Style Categories
BRITISH ORIGIN ALE STYLES
- Ordinary Bitter
- Special Bitter or Best Bitter
- Extra Special Bitter
- Scottish-Style Light Ale
- Scottish-Style Heavy Ale
- Scottish-Style Export Ale
- English-Style Summer Ale
- Classic English-Style Pale Ale
- English-Style India Pale Ale
- Strong Ale
- Old Ale
- English-Style Pale Mild Ale
- English-Style Dark Mild Ale
- English-Style Brown Ale
- Brown Porter
- Robust Porter
- Sweet Stout or Cream Stout
- Oatmeal Stout
- Scotch Ale
- British-Style Imperial Stout
- British-Style Barley Wine Ale
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
- Session India Pale Ale
- American-Style India Pale Ale
- Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
- Pale American-Belgo-Style Ale
- Dark 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
BELGIAN AND 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
- Belgian-Style Gueuze Lambic
- Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic
- Other Belgian-Style Ale
- Belgian-Style Table Beer
IRISH ORIGIN ALE STYLES
LAGER STYLES
EUROPEAN-GERMANIC ORIGIN LAGER STYLES
- German-Style Pilsener
- Bohemian-Style Pilsener
- Munich-Style Helles
- Dortmunder/European-Style Export
- Vienna-Style Lager
- German-Style Maerzen
- German-Style Oktoberfest/Wiesn
- Munich-Style Dunkel
- European-Style Dark Lager
- German-Style Schwarzbier
- German-Style Leichtbier
- Bamberg-Style Helles Rauchbier
- Bamberg-Style Maerzen Rauchbier
- Bamberg-Style Bock Rauchbier
- German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock
- Traditional German-Style Bock
- German-Style Doppelbock
- German-Style Eisbock
- Kellerbier or Zwickelbier Lager
NORTH AMERICAN ORIGIN LAGER STYLES
OTHER ORIGIN LAGER STYLES
HYBRID/MIXED LAGERS OR ALES
ALL ORIGIN HYBRID/MIXED LAGERS OR ALES
- Session Beer
- American-Style Cream Ale
- California Common Beer
- Light American Wheat Beer with Yeast
- Light American Wheat Beer without Yeast
- Dark American Wheat Beer with Yeast
- Dark American Wheat Beer without Yeast
- American-Style Fruit Beer
- Fruit Wheat Beer
- Belgian-Style Fruit Beer
- Field Beer
- Pumpkin Spice Beer
- Pumpkin/Squash Beer
2017 Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines used with permission of Brewers Association