Beverage
Beer
Beer is a fermented cereal beverage flavoured and bittered chiefly with hops, spanning light lagers, rich stouts, sour ales, and countless regional styles. Water, malt, yeast, and hops define body, colour, and aroma; culinary uses include batters, stews, bread, and reductions. Strength, bitterness, and fermentation tradition create a wide ingredient range from cooking lager to abbey dubbel.
Also known as: Bier, Bière / Bier, Pivo, Beer / Ale, Bīru
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Breeds, cuts & preparations
Preparation
Battered WithChilledFlatReducedWarmWhole
Characteristic
FermentedHopped
CommonCharacteristic
AromaticBitterCrispFruityHopMaltyRoastedSourSweetYeasty
History
IQ
Early Near Eastern societies fermented grain drinks ancestral to beer.
DE
European monastic brewing refined hopped beer traditions and styles.
CZ
Industrial lager brewing and pale malt techniques reshaped global beer styles.
US
Craft brewing revived diverse ale styles and aromatic hopping worldwide.