Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 For anyone who is curious here is a good list of the various types of beers. The majority of Americans drink one type, pilsner or lager, which is pretty much the first step on the beer ladder. Bottom fermented beer or lager Pilsener, Pilsner, Pils The most common type of beer in the world. Lager is the generic term for bottom fermented beer; pilsener is the basis of all lagers. Lagers have a light to golden colour, and their flavour varies from heavily hopped, dry, full-flavoured to light, flavoured, even sweet. Bock A Germanic strong beer with either a light or dark colour. Served as a warmer particularly during the colder seasons. Dortmunder A German beer brewed in Dortmund, usually associated with a strong, light export style. Ice beer A light lager cooled during fermentation or stored below 0 degrees centigrade to make this type even lighter. Light beer A light lager whose energy and alcohol content is lower than that of a regular pilsener. Munchener Originally a highly malty Bavarian beer, either light or dark. Usually refers to a dark lager, also known as dunkel in Munich. Highly malty light beers are called Munchener hell. Märzen This name originates from the German word for March. Originally this type of beer was brewed in March and was preserved in cool basements until the Oktoberfest in October. These beers are strongly coloured and malty. Rauchbier A dark German speciality made from malts that have been roasted in or dried with the smoke of burning wood. Vienna A red, golden brown or darkish, and slightly sweet, malty lager that originates from Vienna. In Finland this type is represented by the seasonal Winter Beers. Top fermented beer Ale A red, golden brown or darkish, and slightly sweet, malty lager that originates from Vienna. In Finland this type is represented by the seasonal Winter Beers.. Altbier A copper-coloured German ale, often from Dusseldorf. Its flavour is mature, soft, strong, and pure. Barley wine A copper-brown or darker English ale usually sold in small bottles of a quarter pint or so. Berliner weisse A light, low alcoholic beer from Berlin. Bitter A dry British ale, usually served in a pint. Usually heavily hopped. The colour ranges from copper brown to lighter shades. Kölsch A dry and fruity, golden ale characteristic of the Cologne region. Lambic Wheat beer from the Senne valley manufactured with spontaneous fermentation, near Brussels. Faro is young Lambic sweetened with dark caramel sugar. Geuze is made from young and 2.5-year-old Lambics. Kriek is made from cherries, while framboise is made from raspberries. Berry beers are excellent as aperitifs. Trappist A rich and fruity ale. The yeast left in the bottle causes a second fermentation process. Beers characteristic of this type are manufactured by monks in five Belgian and one Dutch monastery as well as a number of breweries in Belgium. Porter A dark, rich, and fruity beer originally from London. Dry, occasionally considerably roasted, and usually very potent. Sahti A traditional Finnish countryside beer made from barley and rye malts, flavoured with hops and juniper. Plenty of malts are used in the manufacturing process. Sahti is finished after two weeks of fermentation. It is enjoyed non-filtered. Stout The best known style is the reddish-black and dry, roasted, Irish stout. The sweeter, often stronger, style has a long tradition in England, the Baltic Countries, and the Nordic Countries. Weizenbier Weizen is a fresh summer beverage that is gaining increasing popularity in southern Germany and Austria. Crystal is a light wheat beer, while the non-filtered hefe contains yeast. Dunkel may be either light or yeasty. Belgian wheat beer is referred to as Weizenbier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 I like ales and dislike lagers for the most part, with a few exceptions. Great Lakes Brewing makes a Lager I like, and I like Dortmunder. As for Ales, I tend to like the stouts and I like my brews to have a full burrow or rabbits (very hoppy). Although, i also tend to like the very malty ales too. I guess, I just like the extremes. Oh, and ales made with chocolate malt are great! And I think pilsner is the worst stuff ever brewed. Thanks for the list. It's kind of cool to see them all listed out like that. Bridget > For anyone who is curious here is a good list of the various types of > beers. The majority of Americans drink one type, pilsner or lager, > which is pretty much the first step on the beer ladder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 I see that your taste in beers is very close to mine. Yes, Great Lakes Brewing makes some terrific beers and they have the gold, silver and bronze medals from US and World competitions to prove it. Unfortunately since I am in North Carolina now the only time I can get it is when we are visiting our relatives and friends in Ohio. Another great lager is Yuengling from Pennsylvania