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American Craft Beer
GPSCY Beer Tasting14 September 2010
Header image source: thebeerjournal.com
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Biggest 50 American Craft Breweries# Name State1 Boston Beer Co. MA2 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. CA3 New Belgium Brewing Co. CO4 Spoetzl Brewery TX5 Pyramid Breweries Inc. WA6 Deschutes Brewery OR7 Matt Brewing Co. NY8 Boulevard Brewing Co. MO9 Full Sail Brewing Co. OR10 Magic Hat Brewing Co. VT11 Alaskan Brewing Co. AK12 Harpoon Brewery MA13 Bell's Brewery, Inc. MI14 Kona Brewing Co. HI15 Anchor Brewing Co. CA16 Shipyard Brewing Co. ME17 Summit Brewing Co. MN18 Stone Brewing Co. CA
# Name State19 Abita Brewing Co. LA20 The Brooklyn Brewery NY21 New Glarus Brewing Co. WI22 Dogfish Head Craft Brewery DE23 Long Trail Brewing Co. VT24 Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. CA25 Rogue Ales/
Oregon Brewing Co.OR
27 The Lagunitas Brewing Co. CA28 Firestone Walker
Brewing Co.CA
29 SweetWater Brewing Co. GA30 Flying Dog Brewing Co. MD31 BJ's Restaurant & Brewery CA32 Rock Bottom
Brewery RestaurantsCO
33 BridgePort Brewing Co. OR34 Odell Brewing Co. CO35 Victory Brewing Co. PA
# Name State36 Mac and Jack's Brewery WA37 Big Sky Brewing Co. MT38 Gordon Biersch
Brewery RestaurantsTN
39 Karl Strauss Brewing Co. CA40 Breckenridge Brewery CO41 Lost Coast Brewery and
CafeCA
42 Otter Creek Brewing Co. VT43 Utah Brewers Cooperative UT44 North Coast Brewing Co. CA45 Blue Point Brewing Co. NY46 Boulder Beer Co. CO47 Pete's Brewing Co. TX48 McMenamins Breweries OR49 Anderson Valley
Brewing Co.CA
50 The Saint Louis Brewery, Inc.
MO
Source: brewersassociation.org; based on 2008 sales.
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Biggest 50 American Craft Breweries# Name State1 Boston Beer Co. MA2 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. CA3 New Belgium Brewing Co. CO4 Spoetzl Brewery TX5 Pyramid Breweries Inc. WA6 Deschutes Brewery OR7 Matt Brewing Co. NY8 Boulevard Brewing Co. MO9 Full Sail Brewing Co. OR10 Magic Hat Brewing Co. VT11 Alaskan Brewing Co. AK12 Harpoon Brewery MA13 Bell's Brewery, Inc. MI14 Kona Brewing Co. HI15 Anchor Brewing Co. CA16 Shipyard Brewing Co. ME17 Summit Brewing Co. MN18 Stone Brewing Co. CA
# Name State19 Abita Brewing Co. LA20 The Brooklyn Brewery NY21 New Glarus Brewing Co. WI22 Dogfish Head Craft Brewery DE23 Long Trail Brewing Co. VT24 Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. CA25 Rogue Ales/
Oregon Brewing Co.OR
27 The Lagunitas Brewing Co. CA28 Firestone Walker
Brewing Co.CA
29 SweetWater Brewing Co. GA30 Flying Dog Brewing Co. MD31 BJ's Restaurant & Brewery CA32 Rock Bottom
Brewery RestaurantsCO
33 BridgePort Brewing Co. OR34 Odell Brewing Co. CO35 Victory Brewing Co. PA
# Name State36 Mac and Jack's Brewery WA37 Big Sky Brewing Co. MT38 Gordon Biersch
Brewery RestaurantsTN
39 Karl Strauss Brewing Co. CA40 Breckenridge Brewery CO41 Lost Coast Brewery and
CafeCA
42 Otter Creek Brewing Co. VT43 Utah Brewers Cooperative UT44 North Coast Brewing Co. CA45 Blue Point Brewing Co. NY46 Boulder Beer Co. CO47 Pete's Brewing Co. TX48 McMenamins Breweries OR49 Anderson Valley
Brewing Co.CA
50 The Saint Louis Brewery, Inc.
MO
Source: brewersassociation.org; based on 2008 sales.
