Beer Styles

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?

  1. Standard American Beer
    1.  American Light Lager
    2. American Lager
    3. Cream Ale
    4. American Wheat Beer
  2. International Lager
    1. International Pale Lager
    2. International Amber Lager
    3. International Dark Lager
  3. Czech lager
    1. Czech Pale Lager
    2. Czech Amber Lager
    3. Czech Dark Lager
  4. Pale Malty European Lager
    1. Munich Helles
    2. Festbier
    3. Helles Bock
  5. Pale Bitter European Beer
    1. German Leichtbier
    2. Kolsch
    3. German Helles Exportbier
    4. German Pils
  6. Amber Malty European Lager
    1. Marzen
    2. Rauchbier
    3. Dunkles Bock
  7. Amber Bitter European Beer
    1. Vienna Lager
    2. Altbier
    3. Kellerbier
  8. Dark European Lager
    1. Munich Dunkel
    2. Schwarzbier
  9. Strong European Beer
    1. Doppelbock
    2. Eisbock
    3. Baltic Porter
  10. German Wheat Beer
    1. Weissbier
    2. Dunkles Weissbier
    3. Weizenbock
  11. British Bitter
    1. Ordinary Bitter
    2. Best Bitter
    3. Strong Bitter
  12. Pale Commonwealth Beer
    1. British Golden Ale
    2. Australian Sparkling Ale
    3. English IPA
  13. Brown British Beer
    1. Dark Mild
    2. British Brown Ale
    3. English Porter
  14. Scottish Ale
    1. Scottish Light
    2. Scottish Heavy
    3. Scottish Export
  15. Irish Beer
    1. Irish Red Ale
    2. Irish Stout
    3. Irish Extra Stout
  16. Dark British Beer
    1. Sweet Stout
    2. Oatmeal Stout
    3. Tropical Stout
    4. Foreign Extra Stout
  17. Strong British Ale
    1. British Strong Ale
    2. Old Ale
    3. Wee Heavy
    4. English Barleywine
  18. Pale American Ale
    1. Blonde Ale
    2. American Pale Ale
  19. Amber and Brown American Beer
    1. American Amber Ale
    2. California Common
    3. American Brown Ale
  20. American Porter and Stout
    1. American Porter
    2. American Stout
    3. Imperial Stout
  21. IPA
    1. American IPA
    2. Specialty IPA Belgian
    3. Specialty IPA Black
    4. Specialty IPA Brown
    5. Specialty IPA Red
    6. Specialty IPA Rye
    7. Specialty IPA White
  22. Strong American Ale
    1. Double IPA
    2. American Strong Ale
    3. American Barleywine
    4. Wheatwine
  23. European Sour Ale
    1. Berliner Weisse
    2. Flanders Red Ale
    3. Oud Bruin
    4. Lambic
    5. Gueze
    6. Fruit Lambic
  24. Belgian Ale
    1. Wtibier
    2. Belgian Pale Ale
    3. Biere de Garde
  25. Strong Belgian Ale
    1.  Belgian Blond Ale
    2. Saison
    3. Belgian Golden Strong Ale
  26. Trappist Ale
    1. Trappist Single
    2. Belgian Dubbel
    3. Belgian Tripel
    4.  Belgian Dark Strong Ale
  27. Historical Beer
    1. Gose
    2.  Kentucky Common
    3. Lichtenhainer
    4. London Brown Ale
    5. Pico Grodziskie
    6. Pre-Prohibition Lager
    7. Pre-Prohibition Porter
    8. Roggenbier
    9. Sahti