Burlyman
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What is lager?
Lagers are a typical entry point into beer for new drinkers. Made with bottom fermenting yeast that has a lower tolerance to alcohol, lagers can taste light and a little malty. Lagers are a great launching pad for newcomers to beer. Lagers are clean, consistent, well made, and not particularly challenging on the flavour..
What is an IPA?
India Pale Ales (IPAs), which encompass numerous styles of beer, get their characteristics largely from hops and herbal, citrus or fruity flavours. They can be bitter and contain high alcohol levels, though the final product depends on the variety of hops used. Some IPAs can taste like pure citrus, while others are strong and bitter. Prominent IPA styles include West Coast IPA, British IPA and New England Style IPA.
New England IPAs carry a fruity flavour with low bitterness, while the British style is more maltier and bitter. West Coast IPAs appear to stand somewhere in the middle, with a balance between the fruitiness and bitterness. The best way to figure out your preference would be to figure out which IPA style goes best with your tastebuds.. I think IPAs are usually a beer drinker’s first introduction to the world of craft beer..
What is pale ale?
Pale ales are usually hoppy but carry a lower alcohol content than IPAs. Most types of pale ale, which can include American amber ale, American pale ale, blonde ale and English pale ale, are malty, medium-bodied and easy to drink.
What is a pilsner?
Pilsners, which originate from the Czech Republic, fall under the lager category. German pilsners give off a pale gold colour and crisp flavour while Czech pilsners are a little darker with higher bitterness.
What is a stout beer?
A dark beer, the flavor of stouts depend on where they come from. Sweet stouts largely originate from Ireland and England and are known for their low bitterness. In fact, Ireland’s Guinness brand produces some of the world’s most recognizable stout beer.
According to the Beer Judge Certificate programme which ranks and evaluates all styles of beer, stouts are a “sweet, full-bodied, slightly roasted ale that can suggest coffee-and-cream, or sweetened espresso.” While the darker colour of the beer gives the impression it’s tough to drink, these stouts carry sweetness from unfermented sugars that offset any bitterness.
Stouts produced in the U.S. combine the typical dark body and creamy notes with the hoppy bitter flavours characterized by American beers. American stouts are strong, highly roasted, bitter and hoppy, with high malt flavours that give them the taste of coffee or dark chocolate, according to the BJCP.
What is a porter?
Traditional porters, which can trace their roots to the United Kingdom, are dark in colour like stouts due to common ingredients like chocolate or other dark-roasted malts. Porters tend to taste less like coffee than stouts, with more of a chocolatey feel.
What is Belgian beer?
Belgian beers span pale ales, dark ales, fruity beers and sour ales. Belgian-style beers are fruity and spicy with sweet flavours and a high alcohol content with low bitterness.
What is wheat beer?
Wheat beers rely on wheat for the malt ingredient, which gives the beverage a light colour and alcohol level that makes it perfect for kicking back with during the summer and for combining it with fruit, like a slice of lemon or orange. Some wheat beers, with their funky and tangy flavours, fall under Belgian-style brews while the ones made in the U.S. have a light flavour that recalls bread.
What is sour beer?
Sour beer has become very popular over the last few years, becoming an enticing beverage to people looking to branch out their beer palates or to those wanting to try something new. Highly tart, sour beers can take on many forms, including Belgian-style beers, fruity ales and lemony weiss beers.. With the addition of fruits like cherry, raspberry or peach, sour beers marry sweet and sour to make beer flavours completely unlike lagers and IPAs..
What is lager?
Lagers are a typical entry point into beer for new drinkers. Made with bottom fermenting yeast that has a lower tolerance to alcohol, lagers can taste light and a little malty. Lagers are a great launching pad for newcomers to beer. Lagers are clean, consistent, well made, and not particularly challenging on the flavour..
What is an IPA?
India Pale Ales (IPAs), which encompass numerous styles of beer, get their characteristics largely from hops and herbal, citrus or fruity flavours. They can be bitter and contain high alcohol levels, though the final product depends on the variety of hops used. Some IPAs can taste like pure citrus, while others are strong and bitter. Prominent IPA styles include West Coast IPA, British IPA and New England Style IPA.
New England IPAs carry a fruity flavour with low bitterness, while the British style is more maltier and bitter. West Coast IPAs appear to stand somewhere in the middle, with a balance between the fruitiness and bitterness. The best way to figure out your preference would be to figure out which IPA style goes best with your tastebuds.. I think IPAs are usually a beer drinker’s first introduction to the world of craft beer..
What is pale ale?
Pale ales are usually hoppy but carry a lower alcohol content than IPAs. Most types of pale ale, which can include American amber ale, American pale ale, blonde ale and English pale ale, are malty, medium-bodied and easy to drink.
What is a pilsner?
Pilsners, which originate from the Czech Republic, fall under the lager category. German pilsners give off a pale gold colour and crisp flavour while Czech pilsners are a little darker with higher bitterness.
What is a stout beer?
A dark beer, the flavor of stouts depend on where they come from. Sweet stouts largely originate from Ireland and England and are known for their low bitterness. In fact, Ireland’s Guinness brand produces some of the world’s most recognizable stout beer.
According to the Beer Judge Certificate programme which ranks and evaluates all styles of beer, stouts are a “sweet, full-bodied, slightly roasted ale that can suggest coffee-and-cream, or sweetened espresso.” While the darker colour of the beer gives the impression it’s tough to drink, these stouts carry sweetness from unfermented sugars that offset any bitterness.
Stouts produced in the U.S. combine the typical dark body and creamy notes with the hoppy bitter flavours characterized by American beers. American stouts are strong, highly roasted, bitter and hoppy, with high malt flavours that give them the taste of coffee or dark chocolate, according to the BJCP.
What is a porter?
Traditional porters, which can trace their roots to the United Kingdom, are dark in colour like stouts due to common ingredients like chocolate or other dark-roasted malts. Porters tend to taste less like coffee than stouts, with more of a chocolatey feel.
What is Belgian beer?
Belgian beers span pale ales, dark ales, fruity beers and sour ales. Belgian-style beers are fruity and spicy with sweet flavours and a high alcohol content with low bitterness.
What is wheat beer?
Wheat beers rely on wheat for the malt ingredient, which gives the beverage a light colour and alcohol level that makes it perfect for kicking back with during the summer and for combining it with fruit, like a slice of lemon or orange. Some wheat beers, with their funky and tangy flavours, fall under Belgian-style brews while the ones made in the U.S. have a light flavour that recalls bread.
What is sour beer?
Sour beer has become very popular over the last few years, becoming an enticing beverage to people looking to branch out their beer palates or to those wanting to try something new. Highly tart, sour beers can take on many forms, including Belgian-style beers, fruity ales and lemony weiss beers.. With the addition of fruits like cherry, raspberry or peach, sour beers marry sweet and sour to make beer flavours completely unlike lagers and IPAs..
