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List of beer styles

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Main article: Beer style

Beer style is a term used to differentiate and categorize beers by various factors, including appearance, flavour, ingredients, production method, history, or origin. The term beer style and the structuring of world beers into defined categories is largely based on work done by writer Michael James Jackson in his 1977 book The World Guide To Beer. Fred Eckhardt furthered Jackson's work, publishing The Essentials of Beer Style in 1989.

There is no universally agreed list of beer styles, as different countries and organisations have different sets of criteria. Organisers of beer competitions such as the Campaign for Real Ale's (CAMRA) Champion Beer of Britain, the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) local homebrewing competitions, the Brewers Association's World Beer Cup, and the Brewing Industry International Awards have categories in which beers are judged. The categories are varied and include processes or ingredients not usually regarded as defining beer styles in themselves, such as cask ale or gluten-free beer.{{cite web|url=http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style21.php#1a

Beer terms such as ale or lager cover a wide variety of beer styles, and are better thought of as broad categories of beer styles. A number of ethnic beers, such as chhaang and cauim, are generally not included on beer style groupings.

Classic styles

Term	Michael Jackson	0-7538-0725-4}}	url=https://www.brewersassociation.org/resources/brewers-association-beer-style-guidelines/	title=Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines	website=www.brewersassociation.org	publisher=Brewers Association	access-date=2017-01-18}}	CAMRA
Altbier	Altbier	Altbier	German-Style Altbier		Altbier
Amber ale	Amber ale		American-Style Amber/Red Ale		American Amber Ale
Barley wine	Barley wine	Barley wine	British-Style Barley Wine Ale
American-Style Barley Wine Ale	Barley Wine	English Barleywine
American Barleywine
Berliner Weisse	Berliner Weisse	Berliner Weisse	Berliner-Style Weisse		Berliner Weisse
Bière de Garde	Bière de Garde	Bière de garde	French-Style Bière de Garde		Bière de Garde
Bitter	Bitter	Bitter	Ordinary Bitter
Special or Best Bitter
Extra Special Bitter	Bitter	Ordinary Bitter
Best Bitter
Strong Bitter
Blonde Ale			Golden or Blonde Ale
Belgian-Style Blonde Ale		Blonde Ale
Bock	Bok, Bock	Bock	Traditional German-Style Bock		Helles Bock/Dunkles Bock
Brown ale	Brown Ale	Brown ale	English-Style Brown Ale
American-Style Brown Ale		British Brown Ale
American Brown Ale
London Brown Ale (Historical)
California Common/Steam Beer	Steam beer	Steam beer	California Common Beer		California Common
Cream Ale	Cream Ale		American-Style Cream Ale		Cream Ale
Dortmunder Export	Export{{cite web	url=http://www.beerhunter.com/styles/export.html	title=Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter – Beer Styles: Export	publisher=www.beerhunter.com	access-date=2008-08-01}}	Dortmunder Export	Dortmunder/European-Style Export
Doppelbock	Doppelbock / "Double" bock	Doppelbock	German-Style Doppelbock		Doppelbock
Dunkel	Dunkel/Dunkles	Dunkel	Münchner Dunkel
European-Style Dark Lager		Munich Dunkel
Dunkelweizen	url=http://www.beerhunter.com/styles/weisse.weissbier_weizenbier.html	title=Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter – Beer Styles: Weisse/Weissbier, Weizenbier	publisher=www.beerhunter.com	access-date=2009-08-22}}		South German-Style Dunkel Weizen		Dunkles Weissbier
Eisbock	Eisbock{{cite web	url=http://www.beerhunter.com/styles/eisbock.html	title=Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter – Beer Styles: Eisbock	publisher=www.beerhunter.com	access-date=2008-08-01}}		German-Style Eisbock
Flanders red ale	Red beers		Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale		Flanders Red Ale
Golden/Summer ale			English-Style Summer Ale
Golden or Blonde Ale	Golden Ales	British Golden Ale
Gose			Leipzig-Style Gose
Contemporary Gose		Gose (Historical)
Gueuze	Gueuze{{cite web	url=http://www.beerhunter.com/styles/gueuze.html	title=Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter – Beer Styles: Gueuze	publisher=www.beerhunter.com	access-date=2008-08-01}}	Gueuze	Belgian-Style Gueuze Lambic
Hefeweizen		Hefeweizen	South German-Style Hefeweizen
Helles	Hell{{cite web	url=http://www.beerhunter.com/styles/hell.html	title=Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter – Beer Styles: Hell	publisher=www.beerhunter.com	access-date=2008-08-01}}	Helles	Münchner (Munich)-Style Helles
India pale ale	India Pale Ale (IPA)	India Pale Ales (IPA)	English-Style India Pale Ale
American-Style India Pale Ale
Session India Pale Ale
Imperial or Double India Pale Ale	url=http://www.camra.org.uk/pale-ale-or-ipa	title=Pale Ale or IPA – CAMRA	publisher=www.camra.org.uk	access-date=2009-08-22}}
Kölsch	Kolsch	Kölsch	German-Style Kölsch		Kölsch
Lambic	Lambic	Lambic	Belgian-Style Lambic
Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic		Lambic
Fruit Lambic
Light ale	Light Ale			Light Bitters
Maibock/Helles bock	Maibock	Maibock	German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock		Helles Bock
Malt liquor	Malt Liquor		American-Style Malt Liquor
Mild	Mild	Mild ale	English-Style Pale Mild Ale
English-Style Dark Mild Ale	Mild	Dark Mild
Oktoberfestbier/Märzenbier	Marzen	Oktoberfest beers	German-Style Maerzen
German-Style Oktoberfest/Wiesn		Festbier
Märzen
Old ale	Old (Ale)	Old ale	Old Ale	Old Ale	Old Ale
Oud bruin	Brown Beers	Oud bruin	Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale		Oud Bruin
Pale ale	Pale Ale	Pale ale	Classic English-Style Pale Ale
American-Style Pale Ale
American-Style Strong Pale Ale
Belgian-Style Pale Ale
Australian-Style Pale Ale
International-Style Pale Ale	Pale Ale	American Pale Ale
Belgian Pale Ale
Pilsener/Pilsner/Pils	Pilsener/Pilsner/Pils	Pilsner	German-Style Pilsener
Bohemian-Style Pilsener
American-Style Pilsener
International-Style Pilsener		American Lager
International Pale Lager
Czech Pale Lager
Czech Premium Pale Lager
German Pils
Porter	Porter	Porter	Brown Porter
Robust Porter
American-Style Imperial Porter
Smoke Porter
Baltic-Style Porter	url=http://www.camra.org.uk/porter-stout	title=Porter & Stout – CAMRA	publisher=www.camra.org.uk	access-date=2009-08-22}}	Baltic Porter
English Porter
American Porter
Pre-Prohibition Porter (Historical)
Red ale			Irish-Style Red Ale
American-Style Amber/Red Ale
Double Red Ale
Imperial Red Ale		Irish Red Ale
Roggenbier			German-Style Rye Ale		Roggenbier (Historical)
Saison	Saison	Saison	Classic French & Belgian-Style Saison
Specialty Saison		Saison
Scotch ale	Scotch Ale	Scotch ale	Scotch Ale	Scottish Beers	Wee Heavy
Stout	url=http://www.beerhunter.com/styles/stout.html	title=Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter – Beer Styles: Stout	publisher=www.beerhunter.com	access-date=2008-08-01}}
Dry Stout
Imperial Stout	Stout	Sweet Stout or Cream Stout
Oatmeal Stout
British-Style Imperial Stout
Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
Export-Style Stout
American-Style Stout
American-Style Imperial Stout	Stout	Irish Stout
Irish Extra Stout
Sweet Stout
Oatmeal Stout
Tropical Stout
Foreign Extra Stout
American Stout
Imperial Stout
Schwarzbier	Schwarzbier		German-Style Schwarzbier		Schwarzbier
Vienna lager	Vienna		Vienna-Style Lager		Vienna Lager
Witbier	Witbier		Belgian-Style Witbier		Witbier
Weissbier	Weisse/Weissbier, Weizenbier		South German-Style Kristallweizen
German-Style Leichtes Weizen
South German-Style Bernsteinfarbenes Weizen		Weissbier
Weizenbock	Weizenbock		South German-Style Weizenbock		Weizenbock

