Unlocking Beer HRT 315

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Unlocking Beer HRT 315

• The basics of ales and lagers,
• from a home-brewing perspective

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One of my key goals today is

• To have each of you reexamine your perception
  about beer and beer consumers
• Why? It depends

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For Hospitality Majors

• Some of your guests are beer drinkers
• Some guests truly appreciate fine ales and lagers
• You may be asked your opinion
• By a guest
• By someone revising a beverage list
• Beer might be in a recipe

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For Everyone Here Today

• This course is an example of life-long learning
  development
• Beer is fun!
• Brewers are serious about the craft
• Yet they are a humorous bunch
• Beer pairs well with food
• It is less cost-prohibitive to experiment

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In Our Time Together

• Introduction
• Four ingredients and the role of each
• Color and flavor
• The Family Tree
• Look, smell, taste
• Eight Samples
• Final thoughts

• 10 minutes
• 25 minutes
• 10 minutes
• 10 minutes
• 10 minutes
• 40 minutes
• 5 minutes

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By the End of the Day, You May

• Have New Knowledge
• About the four basic ingredients used to brew
  beer
• The difference between ale styles and lager
  styles
• That there are many styles - most quite
  different than the common light lager you see in
  commercials and on billboards

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By the End of the Day, You May

• Gain New Skills
• You may have a new picture in your mind of what
  the raw products look like
• You many know how some of the products feel in
  the raw state
• You may know how some of the raw products smell
• You may know how some of the raw products taste
• You may see, smell, and taste beer samples in a
  range of color and flavor

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By the End of the Day, You May

• Change or Modify Your Attitude
• What is your current perception of beer?
• What is your current perception of beer drinking?
• What is your current perception of a beer
  drinker?
• At the end of the day, do you
• Have new perceptions?
• Have a new appreciation of beer (even if you
  still do not like it!)

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What you know already

• Fermentation
• Aroma and bouquet
• How to taste wine
• How wine is made
• Similarities between beer and wine
• How is brewing beer different?

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The Four Basic Ingredients

• Water
• Grain (usually barley)
• Yeast (two main types)
• Hops (many varieties)

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Water

• Well over 90 of the beers volume
• If it tastes good, it is good for brewing
• Natural spring water, artesian well water, or
  treated water (reverse osmosis)
• In treated water, minerals (like calcium, sodium,
  chloride, magnesium) are added back
• To affect taste positively
• To match classic styles

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Malted Grain

• Usually barley, but can be any grain
• 2-row, 4-row or 6-row barley
• 2-row is preferred, due to higher starch/husk
  ratio it malts better
• Malting is a process moving the grain to the
  highest possible soluble starch content
• A natural enzyme converts starch to maltose
• Process is controlled with heat and moisture

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The Contributions of Grain

• Primary role is food source for the yeast
• Unmalted grain can be roasted from light to
  very dark this addition adds color and flavor
  to beer
• Sugars in malted barley can also be crystallized
  this addition adds sweetness to the beer
• Grain contributes sweetness to beer

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Yeast

• Convert sugar from malted grain into alcohol and
  CO2 this is fermentation
• Two broad categories Ale Lager
• Ale yeast 60oF - 75oF / 1-2 weeks
• Lager yeast 32oF - 75oF / 3 weeks
• Wild yeast is used for some styles

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Hops

• Green, cone-like flowers from a vine
• Hops impart bitterness to beer
• Generally the bitterness is to counter the
  sweetness of the grain
• Also
• Hops inhibit spoilage
• Hops enhance head retention
• Hops affect flavor and floral bouquet of beer
• Boiling hops, finishing hops, dry-hopping

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Look, Smell, Taste

• Extract of Malted Barley
• Malted Barley
• Crystal Malt
• Roasted Malt (Black Patent)
• Hops pelletized (Cascade)

• Look, Smell, Taste
• Look and Taste
• Look and Taste
• Look and Smell (taste with caution bitter!)
• Look and Smell

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Spectrum of Beer Flavors
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Tasting Beers General Judging

• Look 15
• Smell 20
• Taste 50
• Overall Impression 15

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Coopers Sparkling Ale

• Golden/Blond Ale
• Regency Park, South Australia
• Cloudy, golden-orange color
• Subtle, fruity nose
• Full-bodied with a soft, fruity character
• Alcohol content 5.8 (by volume)
• Coopers.com.au

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Ayinger Brau-Weisse

• Hefeweizen (wheat, ale)
• Aying, Germany (35 miles SE of Munich)
• Lemon and vanilla scented
• Honey-colored and cloudy (with yeast)
• Nose is fruity-spicy, herbaceous with lots of
  flowers and fruit
• Slightly tart, refreshing taste
• Alcohol content 5.1 (by volume)
• Ayinger-bier.de

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Karl Strauss Red Trolley Ale

• American Amber Ale (ale)
• San Diego, California
• Red-amber color
• Mild malt aroma
• Sweet, full-bodied and smooth
• Robust caramel finish
• Alcohol content 5.6 (by volume)
• Karlstrauss.com

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Samuel Smiths Nut Brown Ale

• Brown Ale (Northern English style brown)
• North Yorkshire, England
• Walnut-like color and palate of hazelnuts
• Balance of roasted crystal malt and aromatic hops
• Long clean finish
• Alcohol content 5.0 (by volume)
• No official website

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McEwans Scotch Ale

• Scottish Ale / Scotch Ale (ale)
• Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England (Tyne Brewery)
• Deep brown color
• Full flavor and rich texture
• Chocolate and caramel body with a lingering sweet
  finish
• Alcohol content 8.0 (by volume)
• Scottish-newcastle.com

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Humboldt Nectar IPA

• India Pale Ale (ale I.P.A.)
• Arcata, California
• A classic example of a English India Pale Ale
• Brewers use the same English crystal malt, wheat
  malt, and add Carapils malt for a light toasted
  flavor
• Slightly sweet with a malty aroma
• Hopped with Chinook for bitterness, Willamette in
  the middle, with Mt. Hood and Cascade hops at the
  end of the boil
• Alcohol content 5.3 (by volume)
• Nectarales.com

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MacTarnahans Cream Porter

• Porter
• Portland, Oregon (Portland Brewing Co.)
• Called Black Watch
• It was released in January 2001 and won a GABF
  gold medal
• Rich, full bodied, creamy ale
• Oatmeal is used in this porter a new style?
• Alcohol 5.3 (by volume)
• Portlandbrew.com

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North Coast Imperial Stout

• Imperial Stout (ale)
• Fort Bragg, California
• Called Old Rasputin
• In 1995, a Gold Medal in the World Beer
  Championships, even before it was on the market
• Very dark color with a roasted, yet fruit nose
• Rich, intense brew with a robust palate and a
  warming finish - very complex
• Alcohol content 8.9 (by volume)
• Ncoast-brewing.com

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Final Thoughts

• Knowledge
• Ingredients
• Ale vs. Lager
• Many Styles
• Skills
• Look, Smell, Taste
• How to Taste Beer
• Attitude
• Has your perception of beer changed?
• Has your perception of beer-drinking changed?
• Thank you for your time and attention!