Every Style of Beer Explained | WIRED

Master Cicerone Pat Fahey is a certified expert in beer. So, who better than he to talk us through the history of all the different variations of beer that exist. Where did American lagers originate? Why are Belgian pale ales so hard to come by nowadays?
1:26 - Malty Lagers
13:57 - Hoppy Lagers
22:15 - Non-Roasty Malty Ales
30:25 - Roasty Dark Ales
39:35 - Hoppy Ales
51:06 - Fruity and/or Spicey Ales
57:37 - Tart and/or Funky Beers
1:03:56 - Smoked Beers
1:06:07 - Variations on styles
Pat Fahey is a Master Cicerone and Content Director for the Cicerone® Certification Program
Check him out on Instagram: / patfahey24
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Every Style of Beer Explained | WIRED

[@plfahey24]

If you think this is long, just imagine the 8+ hours of filming it took to get all of it out! Definitely don't envy whoever had to go through and edit it all together. It was an absolute blast to shoot though, and I have to say, after talking about beer for that long without getting to enjoy one, that first post-shoot beer was mighty tasty!

[@LL-bl8hd]

Nice job dude. 👊

[@Lachm83]

Oh hey it’s the guy

[@jrkleiber]

Thanks for putting it all on film! You really should have a beer in hand when talking about styles though.

[@thebatonmaster]

Thanks so much for this video and putting all the time in! It inspires me to want to discover beers and develop a taste. I haven't had luck finding a beer I liked before, but I didn't know how much was out there.

[@dkd123]

I'm with you that American Pale Ales rock!

[@michaelkrenzer3296]

I have to applaud Wired for picking an articulate, educated, reasonable individual to explain a HUGE variety of beer styles both accurately and in a way that does not insult his audience if that audience actual knows and/or brews beer. Seriously...well done!

[@michaelkrenzer3296]

And the fact he coverdd Dark Mild seperately...my personal favorite, is icing on the cake.

[@TombstoneHeart]

Even if he.......does talk.....just like......Christopher Walken....

[@oscarosullivan4513]

@@michaelkrenzer3296 And Red ale my favourite non black ale style. Mid ales all the way.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Spank Bang USD SGD

[@user-nb9jm3xo8u]

AGREED! 👍

[@JCNNRT]

He should have had to drink a version of each beer listed. That would have really amped up the fun factor.

[@AlbPerNil]

True, but my guy would be slurring words after 10 lmao

[@finnafishfl]

Greedy

[@firm1234567]

He would've be dead!

[@jogrady4560]

Oh but it would of been fun to watch

[@HowDawgg]

@@AlbPerNil some ppl can put it down i mean i did finish a heineken 5 l in one day its all about pace but a whole one after each i mena ur tlakin chuggin ther thne ppl complain oh hes not enjpoying lol

[@EduardoViramontes]

This dude is having a really hard time not saying that American lager beers are weak sauce

[@mending_chord6787]

aw, that's cute!

[@fuxxu7903]

Eh, beers beer🤷‍♀️

[@brownpunk1794]

American lagers are garbage

[@jessetrujillo234]

There is a reason why there cheap .... there just meant to get you drunk or a lot of people drunk. As bad as they are they are far more profitable then some mom and pop brewery in Germany who makes a 10X better beer.

[@rushfan32]

@@fuxxu7903 coors light is not beer

[@brandonpasio4899]

Ah. The quarantine algorithm figured out I'm an alcoholic.

[@mando3734]

Felt this.

[@samburglar7515]

Same bro

[@arancourt5623]

Only took a year to figure that out in regards to me. Lol

[@martinhaughey5745]

I prefer the word "Unquenchable".

[@stoutbroadcasts8135]

I'm only 13 so uh not yet?

[@ShaudaySmith]

Whoa, they searched and used ALL the Brewery Stock Footage.

[@andyq9669]

Another stock spotter....

[@CanadianKryptonite]

@@andyq9669 Another stock spotter spotter.

[@brownpunk1794]

U need a hobby

[@theshuriken]

i knew it

[@immortalsun]

I wonder how much they paid for that.

