Keeping and Serving Beer
What are the three major "tiers" of the three tier system that sells beer to consumers?
Producer/Importer > Wholesale > Retailer
What style of beer is traditionally known for its banana and clove characteristics?
German Hefeweizens
nutty, bready flavors are characteristics of which of the main four beer ingredients?
Malts/ grains
Water generally makes up to what percentage of beer
90%
Name a common exception to the three tier system
Breweries/Brewpubs that brew AND sell to consumers
What temperature should kegs generally be chilled to?
38 degrees F (or 3 degrees C)
What style of beer has a pronounced perceived bitterness, light amber to dark amber color and high to very high ABV
American Barleywine
Floral, perfume, pepper or minty flavors are a characteristic of which of the three traditional hop producing regions?
German/ Czech (european)
What are the four main ingredients of beer?
Water, Malt, Hops, Yeast
Dubbel, trippel Quadrupel are terms for this style/region of beer.
Belgian beer
When using a party pump (hand pump) on a keg, the flavor stability is reduced to how long?
Less than a day
What are the major differences between east and west coast IPA's
East coast coast IPAs will generally be hazy while the west coast IPAs will not
What are the five main components for evaluating beer?
Appearance, aroma, taste, mouthfeel, Aftertaste
(five senses)
Give an example of an unmalted grain used in making beer
(bonus question 100 pts: why do we sprout grains?)
Corn, rice, ect.
(converts starches into sugars)
Mystery beer: Guess the style
Determined on site
Draft systems should be cleaned how often?
Every 14 days
What style of beer has a low perceived bitterness, straw to gold color and a Normal ABV
Weissbier
Light-struck beer is most likely to cause what off flavor(s)?
"Skunky"
Which beer brewing yeast generally prefers higher temperatures and in certain strains, produces "phenolic" flavors
Ale yeast (saccharomyces cerevisiae)
(bonus pts for scientific name)
Hops grow on what type of plant
Bines
Hefeweizens and Belgian ales traditionally have how many inches of head?
2 -3
What makes a "Gueuze" different from a traditional lambic
It is a blend of 1,2 and 3 year old lambics
Mystery beer. Guess the style
Determined on site
Adding more fermentable sugars to wort will generally produce what effect to the Abv%
It increases
Describe the general difference between German and American Hefes
German hefes tend to have a banana and clove quality and tend to use more hops. American hefes tend to have a lighter "clean" taste and generally use less hops.