What Do Different Beer Names Really Mean?

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[@NameExplain]

Suggest a subject area for me to cover enxt Monday!

[@slothslothslothslothslothsloth]

next*

[@Redhotsmasher]

ENXT :P

[@fearghus66]

Irish Counties.

[@davea6314]

Suggested subject for next Monday: How we bloody Yanks are going to solve the bloody Limey warm beer problem as follows: We bloody Yanks will finish the job John Paul Jones started in 1778 by conquering all of Limeyland starting at the Limey Port of Whitehaven. Our bloody Yank objectives are simply to force all Limey pubs to always serve beer 🍺 cold (never warm) and to require all able bodied Limey women to shave their legs 🦵 . 😜 -Dave the Bloody Yank

[@FoggyD]

Five diacritic mark names explained 😝

[@randallalton6310]

I think it's India Pale Ale, not "Indian." I worked in a beergarden with 99 taps of rotating selections and never saw "Indian". That makes since given it's FOR India, not FROM India.

[@conormurphy4328]

Was probably too busy bitching about the British Raj to properly research his video.

[@ericatlas]

You are right!

[@fryertuck6496]

​@@conormurphy4328Noticed that, clicked out of the video when he started with the white guilt. What a cuck.

[@SlushboxH8R]

Yep. The additional hops made is stable enough to make the trip from Blighty to India.

[@lucifermorningstar4606]

I think you missed Mild and Bitter. 60 years ago in the UK, you would get a choice of either at a pub and nothing else.

[@stephenlee5929]

Maybe also Light Ale (which is different to Pale Ale) and Brown Ale, maybe some Scottish, like Light, Heavy and Export also 70, 80 & 90 shilling beers.

[@lucifermorningstar4606]

In Yorkshire we had many Brewery pubs and the pub would only sell that brewery's products. Independent places would sell sell spirits and may have more options. But the working class local or working mans club would have the 2. Mild, a black stout looking drink and Bitter, half and half was always an option and a great pint.

[@Iamtheliquor]

@@lucifermorningstar4606 Half and half bitter and briwn ale is my favourite tipple🤘

[@lucifermorningstar4606]

@@Iamtheliquor This would a perfect short idea. And yes, 3 options, so completely wrong. The etymology is so easy in bitter, mixed and mild.

[@OscarOSullivan]

@@lucifermorningstar4606Mild ale ranges in colour from gold to black

[@nickimontie]

Not a beer drinker. But I appreciate the explanation! Suggestion: weird names for British food, like Toad in the Hole, Spotted Dick with Clotted Cream, etc,.

[@whatsallthebrouhaha]

I'll solve clotted cream for you right now Clot- a thick mass of coagulated liquid But yeah those others ones could be interesting

[@mercster]

Are they weird, though?

[@dannestrom]

Ale is related to the Swedish word öl (which means beer) and also to the old Norse word ǫl, with the same meaning.

[@telekakos]

Gose is one of my favourite beer types. It name came from the town of Goslar where the beer originated. It's sour and salty.

[@1ntwndrboy198]

In Germany it's against the law to make beer with more than 3 ingredients and one of them is water 😮

[@24pavlo]

There is nothing better than a Czech Pilsner. IMO Kozel is the best one.

[@elisawonderwhy9888]

In Austria the most common beer is "Märzen" which derives its name from the month of March - "März". It's a Lager (or Helles) with more alcohole and hops to make it more durable. There was a time in Bavaria and Austria (or basically the whole german south) where it was only allowed to brew beer between September and April. So the needed a beer which could last from Spring to Autumn. Similar to the IPA story. I personally prefer others, though...

[@theconqueringram5295]

As a person who doesn't drink, I still found this interesting.

[@iknowchristalena]

Your pronunciation is pretty good. I have been speaking German for about 14 years (native American) and about 8 years ago I ordered a Kölsch in a bar and got cherry juice (Kirsch / Kirschsaft) it was so funny to see my friends give the bartender a hard time. One of my favorite types of beer that you did not mention are bock beers which are brewed at lower temperatures and have a higher alcohol content.

[@gertvanderstraaten6352]

Good one on the bock beers or bokbieren as we Dutch call it. I don't know where that name comes from either.

[@mrcryptozoic817]

My favorite. And to a lesser extent, other dark beers.

