A Festival of Hops

GPSCY Beer Tasting18 August 2011

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1. LIGHT LAGERA. Lite American LagerB. Standard American LagerC. Premium American LagerD. Munich HellesE. Dortmunder Export

2. PILSNERA. German Pilsner (Pils)B. Bohemian PilsnerC. Classic American Pilsner

3. EUROPEAN AMBER LAGERA. Venna LagerB. Oktoberfest/Märzen

4. DARK LAGERA. Dark American LagerB. Munich DunkelC. Schwarzbier (Black Beer)

5. BOCKA. Maibock/Helles BockB. Traditional BockC. DoppelbockD. Eisbock

6. LIGHT HYBRID BEERA. Cream AleB. Blonde AleC. KolschD. American Wheat or Rye Beer

7. AMBER HYBRID BEERA. Northern German AltbierB. California Common BeerC. Düsseldorf Altbier

8. ENGLISH PALE ALEA. Standard/Ordinary BitterB. Special/Best/Premium BitterC. Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English

Pale Ale)9. SCOTTISH AND IRISH ALE

A. Scottish Light 60/-B. Scottish Heavy 70/-C. Scottish Export 80/-D. Irish Red aleE. Strong Scotch Ale

10.AMERICAN ALEA. American Pale AleB. American Amber AleC. American Brown Ale

11.ENGLISH BROWN ALEA. MildB. Southern English BrownC. Northern English Brown Ale

12.PORTERA. Brown PorterB. Robust PorterC. Baltic Porter

13.STOUTA. Dry StoutB. Sweet StoutC. Oatmeal StoutD. Foreign Extra StoutE. American StoutF. Russian Imperial Stout

14.INDIA PALE ALE (IPA)A. English IPAB. American IPAC. Imperial IPA

15.GERMAN WHEAT AND RYE BEERA. Weizen/WeissbierB. DunkelweizenC. WeizenbockD. Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)

16.BELGIAN AND FRENCH ALEA. WitbierB. Belgian Pale Ale

C. SaisonD. Bière de GardeE. Belgian Specialty Ale

17.SOUR ALEA. Berliner WeisseB. Flanders Red AleC. Flanders Brown Ale/Oud BruinD. Straight (Unblended) LambicE. GueuzeF. Fruit Lambic

18.BELGIAN STRONG ALEA. Belgian Blond AleB. Belgian DubbelC. Belgian TripelD. Belgian Golden Strong AleE. Belgian Dark Strong Ale

19.STRONG ALEA. Old AleB. English BarleywineC. American Barleywine

20.FRUIT BEER21.SPICE/HERB/VEGETABLE BEER

A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable BeerB. Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced

Beer22.SMOKE FLAVORED AND WOOD-AGED

BEERA. Classic RauchbierB. Other Smoked BeerC. Wood-Aged Beer

23.SPECIALTY BEER

Source: BJCP Guidelines, 2004 Edition.

DELICIOUSDIOECIOUS

LUPULIN

Southern Tier PALE

6.1% ABV

AmericanPale Ale

Brewed bySouthern Tier

“Aggressively hopped…delicately refined.”

Dale’s Pale Ale

6.5% ABV

AmericanPale Ale

Brewedby Oskar Blues

“A huge voluminously hoppedmutha of a pale ale”

Southern Tier PALE

Some kinds of Hops

Remember: hop flavor is not the same as bitterness!

Some kinds of HopsAmerican Floral/Citrus• Amarillo: popular bittering/aroma• Centennial: “supercharged” floral/citrus• Chinook: slightly smoky• Simcoe: non-aggressive bittering,

good aroma/flavor

Intense Bittering!• Columbus• Warrior

Others• Saaz: herbal/spicy• Noble Hops: similar to Saaz

(Hallertauer, Tettnanger, etc)

Houblon Chouffe

9.0% ABV

BelgianIPA

Brewed byBrasserie d'Achouffe

“...a marked bitterness…and a pleasant fruitiness.”

8.7% ABV

BlackIPA

Brewedby Stone

“Too often, we allow our modesty to get the best of us...”

Sublimely Self- Righteous

Houblon Chouffe

Dry-Hopping

Increases hop aroma and flavor; does not increase bitterness.

Ruination IPA Ruination IPA

7.7% ABV

ImperialIPA

Brewed byStone

“A liquid poem to theglory of the hop”

8.2% ABV

ImperialIPA

Brewedby Lagunitas

“Caution: May removeenamel from teeth.”

Maximus IPA

90 Minute IPA

9.0% ABV

Imperial IPA

Brewed by Dogfish HeadCraft Brewery

“The world’s firstcontinually-hopped beer.”

“Perhaps the bestIPA in America.”

Randall

RANDALL

Today’s Beer Tasting

# Name Style ABV

1 Southern Tier Pale Pale Ale 6.0%

2 Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale Pale Ale 6.5%

3 Chouffe Houblon Belgian IPA 9.0%

4 Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale Black IPA 8.7%

5 Stone Ruination IPA Imperial IPA 7.7%

6 Lagunitas Maximus Imperial IPA 8.2%

7 Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA Imperial IPA 9.0%