Types of Beer

Top Dollar Beers

For people who love beer, and are looking to try something different, there are many available types and styles to match every taste. One of the most interesting of these beer types is "Craft Beers", these beer offer beer drinkers a way to enjoy a more sophisticated beer. However, these beers also come with a much heftier price tag as well.

Examples of these beers are:

Michelob has a beer called "Celebrate" this beer is a 10% alcohol volume and the cost for this smooth brew is usually $10 for one bottle.
Stone Brewing makes a beer called "Stone Imperial Russian Stout", it has a 10.8% alcohol content and runs for approximately $9 per bottle.
Dogfish Head makes a beer called "Fort" which is very expensive. It has a 18.5% alcohol content and is sold for about $16 per bottle.

Extremely Expensive Beers:

A group of archeologist uncovered a kitchen that was a part of the Sun Temple that belonged to Queen Nefertiti. After deciphering the hieroglyphics and examining a ton of brewing jars from at least 10 brewing rooms, they found enough ancient ingredients to produce 1000 bottles of what they called "Tutankhamun Ale" This beer became one of the most expensive bottles of beer in the world when it sold for the astronomical price of $7,686 dollars at an auction. After the first bottle sold, each additional bottle sold for $76, making it one extremely expensive beer.
Sam Adams Brewery also designed a beer that was not only extremely expensive, it was also the strongest of all beers, at a whopping 25% of alcohol by volume. This beer has a cost of $100 per bottle (24 oz). It is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the most expensive and of course the strongest. However the company only made 8,000 bottles of this brew, which you may find if you check out auctions that carry them

If you are interested in rare beers that are delicious and different, and your pocketbook can handle the expense, you may want to try any one of these "Craft Beers", and enjoy something unique.

The Many Types of Beer

Since man has learned to make beer, he has been trying to find out how he can improve on it. Through years of trying to make it better, he has succeeded in creating tons of different types of beer. Brewing beer has come a long way from the days of crude beer and has evolved into a number of fairly sophisticated beers.Â When you decide to make your own beer, you will want to know what types of beer are available for you to make, especially if there is a specific kind you prefer.

The Two Basic Categories

The basic categories stem from the types of yeast they are made from. Brewers use cultured yeast to ferment their beer, and that yeast is fall into the two categories, which are lager and ale. Lagers are the smoother beers, while Ales tend to have a more robust, complicated quality. Most people prefer the taste of Lagers to the taste of Ale; however a more sophisticated pallet may prefer the ale because of its complex quality.

Lagers

Lagers are beers created from the Lager yeast, these beers have a smooth and malty taste, and they are the preferred type of beer. Lager yeast thrives at much cooler temperatures than the Ale yeast. Because the Lager is the most preferred you will find it is the type chosen by home brewers as well as beer manufactures.

Popular Lagers are Budweiser, Becks, Pilsner, Oktoberfest and Heineken, the favorites of most beer drinkers. Commercials and Ads all over are geared to Lager drinkers because this is a clear favorite of most beer drinkers. The smooth popular taste brings brewers to the drawing board to produce even more types for those who love this kind of beer.

Ales

The ales have milds, wheat beers, porters and stouts as just a few of the types available to people who enjoy a more complicated beer. They are made from the ale type of yeast, which must be fermented in a much warmer environment and produce a more fruity tasting beer. Ales usually ferment much faster and do not require refrigeration.

The most popular of the ales are Anchor Celebration Ale, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Pete's Wicked Ale and Guinness Stout. These products have a more sophisticated taste and are sometimes the preference of home brewers living in warmer climates.

Whether you choose Ales or Lagers, you will want to know which type of beer fits your taste and which type of yeast you will have to buy to make them. Beer is a clear favorite of many people, especially home brewers.

Herbal and Spicy Beer

The four main ingredients of any beer are barley, hops, yeast, and plenty of water. The combination of all of these elements in the right proportions will produce a beer which anyone can enjoy. These beers can have any number of combinations to produce different tasting experiences. However, using only these four elements, beer will often become boring and dry. Many of these beers can begin to taste the same and when someone wants to try something new, they should reach for one of any number of flavored beers. This is where herbal and spicy beers come into play.

The German American Brewery Magnates

Beer has been one of the most fondly-loved drinks throughout all of history. This is especially true in America, where a number of famous beer companies all reside. Many of these large breweries were begun many years ago, during the late 19th Century, well before Prohibition struck the country. These breweries were located all around the United States, most of them started by many famous American citizens of German heritage. Some of the most famous of there were Captain Frederick Pabst, Adolphus Busch, and George Ehret. Their breweries grew into large, respected makers of fine beers and ales that have come to be enjoyed all over the world.

German Beer

Paulaner Salvator For most people around the world, if you ask them about German beer, you may be surprised to learn that most people only know about Pilsner, a clear German favorite. But for the people of Germany, they take their beer seriously as clearly seen in April when they celebrate National Beer Day. For those who are only casual drinkers of beer it is okay if they don't know the different beers of the German but for brewers it is a beer making sin to not know the different types of beer available in Germany. Some of the most popular of the German Beers are Ayinger Helles, Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier, and Pilsner, which is known all over the world.