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Today’s Beer Tasting
# Brewery State Name Style
1 Kona HI Longboard Pale American Lager
2 Victory PA Prima Pils German Pilsner
3 Anchor CA Anchor Steam Steam Beer
4 Allagash ME Allagash White Belgian Wit
5 Smuttynose NH Old Brown Dog Brown Ale
6 Ithaca NY Cascazilla Red Ale
7 Rogue OR Double Dead Guy American Strong Ale
8 Dogfish Head DE 90 Minute Imperial IPA
9 Ommegang NY Three Philosophers Quadrupel
10 Otter Creek VT Wolaver’s Oatmeal Stout Oatmeal Stout
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1. LIGHT LAGERA. Lite American LagerB. Standard American LagerC. Premium American LagerD. Munich HellesE. Dortmunder Export
2. PILSNERA. German Pilsner (Pils)B. Bohemian PilsnerC. Classic American Pilsner
3. EUROPEAN AMBER LAGERA. Venna LagerB. Oktoberfest/Märzen
4. DARK LAGERA. Dark American LagerB. Munich DunkelC. Schwarzbier (Black Beer)
5. BOCKA. Maibock/Helles BockB. Traditional BockC. DoppelbockD. Eisbock
6. LIGHT HYBRID BEERA. Cream AleB. Blonde AleC. KolschD. American Wheat or Rye Beer
7. AMBER HYBRID BEERA. Northern German AltbierB. California Common BeerC. Düsseldorf Altbier
8. ENGLISH PALE ALEA. Standard/Ordinary BitterB. Special/Best/Premium BitterC. Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English
Pale Ale)9. SCOTTISH AND IRISH ALE
A. Scottish Light 60/-B. Scottish Heavy 70/-C. Scottish Export 80/-D. Irish Red aleE. Strong Scotch Ale
10.AMERICAN ALEA. American Pale AleB. American Amber AleC. American Brown Ale
11.ENGLISH BROWN ALEA. MildB. Southern English BrownC. Northern English Brown Ale
12.PORTERA. Brown PorterB. Robust PorterC. Baltic Porter
13.STOUTA. Dry StoutB. Sweet StoutC. Oatmeal StoutD. Foreign Extra StoutE. American StoutF. Russian Imperial Stout
14.INDIA PALE ALE (IPA)A. English IPAB. American IPAC. Imperial IPA
15.GERMAN WHEAT AND RYE BEERA. Weizen/WeissbierB. DunkelweizenC. WeizenbockD. Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)
16.BELGIAN AND FRENCH ALEA. WitbierB. Belgian Pale Ale
C. SaisonD. Bière de GardeE. Belgian Specialty Ale
17.SOUR ALEA. Berliner WeisseB. Flanders Red AleC. Flanders Brown Ale/Oud BruinD. Straight (Unblended) LambicE. GueuzeF. Fruit Lambic
18.BELGIAN STRONG ALEA. Belgian Blond AleB. Belgian DubbelC. Belgian TripelD. Belgian Golden Strong AleE. Belgian Dark Strong Ale
19.STRONG ALEA. Old AleB. English BarleywineC. American Barleywine
20.FRUIT BEER21.SPICE/HERB/VEGETABLE BEER
A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable BeerB. Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced
Beer22.SMOKE FLAVORED AND WOOD-AGED
BEERA. Classic RauchbierB. Other Smoked BeerC. Wood-Aged Beer
23.SPECIALTY BEER
Source: BJCP Guidelines, 2004 Edition.
