Almaza (Beer / Lebanon)
Arcobrau (Beer / Germany)
Astra Uptyp (Beer / Germany)
Bernard Bohemian (Beer / Czech Republic)
Browar Jablonowo (Beer / Poland)
Browar Staropolski (Beer / Poland)
Burgkopf (Beer / Belgium)
Butautu Manor Brewery (Beer / Lithuania)
Cale & Crede (Beer / Ireland)
Carib (Beer / Trinidad and Tobago)
Chisinau (Beer / Moldova)
Davra Brewery (Beer / Lithuania)
Flensburger (Beer / Germany)
Flying Monkeys (Beer / Canada)
Fruh Kolsch (Beer / Germany)
Godfather (Beer / India)
Goldstar (Beer / Israel)
Hofbrauhaus Freising (Beer / Germany)
Hofbrauhaus Wolters (Beer / Germany)
Kamenitza (Beer / Bulgaria)
King Chakra (Beer / India)
Kotayk Brewery (Beer / Armenia)
Krynica (Beer / Belarus)
Lev (Beer / Czech Republic)
Lucky Buddha (Beer / China)
Lugan's Brewing (Beer / US / Illinois)
Lvivske (Beer / Ukraine)
Maccabee (Beer / Israel)
Mackeson XXX (Beer / England)
Medvegrad Brewery (Beer/ Croatia)
Nickel Brook (Beer / Canada)
Nisko (Beer / Serbia)
Obolon (Beer / Ukraine)
Old Monk 10000 (Beer / India)
Ottakringer Wiener Original (Beer / Austria)
Perla Export (Beer / Poland)
Root Sellers (Beer / US / Missouri)
Royal Jamaican Ginger Beer (Beer / Jamaica)
Saigon (Beer / Vietnam)
Tarusku Brewery (Beer / Lithuania)
Timisoreana Premium (Beer / Romania)
Volfas Engelman (Beer / Lithuania)
Weltenburger (Beer / Germany)
White Pony (Beer / Belgium)
Beer is an alcoholic beverage produced by the saccharification of starch and fermentation of the resulting sugar. The starch and saccharification enzymes are often derived from malted cereal grains; most commonly malted barley and malted wheat. Most beer is also flavored with hops, which add bitterness and act as a natural preservative, though other flavorings such as herbs or fruit may occasionally be included. The preparation of beer is called brewing. Beer is the world's most widely consumed alcoholic beverage. And is the third-most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is thought by some to be the oldest fermented beverage. Today, the brewing industry is a global business, consisting of several dominant multinational companies and many thousands of smaller producers ranging from brewpubs to regional breweries. The strength of beer is usually around 4% to 6% alcohol by volume although it may vary between 0.5% and 20%, with some breweries creating examples of 40% and above in recent years.
Beer Types:
• What is an ale?
It’s a beer that is brewed using a warm fermentation method that results in a sweet and fruity taste. They are fuller-bodied, with some touches of fruit or spice and a pleasantly hoppy finish.
Examples: Goose Island IPA, Lagunitas IPA, Belgian Moon
• What is a stout?
It’s a dark beer made using roasted malt or roasted barley, hops, water and yeast. Stouts are slightly stronger version of porters and they’re dry.
Examples: Guinness (Draught Bottle, Extra Stout, Pub Draught), Murphy’s Irish Stout
• Porter?
Porter is a dark style of beer that will show tastes of chocolate and sweet full flavors. Not necessarily like milky chocolate, but more like dark chocolate. There are also hints of spiciness, but not overwhelming. And they won’t be as bitter.
Examples: Black Creek Porter, Sleeman Fine Porter
• Malt?
It’s a dark and sweet low alcohol beer. It contains hints of caramel, toffee and nuts. And depending on the brand they can be light to full bodied.
Examples: Mickeys, Colt 45, Margaritaville Classic
• Cider?
