a short glossary of brewing and beer terms

do you know your top fermented beer from your bottom?

take a look through these pages to find out more about some of the phrases used on our site.

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Wheat Beer

The flavour of wheat beers varies considerably, depending upon the specific style. The Belgian tradition is to use flavourings such as coriander and orange peel, while the German version mixes at least 50% wheat with barley malt.

Wheat beers may be referred to as Weize, Weißbier or Weiße in Germany, or Witbier, White beer or simply Witte for this top fermented, barley / wheat beer from Belgium.

Erdinger Schneider Weisse