Beer History
This technique, originally developed for beer and wine, involves rapidly heating a liquid to better preserve its quality.
What is pasteurization?
This Bavarian holiday usually takes place in September despite its misleading name.
What is Oktoberfest?
A room where beer is served
What is a taproom?
A relative of cannabis, this herb is used to flavor and preserve beer.
What are hops?
This hoppy ale originated in England and has become the most popular style of craft beer.
What is an IPA (India Pale Ale)?
Despite popular myth, female brewers of the past were not actually portrayed as these.
What are witches?
What is St. Patrick's Day?
In 1935 this beer vessel debuted, making it easier to drink on the go.
What is a beer can?
The process of breaking down complex starches in grains into more simple ones that can be used in brewing.
What is malting?
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?
This country is not only known for its beer culture, but also as the headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev.
What is Belgium?
This Mesopotamian goddess is best known for being a patron deity for beer and an ancient hymn in her honor.
Who is Ninkasi?
A full-size keg is 15.5 gallons and is half of one of these irregular units of beer measurement.
What is a barrel?
The step in the brewing process that made beer a safe alternative to water.
What is the boil (boiling)?
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?
This east Asian country is known for having a surprisingly vibrant craft beer scene.
What is North Korea?
This beer-related disaster killed 8 people and caused millions of dollars of damage.
What is the London Beer Flood of 1814?
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?
The process that barley undergoes which gives stouts their coffee flavors.
What is roasting?
This style of German wheat ale is a notable exception to the Reinheitsgebot of 1516.
What is a hefeweizen/weissbier?
This result of the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution passed in 1917.
What is Prohibition?
What were the two main ethnic groups who participated in the Chicago Beer Riot of 1855?
Who are the Germans and the Irish?
In Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt this device was used to consume beer, sometimes out of a communal vessel.
What is a straw?
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?
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?
Sorghum beer was a specialty of western African brewers who spoke this language.
What is Bantu?
This woman was known for using a hatchet to vandalize and shut down saloons in Kansas.
Who is Carry A. Nation?
This beer holder is German for "stone".
What is a stein?
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)
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?
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?
This Iowa native is known for kicking off the craft beer revolution in 1965 when he purchased Anchor Brewing Company.
Who is Fritz Maytag?
This is the ideal temperature for drinking a light lager.
What is 35°F-40°F?
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?
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?