ALL ABOUT BEER

Everything you wanted to know about this drink

There are two basic types of beer: LAGER (golden, bottom-fermented beer popular with people who don't understand beer) and ALE (top-fermented beer. Not lager).  

There are many different varieties of ale, the most important are:  

BITTER: Red-amber draught beer from England and Wales. Stronger bitters are called Best or Special.   

STOUT: Dry, black ale made with dark roasted barley and a lot of hops. The most famous stout is, of course, Guinness.

BROWN ALE: Sweet, bottled mild ale. The most famous variety is Newcastle Brown Ale (known as "Newky Brown" or "dog").

EXPORT: Better quality ale which was exported abroad.  

PALE ALE: Bottled English beer based on the brewery's best bitter.  

INDIA PALE ALE: IPA was originally developed to survive the long sea voyage to the Empire in India.  

REAL ALE: Traditional top-fermenting beers which continue to mature in the pub cellar.  

GLOSSARY
draught: on "tap" in pubs, not bottled
mild: not strong
abroad: to other countries  

"BEER" IN THE WORLD
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Piwo (Poland)

Bir (Indonesia)

Alus (Lithuania, Latvia)

Bierra (Italy)

Bière (France, Belgium)

Birre (Albania)

Bier (Germany, Holland)

Ubhiya (Africa)

Bere (Moldavia, Romania)

Cerveza (Spain, Latin America)

Sor (Hungary)

Olut (Finland)

Ol (Norway, Sweden, Ireland)

Biru (Japan)

Mai Chiu (China)

Biyar (India)

Pivo (Russia, Czechoslovakia)

Bior (Israel)

Bira (Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria)

Cerveja (Portugal, Brazil)

Source: Think in English