Hybrid and specialty styles

Term	Brewers Association	BJCP
Fruit beer
Herb and spiced beer
Honey beer	Specialty Honey Beer	Alternative sugar beer
Rye Beer	Rye Beer	Alternative grain beer
Smoked beer	Smoke Beer	Classic Style Smoked Beer
Specialty Smoked Beer
Vegetable beer		Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Wild beer
Wood-aged beer	Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Pale to Amber Beer
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dark Beer
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer	Wood-Aged Beer
Specialty Wood-Aged Beer

Origin

Main article: Beer and breweries by region

An alternative approach is to categorize beers by the country or region from which they originated. Both the Brewers Association and the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) group their beer styles in this way. Beers that originated in a particular country or region may be subsequently produced in other countries, e.g. British style ales are now brewed in North America.

Country or Region	Brewers Association	BJCP
Great Britain	British Origin Ale Styles	British Bitter
Brown British Beer
Scottish Ale
Dark British Beer
Strong British Ale
Ireland	Irish Origin Ale Styles	Irish Beer
North America	North American Origin Ale Styles
North American Origin Lager Styles	Standard American Beer
Pale American Ale
Amber and Brown American Ale
American Porter and Stout
Strong American Ale
American Wild Ale
Belgium	Belgian and French Origin Ale Styles	Belgian Ale
Strong Belgian Ale
Czech Republic		Czech Lager
France	Belgian and French Origin Ale Styles
Germany	German Origin Ale Styles
European-Germanic Origin Lager Styles	German Wheat Beer
Europe		Pale Malty European Lager
Pale Bitter European Lager
Amber Malty European Lager
Amber Bitter European Lager
Dark European Lager
Strong European Beer
European Sour Ale
Other	Other Origin Ale Styles
Other Origin Lager Styles	International Lager
Pale Commonwealth Beer

Other fermented drinks based on cereals

A number of ethnic beers or other fermented drinks based on cereals are generally not included on beer style groupings. They are included here for completeness.

Bouza
Boza
Bozo
Braggot, Also called bracket or brackett. Ingredients consist of honey and malted grains with spices or hops. Welsh origin (bragawd).
Cauim
Chhaang
Chicha
Gotlandsdricka
Gruit
Kvass
Oshikundu
Podpiwek
Purl
Sahti{{cite web |access-date=2008-08-03
Sato (rice wine), also called lao hai (jug alcohol) when home-brewed in jugs
Sulima, made by the Mosuo people in the Lijiang region of Yunnan, China

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