and was an instant international hit!
What is a pilsner?
600
Founded in 1896, this SF brewery is best known for its steam beer
What is Anchor Brewing Company? 
600
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This Mexican beer brand uses a black eagle in its logo
What is Tecate?
600
This beer holder is German for "stone".
What is a stein?
600
These beers are made by intentionally allowing wild yeast strains or bacteria into the wort in addition to cultivated strains.
What is a mixed-fermentation beer? (Also acceptable: sour beer or wild ale)
600
A unique style of beer that originated in California during the gold rush, this beer made with a warm-fermented lager yeast is named for a visual effect of its cooling process.
What is a steam beer?
700
At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, people got their first taste of Aunt Jemima pancakes & this beer that won a prize that became part of its name
What is Pabst Blue Ribbon?
700
This Iowa native is known for kicking off the craft beer revolution in 1965 when he purchased Anchor Brewing Company.
Who is Fritz Maytag?
700
The exact details of this ingredient are still fuzzy to archaeologists and historians, but it was vital for brewing in Ancient Mesopotamia.
What is bappir?
700
This traditional corn beer was first made by the Incas in Peru and involved corn being chewed up and spit out to start the fermentation process.
What is chicha?