List of beer styles

Beer style is a term used to differentiate and categorize beers by various factors, including appearance, flavour, ingredients, production method, history, or origin. The term beer style and the structuring of world beers into defined categories is largely based on work done by writer Michael James Jackson in his 1977 book The World Guide To Beer.Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter – How to save a beer style Fred Eckhardt furthered Jackson's work, publishing The Essentials of Beer Style in 1989.

There is no universally agreed list of beer styles, as different countries and organisations have different sets of criteria. Organisers of beer competitions such as the Campaign for Real Ale's (CAMRA) Champion Beer of Britain, the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) local homebrewing competitions, the Brewers Association's World Beer Cup, and the Brewing Industry International Awards have categories in which beers are judged. The categories are varied and include processes or ingredients not usually regarded as defining beer styles in themselves, such as cask ale or gluten-free beer.

Beer terms such as ale or lager cover a wide variety of beer styles, and are better thought of as of beer styles. A number of ethnic beers, such as chhaang and cauim, are generally not included on beer style groupings.

Classic styles Term Michael JacksonRoger ProtzThe Taste of Beer: A Guide to Appreciating the Great Beers of the World, Roger Protz, Orion Books Limited, 1998 Brewers AssociationCAMRABJCPAltbierAltbierAltbierGerman-Style AltbierAltbierAmber aleAmber aleAmerican-Style Amber/Red AleAmerican Amber AleBarley wineBarley wineBarley wineBritish-Style Barley Wine AleAmerican-Style Barley Wine AleBarley WineEnglish BarleywineAmerican BarleywineBerliner WeisseBerliner WeisseBerliner WeisseBerliner-Style WeisseBerliner WeisseBière de GardeBière de GardeBière de gardeFrench-Style Bière de GardeBière de GardeBitterBitterBitterOrdinary BitterSpecial or Best BitterExtra Special BitterBitterOrdinary BitterBest BitterStrong BitterBlonde AleGolden or Blonde AleBelgian-Style Blonde AleBlonde AleBockBok, BockBockTraditional German-Style BockHelles Bock/Dunkles BockBrown aleBrown AleBrown aleEnglish-Style Brown AleAmerican-Style Brown AleBritish Brown AleAmerican Brown AleLondon Brown Ale (Historical)California Common/Steam BeerSteam beerSteam beerCalifornia Common BeerCalifornia CommonCream AleCream AleAmerican-Style Cream AleCream AleDortmunder ExportExportDortmunder ExportDortmunder/European-Style ExportGerman Helles ExportbierDoppelbockDoppelbock / "Double" bockDoppelbockGerman-Style DoppelbockDoppelbockDunkelDunkel/DunklesDunkelMünchner DunkelEuropean-Style Dark LagerMunich DunkelDunkelweizenDunkel WeizenSouth German-Style Dunkel WeizenDunkles WeissbierEisbockEisbockGerman-Style EisbockEisbockFlanders red aleRed beersBelgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red AleFlanders Red AleGolden/Summer aleEnglish-Style Summer AleGolden or Blonde AleGolden AlesBritish Golden AleGoseLeipzig-Style GoseContemporary GoseGose (Historical)GueuzeGueuzeGueuzeBelgian-Style Gueuze LambicGueuzeHefeweizenHefeweizenSouth German-Style HefeweizenHellesHellHellesMünchner (Munich)-Style HellesMunich HellesIndia pale aleIndia Pale Ale (IPA)India Pale Ales (IPA)English-Style India Pale AleAmerican-Style India Pale AleSession India Pale AleImperial or Double India Pale AleIndia Pale AleEnglish IPAAmerican IPASpecialty IPADouble IPA

