Beer Basics
$100: What are the four main ingredients in most beers?
(Answer: Water, malt, hops, yeast)
$100: A German-style wheat beer is also known as what?
(Answer: Hefeweizen)
$100: What country drinks the most beer per capita?
(Answer: Czech Republic)
$100: What is the process called where yeast converts sugar into alcohol?
(Answer: Fermentation)
$100: Oktoberfest originated in which German city?
(Answer: Munich)
$200: What does “IPA” stand for?
(Answer: India Pale Ale)
$200: This Belgian beer style is known for its sour and funky flavors.
(Answer: Lambic)
$200: Corona is brewed in which country?
(Answer: Mexico)
$200: What unit is used to measure bitterness in beer?
(Answer: IBU – International Bitterness Units)
$200: What is the oldest continuously operating brewery in the world?
(Answer: Weihenstephan Brewery in Germany)
$300: What is the term for beer without alcohol?
(Answer: Non-alcoholic or NA beer)
$300: A porter is most closely related to what other dark beer style?
(Answer: Stout)
$300: Pilsner originated in which European country?
(Answer: Czech Republic)
$300: What sugar source is most often used to brew beer?
(Answer: Malted barley)
$300: What is the slang term for a very large beer glass in Germany?
(Answer: A stein or Maß)
$400: What style of beer is Guinness most famous for?
(Answer: Stout)
$400: This style of beer is brewed with salt and coriander.
(Answer: Gose)
$400: Asahi Super Dry is a famous beer from which country?
(Answer: Japan)
$400: What is the name of the vessel where fermentation takes place?
(Answer: Fermenter)
$400: Which U.S. president famously brewed beer in the White House?
(Answer: Barack Obama)
$500: Which ancient civilization is credited with one of the earliest beer recipes?
(Answer: Sumerians)
$500: Which beer style is typically brewed with wild yeast, such as Brettanomyces?
(Answer: Wild ale)
$500: Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale comes from which country?
(Answer: Ireland)
$500: Which gas is primarily responsible for carbonation in beer?
(Answer: Carbon dioxide)
$500: The “Reinheitsgebot” was a German law regulating what?
(Answer: Beer purity laws – ingredients limited to water, barley, hops, later yeast)