The Many Amazing Types Of Beer
By Bob Kandl
There are many different types of beer for you to choose from and depending on your own personal tastes you may prefer one over the other.

Probably the most popular type of be is the lager beer. Lager, which in German translates "to store", is usually served at a cool temperature rather than room temperature. Lager beer is made by aging the beer in large kegs and giving it the yeast an opportunity to settle. As a result, the beer is crisp, with a delicate flavor. Lager takes more time than most beers to make, because of the aging process.

Bock beer is a different type of fermented beer. It gets its name from Einbeck, Germany, a town known for beer brewing. Bock beer is heavier and darker than lager. The darker color comes from the malts used to brew it.

Ales are beers with the characteristic fruitiness, a slight acidity and a pleasant, bitter aftertaste. Ales take less time to brew then lagers and are served at warmer temperatures as well, generally room temperature.

Porter and stout beers also differ from lagers and ales. These beers can be sweet or dry, made from oats, roasted malt barley, or flavored with sugar. Porter and stouts have a characteristic deep coloring and depth in taste - the perfect accompaniment to meat or fish. A traditional fine meal in Europe consists of oysters and stout.

Occasionally, a beer will be referred to as "dry" beer. This means the amount

of sugar left in the beer after the fermentation process. Dry beers are typically fermented over a longer period of time than other varieties of beers so that most of the sugar within the beer has turned into alcohol. In the end, this fermentation process produces a beer that is crisp and clear with little aftertaste.

There are different variations of beer all over the world, especially with the popularity of the micro brewery that is popping up all over the place. Micro breweries are a great way for you to sample the local beers when you are traveling and to get a good taste for what the culture is like in a particular country or city.

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