Craft Beer Guide

Pale Ales

1. American Amber Ale

2. American Pale Ale

3. Blonde Ale

4. English-Style Bitter

5. English-Style Pale Ale (ESB)

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Dark Lagers

1. American Amber Lager

2. German-Style Dunkel

3. German-Style Marzen / Oktoberfest

4. German-Style Schwarzbier

5. Vienna-Style Lager

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Brown Ales

1. American Brown Ale

2. English-Style Brown Ale

3. English-Style Mild

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India Pale Ales

1. American IPA

2. English-Style IPA

3. Imperial India Pale Ale

4. New England IPA

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Wheat Beers

1. American-Style Wheat Wine Ale

2. American Wheat

3. Belgian-Style Witbier

4. Berliner-Style Weisse

5. German-Style Dunkelweizen

6. German-Style Hefeweizen

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Strong Ales

1. American Barley Wine

2. American Imperial Red Ale

3. British-Style Barley Wine Ale

4. English-Style Old Ale

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Belgian Styles

1. Belgian-Style Blonde Ale

2. Belgian-Style Dubbel

3. Belgian-Style Golden Strong Ale

4. Belgian-Style Pale Ale

5. Belgian-Style Quadrupel

6. Belgian-Style Saison

7. Belgian-Style Tripel

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Hybrid Beers

1. American Cream Ale

2. French-Style Biere de Garde

3. California Common

4. German-Style Altbier

5. German-Style Kolsch

6. Irish-Style Red Beer

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Porters

1. American Imperial Porter

2. Baltic-Style Porter

3. English-Style Brown Porter

4. Robust Porter

5. Smoke Porter

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Stouts

1. American Imperial Stout

2. American Stout

3. English-Style Oatmeal Stout

4. English-Style Sweet Stout (Milk Stout)

5. Irish-Style Dry Stout

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Bocks

1. German-Style Bock

2. German-Style Doppelbock

3. German-Style Maibock

4. German-Style Weizenbock

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Scottish-Style Ales

1. Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy

2. Scottish-Style Ale

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Wild/Sour Beers

1. American Brett

2. American Sour

3. Belgian-Style Flanders

4. Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic

5. Belgian-Style Lambic/Gueuze

6. Contemporary Gose

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Pilseners and Pale Lagers

1. American Lager

2. Bohemian-Style Pilsener

3. European-Style Export

4. German-Style Helles

5. German-Style Pilsner

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Specialty Beers

1. American Black Ale

2. Barrel-Aged Beer

3. Chocolate Beer

4. Coffee Beer

5. Fruit and Field Beer

6. Gluten-Free Craft Beer

7. Herb and Spice Beer

8. Honey Beer

9. Pumpkin Beer

10. Rye Beer

11. Session Beer

12. Smoke Beer

13. Specialty Beer