Preparation Outline 2: Informative by Raluchi Ikegwuonu

Specific Purpose: I want the audience to understand types of beers.
Thesis Sentence: There are four types of beer.
Intorduction
There may be a time in your life when you sit down in a bar, draft house, or restaurant and want to order a beer. You want to understand what is available, but what do you say or what beer do you pick? I am Raluchi Ikegwuonu and I have been brewing my own beer for the last two years, and I can help you with these decisions. Set back if you like beer ready your taste buds if not just listen I can help you with understanding beer.

Body I. You could decide to drink or order a Lager. A. Lagers are sometimes lighter in body and more crisp than …show more content…
They are better served cold and go down with a clean taste. B. There are three types of Lagers. 1. Dark Lagers, which are darker than pale lagers, dark lagers are usually only slightly hopped and despite the color, not very heavy. 2. The Pale lager is to some a relatively new style of beer. (a) Light in body and color, pale lagers are moderately hoppy and highly carbonated. 3. Bocks are brown to deep black with a medium-heavy body and a flavorful maltness, without much hop character.
( Now that you have had a taste of what lagers are lets cross the isle to the Ales. ) II. You could decide to drink an Ale. A. Ales are sometimes fuller in body and more complex than lagers, but not always. B. They’re usually meltier and more aromatic as well. C. There are seven types of Ale. 1. Brown ales are dark and nutty, and usually medium-bodied without too much …show more content…
5. Belgian beers can be dark or light, but are almost always rich and complex (). (b) They get their distant flavors mainly from Belgian yeast. 6. Sours are just that: sour. (a) With a yogurt-like tartness, sours can be soured many ways, from introducing certain yeast strains to leaving the beer exposed and letting nature have it. 7. Wheat beers can be light or medium-bodied and very versatile when it comes to Adding other flavors or ingredients. III. For those that like the best of both worlds you have ambers and specialty. A. Ambers can be easily identified by their color, which can run from amber to deep red. 1. Amber beers can be ales, like Irish reds, or lagers, like smoked (or “raunch”) beers. 2. Some beers fail to fall into a category altogether. (a) These can include strong ales, like barley wines, seasonal beers, and fruit or spiced beers.
( So your cup is all most full? Let’s wrap up our beer