[@brittakriep2938]

@@gertvanderstraaten6352 : The Bockbier was invented in german town Einbeck. Formerly german was not regulated, so Einbecker Bier was also written Ainpöcker Bier. Now Duke of Bavaria liked beer, also Einbecker beer from outside of Bavaria. He asked the ruler to whos territoy Einb ck belonged, if He could send a brewer from Einbeck to Munich. In Munich the people have a different dialect, so Einbeck was spoken Oanbock . So Einbecker beer became Oanbock Beer. The reason, why on many Bockbier bottles a Bock is printed on.

[@brianedwards7142]

The Egyptian pyramid builders (who were not slaves btw) were given up to 5 litres (that's 1.3 gallons in freedom units) of beer EVERY DAY!!! This beer was more like Latin American Chicha than anything at a modern pub and has been described as "liquid bread" providing a large part of their caloric intake.

[@davidwalter2002]

I was waiting for you to switch from Helles (light) to Schwarzbier, Schwarz being German for "black," so we literally have "black beer." Schwarzbier is a dark lager. Trust the Germans to tell it like it is, as they do with Märzen, brewed in early spring (or March) and lagered until autumn. Typically served at (and known as) "Oktoberfest." I'm a homebrewer and a definite beer geek. I enjoy researching and learning about all the different styles. I can tell you did your research and the content of this video is accurate, albeit incomplete, as it would take hours to go through the names and etymologies of every beer style.

[@infoscholar5221]

In the Southern US, where I am commenting from, "Stout" still means strong, as its primary connotation. Which is interesting to ponder, as Guiness, the universally loved Stout, is only 4.11 ABV, making it almost a light beer in the US, where our much internationally maligned (and rightfully so) macrobrews range from 4.5 - 6.5 ABV. That said, I have always consider the "Stout" of Guiness - and other dark beers - to refer to their robust flavors.

[@xxpvpmasterskillerproskyen514]

There are three major categories of beers in North Rhine-Westphalia: The already mentioned Pils, which is drunk throughout Germany and in North Rhine-Westphalia, especially in the Sauerland, Siegerland and eastern parts of Westphalia, the characterless Kölsch from the Forbidden City, which was also already mentioned and is drunk in the city of Cologne and its subjected surrounding area, and the unfortunately not mentioned fantastic Alt, which connects the northern Bergisches Land with its state capital Düsseldorf, the Lower Rhine and the Westphalian Münsterland. This used to be drunk in the Rhenish and Westphalian Ruhr area and eastern Westphalia, before the expansion of Pilsner, as well. In short: Alt is THE beer of Germany's largest federal state, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is called Alt because it is brewed using the old top-fermenting brewing method. This name only came into use in the 19th century. If you would like to try a beer from a decent brewery, I recommend a beer from the Düsseldorf brewery Uerige. Greetings from Ratingen in the Rhenish region of Niederberg 🇩🇪 :)

[@OscarOSullivan]

They got the IPA bit wrong as well the IPA also EIPA and PA was brewed for the better off servants of empire regular soldiers drank stronger porters. They also forgot about mild ale the best selling beer in England from the mid 19th century until the 1960’s

[@cagoenlaleche]

I still don't understand how Kölsch is a thing, with all the good German beers out there. Even in Berlin is a go to beer (I guess the Kindl is even worse). On the other hand, Alt beer, which is the most delicious thing, is unknown outside of Nord-Rhin-Westphalia and almost impossible to find. I personally like Schlüssel more than Uerige, less herbal notes. Cheers!

[@xxpvpmasterskillerproskyen514]

@@cagoenlaleche Schlüssel is fantastic too. For me, Schlüssel and Schumacher complete the top 3 🍻

[@achim6011]

the Forbidden City actually is referred to Düsseldorf. I think you mixed it up by accident, no problem. ❤ Greetings from Cologne

[@xxpvpmasterskillerproskyen514]

@@achim6011 Ex oder Kölner 🍻

[@FatCatFanatic]

Always thought it was India Pale Ale, rather than Indian?

[@stephenlee5929]

Agreed

[@OscarOSullivan]

And it was better off servants of empire who drank the pale ales ordinary soldiers drank porter

[@junebabyLV]

I just moved to Portland, OR and I had no idea how badly I needed this video in my life right now. Thanks for the video!!

[@HalfEye79]

You talked about beer, but don't mention Weizen? (Weizen is just the german word for wheat.) The german Ö isn't the same as an O. The Ö is an umlaut because it changes to pronounciation a bit. It can be pronounced, as if you pronounca an O and an E at the same time. When in writing no umlauts are available, like in email-addresses, it can be written as OE.

