Product knowledge - Beer
18 important questions on Product knowledge - Beer
What is "green malt"?
What are the 3 proposes of the kilning?
- Stops germination
- Enhances the beers aromas
- Shapes beer's final color
What is the bottom fermenting with low temperature?
- Slow fermentation
- Fresher and crispier beer
- Beer is stored 3 weeks - 3 months storage tank
- Second fermentation ---> foam and puts the finishing touches on the beer's taste and color
- Process: LAGER
- T: < 10 C
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What is the top fermenting with high temperature?
- Speeds up fermentation
- Fruity, full-bodied beers
- Not always stored in a tank for a secondary fermentation
- Drinkable after 10 days of fermentation
- Process: ALE
- T: 15 - 25 C
What is filtration / pasteurization?
- Not mandatory
- Filtration: removes any sediment in the beer
- Pasteurization: kills all bacteria, making the beer safe to drink
How are beers classified?
- Origin
- Ingredients used
- Specific aspects of the terroir
What are 4 iconic beer's styles?
- Authentic ale
- Belgian beer
- Wheat beer
- Pilsner style lager
What is an authentic ales?
- Distinct malty aroma
- Wide color range (pale gold → dark amber)
- Served in a pint glass
- Most common ones: Pale ale / India pale ale, Porters, Black Stout
What is Pale Ale / IPA?
- Pale gold to amber
- Balance between malt and hops
- Ex: Shepherd Neame & Co
What is Black Stout?
- Dark beer, strong roasted malt taste with coffee notes
- Ex: Guinness Irish Stout
What is belgian beer?
- Distinct malty + yeast flavors
- Served in a chalice glass
- Most common: Lambic beer, Abbey beer
What is Lambic beer?
- Golden color
- Sour and fruity taste
- Ex: Cantillon
What is Abbey beer?
- Pale golden, dry fruit taste, spicy aromas, strong alcohol content
- Ex: Chimay
What is Wheat beer?
- Fruity aroma, white color (from wheat grain → "white beer")
- Served in a Weizen glass
- Ex: Paulaner
What is Pilsner lager-style beer?
- Lighter, refreshing and less bitter taste
- Pilsner glass
- Bright golden hue
- Ex: Pilsner Urquell
Who are the biggest producers?
- China with Snow
- USA with Budweiser
- Brazil with Skol
Who are the 3 largest company?
- Anheuser-Busch InBev --> Belgium
- Heineken --> Netherlands
- China Resources Snow --> China
What is a craft breweries?
- More traditional brewing process that emphasizes quality and flavor
- Independent operations that produce lower qualities using local ingredients
- Ex: Nebuleuse, Switzerland
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