What's Brewing? Trivia Quiz

Answer:

Beer styles vary widely in flavor, appearance, and brewing techniques based on many factors. These can include the traditions of the countries in which they are brewed. Let's take a look at the styles included in this quiz:

Ales are known for their fruity and aromatic qualities, produced with top-fermenting yeast at warmer temperatures. Within this category, bitters are a type of pale ale originating from England, featuring a pronounced hop bitterness and a golden to amber hue. Porters and stouts are darker ales, with porters typically showcasing roasted malt flavors and a smooth body, while stouts have a stronger roasted character, often with notes of coffee or chocolate.

IPAs (India Pale Ales) are hop-forward ales, giving off intense aromas and flavors, and vary from floral and citrusy to piney and bitter. Saison is a farmhouse ale, traditionally brewed in Belgium, characterized by a spicy, fruity, and often tart profile. Lambics, also from Belgium, are wild-fermented ales, frequently featuring sour and fruity notes, with some versions, like gueuze, blended for added complexity.

Lagers, in contrast, are brewed with bottom-fermenting yeast at cooler temperatures, resulting in cleaner, crisper profiles. Pilsners are a type of lager, pale and refreshing, with a balance of malt sweetness and hop bitterness, while dunkels are dark lagers that emphasize malty, caramel flavors. Bocks are strong lagers, full-bodied with a rich, malty backbone, and doppelbocks are an even stronger variation, often with more pronounced caramel and toasty notes. Dunkels and bocks share a focus on malt, but bocks have a higher alcohol content.

Kolsch is a hybrid beer from Germany, brewed like a lager but with ale yeast, offering a light, crisp, and slightly fruity flavor. Hefeweizens are unfiltered wheat beers, with a cloudy appearance and flavors of banana and clove from the yeast. Gose is a wheat beer as well, but it has a tart, salty profile, often brewed with coriander for a unique, refreshing taste.

The remaining answers were varieties of wine.