Beer 101: How Well Do You Know Your Craft?

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Beer is an ancient tradition with a long history - and we're grateful its made it this far! If you think you know your craft, try this quiz on brewing, beer styles, history, and more!

Which of the four main ingredients in beer is responsible for adding bitterness to the final product?

Malted grain

Hops

Yeast

Water

What is the name of the not-yet-fermented liquid produced by steeping malted barley before it becomes beer?

Moonshine

Wasa

Wort

Brewer's Water

The most popular style of beer in the world, which of the following is known to be clean, crisp, and easy drinking

Stout

Lager

Barley Wine

Brown Ale

This "off-flavour" is produced by yeast in fermentation, and if not handled correctly, results in a buttery, caramel flavour in the final product.

Light shock

Brettanomyces

Lactobacillus

Diacetyl

Traditionally grown in Europe, which classification of hops are known for their distinct flavours and stabilizing qualities?

Noble

Aromatic

Bittering

Amarillo

This process turns raw grain into something which is more readily used for brewing.

Roasting

Airing

Hydrating

Malting

Which bacteria is most commonly used as a souring agent in kettle sour beers?

Bacchus

Lactobacillus

Sour Power

Mycobacterium

This style of beer is known for being bitter, hoppy, and often on the stronger side.

Stout

Porter

ESB

IPA

Which of the four main ingredients in beer is responsible for fermentation?

Malted Grain

Water

Yeast

Hops

Traditionally used in Norwegian brewing, this "yeast" has recently been becoming trendy to use in North American craft brewing.

Lager

Ale

Saison

Kveik

One of the great European beer destinations, this country is known for their extra strong ales, often brewed by monks.

Belgium

France

Italy

Germany

Which European country is known for it's strict brewing laws, which are based on what ingredients are allowed to be used and codified in the "Reinheitsgebot"?

Germany

France

Spain

Poland

This type of beer is called a "wit" in Belgium, and a "weizen" in Germany.

IPA

Saison

Wheat

Helles

Which style of beer originated in the Czech Republic?

Lambic

Marzen

Pilsner

Dunkel

Originating in Belgium, this historical style of beer is spontaneously fermented - "geuze" and "kriek" are two versions of it.

Marzen

Lambic

Hefeweizen

Saison

Which piece of brewing equipment is used to mix water and grain?

Kettle

Fermenter

Bright tank

Mash tun

This style of beer is made from heavily roasted grains, is dark, and often has tasting notes of coffee and sometimes chocolate.

Stout

Cream ale

Wheat beer

Pale ale

In which English town was the IPA first brewed?

Sheffield

Norwich

Burton Upon Trent

Newcastle

Which style of beer is known as being a sort of "ale-lager hybrid"?

Marzen

Doppelbock

Kolsch

Saison

This wild strain of yeast must be used with caution: while it produces very flavourful and interesting beers, it is highly infectious in a brewery setting.

Lactobacillus

Brettanomyces

Saison

Bacillus

Originating in Belgium, this style is known for being yeast-forward,expressive, and tremendously refreshing.

IPA

Stout

Saison

Lager

Which is the unit of measurement that refers to the amount of sugar in the beer during fermentation?

Sucrosity

Gravity

Well-weight

Attenuation

This method uses whole cone hops fresh off the bine.

Wet hopping

Dry hopping

Cold hopping

Fresh hopping

What is the name of the massive oversized wooden barrel that is sometimes used instead of steel tanks for fermenting?

Bulk barrel

Hop tank

Foeder

Coolship

Which of these is NOT a hop varietal?

Azzaca

Mosaic

Simcoe

Brighton

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Beer 101: How Well Do You Know Your Craft?

About This Quiz

Which of the four main ingredients in beer is responsible for adding bitterness to the final product?

What is the name of the not-yet-fermented liquid produced by steeping malted barley before it becomes beer?

The most popular style of beer in the world, which of the following is known to be clean, crisp, and easy drinking

This "off-flavour" is produced by yeast in fermentation, and if not handled correctly, results in a buttery, caramel flavour in the final product.

Traditionally grown in Europe, which classification of hops are known for their distinct flavours and stabilizing qualities?

This process turns raw grain into something which is more readily used for brewing.

Which bacteria is most commonly used as a souring agent in kettle sour beers?

This style of beer is known for being bitter, hoppy, and often on the stronger side.

Which of the four main ingredients in beer is responsible for fermentation?

Traditionally used in Norwegian brewing, this "yeast" has recently been becoming trendy to use in North American craft brewing.

One of the great European beer destinations, this country is known for their extra strong ales, often brewed by monks.

Which European country is known for it's strict brewing laws, which are based on what ingredients are allowed to be used and codified in the "Reinheitsgebot"?

This type of beer is called a "wit" in Belgium, and a "weizen" in Germany.

Which style of beer originated in the Czech Republic?

Originating in Belgium, this historical style of beer is spontaneously fermented - "geuze" and "kriek" are two versions of it.

Which piece of brewing equipment is used to mix water and grain?

This style of beer is made from heavily roasted grains, is dark, and often has tasting notes of coffee and sometimes chocolate.

In which English town was the IPA first brewed?

Which style of beer is known as being a sort of "ale-lager hybrid"?

This wild strain of yeast must be used with caution: while it produces very flavourful and interesting beers, it is highly infectious in a brewery setting.

Originating in Belgium, this style is known for being yeast-forward,expressive, and tremendously refreshing.

Which is the unit of measurement that refers to the amount of sugar in the beer during fermentation?

This method uses whole cone hops fresh off the bine.

What is the name of the massive oversized wooden barrel that is sometimes used instead of steel tanks for fermenting?

Which of these is NOT a hop varietal?

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