Beer

Question 1

What is the proper serving temperature for Porter and Stout?

Answer 1

50°-55°F / 10°- 13°C

Question 2

What is the proper serving temperature for Draught and Bottled Domestic and Specialty Lager (Lagers, Pilsner etc.) ?

Answer 2

40°- 45°F / 4.5°- 7 °C

Question 3

What is the proper serving temperature for Specialty Ale (Belgian Pale Ale, Wheat, APA, IPA, Cream, Abbey etc.)?

Answer 3

45°- 50°F / 7°- 10°C

Question 4

What is the proper serving temperature for Cask-Conditioned Ales?

Answer 4

Cellar Temp 50°-55°F / 10°- 13°C

Question 5

How would you describe beer to a table that’s never had it or heard of it?

Answer 5

A fermented beverage from cereal grains (mainly barley), water, hops, and yeast.

Question 6

What are the main grains used for making beer?

Answer 6

Mainly barley plus other grains such as rice, corn, wheat, and oats.

Question 7

Fill in the blank.

In beer making, grains must have their starch reserves converted to _____ for fermentation to occur.

Answer 7

Sugar

Question 8

Malt provides beer with sugar for fermentation to create what 6 characteristics?

Answer 8

1. Alcohol
2. Color
3. Flavor
4. Body
5. Texture
6. Mouthfeel

Question 9

• Define germination.
• What does it create?

Answer 9

• The process where grain kernels (seeds) produce enzymes that will turn starches into sugar for fermentation to occur.
• This creates malt.

Question 10

Describe kilning.

Answer 10

The heating of germinated barley to dry it and develop flavor and color.

Question 11

What does the length of time and temperature of kilning determine?

Answer 11

The color and flavor of the malt and the eventual beer.

Question 12

What is the yeast used to ferment Ales?

Answer 12

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Question 13

Describe the fermentation for Ales, including temperature.

Is it cool and slow or warm and fast?

Answer 13

Warm and fast fermentation (68-72°F / 20-22°C)

Question 14

Describe the fermentation for Lagers, including temperature.

Is it cool and slow or warm and fast?

Answer 14

Cool and slow fermentation (48-55°F or 9-13°C)

Question 15

What is the yeast used to ferment Lagers?

Answer 15

Saccharomyces pastorianus

Question 16

Fill in the blank.

Yeast consumes the sugars from the _____ to create alcohol for fermentation to occur.

Answer 16

Malt

Question 17

True or False.

Yeast can also provide aromas and flavors to beer.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

What determines if a beer is an ale or a lager?

Answer 18

The type of yeast used.

Question 19

Fill in the blank.

____-fermenting yeasts are used to produce Ales.

Answer 19

Top

Question 20

The top-fermenting yeasts used for Ales create what sorts of aromas in the final beer?

Answer 20

Aromas such as fruit and spices.

Question 21

Fill in the blank.

______-fermenting yeasts are used to produce Lagers.

Answer 21

Bottom

Question 22

What effect do the bottom-fermenting yeasts used for Lagers create in the final beer?

Answer 22

• Less effect on the aroma and flavor profile of the final beer.
• Resulting lagers are clean and crisp.

Question 23

What are hops?

Answer 23

The flowering cone of hop vine plant.

Question 24

Fill in the blanks.

There are many different varieties of hops and each produces a wide range of ______ and _______.

Answer 24

Flavors and aromas

Question 25

What 3 things do hops provide beer with?

Answer 25

1. Aroma 1. Flavor 1. Bitterness to balance and contrast malt sweetness

Question 26

# Select the correct answer. In beer brewing, hops act as: a. a natural preservative with antibacterial properties b. a poison to the beer if you steep them too long c. an oxidative element and should never be used in beer

Answer 26

a. a natural preservative with antibacterial properties

Question 27

Name 3 common American hop variety names.

Answer 27

1. Cascade 2. Centennial 3. Citra

Question 28

Name 3 common European hop variety names.

Answer 28

1. Hallertau 2. Saaz 3. Tettnang

Question 29

# Fill in the blank. 90% of beer is \_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 29

Water ## Footnote Clean water is essential to the brewing process!

Question 30

An important consideration for the style of beer that is produced is due to the:

Answer 30

Unique mineral and ion content of various local water sources.

Question 31

What is Mashing?

Answer 31

The **process of converting and extracting sugar from the malt**, and results in the wort, which is a liquid rich in flavor, sugar, and color.

Question 32

What is boiling?

Answer 32

It is when the wort is boiled which stabilizes and sterilizes the brew, darkens the color, and causes excess water to evaporate.

Question 33

What is Lagering?

Answer 33

**A form of beer maturation on the yeast** that usually lasts for several weeks, if not months, at or near-freezing temperatures, after fermentation and before filtration and/or packaging of the beer. ## Footnote During lagering, beer undergoes subtle, but significant, flavor-altering biochemical processes that are **responsible for the crisp and clean taste** we usually associate with lager beers.

Question 34

# Fill in the blank. An ABV of 6% in a beer means that beer contains \_\_\_% alcohol.

Answer 34

6%

Question 35

In beer, what does IBU stand for?

