TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

What Is Beer?

Tasting Beer Like a Brewer

Hosting a Tasting

BEER STYLES

Ales

Pale Ales And Bitters

India Pale Ales (IPAs)

Ambers, Reds, and Browns

Porters And Stouts

Strong Ales

Scottish and Irish Ales

Belgian Ales

Abbey Ales

German Ales

Wheat Beers

German Weizens

Belgian Witbier

Lagers

Golden Lagers: Pilsner and Dortmund Export

Amber Lagers: Vienna and Oktoberfest/Märzen

Bock

Dark Lagers: Dunkel and Schwarzbier

Light Lagers

Sour Beers

Lambics

Belgian Red and Brown Ales

American Wild Ales

FOOD AND BEER

A Pairing Primer

TASTING THEME IDEAS

Beyond Basic Styles

Experimenting with Ingredients

Cellaring Beer and
Vertical Tastings

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