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Craft Beers with Beer expert Larry Goeser
Learn all about craft beers: how they are made, their history, the many varied styles available and taste a few along the way. Explore the various tastes of beers and how to have your own beer tasting. The class consists of 6- 2 hour sessions, each dedicated to something different about the craft beer movement now taking hold worldwide.
Class #1. The history of beer. Beer and the rise of civilization. Learn about beer from 4000 BC to the modern American craft beer movement. Beer history starts almost 6000 years ago and the brewing advances have been many. Louis Pasteur's discoveries and their importance to modern beer bottling operations. See how beer has advanced throughout history.
Class #2. The Brewing Process. Discuss the six stages of the brewing process: Malt, Mash, Brew Kettle, Fermentation, Aging / Conditioning and Carbonation. Introduction to beer tasting and what to look for while tasting beer. How to Taste Beer. Introduction to Beer Styles.
Class #3. Beer Styles. In depth discussion of styles of beer; how they came about and how they are changing. Show the different glassware for various styles and why they developed. How two beers of the same style can be totally different. Modern American Craft brewers. Introduce flavor profiles and how they relate to beer tasting.
Class #4. Beer and Food. Introduce beer and food pairings now popular at breweries and pubs nationwide. Flavor profiles as they relate to beer and food; the beer flavor wheel. Food pairing and food intensity; how different foods react to other foods and beer. Cooking with beer, how to plan food and beer pairings with different food groups. Beer and cheese, meats, veggies and more. Beer dinner planning.
Class #5. German and Belgian Beers. Discuss German styles and how they differ from English styles. The German purity law of 1584 and its effects still happening today; many different tastes and styles. All flavors come only from the 4 ingredients in the law; Belgian styles and how they came about and their rising popularity in today's market.
Class #6. The Business of Beer. Discuss the many regulations related to beer in today's market. The three tier system and its effects on the market; other laws including bottle size laws, brewpub and small breweries regulations and blue laws. Define 'craft brewer' as related to size, ownership and product. Beer taxes; both state and federal. Many other daily happenings of any beer business will be studied.
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