What is so different about an Ale, Pilsner, Lager, Hefewizen, etc?!
What is so different about an Ale, Pilsner, Lager, Hefewizen, etc?
Answers:
The ingredients are different in each, except Hefeweizen is an Ale. The different ingredients lead to each type of beer having a different flavor.
after the second or third one they seem all alike to me and the more i imbibe the more i like my boss too.
An Ale is fermented at higher temperature than a Lager. Both Ale and Lager use different types of yeast. A Pilsner is a light lager beer, usually with a high hop content. A hefewiezen is an unfiltered wheat beer, fermented at Ale temperatures, and sometimes with a special type of yeast.
You need to spend time in a local brew pub where you can sample each. The brews change depending on the ingredients (hops, barley, wheat, malt, etc.), the length of brewing time, and the time that each is aged.
If you like beer, you might enjoy the experience of learning the different characteristics of each type of brew.
Basically there are two kinds of beer: ales and lagers. Different techniques and ingredients make for all the varieties you mentioned and the many others that are out there. There are many taste differences even within one variety. Here are some links... with a little googling you'll find many, many more. Cheers!
simply: ingredients (different yeasts, grains etc) and method (how many fermentations, top or bottom fermenting - yes, thats a yeast thing).
beers vary vastly, from a light pale lager, to the darkest bock, cruise the link below