This document provides information about a beer tasting event featuring various styles of beer organized by hop variety and type. It includes a list of over 60 beer styles grouped into categories like pale ale, IPA, wheat beer and more. For each tasting, it notes the name, ABV, style and brewer of 2 sample beers and includes a brief description or quote about each. It also discusses different varieties and uses of hops as well as techniques like dry-hopping and using a Randall.

1. A Festival of HopsGPSCY Beer Tasting18 August 2011Header image source: thebeerjournal.com

2. LIGHT LAGERLite American LagerStandard American LagerPremium American LagerMunich HellesDortmunder ExportPILSNERGerman Pilsner (Pils)Bohemian PilsnerClassic American PilsnerEUROPEAN AMBER LAGERVenna LagerOktoberfest/MärzenDARK LAGERDark American LagerMunich DunkelSchwarzbier (Black Beer)BOCKMaibock/Helles BockTraditional BockDoppelbockEisbockLIGHT HYBRID BEERCream AleBlonde AleKolschAmerican Wheat or Rye BeerAMBER HYBRID BEERNorthern German AltbierCalifornia Common BeerDüsseldorf AltbierENGLISH PALE ALEStandard/Ordinary BitterSpecial/Best/Premium BitterExtra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)SCOTTISH AND IRISH ALEScottish Light 60/-Scottish Heavy 70/-Scottish Export 80/-Irish Red aleStrong Scotch AleAMERICAN ALEAmerican Pale AleAmerican Amber AleAmerican Brown AleENGLISH BROWN ALEMildSouthern English BrownNorthern English Brown AlePORTERBrown PorterRobust PorterBaltic PorterSTOUTDry StoutSweet StoutOatmeal StoutForeign Extra StoutAmerican StoutRussian Imperial StoutINDIA PALE ALE (IPA)English IPAAmerican IPAImperial IPAGERMAN WHEAT AND RYE BEERWeizen/WeissbierDunkelweizenWeizenbockRoggenbier (German Rye Beer)BELGIAN AND FRENCH ALEWitbierBelgian Pale AleSaisonBière de GardeBelgian Specialty AleSOUR ALEBerliner WeisseFlanders Red AleFlanders Brown Ale/Oud BruinStraight (Unblended) LambicGueuzeFruit LambicBELGIAN STRONG ALEBelgian Blond AleBelgian DubbelBelgian TripelBelgian Golden Strong AleBelgian Dark Strong AleSTRONG ALEOld AleEnglish BarleywineAmerican BarleywineFRUIT BEERSPICE/HERB/VEGETABLE BEERSpice, Herb, or Vegetable BeerChristmas/Winter Specialty Spiced BeerSMOKE FLAVORED AND WOOD-AGED BEERClassic RauchbierOther Smoked BeerWood-Aged BeerSPECIALTY BEERSource: BJCP Guidelines, 2004 Edition.

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6. Southern Tier PALEDale’s Pale AleSouthern Tier PALE 6.1% ABV AmericanPale Ale BrewedbySouthern Tier6.5% ABVAmericanPale AleBrewedbyOskar Blues“Aggressively hopped…delicately refined.”“A huge voluminously hoppedmuthaof a pale ale”

7. Some kinds of HopsSome kinds of HopsAmerican Floral/CitrusAmarillo: popular bittering/aromaCentennial: “supercharged” floral/citrusChinook: slightly smokySimcoe: non-aggressive bittering,good aroma/flavorIntense Bittering!ColumbusWarriorOthersSaaz: herbal/spicyNoble Hops: similar to Saaz(Hallertauer, Tettnanger, etc)Remember: hop flavor is not the same as bitterness!

8. HoublonChouffe Sublimely Self- RighteousHoublonChouffe 9.0% ABV BelgianIPA BrewedbyBrasserie d'Achouffe8.7% ABVBlackIPABrewedby Stone“...a marked bitterness…and a pleasant fruitiness.”“Too often, we allow our modesty to get the best of us...”

9. Dry-HoppingIncreases hop aroma and flavor; does not increase bitterness.

10. Ruination IPARuination IPAMaximus IPA 7.7% ABV ImperialIPA BrewedbyStone8.2% ABVImperialIPABrewedby Lagunitas“A liquid poem to theglory of the hop”“Caution: May removeenamel from teeth.”

11. 90 Minute IPA 9.0% ABV Imperial IPA Brewed by Dogfish HeadCraft Brewery“The world’s firstcontinually-hopped beer.”“Perhaps the bestIPA in America.”

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