Answer 35

International Bitterness Unit

Question 36

In beer, the higher the IBUs means a more what?

Answer 36

Bitter beer

Question 37

Give an example of a German Ale.

Answer 37

Hefeweizen

Question 38

Name 2 producers of German Hefeweizen.

Answer 38

1. Tucher 2. Paulaner

Question 39

Give 3 examples of styles of British Ales.

Answer 39

1. Pale Ale 2. India Pale Ale (IPA) 3. Porter

Question 40

Give an example of a style of Irish Ale.

Answer 40

Irish Dry Stout

Question 41

Give 2 examples of styles of Belgian Ale.

Answer 41

1. Lambic 2. Wit or White Ale

Question 42

Give 2 broad categories of Lager styles.

Answer 42

1. American Lager 2. European Lager

Question 43

Give an example of a Lager style beer from Czech Republic.

Answer 43

Pilsner ## Footnote Czech Repulblic is the origin of the Pilsner beer.

Question 44

Give 4 examples of German-style Lagers.

Answer 44

1. Pilsner (Pils) 2. Bock 3. Doppelbock 4. Oktoberfest

Question 45

Give 3 examples of European Pale Lagers.

Answer 45

1. Stella Artois 2. Heineken 3. Carlsberg

Question 46

Give 3 examples of American Pale Lagers.

Answer 46

1. Sierra Nevada 'Sierraveza' 2. Flying Dog 'UnderDog Atlantic Lager' 3. Anchor Brewing 'California Lager'

Question 47

Give 3 examples of Pilsner.

Answer 47

1. Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic) 2. Bitburger (Germany) 3. Victory 'Prima Pils' (USA)

Question 48

Give 3 examples of American IPA.

Answer 48

1. Hill Farmstead 'Mosaic' 2. Maine Beer Company 'Lunch' 3. Ballast Point Brewing Company 'Sculpin'

Question 49

Give 3 examples of American Pale Ale.

Answer 49

1. Bootstrap Brewing Co. 'Stick's Pale Ale' 1. Sierra Nevada 'Pale Ale' 1. Deschutes Brewery 'Mirror Pond'

Question 50

Give 2 examples each of American and British Porter.

Answer 50

1. Breckenridge Brewery 'Vanilla Porter' 2. Anchor Brewing 'Anchor Porter' 3. Fuller's 'London Porter' 4. Samuel Smith 'Taddy Porter'

Question 51

Give 3 examples of Irish Dry Stout.

Answer 51

1. Third Street Aleworks 'Blarney Sisters Dry Irish Stout' 1. Pizza Port Brewing Co. 'Seaside Stout' 1. Russian River Brewing Co. 'O.V.L. Stout'

Question 52

Give 3 examples of Witbier.

Answer 52

1. Allagash 'White Ale' 2. Hitachino Nest 'White Ale' 3. Clown Shoes 'Clementine White Ale'

Question 53

Give 3 examples of Sour Beer.

Answer 53

1. Dogfish Head 'SeaQuench' 2. Victory Brewing 'Sour Monkey' 3. Duchesse de Bourgogne 'Sour Ale'

Question 54

# Select the correct answer. In which region did beer originate? a. Mesopotamia b. Japan c. Virginia

Answer 54

a. Mesopotamia ## Footnote Mesopotamia was the region in southwestern Asia where the world's earliest civilization developed. Nomadic hunter-gatherers began to settle down to farm and grow crops to make bread and beer.

Question 55

What is the name of this beer glass?

Answer 55

Pint

Question 56

What is the name of this beer glass?

Answer 56

Mug

Question 57

What is the name of this beer glass?

Answer 57

Tulip

Question 58

What is the name of this beer glass?

Answer 58

Pilsner

Question 59

What is the name of this beer glass?

Answer 59

Weizen

Question 60

# Select the correct answer. As a food pairing beverage, beer is: a. terrible b. meh c. incredibly flexible

Answer 60

c. incredibly flexible

Question 61

4 things you have to consider when pairing beer with food include:

Answer 61

1. Sweetness from malt 1. Bitterness from hops 1. Its generally low alcohol content 1. Carbonation / bubbles

Question 62

What does FIFO stand for?

Answer 62

First In First Out ## Footnote Important rule to follow for restocking.

Question 63

Name 3 vessels in which beer is packaged.

Answer 63

1. Bottle 2. Can 3. Keg (many sizes and shapes exist)

Question 64

# COSTING BEER EXAMPLE A private dining event wants to order enough kegs of a specific beer to serve on tap for a special event. There are 200 people attending. They estimate 40% of customers order one pint each (one pint = 16 oz). The beer is only offered in Quarter Barrel kegs (a Quarter Barrel keg = 29.3 litres/ 992 oz). * How many Quarter kegs must you order to ensure demand is met? * How many total ml/ounces will you need to pour throughout the evening?

Answer 64

* TWO * 1280 oz. ## Footnote 40% of 200 people is 80 people. If 80 people each order one pint (16 oz), then 80 x 16 = 1280 oz. This is what you need to have enough beer for the 80 people ordering 1 pint each. If each Quarter Barrel holds 992 oz, then you'll need to order at least 2 specifically for the party.