Cicerone - Certified Beer Server Questions and Answers Rated A+

Cicerone - Certified Beer Server Questions and Answers Rated A+ Three tier system for alcohol sales ✔Ans✔ Importers/Brewers - Wholesalers - Retailers If there is no 'best by' date on a bottled beer.... ✔Ans✔ Tast ...

Cicerone - Certified Beer Server Questions and Answers Rated A+ Three tier system for alcohol sales ✔Ans✔ Importers/Brewers - Wholesalers - Retailers If there is no 'best by' date on a bottled beer.... ✔Ans✔ Taste an aged product against a fresh one to determine if there has been noticeable deterioration. If so, remove it from service inventory. two gases acceptable for use in a draft system ✔Ans✔ Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen Most modern kegs use what type of valve? ✔Ans✔ Sankey What allows gas into the headspace of a keg? ✔Ans✔ Coupler Standard temperature of draft systems ✔Ans✔ 38 degrees Fahrenheit The most common draft system problem? ✔Ans✔ Temperature control issues 2 primary goals for cleaning the draft system ✔Ans✔ remove organic material and remove mineral deposits How often must you clean a draft system? ✔Ans✔ Every two weeks English Tulip Glass ✔Ans✔ Recommended for Guinness and other beers of that style - Irish Stouts Nonic Imperial Pint Glass ✔Ans✔ Common British pint glass with the bubbled out section under the rim. The bubbled out section makes them easy to stack, prevents chipping of the mouth, and provides for a better grip. Beer styles include - British session beers such as milds and bitters. Snifter Glass ✔Ans✔ Stemware originally used for liquor, these are recommended for very strong beer. They are ideal for strong ales because they allow full contact with the hand thus warming the glass as they're held. Beer Styles - Strong beers such as Barleywines and Imperial Stouts Stemmed Tulip Glass ✔Ans✔ This stemmed glass is commonly associated with specialty and Belgian beer. The inward taper holds the beer's aroma, while the outward taper at the top supports the head and makes it easy to drink from. Beer Styles- commonly associated with Belgian styles German Vase glass ✔Ans✔ This is the tall curvy glass commonly used for German wheat beers. The large size holds lots of foam. Beer Styles - commonly used for hefeweizen and other wheat beers 2 reasons for giving a glass a quick rinse prior to filling with beer ✔Ans✔ Rinse off any leftover sanitizer/dust and cool/wet the inside of glass If beer is already in the glass - name 2 ways to see if the glass is 'beer' clean ✔Ans✔ Proper head, lacing, and /or bubbling on the glass. If the glass is beer clean, it will allow for a proper head to form and be retained, lacing will also form on the glass after sips. Why shouldn't a bartender touch the glass to the tap faucet? ✔Ans✔ The faucet can cause the glass to break as well as transmit bacteria/microorganisms into the beer Did the invention of the drum roaster help in the creation of the modern versions of the dark British styles, including porter and stout? True or False ✔Ans✔ True What did Louis Pasteur invent during the 1860's to increase the shelf life of beer? ✔Ans✔ Pasteurization The primary alcohol in beer is? ✔Ans✔ Ethanol IBU stands for ✔Ans✔ International Bittering Units SRM stands for ✔Ans✔ Standard Referencing Method The body of a beer is largely the result of dissolved solids such as? ✔Ans✔ Proteins and Sugars What is the difference between 'bitterness' and 'perceived bitterness'? ✔Ans✔ Bitterness can be measured directly with IBU's. Percieved bitterness is dependent upon how bitter the beer is in regard to the other ingredients and flavors involved. What does the German word 'Lager' mean? ✔Ans✔ Storage. It is the long cool storage of a beer. It also refers to a species of brewer's yeast that ferments beer at a lower temperature that ale yeast. Noble Hops are? ✔Ans✔ German and Czech hops typically used in German and Czech lagers. These hops are low in alpha acid but are highly aromatic. German Hallertauer is a famous example. Is german or Bohemian Pilsner the drier, crisper, and hoppier version? ✔Ans✔ The German Pilsner, due to the harder water found in Germany, containing sulfates, and the use of a higher attenuation of German strain lager yearst and higher carbonation levels.