[@JWentu]

the mere fact that you need 69 minutes to name and shortly describe all the types of beer means that the world is a nice place to explore

[@_mikeyjames]

Nice.

[@omaraguirre8309]

Noice

[@sxrgioc]

And there are more styles

[@lonerblader85]

I’ll drink to that 🍻

[@FullBitGamer]

TIMESTAMPS FOR THE FIRST 30 MINUTES, i got bored and don't want to finish it lol. maybe later.... 1:26 MALTY LAGERS 3:43 PALE, AMBER, DARK 5:11 CREAM ALE 5:44 MALTY EURO LAGERS 6:07 MUNICH HELLES 6:49 KELLERBIER 7:11 MARZEN & FESTBIER 8:32 VIENNA LAGER 9:12 MUNICH DUNKEL 10:10 SHWARZBIER 10:33 CZECH MALTY LAGERS 11:03 BOCK BEERS 11:53 DUNKELS BOCK 12:03 HELLES BOCK 12:35 DOPPELBOCK 13:09 EISBOCK 13:58 HOPPY LAGERS 14:17 CZECH PREMIUM PALE LAGER 15:52 CZECH PALE LAGER 16:05 GERMAN PILS 17:08 GERMAN LEICHTBIER 17:18 GERMAN HELLES EXPORTBIER 17:38 KOLSCH 19:06 PRE-PROHIBITION LAGER 22:16 NON-ROASTY MALTY ALES 22:40 DARK MILD 23:02 BRITISH BROWN ALE 23:15 LONDON BROWN ALE 23:25 ENGLISH BARLEYWINE 23:56 BRITISH STRONG ALE 24:18 OLD ALE 24:54 SCOTTISH LIGHT, HEAVY AND EXPORT 25:39 WEE HEAVY 26:20 IRISH RED ALE 26:51 AMERICAN MALTY ALES 27:01 AMERICAN BLONDE ALE 27:18 AMERICAN WHEAT BEER 27:57 AMERICAN BROWN ALE 28:31 WHEATWINE 28:54 BELGIAN PALE ALE 29:19 BIERE DE GARDE 29:36 HISTORICAL MALTY STYLES 29:51 SAHTI

[@CrazyLinguiniLegs]

Joseph Wasden dude, I don’t see your comment. How’s about commenting it right here?

[@MiguelMorales85]

Thanks!

[@g0801215]

No stout or porter?

[@royroblox]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@sverrejohandosen2540]

@@g0801215 30:25

[@ImGonnaShout2000]

It took me 7 years of being sceptical to beer for me to realize that the reason it tasted bad was because the supermarket only sells the ones I dislike. After I found ale and the fresh taste of draft beer I fell in love with this drink.

[@RoverTheDog1]

Me after I discovered German beer

[@mrkv4k]

I can't immagine that experience. As a czech, the beer is the commodity with the most variety in the whole supermarket. Like you can usually pick one of ten different types of cheese, but more than twenty different types and brands of beer (in a small shop).

[@jonathangraf7671]

Yup. My favorite beers are the ones I brew myself.

[@humphreybumblecuck5151]

high quality American Amber Ale and German Pils beers are superb

[@Sirrwinn]

I had the same exact experience with wine

[@boy638]

Kudos to the person in charged of listening to everything he said & looking up stock footage for them.

[@Pedro_99]

Yeah, that editing probably took hours and hours!

[@jrkleiber]

No stock footage of a coolship I guess...

[@kevinor8811]

As an Irishman I’m happy to see stout being described as light. Guinness is a session beer here, for those that enjoy it

[@jacobhandley7505]

Yh, I don't know why people have this thought it's going to be strong and be super heavy. As you said, a great session beer, perhaps my favourite thing on draft

[@themightymcb7310]

Honestly I prefer a red ale as an irish session beer over Guinness, but both do the job.

[@plfahey24]

Glad I didn't let you down! Guinness definitely sits squarely as a session beer in my mind.

[@BNJT]

Think I once managed 15 pints a session haha

[@sineamhac]

A pint of plains your only man.

