Beer

Beer is one of the varieties of alcohol found in the wasteland.

Background
Beer is a beverage made from barley, water, hops and yeast in a process called fermentation. Ada refers to the substance as a depressant, asking "was society that restless?"

Beer is still produced with new ingredients found in the post-War landscape. Pre-War beer is also found throughout the wastelands, and is still consumable.

In the first three games in the series, beer decreased Perception. From Fallout 3 onwards, all alcoholic drinks became minor boosters, increasing Strength and Charisma at the expense of Intelligence.

Ale
Brands of ale include:
 * Dirty Fenster Brown Ale, usually sold from beer taps. Brown ales encompass a variety of tastes and bitterness, united only by their color, darker than pale beers.
 * Dunwick's Irish Red, an Irish red ale, distinguished by its reddish color and a sweeter taste. Typically imported in kegs from Ireland.
 * Fishbrau Pale Ale, made from predominantly pale malt.
 * Button Gwinnett Dead Redcoat Ale, produced by the Gwinnett Brewery.
 * Button Gwinnett Pale Ale, made from predominantly pale malt.
 * Hoppy Hunter IPA, a classic Indian pale ale.
 * New River Red Ale, another red ale distinguished by its reddish color.

Stout
Brands of stouts include:
 * Blackwater Brew, an Appalachian stout with distinct notes of espresso, chocolate, roasted malt, and black barley.
 * Gwinnett Button Southie Stout

Lager
Brands of lagers include:
 * Ballistic Bock, a German lager variation.
 * Button Gwinnett Blackened Victory Lager, a variation of lager with a smooth, malty flavor, thanks to the roasted malt used to make them.
 * Horowitz Lager, typically distributed in kegs.
 * Oak Holler Lager, common in Appalachia.
 * Old Possum, a type of lager with higher alcohol content, obtained by adding sugar, corn, or other adjuncts to increase the number of fermentable sugars without changing the taste. This is called a malt liquor.
 * Rad Ant Lager, a frothy light-colored beer brewed using rad ant meat and nuclear material.

Pilsner
Brands of pilsners include:
 * Gwinnett Button Peabody Pilsner
 * Pickaxe Pilsner, popular in Appalachia.

Wheat
Brands of wheat beers include:
 * High Voltage Hefe - High Voltage Hefeweizen, often shortened to Hefe, is an alcoholic beverage whose name comes from hefe, the German word for yeast, and weizen, the German word for wheat. It uses the energy-based fusion cell for the "high voltage" part of the brew's name.

Home-brewed beer


Home-brewed beer is a common type of beer encountered across the wasteland, frequently repackaged into glass bottles original, brand-name beers came in.

Gamma Gulp beer


Brewed with the use of irradiated water, Gamma Gulp beer is a beverage brewed by ghouls specifically for ghouls. The combination of rads and alcohol gives it a pleasant kick and makes it the drink of choice for citizens of ghoul-majority towns, like Gecko. 

Unknown
Several varieties of beer exist in the wasteland of unknown types. These are:
 * Beantown Brown Beer
 * Gwinnett Button Bunker Hill Brew
 * Rodgers' Reserve beer

Behind the scenes
The Dirty Fenster Brown Ale is a reference to developer Eric Fenstermaker.