[@vrkoven]

Yes. For a Brit, speaking in RP, it would be pronounced like "er" in "ermine," and for the French, like "eu." Sort of. Close enough for government work.

[@Skepsissw]

Or like the U in fur, or burden. 😊

[@markusd.3426]

German here - proud of how German this topic was, a little less proud of Your pronunciation but at least You tried. What I missed in Your video, but would find on a well assorted beer menu was: Bockbier "Buck Beer" - especially strong Hefeweizen / Weißbier "Yeast Wheat (Beer) / White Beer" - brewed with wheat not only barley, very sparkely and foamy Dunkel "Dark" as the opposite of Hell "Light" - or any other subcategory the more malty dark/amber coloured beers And of course all the famous beer-mixes which are very popular in Germany too, like Radler "Cyclist" (Beer with Lemonade), Russ "Russian" (Wheat Beer with Lemonade), Goiß "Goat - as a wordplay with the Buck from Bockbier" (Dark Beer, Cola and Cherry Liquor), ...

[@New_Wave_Nancy]

I'm a fan of stouts and if you ever get the chance I recommend Brooklyn Brewery's Black Chocolate Stout - one of my absolute faves! It's seasonal, from October-March. And with 10% ABV you need to pace yourself.(Or at least I do, being a Yank and all.)

[@sefhammer6276]

Ale sounds alot like Øl in Norwegian and Danish

[@HellDogas]

Lovely seeing you in video. Also wicked Lego collection! :)

[@anozymous1]

The other major divide in types of beer is malty and hoppy, as these describe whether it's sweet(ish) or bitter. There are exceptions but many seem to fall into these 2 categories, as well as the lager/ale divide.

[@RustyDust101]

Don't worry about Kölsch, either the pronunciation or the taste. Unless you ARE from Cologne/Köln you don't consider Kölsch to be beer, but alcoholic lemonade. 😂😂😂 Not even other Germans consider it beer. (OK, just kidding...) 😄😄

[@herschelwright4663]

I suddenly have a craving for beer 🍺 after watching this video.

[@OscarOSullivan]

The IPA also EIPA and PA was brewed for the better off servants of empire regular soldiers drank stronger porters. IPA means India Pale Ale. Mild ale can also be quite pale. As for stout it used to mean stronger beer stout comes from stout porter or stronger porter. Having said that Cairnes as far back as the early 20th century called their ordinary porter single stout in their brew books. You missed out on mild ale the most popular beer in the uk until 60 years ago and also brewed in Ireland until the 1950’s in name at least with last two breweries being Cairnes and Perry’s. And Alt,Dunkels,Black lagers, sour beers, trappist beers.

[@mhoofe]

Very cool video! By the way, the word "ale" shares the same origin as "øl" in many Scandinavian languages! At least, that is what I read somewhere. Might be "name to explain"? Greetings von Cologne - also, your pronunciation of "Kölsch" was pretty good! ;-)

[@xxpvpmasterskillerproskyen514]

Wasser + Pisse = Kölsch

[@jtdavis62]

One of my favorite styles is rauchbier, or smoked beer. I'm also fond of dark lagers (like dunkel, Baltic porter, schwartzbier). Another interesting language usage to describe beer is "imperial," linked loosely to Russian czars for whom these special beers were originally made. Today, the word "imperial" refers to a stronger, higher a.b.v. beer, such as imperial stout and imperial IPA. Indeed, "mild" and "bitters" are British styles rarely seen in the US where I'm from.

[@New_Wave_Nancy]

Oh man I need to try rauchbier. I love smoked cheese and smoked tea so why not smoked beer?

[@mishapurser4439]

I do love an ale that's either cloudy and unfiltered or a stout or with an interesting flavouring

[@tssn1611]

Oh, hey, I know the brewery at 0:11, they're from Oklahoma City, and I live in the area. Good stuff!

[@Dracobyte]

Nice video!

[@robinwitbaard]

Stout is also a common Dutch word meaning “naughty”.

[@johnzangari3432]

I am an occasional stout drinker, my favorite beer is New England IPA. I find stout as not strong in flavor, low ABV and mouthfeel thinner than water. You need to explain what makes a bitter a bitter.

[@doomi4055]

Patrick plz do 5 Wrestlers names explained for next since you’re a devout wrestling fan and I’d like to discuss it.

[@telekakos]

India Pale Ale, not IndiaN Pale Ale

[@jasonremy1627]

Beer styles are like heavy metal subgenres. They multiply faster than rabbits.

