Beer Styles
31 entries in the Beer Styles compendium.
Beer styleA system for categorising beers by origin, ingredients, and character.Australian pale aleAustralian pale ale, developed in the 1990s, features Galaxy hops.Barley wineA strong ale with wine-like strength, brewed from grain.Bière de GardeA French farmhouse ale traditionally cellared for later consumption.Brown aleA dark amber to brown ale with caramel and chocolate flavours.Burton aleA dark, sweet, strong ale from Burton-on-Trent, aged and often exported.Experimental beerBeer that does not fit existing style definitions.Flanders red aleA sour ale from West Flanders, aged in oak.Golden aleA pale, crisp ale developed to rival pale lager.GrodziskieA clear, smoky, highly carbonated Polish wheat beer.GueuzeA blended lambic, sour and highly carbonated, called Brussels Champagne.Ice beerA freeze-concentrated beer with higher alcohol and lower price.India pale aleA hoppy pale ale originally brewed for export to India.Irish red aleA malt-forward Irish ale with caramel sweetness and dry finish.Kriek lambicBelgian lambic beer fermented with sour Morello cherries.LambicA spontaneously fermented Belgian beer with a dry, tart character.Light beerA beer style defined by reduced calories or alcohol content.Malt liquorA strong, adjunct-laden beer with higher alcohol content than standard lagers.Mild aleA traditional British ale, once dominant, now revived by microbreweries.Old aleDark, malty strong ale historically aged for depth.Oud bruinA Belgian sour brown ale aged for up to a year.Pale aleA golden to amber ale family with diverse hop and malt profiles.Pale lagerA crisp, dry lager that became the world's most common beer style.PilsnerA pale lager originating from Plzeň, first brewed in 1842.Porter (beer)Dark, well-hopped beer first brewed in 18th-century London.Rye IPAA hoppy ale with a tangy, spicy rye character.SaisonA dry, highly carbonated farmhouse ale with fruity and spicy notes.Scotch AleA strong, dark ale with bittersweet tang and toffee notes.Sour beerBeer intentionally made acidic, tart, or sour.StoutA dark, warm-fermented beer with a history intertwined with porter.Ukrainian golden aleA sweetish, full-bodied Ukrainian ale bridging mass and craft beer.
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