Beer Jargon, a guide to becoming a better patron

Bars are wonderful places filled with beer, gossip, celebration, opportunities to get drunk, and opportunities to meet friends. But they are also tricky. As with most niche scenes, there is jargon you need to know, terms to remember, and slang to show your skill. What does Imperial mean? How do you pronounce “white”? And how much should I tip my bartender? Wait because you are about to find out the answers to all these questions. Here’s your beer lingo, a guide to becoming a better guest. By the way, the Slavic word “beer” comes from the verb “to drink”. Originally, beer was any type of drink.

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Small green pinecone-like buds growing on vines. Their oils and acids preserve and flavor the beer.

hoppy

What snobby people say about beer and what people who hardly drink beer say they don’t like it. Hops are often used as a synonym for the word bitter, but there are many beers that are high in hops and not taste bitter at all.

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The sugar used to sweeten beer.

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That syrupy, sweet taste in beer drunk by amateurs.

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A cider-like drink made solely from pears.

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A word before certain types of beer (Stout, IPA) meaning they are much stronger.

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Beer made from honey, water and yeast.

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Ale is brewed using the warm fermentation process, resulting in a sweet, full-bodied and fruity taste. It is a malty, top-fermented beer.

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A beer that is sparkling and light in color and body. it is a dry bottom-fermented drink.

IPA

Stands for India Pale Ale because it was originally brewed in the UK and shipped to British soldiers in India during colonization (which is basically still happening). It is made with more hops to give it a stronger flavor. However, there is no standardized threshold at which a pale ale becomes an IPA.

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The process by which a draft beer retains yeast to allow a second fermentation in a keg in the pub basement. Draft beer is the traditional drink of the British pub and when served right it can be among the most subtle and beguiling of ales.

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Beer made from freshly picked hops that have not been dried. It offers distinct grassy, ​​vegetal and “green” flavor profiles without the bitterness associated with IPAs and other beers with heavy dried hops.

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Pronounced “Vice” is the German equivalent of “weiß”, most commonly used in reference to the sour Berlin style of beer, but sometimes also to the Bavarian style of beer, such as Weissbier. Weizen is the German word for “wheat” and is most commonly used for the Bavarian wheat beer style.

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Compared to large breweries, which produce millions of barrels per year, microbreweries produce a relatively small amount of beer – between 1,000 and no more than 15,000 barrels per year. But aside from their size, what makes microbreweries special is that they are known for brewing specialty beers.

The type of beer you don’t use for beer pong unless you’re making more money than your bartender.

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The size of the glass most beers are served in and also the thing you dropped and smashed trying to text your Uber driver.

Bar

The kind of bar you really enjoy going to, unless you’re trying to impress a date or friend. Typically a small, nondescript, eclectic, old-style pub joint with cheap but strong drinks. It can be dim lighting, shabby or dated decor, neon beer signs, packaged beer sales, cash payment, and local clientele

Incidentally, the strongest beer in the world has an alcohol content of 67.5%. It was created in 2017 by the Scottish brewery Brewmeister. The beer is called Snake Venom

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You should never say that because it never works.

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The amount of money you give a bartender after a transaction. This should be higher than you initially think you are giving, because A) most bartenders are relatively poor and make money, and B) if you tip a lot, you will be remembered, C) if you tip too little, will you be remembered D )

How would you like to be remembered?

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Someone who loves the bar they go to and not just someone who frequents it. If you don’t understand the difference, you have never loved.

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Where much great poetry began.

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Don’t touch anything behind it.

I hope you’ve enjoyed our beer lingo, a guide to becoming a better guest.