[@FoggyD]

And involve lots of umlauts!

[@jasonremy1627]

@@FoggyD 😆😆😆😆 facts

[@Tyrannosaurus_Wrexx]

Deep Ellum IPA representing my home Dallas, Texas!

[@petertrudelljr]

I'll see your Deep Ellum and raise you a Shiner Bock or two. All still made in Shiner!

[@jbthestoner5504]

Good to see good ole Deep Ellum IPA being represented, from my hometown of Dallas, Texas.

[@yarone5960]

IPA is also Isopropyl alcohol - which is an alcohol based cleaning, this was puzzling to me

[@The0Stroy]

Also International Phonetic Alphabet

[@jkb2016]

Your pronounciation of "Köln/Kölsch" is pretty good for someone, who doesn't have the sound in their native language. I challenge you to try "Kellerbier" and "Gauze".

[@talanigreywolf7110]

Did you go over lagers? Apologies if you did, it's just early in the morning here.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

1:00 it’s not actually “Indian” pale ale, but “India” pale ale 😊

[@MortanAMrk]

Is ale not related to the north germanic Øl?

[@gertvanderstraaten6352]

Any kind of lager is called 'pils' in Dutch.

[@RobertMurphy-sx8lc]

If you don't believe it, just ask "Prins Pilsje"

[@ronallen3087]

How would you classify Goor's Banquet?

[@LewisLittle66]

Aaah, beer. One of my favourite subjects 😁

[@ShatteredExpert]

What's the background music? i need it

[@peterking8586]

Very good pronunciation of Kölsch.

[@siobhankrenzer9752]

I was hoping you'd have the explanation of gose as I genuinely have no idea what it even means, but I keep seeing it 😂

[@chrisd2051]

Maybe the difference between Whiskey, Scotch, Burbon, Rye and the other types of Whiskey

[@staticshockk]

I don't drink and none of my family drinks but am still here out curiosity

[@jensschroder8214]

Pilsener beer is called in Germany Pils. Probably because the naming rights for Pilsener were not free. Or if you order in the Pup: ein Pils (one Pils) In a Cologne pub you order with: eine Stange (a rod) This refers to the thin, tall glasses from which Kölsch is drunk. But you can also order a Kölsch.

[@Whurlpuul]

Where does the word funicular come from?

[@DC-Aust]

As well as lager and ale, there is a third category of beer: lambic. Also, as others have pointed out, it is India, not Indian, Pale Ale.

[@comrade.chikzbrikz9539]

DEEP ELLUM, THAT MY NECK OF THE WOODS 🤟

[@Nosliw837]

What Do Different Names Of Beef Really Mean? Round? Ground? Browned?

[@huangec]

I've only just realised that you speak with a very prominent vocal fry.

[@hrolfureyj]

Gose is an interesting type of beer

[@ccrecordings]

Talk about American light beers!

[@popdartan7986]

"Kärt barn har många namn"

[@barryhall7]

Didn't porter come from colonel Jim porter, the inventor of Newcastle brown ale? Or is it just a coincidence?

[@robertmiller9735]

Any Red Dwarf fan knows what laager is, it's the only thing that'll kill a vindaloo! Personally, I think whatever you call beer, it'll still taste awful...🤢

[@OscarOSullivan]

How many beers have you tried

[@robertmiller9735]

@@OscarOSullivan Not a lot, I'll admit. To be honest, I never acquired the taste for any alcohol; the beer was just worse. Kind of a shame, I suppose.

[@OscarOSullivan]

@@robertmiller9735 Fair enough

[@owenbrown3690]

Speaking of porters, weird Oxford and Cambridge words perhaps

[@bigbloke2000]

porters were physical labourers. My understanding is that the porters of London drank lots of high calorie dark beer after working their serriers off for goodness knows how long -- so the beer they drank got named after them via association

[@eeshtarr]

kuh-lsh, not kol-sh... but a valiant attempt... also oor-quell, not ur-quel.

[@eeshtarr]

so, also 'Kuh-ln' for the city, not 'Koh-ln'.

[@CorwinAlexander]

Demonym (lit. "People name") is a name for people specifically, then it is stretched to include other things (I guess that means you weren't really wrong).

[@HollisPresnell]

What about saison?