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Appearance
Consider:
• Head– Color– Texture– Persistence
• Body– Color– Opacity
Range of beer colors:
StrawYellowGoldAmberCopperBrownBlack
SRM Example Beer color
2 Pale lager
3 German Pilsener
4 Pilsner Urquell
6
8 Weissbier
10 Bass pale ale
13
17 Dark lager
20
24
29 Porter
35 Stout
40
70 Imperial stout
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Aroma
• Hops (bitterness)– Flowers– Wood
• Malt (sweetness)– Bread crust (melanoidins)– Toasted malt– Roasted malt
• Yeast– Bread– Clove (phenols)– Fruits (esters)
• Other– Orange peel– Pumpkin, allspice– Alcohol– Minerally water
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Flavor
“HOW’S IT TASTE MUTHAFUCKA?!”
Same things to consideras aroma, with some additions:
• Differentiation between hop bitterness andhop flavor
• Comparison of initialflavors and aftertaste
• Length of aftertaste
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Mouthfeel
• Body– How “heavy” or “thick” is it?
• Carbonation– How fizzy is it?
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Kona Longboard
• Brewery: Kona Brewing CompanyLocation: Kona, HI
• Style: American Pale Lager
• ABV: 4.6%
• IBU: 18
• SRM: ~4
Overall Impression: Full bodied yet refreshing pale lager with mild hop spiciness and clean finish.
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Prima Pils
• Brewery: VictoryBrewing CompanyLocation: Downingtown, PA
• Style: German Pilsner
• ABV: 5.3%
• IBU: ~35
• SRM: ~4
Overall Impression: Crisp and refreshing with prominent German hop bitterness that lingers.
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Anchor Steam
• Brewery: Anchor Brewing CompanyLocation: San Francisco, CA
• Style: California Common Beer
• ABV: 4.9%
• IBU: ~35
• SRM: ~12
Overall Impression: Toasty maltiness complemented by Northern Brewer hop flavor.
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Allagash White
• Brewery: Allagash Brewing CompanyLocation: Portland, ME
• Style: Belgian Wit
• ABV: 5.2%
• IBU: ~15
• SRM: ~3
Overall Impression: Fresh tasting wheat beer with flavors from orange peel and coriander.
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Old Brown Dog
• Brewery: Smuttynose Brewing CompanyLocation: Portsmouth, NH
• Style: American Brown Ale
• ABV: 6.5%
• IBU: 15
• SRM: 25
Overall Impression: Nutty, somewhat hoppy, and quite malty with caramel notes.
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Cascazilla
• Brewery: Ithaca Brewing Co. Location: Ithaca, NY
• Style: American Red Ale
• ABV: 7%
• IBU: 50
• SRM: ~30
Overall Impression: Maltiness of a red ale, with citrusy flavors and bitterness from Cascade hops.
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Double Dead Guy Ale
• Brewery: Rouge AlesLocation: Newport, OR
• Style: American Strong Ale
• ABV: 9%
• IBU: 60
• SRM: ~33
Overall Impression: Enticing maltiness in the aroma yet with surprising hop bitterness in flavor.
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90 Minute Imperial IPA
• Brewery: Dogfish Head BreweryLocation: Milton, DE
• Style: Imperial IPA
• ABV: 9%
• IBU: 90
• SRM: ~28
Overall Impression: Huge amount of complex hop flavor is supported by strong malt backbone.
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Three Philosophers
• Brewery: Brewery OmmegangLocation: Cooperstown, NY
• Style: Quadrupel
• ABV: 9.8%
• IBU: ~20?
• SRM: ~16?
Overall Impression: Dark malt sweetness balanced by traces of hop bitterness; very complex.
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Wolaver’s Oatmeal Stout
• Brewery: Otter Creek BrewingLocation: Middlebury, VT
• Style: Oatmeal Stout
• ABV: 5.9%
• IBU: ~60?
• SRM: ~50?
Overall Impression: Dark, full-bodied ale with oatmeal complementing roasted malt flavor.