What Do Different Beer Names Really Mean?

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[NameExplain]

Suggest a subject area for me to cover enxt Monday!

[lucifermorningstar]

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.

[randallalton]

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.

[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, .

[dannestrom]

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

[jasonremy]

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

[pavlo]

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

[ntwndrboy]

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

[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.

[theconqueringram]

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

[davidwalter]

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.

[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.

[elisawonderwhy]

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...

[brianedwards]

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.

[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!!

[markusd.]

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), ...

[infoscholar]

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.

[HalfEye]

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.

[xxpvpmasterskillerproskyen]

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 🇩🇪 :)

[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.)