[ale] OT: Can a cat be an end user?

[Greg Freemyer]

On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Scott Castaline <hscast at charter.net> wrote:
>> Jim Kinney wrote:
>>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I thought ALE was on-topic here.
>>>
>>> I would argue more so than lager...
>>>
>> I guess stout would be even further out in left field than lager??????
>>
>
>
> I can see I need to provide a VERY IMPORTANT ALE TALK. Beer
> classification. Stouts are a style generally of the class ale.
>
> Short summary: 3 classifications of beer
> 1. Ale, top ferment yeast at temps between 55F and 75F
> 2. Lager, bottom ferment yeast at temps between 33F and 55F
> 3. Steam, bottom ferment yeast at ale temps.
>
> Everything else is a subset of these 3 classifications. Most beers are
> ales yet lager is the highest production classification. Budweiser is
> a lager. Bass is an ale. Guinness is an ale. Harp is a lager. I know
> of no German ales. Most Belgium High gravity beers are ales.
> Samichlause (17%!!) is a lager that take a full year to ferment.
>
> Now you know :-)

So what's a good steam?  Not sure I've ever had one of those.

Greg
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