BEER STORY
KINDS OF BEER
Currently, thousands of beers have been produced in the world. It is difficult to classify all of them according to specific standards.
The following is data for different kinds of beer from the U.S Brewers Association.
Hybrid/Mixed Beer Styles
- 1. Non-Alcoholic Malt Tonic
- 2. Non-Alcoholic (Beer) Malt Beverage
- 3. American Cream Ale or Lager
- 4. American-Style Wheat Beer
- A. Subcategory: Light American Wheat Ale or Lager without Yeast
- B. Subcategory: Dark American Wheat Ale or Lager without Yeast
- 5. American-Style Hefeweizen
- A. Subcategory: Light American Wheat Ale or Lager with Yeast
- B. Subcategory: Dark American Wheat Ale or Lager with Yeast
- 6. Rye Beer
- A. Subcategory: American Rye Ale or Lager with or without Yeast
- B. Subcategory: German-Style Rye Ale (Roggenbier) with or without Yeast
- 7. Fruit and Vegetable Beer
- A. Subcategory: Fruit Beer
- B. Subcategory: Fruit Wheat Beer
- C. Subcategory: Vegetable Beer
- 8. Herb and Spice Beer
- A. Subcategory: Herb and Spice Beer
- B. Subcategory: Chocolate/Cocoa Flavored Beer
- 9. Coffee Flavored Beer
- 10. Specialty Beer
- 11. Specialty Honey Lager or Ale
- 12. Other Strong Ale or Lager
- 13. Experimental Beer (Lager or Ale)
- A. Subcategory: Experimental Beer
- B. Subcategory: Gluten Free Beer
- 14. Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer
- A. Subcategory: Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer
- B. Subcategory: Wood- and Barrel-aged Dark Beer
- C. Subcategory: Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer
- 15. Cellar or Unfiltered Beer
- A. Subcategory: Kellerbier or Zwickelbier/Unfiltered Lager
- B. Subcategory: Cellared or Unfiltered Ale
- 16. Smoke-Flavored Beer
- A. Subcategory: Bamberg-Style (Smoke) Rauchbier Lager
- B. Subcategory: Smoke-Flavored Beer (Lager or Ale)
Lager Beer Styles
Styles of European and German Origin
- 17. European-Style Low-Alcohol Lager/German-Style Leicht(bier)
- 18. German-Style Pilsener
- 19. Bohemian-Style Pilsener
- 20. Munchner-Style Helles
- 21. European-Style Pilsener
- 22. Dortmunder/European-Style Export
- 23. Vienna-Style Lager
- 24. German-Style Marzen/Oktoberfest
- 25. European-Style Dark/Munchner Dunkel
- 26. German-Style Schwarzbier
- 27. Traditional German-Style Bock
- 28. German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock
- 29. German-Style Strong Bock
- A. Subcategory: German-Style Strong Doppelbock
- B. Subcategory: German-Style Eisbock
Styles of North American Origin
- 30. American-Style Light Lager
- 31. American-Style Low-Carbohydrate Light Lager
- 32. American-Style Light Amber Lager
- 33. American-Style Lager
- 34. American-Style Premium Lager
- 35. American-Style Specialty Lager
- A. Subcategory: American-Style Dry Lager/Japanese Dry Lager
- B. Subcategory: American-Style Ice Lager
- C. Subcategory: American-Style Malt Liquor
- D. Subcategory: American-Style Pilsener
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36. American-Style Amber Lager
- A. Subcategory: American-Style Amber Lager
- B. Subcategory: California Common Beer
- C. Subcategory: American-Style Marzen/Oktoberfest
- 37. American-Style Dark Lager
Styles of Other Origin
- 38. Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager
- 39. Baltic Porter
Ale Beer Styles
Styles of Belgian and French Origin
- 40. Belgian Style White (or Wit)/Belgian-Style Wheat
- 41. French- Belgian Style Saison
- 42. Belgian- and French-Style Ale
- A. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Pale Ale
- B. Subcategory: French-Style Biere de Garde
- C. Belgian-Style Table Beer
- D. Subcategory: Other Belgian- and French-Style Ale
- 43. Belgian-Style Sour Ale
- A. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Lambic
- B. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Gueuze Lambic
- C. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic
- D. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Flanders/Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale
- E. Subcategory: Other Belgian-Style Sour Ale
- 44. Belgian-Style Dubbel
- 45. Belgian-Style Tripel
- 46. Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale
- 47. Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale
- 48. Other Belgian-Style Ale
- A. Subcategory: Other Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
- B. Subcategory: Other Belgian-Style Strong Speciality Ale
- C. Subcategory: Other Belgian-Style Ale
Styles of British Origin
- 49. English-Style Summer Ale
- 50. Classic English-Style Pale Ale
- 51. English-Style India Pale Ale
- 52. Ordinary Bitter
- 53. Special Bitter or Best Bitter
- 54. English-Style Extra Special Bitter or Strong Bitter
- 55. Scottish-Style Ale
- A. Subcategory: Scottish-Style Light Ale
- B. Subcategory: Scottish-Style Heavy Ale
- C. Subcategory: Scottish-Style Export Ale
- 56. English-Style Mild Ale
- A. Subcategory :English-Style Pale Mild Ale
- B. Subcategory: English-Style Dark Mild Ale
- 57. English-Style Brown Ale
- 58. Brown Porter
- 59. Robust Porter
- 60. Sweet Stout
- 61. Oatmeal Stout
- 62. Imperial Stout
- 63. Strong Scotch Ale
- A. Subcategory: Traditional Strong Scotch Ale
- B. Subcategory: Peated Strong Scotch Ale
- 64. Old Ale
- 65. Strong Ale
- 66. Barley Wine-Style Ale
- A. Subcategory: English-Style Barley Wine Ale
- B. Subcategory: American-Style Barley Wine Ale
Styles of German Origin
- 67. German-Style Kolsch/Koln-Style Kolsch
- 68. German-Style Brown Ale/Dusseldorf-Style Altbier
- 69. South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier
- 70. German-Style Pale Wheat Ale
- A. Subcategory: South German-Style Kristal Weizen/Kristal Weissbier
- B. Subcategory: German-Style Leichtes Weizen/Weissbier
- C. Subcategory: Berliner-Style Weisse (Wheat)
- 71. German-Style Dark Wheat Ale
- A. Subcategory: South German-Style Bernsteinfarbenes Weizen/Weissbier
- B. Subcategory: South German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Dunkel Weissbier
- 72. South German-Style Weizenbock/Weissbock
Styles of Irish Origin
- 73. Irish-Style Red Ale
- 74. Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
- 75. Foreign (Export)-Style Stout
Styles of North American Origin
- 76. Golden or Blonde Ale
- 77. American-Style Pale Ale