If I Only Had a Beer...
Here's some interesting facts and info about different beers. So many possibilities, so little time to try them all!
Key to Yeast Type
Ale Yeast with Lactic Bacteria
Wheat Ale Yeast
Ale Yeast
Lager Yeast
SRM Rating
Color
Clear
Light Straw
Pale Straw
Dark Straw
Light Amber
Pale Amber
Dark Amber
Very Dark Amber
Black
0
1.0--2.5
2.5--3.5
3.5--5.5
5.5--10.0
10.0--18.0
18.0--26.0
26.0--40.0
40+
SRM number
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Ipa
India Pale Ale (or IPA for short) is a "hoppy" beer that is apart of the pale ale family.
Taste: Ranges from pure citrus to strong and bitter flavors.
Ranges from a silky-soft to full and thick mouthfeel.
Oz is looking to offer a variety of IPAs.
Milkshake Ipa
Milkshake India Pale Ale (IPA) includes lactose or milk sugars during the brewing progress.
Taste: Usually sweet fruit flavors but there are also bitter citrus flavors.
Very Creamy, smooth, soft mouthfeel.
Wheat Beer
Wheat Beers use a large amount of wheat in the brewing grain.
Taste: Hazy and Citrusy
Fuller Mouthfeel
Oz plans to have several different wheat beer variants.
Stout
Stout beers are brewed with a unmalted roasted barley giving them a darker flavor than regular beers.
Taste: Dark, roasted, bitter and hoppy, with a coffee or dark chocolate flavors.
Silky, full and creamy mouthfeel.
Oz is looking brew a few different kinds of stout beers.
Porter
Porter Beers have a very dark color to them due to the brewing process including brown malt.
Taste: Range from fruity and sweet to complex dark bitter flavors.
Silky, creamy mouth feel with a medium amount of carbonation.
Ale
Ales historically were not brewed with hops, although now they use a warm fermentation method that uses both hops and a different yeast than regular beers.
Taste: Sweet, fruity flavor.
Fuller mouthfeel.
