The Beer Style Origin Quiz (MENSA LEVEL)
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The Beer Style Origin Quiz has been designed to assess your knowledge of the origins of various beer styles.
Once you click the “START QUIZ” button below, you will have exactly 3 minutes to answer a set of 10 multiple choice questions.
After you’re finished, you’ll be given your time, score, and respective Beer IQ.
Because this is the “MENSA LEVEL” beer quiz, the following questions are exceptionally difficult. To achieve “Beer Genius” status on this quiz without cheating means that you seriously know your stuff and are probably clinically obsessed with beer.
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
“Catharina Sour”, a light and fruity sour beer style, originated in this country:
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Originating from Brazil, as of 2018, Catharina Sour is one of six provisional beer styles canonized into the BJCP beer style guidelines, a leading authority on beer styles.
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Originating from Brazil, as of 2018, Catharina Sour is one of six provisional beer styles canonized into the BJCP beer style guidelines, a leading authority on beer styles.
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
Many classic examples of “Altbier” can be found in the “Altstadt”, or “old town”, of this German city where the beer style originated:
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Düsseldorf
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Düsseldorf
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
“Mbege”, a beer style made with bananas, originated in this African country:
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Mgebe is but one of a handful of beer styles to have immerged from Africa; in this case Tanzania.
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Mgebe is but one of a handful of beer styles to have immerged from Africa; in this case Tanzania.
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
Tesgüino, a beer style made with maize, originated in this country:
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Traditional beer of the mountainous Tarahumara (Rarámuri) Native Americans of the northwestern state of Chihuahua in Mexico, tesgüino is an astringent corn (maize) based beer which is communally brewed and heavily consumed especially during the week of Easter.
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Traditional beer of the mountainous Tarahumara (Rarámuri) Native Americans of the northwestern state of Chihuahua in Mexico, tesgüino is an astringent corn (maize) based beer which is communally brewed and heavily consumed especially during the week of Easter.
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
Made with oats and wheat, “Koyt” originated in this European country:
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Also known as “Kuit” or “Kuyt”, Koyt originated in The Netherlands and dates as far back as the Middle Ages.
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Also known as “Kuit” or “Kuyt”, Koyt originated in The Netherlands and dates as far back as the Middle Ages.
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
“Roggenbier” (German Rye Beer) originated in which city?
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The rye-forward Roggenbier beer style hails from Regensburg, the 4th most populated city in the German state of Bavaria.
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The rye-forward Roggenbier beer style hails from Regensburg, the 4th most populated city in the German state of Bavaria.
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
A style of beer associated with coal miners, “Grisette” originated in which country:
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Unlike Saison which was brewed for farm workers, Grisette was a style of beer brewed for coal workers in Belgium. Grisette is also one of six provisional beer styles to be canonized into the BJCP beer style guidelines as of 2018.
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Unlike Saison which was brewed for farm workers, Grisette was a style of beer brewed for coal workers in Belgium. Grisette is also one of six provisional beer styles to be canonized into the BJCP beer style guidelines as of 2018.
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
All of the following beer styles originated in Belgium EXCEPT:
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One of the very few beer styles of French origin, Bière de Garde means “beer for keeping/storing” (beer for guarding), and was traditionally a farmhouse ale from Northern France which was brewed to a stronger alcohol content at the end of the brewing season and thus could be stored or kept (guarded) for subsequent distribution during the warmer months.
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One of the very few beer styles of French origin, Bière de Garde means “beer for keeping/storing” (beer for guarding), and was traditionally a farmhouse ale from Northern France which was brewed to a stronger alcohol content at the end of the brewing season and thus could be stored or kept (guarded) for subsequent distribution during the warmer months.
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
A beer style made with maize and sorghum, “Umqombothi” originated in this county:
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Umqombothi is a popular thick sour beer that comes to us from the Xhosa people of South Africa and is brewed with equal parts maize meal, malted corn, and crushed sorghum malt.
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Umqombothi is a popular thick sour beer that comes to us from the Xhosa people of South Africa and is brewed with equal parts maize meal, malted corn, and crushed sorghum malt.
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
A beer style that results from freezing a doppelbock and removing the ice to concentrate the flavor and alcohol content, “Eisbock” originated in which German city?
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Also known for a special style of sausage (Kulmbacher Bratwurst), Kulmbach is the birthplace of the formidable Eisbock beer style.
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Also known for a special style of sausage (Kulmbacher Bratwurst), Kulmbach is the birthplace of the formidable Eisbock beer style.
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