Beer Styles

ALE BEER STYLES

Barley Wine Ale
American-Style Barley Wine
British-Style Barley Wine

Biere de Mars
Biere de Garde

Bitter
Ordinary Bitter
Special Bitter or Best Bitter
Extra Special Bitter

Golden/Blonde Ale
American-Style Blonde Ale
Belgian-Style Blonde Ale

Brown Ale
American-Style Brown Ale
English-Style Brown Ale
German-Style/Düsseldorf-Style Altbier

Dubbel

Gose

India Pale Ale
American-Style India Pale Ale
Black India Pale Ale
Belgian-Style India Pale Ale
English-Style India Pale Ale
Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

Kolsch

Lambic
Belgian-Style Gueuze
Belgian-Style Fruit

Old Ale

Pale Ale
American-Style Pale Ale
American-Style Strong Pale Ale
Belgian-Style Pale Ale
English-Style Pale Ale

Porter
American-Style Imperial Porter
American-Style Imperial Porter
American-Style Porter
Baltic-Style Porter
Brown Porter
English-Style Porter
Robust Porter
Smoke Porter

Quadrupel

Red Ale
Irish-Style Red Ale
American-Style Red/Amber Ale
Imperial or Double Red Ale

Saison

Scotch Ale
Scottish-Style Light Ale
Scottish-Style Heavy Ale
Scottish-Style Export Ale
Scottish-Style Wee Heavy Ale

Sour Ale
Fruited Sour Ales

Stout
American-Style Stout
American-Style Imperial Stout
British-Style Stout
British-Style Imperial Stout
Oatmeal Stout
Irish Dry Stout
Foreign (Export)-Style Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
Specialty Stouts
Sweet Stout

Strong Ale
American-Style Strong Ale
British-Style Strong Ale
Belgian-Style Strong Ale

Tripel

Wheat Ale
Belgian-Style White/ Wit/ Wheat
Berliner-Style Weisse (Wheat)
American-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier
German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier
German-Style Kristal Weizen/Kristal Weissbier
German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Dunkel Weissbier
German Weizenbock/Weissbock

Wheat Wine

LAGER BEER STYLES

Bock
Doppelbock
Eisbock
Heller Bock/Maibock

Lager
American Lager
American Amber Lager
American Dark Lager
Dortmunder
Helles
Malt Liquor
Vienna-Style Lager

Marzen/Oktoberfest

Pilsner
American-Style Pilsener
Bohemian-Style Pilsener
German-Style Pilsener

Rauchbier
Märzen Rauchbier
Helles Rauchbier
Bock Rauchbier

Schwarzbier


HYBRID/MIXED BEER STYLES

California Common

Chocolate/Cocoa-Flavored Beer

Cream Ale/Lager

Coffee Flavored Beer

Fruit Beer

Gluten-Free Beer

Herb and Spice Beer
Pumpkin Beer

Honey Beer

Hybrid/Blended Beer

Rye Beer
German-Style Rye Ale (Roggenbier)

Wood-and Barrel Aged Beer
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Pale to Amber Beer
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dark Beer
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer 

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