Beer Tasting Quiz

1. Beer tasting is best done from which of the following?
Glass
Bottle
Paper cup
Coffee mug

2. When tasting beer, it is important not to swallow the beer. True or false?
True, you must spit out the sample
False, you must swallow the beer

3. Where does the name “Lager” come from?
From the czech city of “Lager”
From the inventor of the bottom-fermenting process, Josef Lager
From the German word “Lager” for “storage”

4. For the purpose of tasting a beer, it is best served…?
Ice cold
10 Degrees Celsius
Depends on the type of beer

5. Belgian lace is…?
Nick name for Belgian Pilsner beers
The coating of foam inside a beer glass
A special piece of cloth used in pubs in Belgium
A bottle of belgian beer

6. Which ingredients are allowed in German beer according to the German purity law?
Malt, hops and water
Barley, hops and water
Malt, wheat, barley, hops, and water

7. Which of the following scents would not usually be released when pouring beer?
Nuts
Butterscotch
Orange
Malt

8. “Bavaria” beer originated in which country?
Holland
Denmark
Austria
Switzerland

9. Lagers usually have one of the following characteristics. Which is it?
Heavy aftertaste
A cooked vegetable smell
Clear and bright appearance
A small amount of sediment

10. A blind test is when…?
The beer tasters are totally drunk
The tasters don’t know which beers they’re tasting