Cicerone - Certified Beer Server Questions and Answers 100% Verified

Cicerone - Certified Beer Server Questions and Answers 100% Verified Three tier system for alcohol sales ✔✔Importers/Brewers - Wholesalers - Retailers If there is no 'best by' date on a bottled beer.... ✔✔Taste an age ...

Cicerone - Certified Beer Server Questions and Answers 100% Verified Three tier system for alcohol sales ✔✔Importers/Brewers - Wholesalers - Retailers If there is no 'best by' date on a bottled beer.... ✔✔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 ✔✔Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen Most modern kegs use what type of valve? ✔✔Sankey What allows gas into the headspace of a keg? ✔✔Coupler Standard temperature of draft systems ✔✔38 degrees Fahrenheit The most common draft system problem? ✔✔Temperature control issues 2 primary goals for cleaning the draft system ✔✔remove organic material and remove mineral deposits How often must you clean a draft system? ✔✔Every two weeks English Tulip Glass ✔✔Recommended for Guinness and other beers of that style - Irish Stouts Nonic Imperial Pint Glass ✔✔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 ✔✔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 ✔✔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 ✔✔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 ✔✔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 ✔✔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? ✔✔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 ✔✔True What did Louis Pasteur invent during the 1860's to increase the shelf life of beer? ✔✔Pasteurization The primary alcohol in beer is? ✔✔Ethanol IBU stands for ✔✔International Bittering Units SRM stands for ✔✔Standard Referencing Method The body of a beer is largely the result of dissolved solids such as? ✔✔Proteins and Sugars What is the difference between 'bitterness' and 'perceived bitterness'? ✔✔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? ✔✔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? ✔✔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? ✔✔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. The original 1842 pilsner comes from the Czech town of? ✔✔Plzen. Bocks originated in which southern German town? ✔✔Einbeck Doppelbocks are? ✔✔German lager style created in 1629 by the Paulaner monks in Munich to sustain them during lent. Paulaner's version is named "Salvator". It is nicknamed "Liquid Bread". Weiss means? ✔✔White Weizen means? ✔✔Wheat Hefe means? ✔✔Yeast Yeast esters in a hefeweizen include what flavors? ✔✔banana and bubble gum Yeast phenols in a hefeweizen include what type of flavor and aromas? ✔✔Clove-like Gueuze is a blend of one, two, and three year old? ✔✔Lambics This beer's name translates as 'season'. ✔✔Saison In 1966, Pierre Celis single handedly saved what type of beer style by opening a brewery in Hoegaarden, which is now owned by Inbev? ✔✔Witbier Belgian Golden Strong Ale is very similar to which of its Trappist/Abbey cousins? ✔✔Tripel Compared to cleaner American ale strains, British yeast tend to be quite, what? ✔✔Fruity (British Ale strains typically produce lots of esters.) List the British Hop Varieties ✔✔East Kent Goldings, Goldings, Fuggles, Challenger What term originally signified that a beer was fresh rather than aged and soured, but the term eventually morphed into the name of this dark English Session ale? ✔✔Mild What style became very popular in London in the late 1600's near the beginning of the industrial revolution? It is a brown to black beer that the working class of London drank at the pubs after a hard day's work. ✔✔Porter The body of Sweet Stouts are often intensified and made richer by the use of what? also known as Milk sugar. ✔✔Lactose Scotch Ales are also known by what name? ✔✔Wee Heavy Name 2 big differences between the German Hefeweizen and the American Wheat beer Styles ✔✔the American version has a 'cleaner' yeast profile and a higher level of bitterness Which American Beer Style was invented in California's San Francisco Bay Area? ✔✔California Common, (Steam Beer) How much corn or rice adjucts are added into light and standard versions of American Lagers for added lightnes of body and flavor? ✔✔40% How much corn or rice adjucts are added into Premium versions of American Lagers? ✔✔25% American NW hops have aroma and flavor characteristics described as? ✔✔Citrusy, Piney, resinous Name a beer style for which the addition of spices is required. ✔✔Wit Name the five established flavors and one emerging flavor that scientists are currently studying. ✔✔Sweet, Sour(Acidic), Bitter, Umami(savory, Saltiness. - Mettalic, fat, or carbonation The physical sensation of beer is called? ✔✔Mouthfeel Malt descriptors for Pale or Golden Beers ✔✔Uncooked flour, bready, white bread, dough-like, wheat bread, and cracker-like Malt descriptors for Amber Beers ✔✔Bread Crust, biscuity, graham cracker-like, toast, caramel, and pie-crust like Malt descriptors for Brown Beers ✔✔Nutty, Toffee, Chocolaty, and dark/dried fruit Malt descriptors for Black Beers ✔✔Roasty, Burnt, espresso, and coffee-like Alpha Acids in hops ✔✔The substance that adds the majority of bitterness to beer. The earlier it is placed in the boil, the more alpha acids will be released, causing more bitterness. Essential Oils in hops ✔✔The most aromatic components in hops. List the German of Czech Noble Hops ✔✔Saaz, Hallertauer, Spalt, and Tettnanger Yeast is a what? ✔✔Fungus Yeast converts what into what in the wort? ✔✔It converts Sugars/Carbs into Carbon dioxide and Alcohol An off-flavor that can be compared to movie theater popcorn ✔✔Diacetyl An off-flavor that smells and tastes papery ✔✔Oxidation Acetic Acid is described as ✔✔Vinegar Are all German Beers Lagers? ✔✔No, there are also German Wheat Beers (Hefeweizen) and hybrid Ales How much of a beer is water? ✔✔About 90% What is called when hops are added to the beer after primary fermentation has completed? ✔✔Dry Hopping