Dark BeersSociety of Barley Engineers Sean Bush March 7, 2018

Dark Beers Society of Barley Engineers March 7, 2018

Topics CoveredDark Beers –

• What are they?

• How do we measure them?

• How we get them?

• Differences?

• BJCP Styles –all

• BJCP Styles as a focus of this talk

• Tastings – Identify dark beers by style

Sources:

BJCP 2015 Guidelines

Designing Great Beers Ray Daniels

Joy of Homebrewing Charlie Papazian

Craft Beer & Brewing Feb/Mar 2018

Don’t fear the dark

Dark Beers -What are they?

Many types and interpretations! Easy ones –They’re dark

! Stouts ! Porters ! Browns ! CDA’s / Black IPAs?

! Not so easy ! Copper colors? ! Vienna Lagers? ! Color variations in a

style?

! For this presentation lets focus on “Dark” Colors ! BJCP 2015 Guidelines ! SRM range

Dark Beers -measured

!Color -Determined how?

! Lovibond ! 1883 James Lovibond developed “52 System” slides

that were combined to match colors. Ended in 1950 when LR Bishop came out with a new system.

! Still describes our malts, but not our beers

! European Brewing Convention (EBC) Standard ! Replaced Lovibond in 1951 ! Modified after 25 years ! EBC units = 1.97°L

! Standard Reference Method (SRM) ! Spectrophotometric method ! Less info on yellows & reds as compared to beer

color intensity

Dark Beers – Colors continued

SRM Values & Beer ColorsTable 7.1 SRM Values & Beer Color Ray Daniels

Description SRM Color Examples

Very Pale 2-3 Budweiser (2)

Pale 3-4 Molson Export Ale (4)

Gold 5-6Amber (Brownish Yellow) 6-9

Deep Amber / light copper 10-14 Whitbread Pale Ale (11)

Copper (reddish brown) 14-17

Deep Copper / light brown 17-18 Michelob Dark (17)

Brown 19-22 Salvator (21)

Dark Brown 22-30Very Dark Brown 30-35Black 30+Black, opaque 40+ Most Stouts

BJCP 2015 page x Description SRM ColorStraw 2-3Yellow 3-4Gold 5-6Amber (Brownish Yellow) 6-9Deep Amber / light copper 10-14

Copper 14-17Deep Copper / light brown 17-18

Brown 19-22Dark Brown 22-30Very Dark Brown 30-35Black 30+Black, opaque 40+

!We’re going to focus on the 22+ range

How do we get it dark?! Specialty Malts

! Crystal ! Chocolate ! Roasted Barley

! Base Malts ! Brown ! Amber ! Pale with specialty

Table 7.8 Ray Daniels Malt Type

Lovibond/ SRM Color

Pilsner, lager 1.2-1.9

Pale ale 2.2-2.7

Vienna 4-6

Munich 7-14

Chocolate 300-450

Black Patent 500-1100

Roasted Barley 500-800

Crystal Malts 10-120

CaraPils, dextrin 2-3

Joy of Homebrewing 3rd edition Malt Bill

! Dry Stout (page 312) ! 6lbs 2 row pale malt ! 1lb crystal malt ! 3/4lb roasted barley

! Porter (page 311) ! 8lbs pale malted barley ! 1lb Munich malt ! 1/2lb crystal malt ! 1/2lb black patent malt ! 1/2lb chocolate malt

BJCP 2015 Styles that are dark

! 3D Czech Dark Lager ! 6C Dunkles Bock ! 8A Munich Dunkel ! 8B Schwarzbier ! 9B Eisbock ! 9C Baltic Porter ! 13C English Porter ! 15B Irish Stout ! 15C Irish Extra Stout

! 16A Sweet Stout ! 16B Oatmeal Stout ! 16C Tropical Stout ! 16D Foreign Extra Stout ! 19C American Brown Ale ! 20A American Porter ! 20B American Stout ! 20C Imperial Stout

BJCP 2015 Styles that are dark (cont.)

! 21B Black & Brown IPA ! 22C American Barleywine ! 26D Belgian Dark Strong Ale ! 27 London Brown Ale ! 27 Pre-Prohibition Porter

Dark Saisons, Black Ales, Dark Blondes, White Stouts… It’s all in a name.

Quiz time: What’s the difference between porters and stouts?

