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JL BEERS® - BEER KNOWLEDGE VIDEO QUESTIONS
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1. Which German law prescribes beer’s ingredients to be water, barley, hops, and yeast?
a. Reinheitsgebot
b. Hefeweizengesetz
c. Schwarzbiergebot
d. Gesundheitvorschrift
2. Which one of these ingredients produces sugar in the wort?
a. Hops
b. Yeast
c. Water
d. Malted Barley
3. Which one of these ingredients produces beer’s bitterness?
a. Hops
b. Yeast
c. Water
d. Malted Barley
4. What is the correct order of the steps for brewing beer?
a. Boiling, Mashing, Conditioning, Malting, Fermentation, Packaging
b. Mashing, Boiling, Malting, Fermentation, Conditioning, Packaging
c. Conditioning, Malting, Mashing, Boiling, Fermentation, Packaging
d. Malting, Mashing, Boiling, Fermentation, Conditioning, Packaging
5. What do IBU’s measure?
a. Ratio of carbonation to alcohol
b. Dissolved sugars in the wort
c. Level of bitterness
d. Color
6. What is the rule of thumb when deciding what temperature a beer should be served?
a. More flavor, colder temperature
b. Less flavor, warmer temperature
c. More flavor, warmer temperature
d. Less flavor, room temperature
7. Which one of these statements about beer’s alcohol content is TRUE?
a. Dark color equals high alcohol content
b. Color does not indicate alcohol content
c. Light color equals high alcohol content
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d. Light color equals low alcohol content
Lager yeast generally….
a. Take longer to ferment at cooler temperatures
b. Produce a ‘clean’ tasting beer (low yeast derived flavors and aromas)
c. Is described as ‘bottom fermenting’
d. All of the above
Which one of these beer styles is typically more bitter with a citrusy/floral aroma and slightly
higher alcohol content?
a. Pilsner
b. Pale Ale
c. India Pale Ale
d. Brown Ale
Which one of these beer styles is very pale and cloudy in appearance because it is unfiltered
with high levels of wheat?
a. Pilsner
b. Pale Ale
c. Brown Ale
d. Witbier
What is the proper serving glassware for a strong beer –over 8 percent alcohol by volume?
a. Small Tulip or Snifter
b. Shaker Pint Glass
c. Weissbier Vase
d. Nonick Imperial Pint
Cask ale is beer that is….
a. Brewed from traditional ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the
container from which it is dispensed, and served without the use of extraneous carbon
dioxide.
b. Brewed with experimental ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the
container from which it is dispensed, and served without the use of extraneous carbon
dioxide.
c. Brewed with experimental ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the
container from which it is dispensed, and served with the use of extraneous carbon
dioxide.
d. Brewed from traditional ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the
container from which it is dispensed, and served with the use of extraneous carbon
dioxide.
JL BEERS® - BEER KNOWLEDGE VIDEO ANSWERS
1. Which German law prescribes beer’s ingredients to be water, barley, hops, and yeast?
a. Reinheitsgebot
b. Hefeweizengesetz
c. Schwarzbiergebot
d. Gesundheitvorschrift
2. Which one of these ingredients produces sugar in the wort?
a. Hops
b. Yeast
c. Water
d. Malted Barley
3. Which one of these ingredients produces beer’s bitterness?
a. Hops
b. Yeast
c. Water
d. Malted Barley
4. What is the correct order of the steps for brewing beer?
a. Boiling, Mashing, Conditioning, Malting, Fermentation, Packaging
b. Mashing, Boiling, Malting, Fermentation, Conditioning, Packaging
c. Conditioning, Malting, Mashing, Boiling, Fermentation, Packaging
d. Malting, Mashing, Boiling, Fermentation, Conditioning, Packaging
5. What do IBU’s measure?
a. Ratio of carbonation to alcohol
b. Dissolved sugars in the wort
c. Level of bitterness
d. Color
6. What is the rule of thumb when deciding what temperature a beer should be served?
a. More flavor, colder temperature
b. Less flavor, warmer temperature
c. More flavor, warmer temperature
d. Less flavor, room temperature
7. Which one of these statements about beer’s alcohol content is TRUE?
a. Dark color equals high alcohol content
b. Color does not indicate alcohol content
c. Light color equals high alcohol content
d. Light color equals low alcohol content
8. Lager yeast generally….
a. Take longer to ferment at cooler temperatures
b. Produce a ‘clean’ tasting beer (low yeast derived flavors and aromas)
9.
10.
11.
12.
c. Is described as ‘bottom fermenting’
d. All of the above
Which one of these beer styles is typically more bitter with a citrusy/floral aroma and slightly
higher alcohol content?
a. Pilsner
b. Pale Ale
c. India Pale Ale
d. Brown Ale
Which one of these beer styles is very pale and cloudy in appearance because it is unfiltered
with high levels of wheat?
a. Pilsner
b. Pale Ale
c. Brown Ale
d. Witbier
What is the proper serving glassware for a strong beer –over 8 percent alcohol by volume?
a. Small Tulip or Snifter
b. Shaker Pint Glass
c. Weissbier Vase
d. Nonick Imperial Pint
Cask ale is beer that is….
a. Brewed from traditional ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the
container from which it is dispensed, and served without the use of extraneous carbon
dioxide.
b. Brewed with experimental ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the
container from which it is dispensed, and served without the use of extraneous carbon
dioxide.
c. Brewed with experimental ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the
container from which it is dispensed, and served with the use of extraneous carbon
dioxide.
d. Brewed from traditional ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the
container from which it is dispensed, and served with the use of extraneous carbon
dioxide.