With the popularity explosion of micro brews and import beers from around the world, I thought it fitting to add this page. Below you will find a basic description of the different beers and resources on the net for more information. An intoxicating by-product of fermentation, which is caused by yeast acting on sugars in the malt.
Alcohol content is expressed as a percentage of volume or weight.
The top fermenting yeast perform at warmer temperatures than do yeast's used to brew lager beer, and their byproducts are more evident in taste and aroma. Fruitiness and esters are often part of an ale's character. A cereal grain that is malted for use in the grist that becomes the mash in the brewing of beer. Name given alcohol-containing beverages produced by fermenting grain, specifically malt, and flavored with hops. Black malt gives a dark color and roasted flavor to beer.