Beer is categorized into the following categories. (Beer Judge Certificate Program)
In my blog, I will feature selected categories and discuss some of the history and origins, brewing techniques and some commercial examples. Which style is your favourite?
- Standard American Beer
- American Light Lager
- American Lager
- Cream Ale
- American Wheat Beer
- International Lager
- International Pale Lager
- International Amber Lager
- International Dark Lager
- Czech lager
- Czech Pale Lager
- Czech Amber Lager
- Czech Dark Lager
- Pale Malty European Lager
- Munich Helles
- Festbier
- Helles Bock
- Pale Bitter European Beer
- German Leichtbier
- Kolsch
- German Helles Exportbier
- German Pils
- Amber Malty European Lager
- Marzen
- Rauchbier
- Dunkles Bock
- Amber Bitter European Beer
- Vienna Lager
- Altbier
- Kellerbier
- Dark European Lager
- Munich Dunkel
- Schwarzbier
- Strong European Beer
- Doppelbock
- Eisbock
- Baltic Porter
- German Wheat Beer
- Weissbier
- Dunkles Weissbier
- Weizenbock
- British Bitter
- Ordinary Bitter
- Best Bitter
- Strong Bitter
- Pale Commonwealth Beer
- British Golden Ale
- Australian Sparkling Ale
- English IPA
- Brown British Beer
- Dark Mild
- British Brown Ale
- English Porter
- Scottish Ale
- Scottish Light
- Scottish Heavy
- Scottish Export
- Irish Beer
- Irish Red Ale
- Irish Stout
- Irish Extra Stout
- Dark British Beer
- Sweet Stout
- Oatmeal Stout
- Tropical Stout
- Foreign Extra Stout
- Strong British Ale
- British Strong Ale
- Old Ale
- Wee Heavy
- English Barleywine
- Pale American Ale
- Blonde Ale
- American Pale Ale
- Amber and Brown American Beer
- American Amber Ale
- California Common
- American Brown Ale
- American Porter and Stout
- American Porter
- American Stout
- Imperial Stout
- IPA
- American IPA
- Specialty IPA Belgian
- Specialty IPA Black
- Specialty IPA Brown
- Specialty IPA Red
- Specialty IPA Rye
- Specialty IPA White
- Strong American Ale
- Double IPA
- American Strong Ale
- American Barleywine
- Wheatwine
- European Sour Ale
- Berliner Weisse
- Flanders Red Ale
- Oud Bruin
- Lambic
- Gueze
- Fruit Lambic
- Belgian Ale
- Wtibier
- Belgian Pale Ale
- Biere de Garde
- Strong Belgian Ale
- Belgian Blond Ale
- Saison
- Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- Trappist Ale
- Trappist Single
- Belgian Dubbel
- Belgian Tripel
- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- Historical Beer
- Gose
- Kentucky Common
- Lichtenhainer
- London Brown Ale
- Pico Grodziskie
- Pre-Prohibition Lager
- Pre-Prohibition Porter
- Roggenbier
- Sahti