From Porter to Pilsner: Beer Styles Quiz

Stouts are a popular type of porter. The "stout" refers to the higher alcohol content, which is often around 7 percent.

A roggenbier is loaded with rye. The rye imparts a lot of spiciness and sourness.

Hefeweizen is a type of wheat beer that originated in Germany. It typically has a moderate alcohol content.

In hefewizen, "hefe" means "with yeast." These are unfiltered beers that have an obvious cloudy appearance.

Saisons are often spicy and fruity. Most of them have a golden color and very high amounts of carbonation.

Porters are made from brown malt and they are typically so dark that they are virtually opaque. Porters are very similar to stouts, which usually have a higher alcohol content.

Ales use what's referred to as "top fermentation" yeast. This yeast features quicker fermentation of about a week or less.

Lambics originated in Belgium. These beers usually have a sour, dry taste that has fruity overtones.

India pale ales are typically very hoppy. In recent years, extremely hoppy pale ales have been very popular with consumers.

An altbier is a type of brown ale. Altbiers are conditioned longer than most beers, and they are typically very smooth.

Gose beers often have salty and sour traits, but hop bitterness is not readily apparent. They are a type of German sour beer.

Bocks are a type of strong lager. It's a popular category featuring numerous subtypes, many of which have a dark brown color.

Porter originated in Ireland. It was first brewed starting back in the 18th century.

Belgium is known for its well-crafted beers. Most of the country's beers are ales as opposed to lagers.

In the United States, hoppy IPAs are all the rage. Those that come from the West Coast (where fresh hops are more accessible) tend to have the most overt hoppy flavors, while those from the East Coast are generally more balanced.

Barley wine is a particularly potent type of ale. It often has an alcohol content that exceeds 10 percent.

Malt liquor is a type of beer with higher-than-average alcohol content. It's made with malted barley.

Milk stout isn't called butter stout, but it's often called cream or sweet stout. Its sweetness comes from lactose, which is a milk sugar.

A dunkel is a type of dark lager, and in fact takes its name from the German word for "dark." Brewers achieve the dark brown color by using Munich malts.

Wieb is a type of kolsch. It's an unfiltered wheat beer that's fairly uncommon but is still made in small batches by craft brewers.

If a typical stout isn't wild enough for your tastebuds, you might like oyster stouts. They're uncommon, but some brewers do use actual oysters as part of the creation process.

Some Scotch ales incorporate carmelized malts. This process lends toffee notes that add a layer of tasty complexity.

Bavarian Marzen beers often have a distinct malty flavor. They are most frequently dark and bitter.

Brewers partially freeze eisbock and remove the ice crystals. With the removal of that water, the beer becomes much more potent in terms of flavor and alcohol content.

Lager is a German word for "to store." Lagers are fermented at relatively low temperatures for long periods of time.

Kriek lambic features cherries. Unlike most beers, lambics use wild yeast instead of the tightly-controlled yeasts used for most other beer styles.

Helles is a style of German lager that’s typically light yellow in color. It has a slight sweetness and very little bitterness.

Kolsch is warm-fermented at temperatures between 55 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Genuine kolsch beer comes from Cologne, Germany.

Amber ales are indeed a category of pale ale. They include extra ingredients (such as colored malt) that lends the brews their darker hue.

Blonde ales have an extremely pale color, and they usually have lower alcohol content in the range of 4 to 5%. They have vastly different flavors from brewery to brewery.