New England IPA

Triple IPAKölschKolschKölschGerman-Style KölschKölschLambicLambicLambicBelgian-Style LambicBelgian-Style Fruit LambicLambicFruit LambicLight aleLight AleLight BittersMaibock/Helles bockMaibockMaibockGerman-Style Heller Bock/MaibockHelles BockMalt liquorMalt LiquorAmerican-Style Malt LiquorMildMildMild aleEnglish-Style Pale Mild AleEnglish-Style Dark Mild AleMildDark MildOktoberfestbier/MärzenbierMarzenOktoberfest beersGerman-Style MaerzenGerman-Style Oktoberfest/WiesnFestbierMärzenOld aleOld (Ale)Old aleOld AleOld AleOld AleOud bruinBrown BeersOud bruinBelgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red AleOud BruinPale alePale AlePale aleClassic English-Style Pale AleAmerican-Style Pale AleAmerican-Style Strong Pale AleBelgian-Style Pale AleAustralian-Style Pale AleInternational-Style Pale AlePale AleAmerican Pale AleBelgian Pale AlePilsener/Pilsner/PilsPilsener/Pilsner/PilsPilsnerGerman-Style PilsenerBohemian-Style PilsenerAmerican-Style PilsenerInternational-Style PilsenerAmerican LagerInternational Pale LagerCzech Pale LagerCzech Premium Pale LagerGerman PilsPorterPorterPorterBrown PorterRobust PorterAmerican-Style Imperial PorterSmoke PorterBaltic-Style PorterPorterBaltic PorterEnglish PorterAmerican PorterPre-Prohibition Porter (Historical)Red aleIrish-Style Red AleAmerican-Style Amber/Red AleDouble Red AleImperial Red AleIrish Red AleRoggenbierGerman-Style Rye AleRoggenbier (Historical)SaisonSaisonSaisonClassic French & Belgian-Style SaisonSpecialty SaisonSaisonScotch aleScotch AleScotch aleScotch AleScottish BeersWee HeavyStoutSweet StoutDry StoutImperial StoutStoutSweet Stout or Cream StoutOatmeal StoutBritish-Style Imperial StoutClassic Irish-Style Dry StoutExport-Style StoutAmerican-Style StoutAmerican-Style Imperial StoutStoutIrish StoutIrish Extra StoutSweet StoutOatmeal StoutTropical StoutForeign Extra StoutAmerican StoutImperial StoutSchwarzbierSchwarzbierGerman-Style SchwarzbierSchwarzbierVienna lagerViennaVienna-Style LagerVienna LagerWitbierWitbierBelgian-Style WitbierWitbierWeissbierWeisse/Weissbier, WeizenbierSouth German-Style KristallweizenGerman-Style Leichtes WeizenSouth German-Style Bernsteinfarbenes WeizenWeissbierWeizenbockWeizenbockSouth German-Style WeizenbockWeizenbock

Hybrid and specialty styles Term Brewers AssociationBJCPFruit beerAmerican-Style Fruit Beer Fruit Wheat Beer Belgian-Style Fruit BeerFruit Beer Fruit and Spice Beer Specialty Fruit BeerHerb and spiced beerChili Pepper Beer Chocolate or Cocoa Beer Coffee Beer Herb and Spice BeerSpice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Autumn Seasonal Beer Winter Seasonal BeerHoney beerSpecialty Honey BeerAlternative sugar beerRye BeerRye BeerAlternative grain beerSmoked beerSmoke BeerClassic Style Smoked BeerSpecialty Smoked BeerVegetable beerField Beer Pumpkin Spice Beer Pumpkin/Squash BeerSpice, Herb, or Vegetable BeerWild beerBrett Beer Mixed-Culture Brett Beer Wild BeerBrett Beer Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer Wild Specialty BeerWood-aged beerWood- and Barrel-Aged BeerWood- and Barrel-Aged Pale to Amber BeerWood- and Barrel-Aged Dark BeerWood- and Barrel-Aged Strong BeerWood- and Barrel-Aged Sour BeerWood-Aged BeerSpecialty Wood-Aged Beer

Origin

An alternative approach is to categorize beers by the country or region from which they originated. Both the Brewers Association and the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) group their beer styles in this way. Beers that originated in a particular country or region may be subsequently produced in other countries, e.g. British style ales are now brewed in North America.

Country or RegionBrewers AssociationBJCPGreat BritainBritish Origin Ale StylesBritish BitterBrown British BeerScottish AleDark British BeerStrong British AleIrelandIrish Origin Ale StylesIrish BeerNorth AmericaNorth American Origin Ale StylesNorth American Origin Lager StylesStandard American BeerPale American AleAmber and Brown American AleAmerican Porter and StoutStrong American AleAmerican Wild AleBelgiumBelgian and French Origin Ale StylesBelgian AleStrong Belgian AleCzech RepublicCzech LagerFranceBelgian and French Origin Ale StylesGermanyGerman Origin Ale StylesEuropean-Germanic Origin Lager StylesGerman Wheat BeerEuropePale Malty European LagerPale Bitter European LagerAmber Malty European LagerAmber Bitter European LagerDark European LagerStrong European BeerEuropean Sour AleOtherOther Origin Ale StylesOther Origin Lager StylesInternational LagerPale Commonwealth Beer

Other fermented drinks based on cereals

A number of ethnic beers or other fermented drinks based on cereals are generally not included on beer style groupings. They are included here for completeness.

Bouza Boza Bozo Braggot, Also called bracket or brackett. Ingredients consist of honey and malted grains with spices or hops. Welsh origin (bragawd). Cauim Chhaang Chicha Gotlandsdricka Gruit Kvass Oshikundu Podpiwek Purl Sahti Sato (rice wine), also called (jug alcohol) when home-brewed in jugs Sulima, made by the Mosuo people in the Lijiang region of Yunnan, ChinaWorld of Beer

See also Grisette (beer) – a farmhouse ale that originated on the border of Belgium and France

References

Bibliography Michael Jackson's Great Beer Guide, Michael Jackson,