Question by Sir Mix A Lot : How does Czech beer beer taste is different from other parts of the world This may be a stupid question, but beers from different countries have still different taste. German beers are so bitter than Czech beers? American beers are sweeter than their German colleagues? etc. Basically I want to know if the taste of beer on the basis of his nationality to distinguish. I think if I drink a Pilsner Urquell, so if you have information that would be great. Thank you! Best answer:
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I dunno what exactly make a difference, but I found Beer wikipedia 🙂
http://beer.wikia.com/wiki/Pilsner
On the left sidebar is button STYLES, so maybe yu can find differences here.
I’m a big Pilsner Urquell fan after spending some time in the Czech Republic, but it’s not nearly as good here as it is there.
I do think there are differences in beers based on the specific ingredients used to make them. For instance the hops and barely in the Czech Republic are probably quite a bit different then what you’d find in America.
I also think the beer maker has a lot of control over the process because so much industrial yeast is added.
a lot has to do with the type of water that is used in making the beer. Is is “hard”, “soft”, what’s the actual pH balance. also the yeast and hops can add or distract certain flavors.
Presuming the beer is holding to the standard ingredients, (barley, hops, water, yeast) there is definitely variation from one country (or county, or city, even zip code) to another.
Grains: even if the same variety of grain is grown, the different growing seasons and soil conditions will have an effect on the taste of the malt in the beer.
Water: The minerals included in water have a huge impact on alcoholic drinks, they influence how the yeast grows and ferments, as well as giving certain mineral undertones. For example: this is why whiskey is made in Kentucky, the water there is very high in minerals excepting iron.
Hops: Same thing as grain, growing season and terroir make a difference.
Yeast: This only really applies in places using wild yeast strains (i.e. Belgium)
As to which country is more sweet or bitter, that is all highly variable and due to brewing choices and markets. American markets do tend to be sweeter, while Asian markets tend to be thinner, and european markets more bitter. So, country and region can change the flavor and trace elements of a beer, but how it is made has the greatest impact. An imperial stout will taste like an imperial stout no matter where it is made, but there may be slight differences in the flavor indicative of each countries.
You can tell the origin of a beer by the way it tastes. This is mostly because certain types (lagers, ales, IPAs, etc) originated in very distinct areas and from very distinct brewing methods.
For example, Irish beers are traditionally thick, creamy stouts. Think Guinness.
Czech is known for Pilzners, which I personally dislike so I’ll leave someone else to describe those.
American beer is pretty much dominated by Budweiser and similar tasting beers, but we do have a lot of ‘craft beers.’ This can be confusing, but ‘craft’ beers are types generally modeled on the brewing methods of other countries, like Germany, which is known for darker, more robust flavors.