Beer Flavors and Colors

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Beer Flavorsand Colors

• The Spectrum of Color and Flavor
• HRT 312

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Spectrum of BeerFlavors Colors
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Lager Style(Light Lager)

• Considered the most basic of beer styles the
  vast majority of beer brewed worldwide is lager
• German brewers perfected the process
• Wide appeal and usually competitively priced
• Similar to Pilsner
• Significant quantities of non-barley grain may be
  used (corn) by larger brewers
• Straw color, very effervescent, lightly hopped,
  slightly sweet (malty), clear, crisp, and clean
• Usually under 5 (ABV)

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Wheat Beer

• Top fermenting, therefore in the ale family
• Belgium Germany are most well-known for these
  styles
• At least 30 malted wheat, usually 50 or higher
• Three main categories Weizen, Berliner-style and
  Belgian Lambic
• Refreshing, light-bodied, lightly hopped, yeasty,
  and highly effervescent
• Typically Golden and Cloudy (Hefe)
• Usually, between 4 - 6 (ABV)

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Amber Ale / Amber Lager

• Top- or bottom-fermenting, depend on style
• Examples are worldwide
• Usually barley, but other adjuncts are used
• Usually refreshing, lighter-bodied, and amber in
  color and clear
• May lightly hopped or medium hopped
• May be slightly malty
• May be balanced
• Usually around 5 (ABV)

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India Pale Ale

• British pale ales for the Indian Empire were made
  to a higher than normal strength, and given more
  hops, to protect them on the journey
• Today, the hoppiest examples of this style are
  made by the new generation of American brewers
• Usually pale to amber, and clear
• Alcohol is 5.0 plus, sometimes far higher

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Scotch Ale

• The ales of Scotland generally have a malt accent
  (sweet)
• A single brewery's products may be identified in
  ascending order as Light, Heavy, Export and
  Strong
• The term "Scotch ale" is used specifically to
  identify a very strong, and often extremely dark,
  malt-accented specialty ale
• Alcohol content by volume might rise through 3,
  4, 4.5 and 7-10 ABV

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Stout

• Stout is full-bodied and rich
• Cream, Milk, Sweet, Oatmeal, Dry, and Imperial
  Stout are the style categories
• Bitterness may come from roasted grain, hops, or
  both
• May be sweet or bitter, dry, smooth
• Generally, all stouts are opaque black in color,
  but not usually cloudy like hefeweizen
• Usually alcohol ranges from 3 - 7 (ABV)