Beer Styles
Specialty Beers
Catch-all for any type of beer—ale, lager or otherwise—that does not fit neatly into a historic style set. These beers are often based on classic styles, but with added experimental twists. No ingredient or process should be discounted, but generally speaking, the root style can still be recognized.
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American Black Ale
The American black ale is characterized by the perception of caramel malt and dark roasted malt flavor...
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Barrel-Aged Beer
A wood- or barrel-aged beer is any lager, ale or hybrid beer, either a traditional style or a unique...
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Chocolate Beer
Few flavors are as universally celebrated as chocolate. From ancient civilizations who drank fermented...
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Coffee Beer
If you had to combine two beverages that Americans love, you would have coffee beer. Craft breweries...
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Fruit and Field Beer
Fruit beer is made with fruit, or fruit extracts that are added during any portion of the brewing process,...
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Gluten-Free Craft Beer
If you are one of the 2 million Americans who suffer from celiac disease, trying craft beers may seem...
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Herb and Spice Beer
An herb and spice beer is a lager or ale that contains flavors derived from flowers, roots, seeds or...
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Honey Beer
Both lagers and ales can be brewed with honey. Some brewers will choose to experiment with ingredients,...
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Pumpkin Beer
Nothing says fall quite like pumpkins and beer, and American craft breweries have done a superb job of...
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Rye Beer
In darker versions, malt flavor can optionally include low roasted malt characters (evident as cocoa/chocolate...
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Session Beer
Session beer is not defined by flavors or aromas, which can place it in almost any style category. Instead,...
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Smoke Beer
When malt is kilned over an open flame, the smoke flavor becomes infused into the beer, leaving a taste...
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Specialty Beer
Ingredients used in the specialty beer style should be distinctive and evident in either the aroma, flavor...
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