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American Amber/Red Ale |
Amber-red hues. Toasted malt character with light frutiness. |
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Americasn Barleywine |
amber-dark brown. aroma is either intense fruit to hops. body is thick. insanely hopped. 8-15% ABV |
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American Black ale |
dark brown-pitch black. malty and light to showcase roasty notes. quite hoppy. |
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american blonde |
pale straw-deep gold. light bodied. |
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american brown ale |
features shades of coffee and chocolate, dominate malty nuttiness |
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Type of Beer
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American Amber / Red Ale
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Amber to dark red hues. Toasted malt characters and a light fruitiness.
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American Barleywine
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Expect anything from an amber to dark brown colored beer, with aromas ranging from intense fruits to intense hops. Body is typically thick.
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American Black Ale
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Ranges from dark brown to pitch black and showcase malty and light to moderate roasty notes and are often quite hoppy generally with the use of American hops.
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American Blonde Ale
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Pale straw to deep gold for color. A light bodied beer.
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American Brown Ale
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Brown in color, features shades of coffee and chocolate, with a dominate malty nuttiness
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American Dark Wheat Ale
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These beers can range within the brown to garnet range. Often cloudy with long-lasting heads. Light to medium body with high level of carbonation.
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American Double / Imperial IPA
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Robust and malty with a hop profile that might rip your tongue out.
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American Double / Imperial Stout
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Many of these are barrel aged, mostly in bourbon / whiskey barrels, while some are infused with coffee or chocolate. Very full-bodied with rich roasted flavors far surpassing normal stouts.
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American IPA
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Color can range from very pale golden to reddish amber. Hoppy in taste
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American Pale Ale (APA)
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Fruit flavors can be none to moderate. Bitterness can range from lightly floral to pungent. American versions tend to be cleaner and hoppier, while British tend to be more malty, buttery, aromatic and balanced.
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American Pale Wheat Ale
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Long-lasting head with a light to medium body, higher carbonation is proper. Hop charecter is low.
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American Porter
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Brown in color. Smoked malts, or adding coffee or chocolate to complement the burnt flavor associated with this style. Some are even barrel aged in Bourbon or whiskey barrels.
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American Stout
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Dark brown in color. Flavors of coffee or chocolate to complement the roasted flavors associated with this style. The hop bitterness range is quite wide but most are balanced.
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American Strong Ale
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Catch all style category for beers from 7.0 percent alcohol by volume and above. Characteristics will greatly vary; some have similarities to Barley-wines and Old Ales.
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American Wild Ale
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American Wild Ales are beers that are introduced to "wild" yeast or bacteria. This introduction may occur from oak barrels that have been previously inoculated, pitched into the beer, or gained from various "sour mash" techniques.
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Black & Tan
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This applies to pre-blended packaged beers, where a brewery will blend a dark ale with a light ale or lager. Tradiationaly served with Guinness and Harp.
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Chile Beer
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Typically basic light colored ales, but sometimes lagers, brewers will add various hot pepper juice, oils, or actual peppers to the beer - jalapeño chiles being the most common pepper used. Hotness can range from a subtle spiciness to palate scorching.
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Cream Ale
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Style of American beer, of which examples are often light in color and are well attenuated
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Pumpkin Ale
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Tend to be spiced with pumpkin pie spices, like: ground ginger, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, and allspice. Pumpkin Ales are typically mild, with little to no bitterness, a malty backbone, with some spice often taking the lead.
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Rye Beer
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Refers to any beer in which rye (generally malted) is substituted for some portion of the barley malt.
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Wheat wine
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Contains a large portion of wheat malt; upwards of 50%. The wheat provides a soft and fluffy mouthfeel. Color and bitterness varies.
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Belgian Dark Ale
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Colors play within the amber to light brown to deep garnet hues, with thick, rocky heads of great retention. Aromas can be anywhere from traces of yeast, spiced, malty, floral and even slightly intoxicating. Flavors from dry and spiced, to sweet and malty. Most have a low level of bitterness.
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Belgian IPA
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Alcohol by volume is on the high side. Many examples are quite cloudy, and feature tight lacing, excellent retention, and fantastic billowy heads that mesmerize (thanks, in part, to the hops).
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Belgian Pale Ale
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This will showcase their brilliant color range from pale straw yellow to amber hues. Most will be crowned with thick, clinging, rocky white heads. Flavors and aromas will vary. Some have natural spice characters from yeast and hops, while others are spiced.
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Belgian Strong Dark Ale
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Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and may have mild dark malt flavors. Phenols will range from minimal to high and most will be light on the hops. All in all most are spicy and alcoholic.