[@thefitstuff]

Who'd of thought Wired would put out one of the most comprehensive, if not THE best beer style videos on YT. Absolutely killed it.

[@CiceroneCertificationProgram]

Thanks for having us talk about beer styles with you!

[@chemadot336]

Really cool!

[@shaunagustavus1317]

I didn't see anything about stouts.

[@123person31]

@@shaunagustavus1317 they had a section for stouts right after the porters

[@MartinRyleOShea]

You are not pronouncing dunkel correctly here. I thought is was an educational group. You need to know the correct way of how to say these words. Just put it into any translation software and here how it is pronounced.

[@amb158]

God I love beer. I’m not a big drinker outside of beer, there’s just something about beer that amazes me. I’m not drinking beer to get drunk, I drink beer for the beer. The taste, the history, the different varieties, crazy. Nothin like a cold beer at the end of the day, especially if you can really fully enjoy it and know exactly what you’re sipping on.

[@Doze3]

If i'm ever at the same bar as him, i'll have what he's having

[@IvarKarm]

The dude is prolly drinkni lambics that drain that wallet empty if u don't get paid to drink them.

[@ChrislyBear]

Just a note: The second word in "Pilsner Urquell" isn't pronounced in a French way (like "urkell"), but more like "Oor-kwell". "Quell", or "Quelle" (with an additional e - pronounced like the one before - at the end) is a German word for source/spring/well. "Urquell" means something like "ancient source."

[@hollyswartzendruber1905]

To put an even finer point on it: “qu”would be “kv” so Quell would be “kvell.”

[@toughlikerocks]

That's great to know. Thank you !

[@magacop5180]

And it taste like shite. All pilsners taste like shite tho

[@toughlikerocks]

@@magacop5180 yo, tell your mom I said whaddup

[@davido6170]

Lived in both Belgium and Germany in the late 1980’s and mid 1990’s. I was very impressed with the wide variety of beers in Belgium but settled on the Trappist beer as my favorites. Loved German Swartzbier like Kostritzer and the Hefeweizens. Today in USA, the explosion of microbreweries has made beer drinking a true pleasure.

[@greenmachine5600]

Very true

[@tonylipsmire5918]

Hefeweizen ist Scheiße

[@arthursimsa9005]

And yet the 80s were a dark age for Belgian beer. You’d be mind-blown today!

[@oscarosullivan4513]

@@arthursimsa9005 And Irish beer.

[@nothanks9503]

Unfortunately these days if I drink beer my gut swells so much I can put a beer on it but I gotta agree sometimes beers just too good to pass up

[@DereineBrotmann]

Just saw this gem in my feed. And I'm really pleasantly surprised by your great way of describing Kölsch as more than a drink. The thing you mentiont with how easy it is to drink is so true. Normaly when I'm out with my friends we have a couple of cold ones, play a little Schoken and be out to 3 or 4 in the moring without even realising it. And Kölsch is a part of it. Since Kölsch is also the name of our lokal dialect, we like to say "Kölsch is the only language you can drink". So Kölsch for us is s feeling, a way of live, a language, a beer, a part of our culture. And yes. If you ever get the chance to come to Cologne try to seek out a Brauhaus, but also at least one of the many many many Kneipen. Smaler Pup style locations where you can meet locals and find friend for the evening.

[@cloudbroken]

"I don't know about you guys but all this talk about beer is making me thirsty" bro I cracked one open at the 20 minute mark.

[@DereineBrotmann]

Luckily already had one open at the start! :D

[@josephhigtonshirt4756]

I cracked one open before i hit play! Haha

[@MichaelSmith-on1ig]

Do I dare to watch this? It’s 11:30

[@cbuzzin711]

yup made it about 1/2 way....then went to the beer fridge

[@ric6669]

I was two drinks in before I clicked on the video

[@AaronMichaelLong]

When you say "popular" what you mean is "inexpensive and mass-produced". The iron law of the market is that cheap will outsell good. Iberico Ham is the best ham in the world, but at $4,500 for a leg, it's beyond the means of the mass market.

