Beer

Beer

Any alcoholic beverage brewed by slow fermentation from malted cereal grain and flavoured with hops.

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extract brewing

Beverages; Beer

A simplified brewing process, in which most (or all) of the fermentable sugars come from malt extract syrups or powders.

dry stout

Beverages; Beer

A very dark ale, with a roasted (sometimes coffee-like) character. Guinness Stout (draft) is the prototypical Dry Stout.

dried malt extract

Beverages; Beer

Wort which has had nearly all of the water removed, turning it into a powder.

A traditional German method of mashing, in which mutliple temperature rests are employed. The boost from one rest temperature to the next is achieved by removing a portion of the mash, boiling it in ...

dark malt extract

Beverages; Beer

Malt extract which has been manufactured with a percentage of dark crystal and/or roasted malt, giving it a dark color and a caramel and/or roasted flavor.

abbey beer

Beverages; Beer

Generally used to refer to any ale which has been brewed in the style of a Trappist Ale, but by a secular brewer.

altbier

Beverages; Beer

A dark German-style ale with medium to high hop bitterness. Literally translated, means “old beer” – a reference to the fact that it is brewed the “old” (ale) way, as opposed to the “new” (lager) ...