Presented at Ignite London 5 on 8 November 2011 at 93 Feet East on Brick Lane, part of IWE (Internet Week Europe). This talk presents a very brief introduction to beer, style and tasting by way of ingredient and process driven commercial examples. Mmmm... tasty.

1. Ale or Lager and
Other False Choices
Ben Fields
@alsothings
http://www.flickr.com/photos/greencolander/378956870/

2. What is beer?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/heady/5764164971/

3. http://www.flickr.com/photos/enor/517787281/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/epicbeer/2599290916/
Water Malt
Hops Yeast
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raymanoz/1445066684/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:S_cerevisiae_under_DIC_microscopy.jpg

4. Mash
Boil
Ferment
Package
http://www.flickr.com/photos/grufnik/3412434904/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldofjan/4655523132/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imorgan73/3624103555/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cizauskas/2937374507/

5. Tasting!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/capnvynl/5585773172/

6. http://www.flickr.com/photos/enor/517787281/
Water

7. Style: Pilsner (Lager)
Beer: 77 Lager
Brewer: Brew Dog
Scotland
ABV: 4.7%
Color: Straw

8. Style: Vienna Lager
Beer: Brooklyn Lager
Brewer: Brooklyn
New York
ABV: 5.2%
Color: Amber

9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:S_cerevisiae_under_DIC_microscopy.jpg
Yeast

10. Style: Witte (White)
Beer: Blanche de
Bruxelles
Brewer: Lefebvre
Belgium
ABV: 4.5%
Color: Hazy Straw

11. Style: Abbey Dubbel
Beer: Pater 6
Brewer: St. Bernardus
Belgium
ABV: 6.7%
Color: Deep Red

12. Hops
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raymanoz/1445066684/

13. Style: English Bitter
Beer: Best Bitter
Brewer: St. Peter’s
England
ABV: 3.7%
Color: Amber-Red

14. Style: American Pale
Ale
Beer: Doggie Style
Brewer: Flying Dog
Colorado
ABV: 5.5%
Color: Golden

15. Style: New World
India Pale Ale (IPA)
Beer: India Pale Ale
Citra
Brewer: The Kernel
London
ABV: 6.6%
Color: Golden

16. http://www.flickr.com/photos/epicbeer/2599290916/
Malt

17. Style: Porter
Beer: Chocolate
Brewer: Meantime
London
ABV: 6.5%
Color: Black

18. Style: Stout
Beer: Dark Arts
Brewer: Magic Rock
England
ABV: 6.0%
Color: Black

19. Try something new!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/afagen/3002609890/

20. http://howtobrew.com
fin.
http://ratebeer.com
http://bjcp.org
http://www.flickr.com/photos/epicbeer/25992909