[@MiguelMorales85]

Aaron Long here in Spain is around 150€

[@jacobhandley7505]

If it's mass-produced, surely somewhere along the line it became so popular they made it so they could produce it quicker. Although I don't particularly think some of the American pales are the best but I can appreciate it's easy to drink for people who may not regularly go out and try newer things and they're comfortable just driving the same thing all of the time.

[@RCRDC_handlesarepoopoo]

@@jacobhandley7505 >people who may not regularly go out and try newer things and they're comfortable just driving the same thing all of the time I feel sorry for them. Welp, more great beer for me.

[@jacobhandley7505]

@@RCRDC_handlesarepoopoo more great beer for all of us. I always make an effort to try new stuff at the local, I think it makes the experience more enjoyable and is never the same

[@Ctrl-Alt-Elite]

I hear SPAM is quite popular

[@BorrietheBlade]

It might too late but, timestamps for each "style" heading would've been nice in the description, as this video will serve as a reference to a lot of viewers. Being able to click something like "25:00" for X beer category, would've been great.

[@normalguy7898]

Why don't you do it?

[@lennartherrmann3057]

@@normalguy7898 Because they could directly add it into the video time bar, a new function. Much more convenient then a comment.

[@sugarfish]

@@lennartherrmann3057 But you WANT to do it. You reeeeally wanna do it. Come on, do it! DO IT FOR THE CHILDREN!

[@lennartherrmann3057]

@@sugarfish 00:00 Beer Video

[@thekentishpilgrim]

Yes and a nice chart as a graphic throughout the video keeping track of all of this would have been a nice addition as well.

[@AradhnaKrishna]

This is one of the best videos I've seen. Kudos to the creators for putting this much effort into going into such detail and really taking the time to explain each one enough.

[@kkkk-wg6je]

I drink beers, I talk beers. If I sat down with this gentleman, all I could do would be listen. I thought I knew what I was drinking..... I’ve learned a lot.

[@gcfournier3386]

Wired editor to sound guy: "We need you to scrounge up music for a beer video." Guy: "Ok, how long?" Editor: "One hour..." Guy: "An hour?" Editor: "...and eight minutes."

[@johndododoe1411]

Closer to 69 minutes

[@FinancialShinanigan]

I don't even drink but this is fascinating.

[@bluu_ice6554]

At least drink a non alcoholic craft brew for fucks sake.

[@csanton3946]

You should, Coffee and Beer are one of the best things in this world that represents cuture other than cuisine in general. To be healthy make it a part of you daily diet, just one beer a day during meals will be fine and health beneficial. Bout time brother!!

[@GaliosUA]

@@csanton3946 alcohol is never "health beneficial".

[@richyyLR]

@@bluu_ice6554 chill tf out Linda

[@liamrencontre]

if you ever want to, you should give beer a try. It's a very distinct taste depending on the beer type, but the more you drink it, the more you enjoy it. Just please be responsible

[@scarow1]

This is going to be my new answer when people say "I don't like any beer" *shows an hour-long video of every beer type.

[@sandoggg]

took me 9 minutes to realize i went to high school with this guy XD

[@sambostevens8374]

This is awesome y’all! It took me two days to watch it and actually absorb all the info, but I genuinely learned a lot about beer. There was more than a handful of styles that I have never heard of or seen before. Thank y’all for making this video.

[@martinstent5339]

I think he didn’t mention the Reinheitsgebot (literally "purity order") which is a law limiting the ingredients in beer in Germany. The best known version of the law was adopted in Bavaria in 1516. The basic law now declares that only malted grains, hops, water and yeast are permitted in beer brewing. No extras like fruits etc are allowed.

[@KriegdenSeekrabben]

To add onto this, obviously beers can still be mixed with other ingredients in germany, but they can't be labeled as 'beer' anymore. It will most likely say something like 'Biermischgetränk' (mixed beer drink)

[@greenmachine5600]

Stagnation isn't good. I prefer American craft beer

[@COMMANDandConquer199]

Didn't that law get abolished so they could keep up with the American craft beer industry?

