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International Beer Terminology and Kinds of Beer

Abbaye
It is Belgian beer (fermentation under high temperature), strong and dense enough. It is often left for the second fermentation while bottling. It could be light, amber-colored or dark.

Ale
That is English beer (fermentation under high temperature) of medium knock-downess and of light or intensive amber color. It could be of different kinds: "pale ale" with considerable hop content, "mild" – not strong beer with light hop additions, "bitter", "stout" or "barley wine".

Alt
German title for kind of beer received after fermentation under high temperatures. "Alt" means "old" as for more modern "pils" kinds that are manufactured with the help of fermentation under high temperature. Brewery factories of Dusseldorf are specialized in such kinds of beer manufacturing.


Barley Wine
This term means "barley beer". In Great Britain people use this title for the most dense and strong kinds of ale.

Bitter
That is the most widespread kind of ale in Great Britain that has rather bitter taste. The color varies from amber to orange ones. Considerable quantity of this beer is consumed in English pubs.


Blanche
That is a Belgium beer on the wheat basis with spicery sometimes. It is not filtered at all, that is why it is rather muddy and has bitter taste.

Bock
That is the name of strong beer in Germany. The term "double bock" is for more strong beer. The names of separate marks of such a beer have the ending suffix "ator".


Gueuze
That is Belgian beer – mixture of young and old sorts of beer "lambic". It is poured into bottles similar to the champagne ones. It is getting older very well.

Kriek
That is a sort of "lambic" beer where brewers are soaking out cherries for several months. The success of this beer created the possibility to make new sorts of this beer with raspberries, black currants and even banana.


Lager
German word "lager" means "to preserve" reminding about the necessity to keep this beer in cool place. This beer is prepared by fermentation under low temperatures. Nowadays this term means beer that is prepared in the similar way of fermentation. "Lager" is a light drink. But there are some kinds of dark ones in Germany.


Lambic
That is a Belgian beer on the basis of wheat, barley and old hop. It is received after the natural fermentation. That is a speciality of Brussels.

Pils
This name origin is Czech town Plzen, where the first light beer in the history was manufactured; it was received after the fermentation under low temperatures. Being close to "lager" the "pils" name is for any light beer received as the result of fermentation under low temperatures. The term "pilsener" or "pilsner" in Germany points out the quality and means beer with high content of hop.



Porter
It is British beer, especially popular in London. It is received after the high temperatures of fermentation. It is very dark and has high hop content.

Premium
This term for beer points out "lager" of high quality, but it is more goldish and rich than the other kinds.

Rauchbier
That is German light beer received under low temperatures of fermentation and has taste of smoke created during the process of malt drying on the fire from pine-tree firewood.

Stout
That is a black beer received with the help of high temperature fermentation of well-fried malt. Irish beer is dry and viscous in the contrary to English beer that has soft taste.


Trappiste
That is a kind of "ale" beer prepared by monks-trappists. There are five kinds of this drink in Belgium and one kind in Netherlands.

 
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