which is the oldest continuosly owned brewery in the US, havivg been owned by the same family since 1829. Cheers - S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 I see that your taste in beers is very close to mine. Yes, Great Lakes Brewing makes some terrific beers and they have the gold, silver and bronze medals from US and World competitions to prove it. Unfortunately since I am in North Carolina now the only time I can get it is when we are visiting our relatives and friends in Ohio. Another great lager is Yuengling from Pennsylvania which is the oldest continuosly owned brewery in the US, havivg been owned by the same family since 1829. Cheers - S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Thanks for this list. I had no idea beer was so varied. Me? I now stick to water mostly. On Jun 22, 2004, at 5:20 AM, goguiness wrote: > For anyone who is curious here is a good list of the various types of > beers. The majority of Americans drink one type, pilsner or lager, > which is pretty much the first step on the beer ladder. > > Bottom fermented beer or lager > > Pilsener, Pilsner, Pils > The most common type of beer in the world. Lager is the generic term > for bottom fermented beer; pilsener is the basis of all lagers. > Lagers have a light to golden colour, and their flavour varies from > heavily hopped, dry, full-flavoured to light, flavoured, even sweet. > > Bock > A Germanic strong beer with either a light or dark colour. Served as > a warmer particularly during the colder seasons. > > Dortmunder > A German beer brewed in Dortmund, usually associated with a strong, > light export style. > > Ice beer > A light lager cooled during fermentation or stored below 0 degrees > centigrade to make this type even lighter. > > Light beer > A light lager whose energy and alcohol content is lower than that of > a regular pilsener. > > Munchener > Originally a highly malty Bavarian beer, either light or dark. > Usually refers to a dark lager, also known as dunkel in Munich. > Highly malty light beers are called Munchener hell. > > Märzen > This name originates from the German word for March. Originally this > type of beer was brewed in March and was preserved in cool basements > until the Oktoberfest in October. These beers are strongly coloured > and malty. > > Rauchbier > A dark German speciality made from malts that have been roasted in or > dried with the smoke of burning wood. > > Vienna > A red, golden brown or darkish, and slightly sweet, malty lager that > originates from Vienna. In Finland this type is represented by the > seasonal Winter Beers. > > Top fermented beer > > Ale > A red, golden brown or darkish, and slightly sweet, malty lager that > originates from Vienna. In Finland this type is represented by the > seasonal Winter Beers.. > > Altbier > A copper-coloured German ale, often from Dusseldorf. Its flavour is > mature, soft, strong, and pure. > > Barley wine > A copper-brown or darker English ale usually sold in small bottles of > a quarter pint or so. > > Berliner weisse > A light, low alcoholic beer from Berlin. > > Bitter > A dry British ale, usually served in a pint. Usually heavily hopped. > The colour ranges from copper brown to lighter shades. > > Kölsch > A dry and fruity, golden ale characteristic of the Cologne region. > > Lambic > Wheat beer from the Senne valley manufactured with spontaneous > fermentation, near Brussels. Faro is young Lambic sweetened with dark > caramel sugar. Geuze is made from young and 2.5-year-old Lambics. > Kriek is made from cherries, while framboise is made from > raspberries. Berry beers are excellent as aperitifs. > > Trappist > A rich and fruity ale. The yeast left in the bottle causes a second > fermentation process. Beers characteristic of this type are > manufactured by monks in five Belgian and one Dutch monastery as well > as a number of breweries in Belgium. > > Porter > A dark, rich, and fruity beer originally from London. Dry, > occasionally considerably roasted, and usually very potent. > > Sahti > A traditional Finnish countryside beer made from barley and rye > malts, flavoured with hops and juniper. Plenty of malts are used in > the manufacturing process. Sahti is finished after two weeks of > fermentation. It is enjoyed non-filtered. > > Stout > The best known style is the reddish-black and dry, roasted, Irish > stout. The sweeter, often stronger, style has a long tradition in > England, the Baltic Countries, and the Nordic Countries. > > Weizenbier > Weizen is a fresh summer beverage that is gaining increasing > popularity in southern Germany and Austria. Crystal is a light wheat > beer, while the non-filtered hefe contains yeast. Dunkel may be > either light or yeasty. Belgian wheat beer is referred to as > Weizenbier. > > > > > > Please visit the Zapper homepage at > http://www.ZapLife.org > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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