[@martinstent5339]

@@COMMANDandConquer199 NO, it's still law here in Germany. And as for keeping up with the American craft beer industry, I would say that it's the other way round, the American craft beer industry is still trying to catch up with 400+ years of German beer brewing tradition :) But seriously, there's a significant craft beer industry here in Germany as well as in almost every European country and Australia etc. My personal estimate is that Belgium is ahead in terms of interesting new beers.

[@LeutnantJoker]

@@martinstent5339 Rheinheitsgebot is not a law. the breweries just follow it out of tradition. It's not a currently enacted law. They can violate it at any time. They just choose not to.

[@flozim4899]

As a german, the only video I would click on faster would be a video about sausage

[@michaelhawkins7389]

ich bin Deutscher auch! ;) Wo kommst du her in Deutschland Flo Zim? ich komm aus Sachsen (Dresden

[@MrPobanz]

Best have a Bratwurst & Franziskaner while watching.

[@kennethwilks5000]

I thought this was excellent! I appreciate how there was not a lot of judgement about which beers were crap and which were amazing. Enjoy your beer, Cheers!

[@howardf5264]

My German mother inlaw yelled at me when I attempted to pour a Weissbier into the wrong glass!

[@jpb2541]

It better be that way

[@nunoluisduck8570]

In Germany we call this a : "Ehrenfrau"

[@michaelhawkins7389]

@@nunoluisduck8570 jo und Weißbier ist okay

[@angicaster4015]

Yup. Go to Probst! Pub & its relatives in Seattle area to be further taught.

[@dustinanglin]

Very comprehensive! One of the reasons I love beer so much is how many varied styles there are, and how each style has its own history associated with it. As much as the world sucks these days, it sure is nice to be living in a beer Renaissance.

[@TC-qw3lr]

Yep crazy thing is that there’s many more than this as well. This is a bit more American craft focused, there’s many more international styles mentioned.

[@oscarosullivan4513]

@@TC-qw3lr I feel he skipped over the Irish red ale and mild ale a bit too fast

[@nordmarhammer6335]

1:05:14 Cool that you included Grodziskie. It is really unique and interesting style

[@TheShlongman]

This was a really awesome video, its not often that this much cool stuff would be packed into one video. So glad it was made!

[@foley302]

This was excellent. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Great history along with learning lesson

[@tonyStorks]

This guy can talk about beer for hours.

[@Pedro_99]

It's literally his job.

[@obi-wankenobi4056]

Onky one hour, not four

[@ericneirynck8830]

I agree about the brown ales. Super underrated, wish they were more common.

[@Pedro_99]

I love brown ales!

[@caueborba]

Im just impressed of how much knowledge he shared in just one hour without being boring or massive. Great video!!

[@deppenade666]

Great video dude, props for having the patience to make this video, appreciated!

[@Hannes_Lind]

The Kölsch glasses are called "Stange". And the beer is not allowed to be brewed outside of Köln for then it cant be a Kölsch.

[@61wolfma]

enough talking .... let's have a Kölsch tonight .... or two ... or three ...

[@DereineBrotmann]

Or eleven. Just to stay in tradition :)

[@sualtam9509]

Altbier is not only found in Düsseldorf, but in the whole Lower Rhineland and Westphalia. Although Düsseldorf has a large amount of high quality Alt breweries, you should not exclusively look there for a good Alt. Especially the cities of Krefeld, Mönchengladbach and Münster have great Alts. The best Alt (Bolten Ur-Alt) is brewed in a small village named Korschenbroich, which also prooves that an Alt doesn't need to be hoppy when you have softer water available.

[@granthough9798]

Really enjoyed this, didn't think I would sit for the whole video in one sitting, but it was very engaging! Thanks Wired!

[@user-yn3ic5ru9i]

7:14 glad i could find Marzen through the transcript, having the video transcript available (and a search within the transcript) is awesome!

[@martinstent5339]

03:23 “One of the reasons that both American lite lager and American lager have been so successful is that they don’t have a lot in the way of identifiable flavours going on.” Meaning they don’t taste of anything. They don’t even taste like beer.

