Exam Focus
- Explain pouring bottled beer as a service topic within Serving bottled beer.
- Control glass angle, pour rate, head formation, carbonation release, bottle position, and sediment transfer for the specific package-conditioned or filtered beer.
- Adjust the pour to the guest's sediment preference and the beer's foam behavior while keeping the bottle lip and glass sanitary.
Core knowledge
- Most filtered beer can be poured fully by starting at 45 degrees and finishing upright for controlled head.
- Highly carbonated beers may need slower pours, while German wheat beers and some Belgian ales traditionally carry larger foam stands.
- Unfiltered or bottle-conditioned beer requires sediment control unless the style or guest preference calls for yeast inclusion.
Study application
Choose pour speed, angle, head target, and sediment handling from the beer's carbonation, filtration, style, and guest preference.
Key Terms
- Most filtered beer
- Most filtered beer can be poured fully by starting at 45 degrees and finishing upright for controlled head.
- Highly carbonated beers
- Highly carbonated beers may need slower pours, while German wheat beers and some Belgian ales traditionally carry larger foam stands.
- Unfiltered or bottle-conditioned beer
- Unfiltered or bottle-conditioned beer requires sediment control unless the style or guest preference calls for yeast inclusion.