Beer & Brewing Glossary

A pub owned by a brewery (or pub company) that is tied to selling what the brewery says.

Beer that is well put together, properly matured and optimally served.

Malt character like that of toasted bread. Charred or smoky taste from an oaked beer in wood aged beers

Aromas or flavors of caramel, browned sugar, treacle, molasses.

A Trappist beer is a beer brewed by or under control of Trappist monks. Of the world's 171 Trappist monasteries (as of April 2005), six produce beer (all are located in Belgium). These six breweries are authorized to label their beers with the Authentic Trappist Product logo that indicates a compliance to various rules edicted by the International Trappist Association