[@MarcoOlivares92]

So water pretty much is what I got 😂

[@TheChadPad]

When they taste like anything, they taste like corn, sometimes wheat

[@AnimeReference]

Credit to him that he admitted it. Most Americans will insist "American" is synonymous with good and they invented every beer style in the world.

[@greenmachine5600]

American craft beer really is the best in the world though

[@martinstent5339]

@@greenmachine5600 Well, there are a lot of people who would also claim that title, for example the Germans, Belgians, Czechs, Austrians, Danes, this list could go on for quite a while!! But the beer that you like the best is always the best beer in the world for you 😊

[@PriyabrataHalder]

At 4:08 the person is an Indian Bengali bodybuilder Manohar Aich. At 4'11", he was shortest Mr Universe.

[@MrColinwith1L]

This is one of the most informative pieces of data about beer on the Internet, very well done.

[@alvaradobrewhouse6387]

such a great and informative video! Really appreciate you putting this together. Cheers!

[@joeya5147]

Omg.... this video is perfect. I'm studying to become a brew master and this is a great little refresher on styles.

[@_mikeyjames]

He never mentioned (specifically) my favorite category: “sour” beers. I understand that they may fall into the “Fruity and/or Spicy Ales” but was kind of surprised they were never explicitly mentioned!

[@oldschoolman1444]

Ha Ha, not a fan of sour beer, for me it means poor sanitation at the end of the brew day. =)

[@deckerhand12]

@@oldschoolman1444 or poor temp control

[@rafaelmontagner9845]

@@oldschoolman1444 Well, the actual sours are deliberately sour by design. Not really a fan but at least it's a thing. What you're referring to are the """"sour"""" beers with as many quote marks as possible.

[@chrisluth4427]

He covers them at 57:38 and touches on other wild beers at 1:06:33.

[@System777]

@@chrisluth4427 true, specially at 1:06:00 but still, that style deserves much more than just a footnote at the end.

[@pastadudeLA]

Thanks, Eric Stoltz! Very informative and fun to watch.

[@my_stomach_hurt1876]

Fruit lambics are my favorite style of beer. I wish American breweries would develop an American style similar to lambics. I know they can’t call it a “lambic” but something similar has the potential to be the next big style

[@MarkReategui]

I think Sante Adarious did exactly what you describe with Don't Be So Gloomy.

[@ThaPABproductions]

American wild ale probably the closet you’ll get

[@SaltySeaCaptain]

I think Allagash makes one. There are so many breweries in America now there's every kind of beer you can imagine and then some. When I lived in Raleigh there were a couple places that had over 100 taps that would get changed constantly.

[@Eratormortimer]

One other explanation for Bockbier in Germany is that "Es tritt wie ein Bock" (it kicks like a buck) when drinking it. Because of the higher alcohol amount and the very unique taste Great video, the pictures to show the different beers are very accurate!

[@Marburg3]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@sualtam9509]

It was invented in the city of Einbeck. Ein also means a so people thought the it to be a Beck/Bock.

[@bjornliu5487]

Thank you for taking the time. This was really interesting.

[@AzraelSilent]

Magnificent! Thank you sincerely for your time and efforts producing this staightforward delivery of information. I appreciate it.

[@psibiza]

I am impressed with the research and professionalism that was put into the creation of this video!

[@dennisoconnor4387]

GREAT JOB! FINALLY GOT TO SIT THROUGH IT, LOVE IT. I LEARNED ALOT! THANKS PAT!

[@Joe-ui3nr]

Fantastic job, my friend. Thanks for the effort on this video.

[@rollinghops7617]

This is such a good video! Extremely educational. Great content; cheers!

[@MattRozak]

Great video - love the longer format. Tired of short KZbin videos that barely scratch the surface.

[@dragonborn-oq6kj]

Agreed on cream ale being more like lager seeing as how you are supposed to use yeast that ferments clean and doesnt leave much if any yeast flavor in the finished beer. I just put a 5 gallon batch in the fermenter ready to add the vanilla soon in secondary and then very aged with a few vanilla beans in there

[@wheeeegrows]

Thank you for this awesome video! I will def have to watch several times!🍻

[@MJN1941]

Really informative. I've learnt a lot about a subject near to my heart .Thanks!

