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HB 411 Final Exam Questions and
Answers
The alcohol content of some beers can be as high as some wines. - Ans:✔✔-True
Historically speaking, beer is believed to have been brewed for no more than about 1500 years. -
Ans:✔✔-False
Which of the following statements regarding beer and universities is correct? - Ans:✔✔-Beer used to be
brewed at Harvard University for the benefit of Harvard Students
Which of the following grains, if used in brewing, tend to add a tart, clove-like flavor to beer? - Ans:✔✔-
Wheat
The source of the water used in brewing is less important today than it was historically, as - Ans:✔✔-
Brewers can manipulate the water to whatever characteristic desired
The Bavarian Reinheitsgebot of 1516 - Ans:✔✔-Is a beer purity law
Was lifted/inactivated by the EU and subsequently reinstated with some changes
Is still adhered to by many brewers
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A top-fermented beer is by definition - Ans:✔✔-An Ale
While there are significant differences between wine and beer, there are also a great many similarities
and commonalities. - Ans:✔✔-True
When you make beer, you add liquids, typically water, to the grain, and subsequently boil the grain to
extract sugars. This liquid is referred to as - Ans:✔✔-Wort
Archeologists have suggested that people moved from a hunter-gatherer existence to a agriculturally
based existence for the purpose of growing grains to brew beer, among other uses of said grain. -
Ans:✔✔-True
Historically speaking, most brewers were women - Ans:✔✔-True
Unlike the first wine, the first beer is believed to have been an intentional invention - Ans:✔✔-True
It is likely that the nooks, crannies, or cracks in early mash tubs played an important role in maintaining a
consistent beer production. - Ans:✔✔-True
Which of the following statements about historical Egypt and beer is believed to be correct - Ans:✔✔-If
an Egyptian man offered a woman a sip of beer, and she accepted, they were the equivalent of what we
today call engaged
According to the Code of Hammurabi, a well-preserved Babylonian law code, if you as a tavern keeper
overcharged a patrons, the penalty was - Ans:✔✔-To be drowned
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The first large scale brewing operations in Europe were in London. They tended to brew _______ -
Ans:✔✔-Porter
A microbrewery is a brewery that produces less than 2,000,000 barrels (each at 31 gallons) per year with
75% or more of the beer sold off-site. - Ans:✔✔-False
All grains used in the making of beer are malted - Ans:✔✔-False
Hops added at the beginning of the brewing process primarily contribute _____1_____ while those
added towards the end are primarily added for the purpose of ____2____ - Ans:✔✔-1 = bitterness
2 = flavor
Different strains of yeast offer different characteristics, such as different flavor profiles. - Ans:✔✔-True
In Colonial Times, a second brewing of beer from the washed grain of an initial brew produced what was
called a Small Beer. This was the beverage given to children. - Ans:✔✔-True
Packaged Beer can be stored at any temperature, as long as the temperature is stable - Ans:✔✔-False
The ideal serving temperatures for most lager-style beers is 38-40 degrees Fahrenheit - Ans:✔✔-True
When pouring a beer, the beer should be - Ans:✔✔-Poured into the glass in a fashion that agitates the
beer, releasing some carbonation and served with a 3/4-1 inch head of foam
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