Cicerone Quiz: Stouts don’t have black patent malt

My approach to a stout would be to use a larger percentage of roasted barley,” Wayne Wambles of the celebrated Cigar City Brewing

The simple answer is that there really is no difference between the two,” said Luke Purcell of Great Lakes Brewing

! If asked, “Is this a porter or a stout?” The answer is…

“Yes”

Styles to be focused on

! American Stout ! British Stout… ! Irish Stout ! American Porter ! Baltic Porter ! Schwarzbier ! Belgian Dark Strong Ale

! Take notes as we’ll be tasting these beers and figuring out which beer is which.

The exam format

Tastings

Beer 1:___ Beer 2:___ Beer 3:___ Beer 4:___ Beer 5:___ Beer 6:___ Beer 7:___

Styles

a. American Stout b. British Stout c. Irish Stout d. American Porter e. Baltic Porter f. Schwarzbier g. Belgian Dark Strong Ale

American Stout! BJCP 20B ! Strong, highly roasted, bitter, hoppy dark stout

! IBUs: 35-75 ! SRM 30-40 ! ABV 5.0-7.0% ! Commercial Example: Deschutes Obsidian Stout

British Stout example! BJCP 16B ! Dark, full-bodied, roast, malty ale with

complementary oatmeal flavor

! IBUs: 25-40 ! SRM 22-40 ! ABV 4.2-5.9% ! Commercial Example: Samuel Smiths Oatmeal

Stout, Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout

Irish Stout! BJCP 15B (2008 13B) ! Can vary in impression

! Pronounced roasted flavor, similar to coffee. ! Fairly bitter to quite bitter ! Malty sweetness to bitter versions being dry ! Roasted flavor can be coffee or chocolatey

! IBUs: 25-45 ! SRM 22-40 ! ABV 4.0-4.5% ! Commercial Example: Murphy’s Irish Stout

American Porter! BJCP 20A ! “A substantial, malty dark beer with a

complex and flavorful dark malt character” –well that’s helpful

! ~More bitter/dry than english porters and less strong and assertive than stouts…

! IBUs: 25-50 ! SRM 22-40 ! ABV 4.8-6.5% ! Commercial Example: Deschutes Black

Butte Porter

Baltic Porter! Malt of an English Porter and restrained roast of a schwarzbier ! Very complex, with multi-layered malt and dark fruit flavors ! Lacks roasty qualities of stouts in general

! IBUs: 20-40 ! SRM 17-30 ! ABV 6.5-9.5% ! Commercial Example: Zywiec

Schwarzbier! BJCP 8B ! Lager that balances roasted and smooth malt flavors

“quite drinkable” ! Personal favorite as it’s not too malty nor heavy

! IBUs: 20-30 ! SRM 17-30 ! ABV 4.4-5.4% ! Commercial Example: Kostritzer Schwarzbier

Belgian Dark Strong Ale! BJCP 26D ! Verbatim, “A dark, complex, very strong Belgian ale

with a delicious blend of malt richness, dark fruit flavors, and spicy elements. Complex, rich, smooth and dangerous.”

! Not hoppy nor bitter as a trippel

! IBUs: 20-35 ! SRM: 12-22 ! ABV 8.0-12% ! Commercial Example: Chimay Grande Reserve

! American Stout: Strong, highly roasted, bitter, hoppy dark stout

! British Stout: Dark, full-bodied, roast, malty ale with complementary oatmeal flavor

! Irish Stout: Dry, pronounced roasted flavor, similar to coffee, fairly bitter to quite bitter

! American Porter: More defined by what it is not. ! Less roasty than most stouts ! More bitter/dry than english porters and less strong and assertive than stouts

BJCP 2015 STYLE GUIDELINESStyle Guidelines Summary

! Baltic Porter: Very complex, with multi-layered malt and dark fruit flavors & lacks roasty qualities of stouts in general

! Schwarzbier: Lager that balances roasted and smooth malt flavors “quite drinkable”

! Dark Belgian Strong Ale: … a delicious blend of malt richness, dark fruit flavors, and spicy elements

Quiz time:

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Tastings

Beer 1:___ Beer 2:___ Beer 3:___ Beer 4:___ Beer 5:___ Beer 6:___ Beer 7:___

Styles

a. American Stout b. British Stout c. Irish Stout d. American Porter e. Baltic Porter f. Schwarzbier g. Belgian Dark Strong Ale

While we wait for the tabulators - Breweries to visit in Hawaii

Maui Big Island

Quiz Results

Tastings

Beer 1:___ Beer 2:___ Beer 3:___ Beer 4:___ Beer 5:___ Beer 6:___ Beer 7:___

Styles

a. American Stout b. British Stout c. Irish Stout d. American Porter e. Baltic Porter f. Schwarzbier g. Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Drink Well & Prosper

Mahalo

Questions?