[@jaisvikt]

...love the Saison. What a nice lager. Great video. the presenter was almost like a university professor. Very informative.

[@MaresApple]

Tried to count how many of these styles I actually tasted, but gave up 1/3 into the video :D The video reminded me of my last pre-lockdown trip to Germany, where I tried both Alt and Koelsch, and I agree - the approach to serving them as a never-ending stream of small glasses is quite dangerous haha

[@TheRevolvers]

Thanks for the info dump! Can't wait to head to my local breweries and try some styles I haven't had with this video in mind.

[@Jaaz7]

thank you for all the beautiful images

[@travis4977]

When your video is this long, it needs timestamps in the description.

[@squalltheonly]

Definitely, disliked.

[@colinstu]

More videos need timestamps imo. Even 20min ones.

[@jackbicknell4711]

Or you could just watch the video

[@Shreddah]

People who dislikes this video has a short attention span.

[@jdwest34]

Did it.

[@belakovdoj]

32:46 It is Riga, the capital of Latvia, not Sweeden.

[@pacificcoastpiper3949]

I thought it was Lithuania

[@beerpressure1165]

Very insightful, worth the watch! Thanks for this!

[@donteatpoop4689]

28:53 - Ommegang makes a BPA. I realize they're an American brewery; but the specialize in Belgian stype brews and only recently really branched out past their Belgian roots with their Game of Thrones series of brews. Their BPA was the best example of the style I've had (only had two other ones, and admittedly both of them were also American's doing the BPA style).

[@graemehirstwood670]

Scottish professional brewer here - the difference between Light, Heavy, and Export are huge. Colour, flavour, hop additions. A Light or 60 Bob tends to be relatively pale, it could be compared to an English Mild and just like its English counterpart can be relatively more highly hopped than the name suggests. Heavy, 80 Bob, will be more malty, ruby or dark brown in colour, gently hopped compared to a Light. Export is an amped up Heavy more hops and stronger to survive export.

[@paulwilliamson6660]

Love me an 80 shilling

[@amon_san]

for those who want to pronounce "Urquell" correctly: it's something along the lines of "oor-kwell" (the 'oo' pronounced as in the noun 'moor')

[@Titamiva]

I was hoping or someone to correct him on this.

[@avaulteriam]

@@Titamiva depending dialectically, could also be pronounced "oor-kvell"

[@herrkulor3771]

Definitely kvell. germans use w as others use v. Because germans use v as f. They also have two letters for the same sound y and ü.

[@fernandocardoso6205]

Thanks for the tour!

[@Stisse57]

I agree 100 % with you on the Irish Stout! I have brewed three batches (so far...) of it and it is number one!

[@michaelorlina2442]

Been planning to buy a variety of beers recently, gonna pull the trigger and enjoy the beers and this video together. Definitely cant watch this without a beer in hand! Hahaha

[@michalmazur6818]

If you are in Czech Republic, I recommend you to get yourself a Pilsner, Radegast or Kozel. The best beers are made in the Czech Republic and those three listed are really the top.

[@lonerblader85]

✈️🇨🇿🍻

[@brandonvaldez2316]

This video is Amazing, here in Tijuana I get to go to a lot of tap rooms and everytime has some new beer style, I've tasted so many that I couldn't even tell what was the special thing with each one, thank you for this!

[@brewerworld]

Absolutely detailed video. Loved this one :)

[@WrongKindOfPot]

Wish he listed an example for each type of beer.

[@Axle-F]

Great explanation, perfect editing. I’m a huge beer drinker and will definitely have to rewatch this bad boy every year. Cheers! 🍻

[@dannyarcher6163]

Thanks for this! A perfect guide for deciding what to brew next.

[@vincentd5651]

Extremely happy you included Duvel and trappist beers!

[@joephysics5469]

As a fan of craft beers who has slacked off on my brewed education - my mind is completely blown. I forgot to take notes. Would have loved to taste each style too.

