A Case of Questions About Beer
| So, you claim to be a beer expert. How about if we
test your knowledge with a case of questions. Enter the letter
preceeding the correct answer inside the box.
1. A pilsner is . 2. The primary ingredients needed to brew are water, grain,
hops and . 3. By strict definition a microbrewery can produce no more
than barrels of beer each year.
4. Imported beer is big business, but domestically produced
beer still accounts for more than of American
beer consumption. 5) One of the reasons the Pilgrims chose to land at
Plymouth, Massachusetts, rather than going on to Virginia as planned
was that they were low on . 6) Storing beer to mellow or ripen is known as .
7) Malt is an important ingredient in making beer and
distilled spirits. Unless otherwise specified malt is made from dried,
sprouted . 8) After being introduced in the early '70s. light beers
quickly found acceptance among American consumers. Today, three out of
the top five beer brands are lights and light beer accounts for more
than of all the beer. 9) Anheuser-Busch, Miller and Coors are the dominant forces
in the American beer market. The big three have a combined market share
of more than . 10) The oldest document known to man is an ancient clay
table depicting the preparation of beer for sacrificial purposes. This
document was inscribed in Babylon around . 11) It's pretty well-known that Revolutionary patriot
Samuel Adams was also a brewer. Another founding father who was also a
brewer was. 12) Prior to the development of refrigerated rail cars. all
beer was local. The first brewery to translate this technology into a
market advantage and develop a national brand was .
13) Beer was a favorite of Egyptian royalty, and was served
in . 14) Hops began to be used in brewing beer in the .
15) The first commercial brewery in the New World was
located in. 16) In what year did the German beer law, the
Reinheitsgebot, take effect? 17) The skills necessary for brewing lager beers were
brought to America by immigrants from . 18) The ingredient often referred to as the "soul of the
beer" is . 19) For their understanding of how yeast works in beer,
brewers are indebted to . 20) Lager comes from the German word meaning .
21) Trappist ale was created by 22) Dark beer gets its color from .
23) Beer's two greatest enemies are .
24) Miller introduced its revolutionary Lite beer in .
Scroll down to see the answers. Answers: 1 (d); 2 (c); 3 (c); 4 (d); 5 (c); 6 (a); 7 (c); 8 (c); 9 (c); 10 (d); 11 (a); 12 (d); 13 (b); 14 (b); 15 (b); 16 (b); 17 (a); 18 (a); 19 (c); 20 (c); 21 (b); 22 (b); 23 (b); 24 (d). |
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