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OT: Kölsch & Altbier Background: Top-down Categorisation

Posted by Nick B. on 2015-12-02 01:02:39

I didn't think of this before writing that post either: American beer people seem to view the top categorisation of beer as ale & lager, again based on yeast used. Everything else then comes secondary or below that level. Germans, I THINK, seem to view the strength as the top level of categorisation, i.e. Vollbier, Starkbier, Schankbier. Everything else is then secondary.

Is that right, more or less?

OT: Kölsch & Altbier Background: Top-down Categorisation by Gerhard Schoolmann on 2015-12-02 01:51:19

OT: Kölsch & Altbier Background: Top-down Categorisation by Nick B. on 2015-12-02 03:34:26