Class 1 · P4.1
The map
Beer styles are local answers to local problems. The water that came out of the ground, the grain that grew in the field and the weather in the cellar explain most of the map. This class says how much of that story is true and where it gets overstated.
about 13 min2 screens20 questions
By the end of this class you will be able to
- Name the three constraints that decided what a place could brew well
- Say what sulfate and carbonate each do, and why one suits pale beer and the other suits dark
- Trace six styles from where they started to where you can buy them now
- Explain why geography no longer limits what a brewery can make
Before you start
The water story is the interesting one, and it is the one most often told wrong. Read the dispute box on the first screen even if you skim the rest.
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