Beer styles, brewing terms, and tasting vocabulary for beginner craft beer enthusiasts.
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- IPA stands for...
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India Pale Ale
- What makes an IPA distinctive?
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High hop bitterness and aroma
- What is a lager?
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Beer fermented with bottom-fermenting yeast at cool temperatures
- Stout - typical flavors?
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Coffee, chocolate, and roasted malt
- Porter - what is it?
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Dark beer with British origins, historically popular with London working-class drinkers
- ABV means...
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Alcohol by Volume
- IBU measures...
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The bitterness level of hops in beer
- What does fermentation do in brewing?
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Yeast converts sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide
- What is malt?
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Grain that is soaked, sprouted, then dried in a kiln
- What do hops contribute to beer?
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Bitterness, aroma, and preservation properties
- Grain bill - what is it?
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The combination of grains used in a beer recipe
- What is wort?
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The sugar-rich liquid extracted from grains before fermentation
- Dry hopping - what is it?
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Adding hops after fermentation starts or finishes for aroma without bitterness
- Wheat beer (Weizen) - characteristics?
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Light body with fruity notes (banana, clove), brewed with at least 50% wheat
- What is a sour beer?
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Beer intentionally brewed to be tart using wild yeast or bacteria