[@Arturino_Burachelini]

I thought I in IPA meant International... Kiolsh Kölsch sounds

[@boubayaga_]

English speaker living in Berlin. I think you did well mostly but Helles gets both of its Es pronounced. Like Hell-es (I actually haven't heard anybody say Kölsch so can't vouch for that lol)

[@beargreen1]

Hmmm, Lager and ales. An ale can help what ails you

[@JHenryEden]

Why does a czech beer have german words on it? Urquell being composite of "ur" (old, primordial, unaltered) and quell (from Quelle) meaning source or in that context a spring (of water). by the by: a person from cologne (köln) is called Kölner, but if you speak about it as a adjective, you would say kölsch - short for kölnisch.

[@PhokenKuul]

The Czech name for the beer is Plzensky Prazdroj, prazdroj meaning something similar to what you said for Urquell. Lots of the Czech beers had their names changed when they were exported for marketing reasons I suspect. Budweis is the German name for the town Ceske Budejovice, the beer there was called Budvar in Czech but, you guessed it, Budweiser in German. And now you know.

[@JHenryEden]

@@PhokenKuul "oh my god, german sounds so gutteral and angry!" "budejovice? ew!" "Budweiser? yes, sir i'd like one!" why are americans so schizophrenic? i think budejovice sounds more authentic. plus foreign beers are highly regarded.

[@PhokenKuul]

@@JHenryEden Worse than that. When it's imported into the USA because of trademark disputes with you know who the beer is labeled Czechvar. Just terrible.

[@shadowsofdarkness7136]

i really want see a video about gianfranco please :(

[@Matso444]

beer lore, nice

[@kennethewan9991]

Also mild, bitter and hefeweizen.

[@OscarOSullivan]

Them as well

[@jamesgudgeon4868]

What about the name Stout ? 2:28

[@jacaueenlasumba8528]

I think you missed gabagool

[@neknarqo]

Radler, German beer with lemonade 🧐

[@boubayaga_]

Germany is the only country I've been to that sells Radler pre bottled. You can get it elsewhere in a bar but I've never found it pre mixed

[@guanoApe]

My last names lager. Whats that mean?

[@fussyboy2000]

Saison?

[@neala_alean]

your pronunciation of Kölsch wasn't too egregious, but listing it among beers might have been

[@BadgerCheese94]

Köln is pronounced similar to Kerln

[@aaroncoroner5915]

Yeah, whats a Radeberger?

[@rdbury507]

1:55 - I hope everyone gets that you're being sarcastic here.

[@christopherramirez6577]

saison sour ale wild ale reds ambers gose fruited beer like kriek and framboise

[@MrZappaman420]

Parkbrau....frisch vom fass!

[@stephenrobinson8244]

Steve stiffler does not enjoy a pale ale

[@jahu35]

augustiner at 4:20 😍😍

[@maclafm1252]

IPA stands for India Pale Ale not Indian Pale Ale

[@thesheetposter9277]

Köln, not colon.🤣🤣🤣

[@FoggyD]

An umlaut is never just for decoration - unless you're a heavy metal band.

[@kellydonahue762]

IPA = India Pale Ale, NOT India(n) Pale Ale.

[@PetrD100]

Czech beer is the best.

[@ChaingunCassidy]

I'd very much like to sit down and have a beer with you.

[@lautreamontg]

Don't feel bad about mispronouncing beers. I've been reviewing them on youtube for over 10 years and I still mangle how it's supposed to be said.

[@reppepper]

Canadian, not Canadain

[@jensschroder8214]

Wasn’t Pilzen Austria? No matter, Viennese Germany The English were lucky that Berlin and Vienna often don't agree. Prost, Cheers

[@janponic1550]

Your pronunciation of "Plzeň" is almost correct, but you're adding "ya" sound at the end. I do however understand that pronouncing "ň" at the end of the word might be hard for english speakers.

[@kacperwoch4368]

It's not hard for English speakers in general, it's just he is particularly bad at pronouncing foreign names correctly. Which is ironic given what type of content he makes.

[@FoggyD]

@@kacperwoch4368 To be fair he said he looked up an audio sample to show he's putting the research in. Either he forgets what he heard moments earlier, or he genuinely can't say "Ö" and should just play the sample on these vids instead of trying to pronounce it himself.

[@maxr.mamint8580]

Kolsch und Coke ftw

[@samwill7259]

If the british were so miserable in india They could go home.

[@mercster]

There's one particular beer that you didn't cover... which disappoints me because it is my favorite and what I drink: "cheap."

[@jensgl]

its pronounced köln

[@alanlittle6360]

Polish beer is the best by far, also why you having a dig at the British empire ?