Dear Kid,
Happy Friday! And Happy International Beer Day!
Didn’t know it was International Beer Day? Then it’s a good thing you have me.
There are three major classifications of beer: ales, lagers, and (if you’re a college student) beer-in-the-hand (which beats the kind that is more drinkable but more expensive).
Pay attention. There will be a quiz at the end.
Ales have been around forever (and by “forever” I mean back before women knew it was acceptable to punch a man who yelled, “Bring us some ale, wench!”). Lagers have only been around for a few hundred years.
Ales are fermented at relatively warm temperatures for short periods of time, while lagers are cold fermented for longer periods of time.
The primary types of ale are pale ale and brown ale, but within those categories are bitters, milds, IPAs, nut browns.
Lagers are the world’s most popular beer and the primary types are pilsners and dark lagers.
Then there are stouts (with a dark, coffee-like taste), porters (happy to carry your luggage for a tip), and malts (light to full-bodied with hints of caramel, toffee, and nuts).
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