Beer 101
True or False:
ABV stands for "Alcohol by Variance"
False: It stands for Alcohol by Volume.
Although ABV is becoming the standard measurement in the U.S. many brewers measure the alcohol by weight. If you ever come across a beer labeled with its ABW simply multiple the number by 1.25 to find out its ABV.
True or False:
The Coors Brewing Company invented a beer label that indicated when a beer was cold enough to drink?
True in 2007 Coors introduced their "cold-activated" bottle which showed when the temperature was between 42-46 degrees.
Fill in the Blank.
Grapes are to wine as ____ are to beer.
Grains, like grapes are the basic ingredients of beer.
Scientific studies show that the shape of the glassware directly influences what in your beer?
Head Augmentation and retention.
True or False:
Dark beers are more alcoholic than light colored beers?
False.
The color of the beer usually relates to the color of the gain that made it.
A standard keg is how much of a Barrel?
Half a barrel. 15.5 gallons or 165 12oz glasses.
To be classified as a microbrewery, what is the maximum number of barrels a beer company can produce per year?
14,999
Some microbreweries produce fewer than 100 barrels per year, but Anaheuser-Busch produces more than 100 Million barrels per year. There's about 1,600 micro breweries operating in the U.S.
True or False:
In Germany children drink "Kinderbeer"
True.
This malty beverage has only trace amounts of alcohol because it is illegal to drink beer until the age of 16.
In the US it's perfectly legal for children to drink beer in the US. It's just illegal to sell to them before 21.
Beer cans weren't invented until 1933 it took so long because of?
Exploding beer. carbonated beer needed packaging that could resist 80 pounds of pressure per square inch.
Which Country has the highest consumption of beer per capita?
The Czech Republic.
The Czechs win this one with a whopping 167 liters per capita. The Irish come second with 125 liters per capita. The U.S. is 12th at 84.4 liters.
Kingfisher, the best selling beer from India gets its name from a what?
A Bird.
Hops add which characteristic to beer?
Bitterness. without hops that mug of beer would be sweet and almost flabby.
Arthur Guinness signed a lease on his famed brewery for how many years?
9,000 years. in 1759 the inexperienced brewer signed a 9,000 year lease on the then-defunct St. James brewery in Dublin.
Groaning Ale was made for what?
Women in labor.
In early America the local Alewife would make a special beer to then give it to the mother during childbirth to help with labor pains.
What is Dry Hopping?
adding hops to beer after fermentation. This is used to enhance the "hoppy" aroma and the flavor of the beer without increasing its bitterness.