[@beatsbrewslifeshow717]

I like to think I'm a beer nerd, then I run into guys like this and realize I still have quite a ways to go. Cheers!

[@johnlindsay3558]

This video was so helpful, thank you!

[@paulw2604]

Thanks for a superb, very comprehensive video. A couple of things that might have deserved a mention are the American West Coast style IPA's, and also the Scandinavian Kviek yeasted beers, made with a specific more temperature tolerant yeast which imparts its own distinct flavour.

[@sackdeezle]

"crushable is like.. . drinkable but better" - sooooo funnyyyy

[@Knipex23]

Quite interesting for me as a German. Really cool Video! And thank you for including the "Hefeweizen" or just "Weizen" in your list. I have the feeling it is not very well known in the US but back here in Germany next to the Helles and the Pils it is very very common and the taste of this beer is completely different and hard to describe. Even when you are sick of Helles as a German, a "Weizen" still fits in ;)

[@sarahdagnino1237]

I absolutely love a good Hefeweizen! It’s hard to find breweries out here that do it justice.

[@themris]

Hefeweizen ist ziemlich weit verbreitet in den Staaten, wobei sich das hauptsächlich auf Bierläden beschränkt. Man kann hier problemlos Erdinger, Paulaner, Weihenstaphaner, und einige andere Weizen finden. Was ich hier allerdings fast nie finde ist Kristall- oder Dunkelweizen.

[@inksuckeye1]

Hefeweizens are actually really popular in the microbrewing scene here in the US. I’ve had more hefes than I can count and I will say it’s one of my favorites.

[@jordanrehbock5552]

Here in California, there are plenty of Hefeweizens available at craft breweries, bars, and even grocery stores. I actually see Paulaner's Hefeweizen everywhere!

[@dantea1474]

My house beer is a crab-apple hefe. Hefeweizen's are very much loved in the N.America craft brew circles, maybe not so much as the lagers, pales, porters and stouts, but still a good selection available. There just isn't a better "lawn-mower" beer. Crisp carbonation, acidic wheat, creamy yeast, full head. Just clears the throat and goes down like water. Love it, but so easy to drink too much.

[@scottwomack8905]

Thank you for this. Amazingly informative.

[@DualBalloon]

Great video! Playing this on loop to study for Certified Cicerone.

[@MCPeeBoy]

Does WIRED know that they can put marks in the progress bar? It is so annoying that they did not even put time codes in the description.

[@jdwest34]

Did it.

[@bluu_ice6554]

Rene how about just shut up and watch the entire video. Learn something dingus.

[@emilchandran546]

I swear, people have watched TV shows and feature length films for generations. Listened to symphonies and watched plays for centuries. They did this without the ability to pause, rewind, or fast forward. We have reached the point where our attention-spans are too short to watch an hour long video even when we can stop it. Come back to it later, watch parts more than once and skip over parts. The main criticism of this video seems to be that there are no timestamps. Why do we need them?

[@emilchandran546]

I honestly don’t understand can someone please explain?

[@trouts4]

This video was edited and formatted by an idiot so I am not surprised.

[@StartupFundingEventGlobal]

Great video! There's so much more to beer :)

[@gmoney4utoenvy]

This is the type of video that makes me crack open a cold one every time!

[@acesfan29]

Very informative, I learned a lot. Thanks. Best regards, Ben.

[@dudeguyforever3742]

Man the things i watch in the dead of night are so freakin random

[@donteatpoop4689]

27:57 I'm with you on the American Brown Ale! Definitely one of my favorite styles.

[@themightymcb7310]

I brewery near me makes one but it's the summer so I've been loathe to try it. I might just have to now in case they stop making it and I can't find another one.

[@heribertohernandez6501]

Thank you for this video! Much appreciated

[@sting1111]

Weizenbock is my favorite of the bock family but it could go into the wheat family also as an amped-up hefeweizen. Thank you for this video, I learned a great deal!

[@MVolta09]

I appreciate there are many styles of beer and people can find what they like and drink accordingly. You don't have to be handcuffed to one style of beer with so many options. I can drink to that!