It’s a type of beer that is fermented by the juice of apples. It has a sweeter taste to it.
Examples: Angry Orchard Hard Cider, Redd’s Apple Ale, Woodchuck Hard Cider
Beer Styles:
• Describe an Amber?
Amber beers are darker in color and full bodied malt aromas with hints of caramel. They could typically be either lager or ale.
Examples: Dos Equis Amber, Samuel Adams Boston Lager, Faxe Amber Lager
• Describe a Blonde?
It’s an easy drinking beer that is visually appealing. They have a pale color and they tend to be crisp and dry. They have a low/medium bitterness and aroma from hops and some sweetness from malt. They can sometimes have honey, spices and fruit added.
Examples: Red Baron, True North Pole Lager, James Ready Original Ale
• Brown?
Brown ales tend to have more of a malty flavor, but not so much roasted as toasty, nutty, chocolatey, toffee, biscuit and so on. They may also have a slight citrus flavor.
Examples: Amsterdam Downtown Brown, Big Rock Traditional, Newcastle Brown Ale
• Cream?
This is a mild, pale, light-bodied ale, made using a warm fermentation and cold lagering.
Examples: Sleeman Cream Ale, Cameron’s Cosmic Cream Ale, Kilkenny Cream Ale
• Dark?
It’s a dark ale like a medium chestnut brown colour, with a delicate fruity smell and robust, malty character.
Examples: Negra Modelo, Waterloo Dark, Guinness (Draught Bottle, Extra Stout, Pub Draught)
• Fruit?
These are lagers or ales to which fruits have been added in order to add some of that flavor or color. They will have some mild aromatic overtones or intense and pungently flavored concoctions. They have low bitterness taste.
Examples: Lolita Fruity Daiquiri, Popper’s Wild Ice, Popper’s Hard Ice
• Golden? They are ales that are straw colored with a small hint of citrus and vanilla. Sometimes this beer can contain spicier flavors.
Examples: Becks, Tiger Beer, Harp Lager
• Honey?
It’s a full bodied beer with a creamy texture and copperish tone of color. They tend to be rather sweet with hints of caramel.
Examples: PC Honey Red, Lakeport Honey Lager
• India Pale Ale?
It’s a hoppy and light colored beer. These tend to be a bit more bitter than your standard pale ale.
Examples: Goose Island IPA, Keith, Wells IPA
• Light?
It’s a beer that is reduced in alcohol content or in calories compared to regular beers.
Examples: Bud Light, Corona Light, Coors Light
• Pale Ale?
It’s a beer that has a fruity, copper colored style. Pale ale tends to be a bit sweeter and crisp.
Examples: Pabst Blue Ribbon, Heineken, Rolling Rock Pale Lager
• Pilsner?
It’s a beer that has a distinctive hop taste which adds to a slight bitter taste. They tend to have a golden color, and they have a dry, crisp, and somewhat bitter flavor.
Examples: Bud Light, Corona, Stella Artois
• Red?
It’s a beer with a nice dry finish and have a red or light brown color. There’s some bitterness flavor to it, but not as much as toast, caramel, buttery toffee, and some malty sweetness that you get as well.
Examples: Dos Equis Amber, Bavaria 8.6 Red, Laker Red
• Strong?
They have dark color and some are almost black. Hops can vary from mild bitterness to a full blown hop character with a bold hop flavor and aroma. The alcohol can be quite noticeable too.
Examples: Olde English 800, Crest Super, Black Ice
• Wheat?
It’s a smooth and light beer with a very little aftertaste. It’s brewed with a large proportion of wheat which provides a soft character to it. It is sometimes hazy or cloudy with a touch of spice notes.
Examples: Dunkel Weihenstephaner, Big Rock Grasshopper, St Ambroise Apricot Wheat
• Sour?
Sour beer is a beer which has an intentionally acidic, tart or sour taste.
Examples: Lambic, Gueuze, Flanders Red Ale