A 100 question multiple choice quiz designed to teach at the same time that it tests. Upon successful completion of this open book quiz you will receive an Ale University Diploma.
I. Brewing
1. The fluid from the mash tun containing the malt (and adjunct) extracts and hot
liquor that will be fermented into beer is called,
A. Wort
B. Grist
C. Bright beer
D. Trub
E. Aquavit
2. This process, used by most large brewers, consists of heating beer to kill off
all yeast and halt the fermentation process.
A. Homogenization
B. Pasteurization
C. Lagering
D. Steeping
3. A lager is fermented at colder temperatures than an ale.
A. True
B. False
4. What is special about Samuel SmithΓÇÖs fermentation process?
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5. The Latin name for malting barley is:
A. Hordeum Vulgare
B. Humulus Lupulus
C. Congunlugus Interruptus
D. E Pluribus Unum
6. Describe the malting process.
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7. Malt is to beer,
A. What grapes are to wine
B. What lox is to bagels
C. What violence is to TV
D. What milk is to Oreos
E. All of the above.
8. Traditional lager is aged for
9. Another name for oregano is,
A. The holy herb
B. Marjoram
C. Parsley
D. Sage
E. Rosemary
F. And Thyme
II. Beer History
10. The name of the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516 is the,
A. Fahrvergnugen
B. Reinheitsgebot
C. Verkehrs Verbindungen
D. Richtung Brauerisches
11. Which of the following founding fathers was not a brewer?
A. Miles Standish
B. George Washington
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Thomas Jefferson
12. What city is acknowledged as the best place to drink beer in America.
A. Gary, Indiana
B. Walla Walla, Washington
C. Seattle, Washington
D. Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
E. Boston, Mass
13. When was National Prohibition repealed?
A. 1919
B. 1927
C. 1933
D. 1985
14. Which city in Bavaria has the highest per capita consumption of beer?
A. Munich
B. Einbeck
C. Augsburg
D. Bamberg
15. Who said, ΓÇ£Blessing of your heart you brew good ale.ΓÇ¥
A. Robert Burns
B. William Shakespeare
C. Homer (No, not Homer Simpson)
D. John Lennon
III. Beer Styles
Matching
______ 16. Cherry Lambic A. Pilsner
______ 17. Beer made to celebrate spring B. Malt Liquor
______ 18. Super premium lager that originated C. Kolsch
in Czechoslovakia D. Rauchbier
______ 19. American term for strong lager E. Lambic
______ 20. Smoked Lager F. Porter
______ 21. Originally brewed for Russian Czars G. Maibock
______ 22. Golden ale made in Cologne, Germany H. Kriek
______ 23. Spontaneously fermented Belgian beer I. Imperial Stout
______ 24. Predecessor to Stout
25. This style was created by English brewers for export. The beer was highly hopped and had a high gravity so that it could mature at sea.
A. Doppelbock
B. Stout
C. Porter
D. India Pale Ale
26. What beer style is famous in combination with oysters?
A. Porter
B. Stout
C. Pale Ale
D. Pilsner
27. Which beer was originally a drink for lactating mothers?
A. Doppelbock
B. Barley Wine
C. Scotch Ale
D. Oatmeal Stout
28. Which style was the first commercially brewed beer?
A. Pale Ale
B. Porter
C. Stout
D. Pilsner
29. Name four styles of stout.
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30. Originally, wheat beer was the exclusive monopoly of what state?
A. Rhode Island
B. Bavaria
C. Euphoria
D. Confusion
E. New York
31. What are the taste characteristics of MacAndrewΓÇÖs Scotch Ale?
A. Malty, not Hoppy
B. Hoppy, not Malty
C. Malty and Hoppy
D. Neither Malty nor Hoppy
32. What is meant by the term barley wine? _________________________