Style Guidelines
BRITISH ORIGIN ALE STYLES
- British-Style Barley Wine Ale
- British-Style Imperial Stout
- Brown Porter
- Classic English-Style Pale Ale
- English-Style Brown Ale
- English-Style Dark Mild Ale
- English-Style India Pale Ale
- English-Style Pale Mild Ale
- English-Style Summer Ale
- Extra Special Bitter
- Oatmeal Stout
- Old Ale
- Ordinary Bitter
- Robust Porter
- Scotch Ale or Wee Heavy
- Scottish-Style Export Ale
- Scottish-Style Heavy Ale
- Scottish-Style Light Ale
- Special Bitter or Best Bitter
- Strong Ale
- Sweet Stout or Cream Stout
NORTH AMERICAN ORIGIN ALE STYLES
- Golden or Blonde Ale
- American-Style Amber/Red Ale
- American-Style Pale Ale
- Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale
- American-Style Strong Pale Ale
- Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale
- American-Style India Pale Ale
- Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
- American-Belgo-Style Ale
- American-Style Brown Ale
- American-Style Black Ale
- American-Style Stout
- American-Style Imperial Porter
- American-Style Imperial Stout
- Double Hoppy Red Ale
- Imperial Red Ale
- American-Style Imperial or Double India Pale Ale
- Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale
- American-Style Barley Wine Ale
- American-Style Wheat Wine Ale
- Smoke Porter
- American-Style Sour Ale
- American-Style Fruited Sour
BELGIAN & FRENCH ORIGIN ALE STYLES
- Belgian-Style Blonde Ale
- Belgian-Style Pale Ale
- Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale
- Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale
- Belgian-Style Dubbel
- Belgian-Style Tripel
- Belgian-Style Quadrupel
- Belgian-Style Witbier
- Classic French & Belgian-Style Saison
- Specialty Saison
- French-Style Bière de Garde
- Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale
- Belgian-Style Lambic
- Traditional Belgian-Style Gueuze Lambic
- Contemporary Belgian-Style Spontaneous Fermented Ale
- Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic
- Other Belgian-Style Ale
- Belgian-Style Table Beer
GERMAN ORIGIN ALE STYLES
- Bamberg-Style Weiss Rauchbier
- Berliner-Style Weisse
- Contemporary-Style Gose
- German-Style Altbier
- German-Style Koelsch
- German-Style Leichtes Weizen
- German-Style Rye Ale
- Leipzig-Style Gose
- South German-Style Bernsteinfarbenes Weizen
- South German-Style Dunkel Weizen
- South German-Style Hefeweizen
- South German-Style Kristal Weizen
- South German-Style Weizenbock
IRISH ORIGIN ALE STYLES
LAGER STYLES
EUROPEAN-GERMANIC ORIGIN LAGER STYLES
- Bamberg-Style Bock Rauchbier
- Bamberg-Style Helles Rauchbier
- Bamberg-Style Maerzen Rauchbier
- Bohemian-Style Pilsener
- Dortmunder/European-Style Export
- European-Style Dark Lager
- Franconian-Style Rotbier
- German-Style Doppelbock
- German-Style Eisbock
- German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock
- German-Style Leichtbier
- German-Style Maerzen
- German-Style Oktoberfest/Wiesn
- German-Style Pilsener
- German-Style Schwarzbier
- Munich-Style Dunkel
- Munich-Style Helles
- Traditional German-Style Bock
- Vienna-Style Lager
NORTH AMERICAN ORIGIN LAGER STYLES
- American-Style Lager
- American-Style Dark Lager
- American-Style India Pale Lager
- American-Style Lager
- American-Style Light Lager
- American-Style Maerzen/Oktoberfest
- American-Style Malt Liquor
- American-Style Pilsener
- Contemporary American-Style Lager
- Contemporary American-Style Light Lager
- Contemporary American-Style Pilsener
OTHER ORIGIN LAGER STYLES
HYBRID/MIXED LAGERS OR ALES
ALL ORIGIN HYBRID/MIXED LAGERS OR ALES
2020 Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines used with permission of Brewers Association