Beer Style Wiki

Usually the strongest ale offered by a brewery, and in recent years many commercial examples are now vintage-dated. Normally aged significantly prior to release. Often associated with the winter or...

A 400-year-old beer style that died out in the 1950s; it was later revived by Pierre Celis at Hoegaarden, and has grown steadily in popularity over time. Witbier, white beer, bière...

Lager (German: storeroom or warehouse) is a type of beer that is conditioned at low temperatures normally in cold storage at the brewery, before being delivered to the consumer. It may...

When Napoleon occupied Berlin in 1809, he dubbed Berliner Weisse the "Champagne of the north" and Frederick Wilhelm encouraged the spread of the beer through Prussia, declaring it as "best for...

Golden Ales are a variety of Ale developed in hope of winning the younger people away from drinking lager in favour of cask ales. In a way quite similar to...

A variation of the American IPA style first commercially produced by Greg Noonan as Blackwatch IPA around 1990. Popularized in the Pacific Northwest and Southern California of the US starting...

Porter is a dark style of beer developed in London from well-hopped beers made from brown malt. The name was first recorded in the 18th century, and is thought to come...

A version of Pilsner brewed in the USA by immigrant German brewers who brought the process and yeast with them when they settled in America. They worked with the ingredients...

First brewed in 1842, this style was the original clear, light-colored beer. Rich, complex maltiness combined with a pronounced yet soft and rounded bitterness and spicy flavor from Saaz hops. Some...

A copy of Bohemian Pilsener adapted to brewing conditions in Germany. Typically features a light grainy Pils malt character (sometimes Graham cracker-like) and distinctive flowery or spicy noble hops. Clean, no...

Old Ales, also referred to in the past as "Stock" Ales, are low attenuated beers with high levels of dextrins, creating a full malt body with plenty of character. Old...

Pale ale is a beer made by warm fermentation using predominantly pale malt. The higher proportion of pale malts results in a lighter colour. The term "pale ale" first appeared around 1703 for...