Beer Glossary
This glossary defines the words used in the world of beer. Click a word to see its definition. To narrow your search, you can also select a letter below.
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Varietal quality
The prestige of a beer, as far as the quality of its cereals is concerned, depends on the search for barley varietal quality. The choice of variety is a key criterion for the barley grains to meet the expectations of maltsters and brewers. Each variety has particular characteristics that can interact positively or negatively at the various stages of brewing, for example: the amount of usable extract, the ability to germinate, the thinness of the husks, the richness and nature of the grain's proteins...
Vessel
Another name for tanks: mash vessel, clarification vessel.
Vintage
A vintage beer bears figures indicating the date, the year it was produced.