Beer Styles

What's a beer style? Simply put, a beer style is a label given to a beer that describes its overall character and often times its origin. It's a name badge that has been achieved over many centuries of brewing, trial and error, marketing, and consumer acceptance. Our styles reflect our spin on the constantly evolving world of beer, with non-geek descriptions broken down for all to understand. Click on any of the styles below to find out more about them, including our recommendations for Food Pairings, Glassware, and Cellaring/Serving Temperatures.

Note: This is not the bible for beer styles, but should be viewed as a work-in-progress and a fun reference that's open to change and interpretation.

Ale Styles   American Ales American Amber / Red Ale American Barleywine American Black Ale American Blonde Ale American Brown Ale American Dark Wheat Ale American Double / Imperial IPA American Double / Imperial Stout American IPA American Pale Ale (APA) American Pale Wheat Ale American Porter American Stout American Strong Ale American Wild Ale Black & Tan Chile Beer Cream Ale Pumpkin Ale Rye Beer Wheatwine Belgian / French Ales Belgian Dark Ale Belgian IPA Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Strong Dark Ale Belgian Strong Pale Ale Bière de Champagne / Bière Brut Bière de Garde Dubbel Faro Flanders Oud Bruin Flanders Red Ale Gueuze Lambic - Fruit Lambic - Unblended Quadrupel (Quad) Saison / Farmhouse Ale Tripel Witbier English Ales Baltic Porter Braggot English Barleywine English Bitter English Brown Ale English Dark Mild Ale English India Pale Ale (IPA) English Pale Ale English Pale Mild Ale English Porter English Stout English Strong Ale Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) Foreign / Export Stout Milk / Sweet Stout Oatmeal Stout Old Ale Russian Imperial Stout Winter Warmer Finnish Ales Sahti German Ales Altbier Berliner Weissbier Dunkelweizen Gose Hefeweizen Kölsch Kristalweizen Roggenbier Weizenbock Irish Ales Irish Dry Stout Irish Red Ale Russian Ales Kvass Scottish Ales Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Scottish Ale Scottish Gruit / Ancient Herbed Ale

Lager Styles   American Lagers American Adjunct Lager American Amber / Red Lager American Double / Imperial Pilsner American Malt Liquor American Pale Lager California Common / Steam Beer Light Lager Low Alcohol Beer Czech Lagers Czech Pilsener European Lagers Euro Dark Lager Euro Pale Lager Euro Strong Lager German Lagers Bock Doppelbock Dortmunder / Export Lager Eisbock German Pilsener Keller Bier / Zwickel Bier Maibock / Helles Bock Märzen / Oktoberfest Munich Dunkel Lager Munich Helles Lager Rauchbier Schwarzbier Vienna Lager Japanese Lagers Happoshu Japanese Rice Lager Hybrid Styles   Fruit / Vegetable Beer Herbed / Spiced Beer Smoked Beer Hybrid styles are in the process of being sorted and moved into proper categories.