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Belgian Strong Pale Ale
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Pale to golden in color. Expect a complex and powerful ale, yet delicate with rounded flavors and big, billowy, rocky, white head. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and quite hoppy, but hop flavor and aroma will generally be within the low range and artfully balanced.
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Bière de Champagne / Bière Brut
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Most are delicate, high in alcohol, highly carbonated and sometimes spiced. Color can range from very pale to dark hues. 10-14% ABV
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Bière de Garde
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Golden to deep copper or light brown in color. They are moderate to medium in body. This style of beer is characterized by a toasted malt aroma, slight malt sweetness in flavor, and medium hop bitterness.
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Dubbel
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rich malty beer with some spicy / phenolic and mild alcoholic characteristics. Some dark fruit aromas and flavors may be present. Mild hop bitterness with no lingering hop flavors. May show traits of a steely caramel flavor from the use of crystal malt or dark candy sugar. Medium to full body with an expressive carbonation.
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Faro
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A blended Lambic with the addition of candi sugar for a lighter, quite sweet and more palatable beer. Commonly spiced with pepper, orange peel and coriander.
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Flanders Oud Bruin
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A fruity-estery character is apparent with no hop flavor or aroma. Low to medium bitterness. Roasted malt character in aroma and flavor is acceptable, at low levels. Oak-like or woody characters may be pleasantly integrated into overall palate.
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Flanders Red Ale
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Typically light-bodied brews with reddish-brown colors. They are infamous for their distinct sharp, fruity, sour and tart flavors which are created by special yeast strains.
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Gueuze
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A traditional Belgian blend of young and old Lambics, which are then bottle after blending, then aged for 2-3 years to produce a dryer, fruitier and more intense style of Lambic. There is no hop character.
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Lambic - Fruit
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Malt and hop characters are generally low to allow the fruit to consume the palate. Alcohol content tends to be low.
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Lambic - Unblended
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Light bodied with little hop flavor or bitterness. Look for hard cider, white wine or similar tartness.
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Quadrupel (Quad)
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Typically a dark creation that ranges within the deep red, brown and garnet hues. Full bodied with a rich malty palate. 9.0-13.0% ABV
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Saison / Farmhouse Ale
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This is a very complex style; many are very fruity in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lots of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness.
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Tripel
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bright yellow to gold in color, which is a shade or two darker than the average Pilsener. Head should be big, dense and creamy. Aroma and flavor runs along complex, spicy phenolic, powdery yeast, fruity/estery with a sweet finish. Sweetness comes from both the pale malts and the higher alcohol. Bitterness is up there for a beer with such a light body for its strength, but at times is barely perceived amongst the even balance of malts and hops
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Witbier
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Very pale and cloudy in appearance due to it being unfiltered and the high level of wheat, and sometimes oats, that's used in the mash. Always spiced, generally with coriander, orange peel and other oddball spices or herbs in the back ground.
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Baltic Porter
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dark brown color covered up cloudiness and the smoky/roasted brown malts and bitter tastes
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Braggot
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balance between the honey character and malt flavor with the hop bitterness not overpowering the sweetness
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English Barleywine
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amber to dark brown colored beer, with aromas ranging from intense fruits to intense hops. Body is typically thick, alcohol will definitely be perceived, and flavors can range from dominant fruits to palate smacking, resiny hops.
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English Bitter
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gold to copper in colour and are light bodied. Low carbonation. Hop bitterness is moderate to assertive. Most have a fruitiness in the aroma and flavor
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English Brown Ale
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maltier and sweeter. Color ranges from reddish to dark brown. Some versions are fruity, while some have drier nutty aromas.
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English Dark Mild Ale
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Low level of hops character. ABV is usually low. Grainy/toasty malts. Low carbonation. Gold to dark brown color.
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English India Pale Ale (IPA)
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is a hoppy beer style within the broader category of pale ale.
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English Pale Ale
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golden to reddish amber in color with generally a good head retention. A mix of fruity, hoppy, earthy, buttery and malty aromas and flavors
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English Pale Mild Ale
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Delicate malty brew. Mild hops. Fruitiness, sulfur and buttery diacetyl may be present.
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English Porter
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is a dark style of beer developed in London from well-hopped beers made from brown malt
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English Stout
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dark brown to pitch black in color. The beer has a dry character and roasted flavor that can range from anywhere from burnt to coffee to chocolate.
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English Strong Ale
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Bigger than a Pale Ale yet smaller than a Barleywine. rich and complex beer. The color is between amber and reddish copper. bold fruity, estery and malty mix.
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Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
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The key to ESB is balance. More aggressive and balanced Bitters, both in alcohol and hop character. Dark gold to copper color. Low carbonation. Malts are pronounced, often toasty and fruity.
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Foreign / Export Stout
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Special style stouts that are found in tropical regions. Higher in alcohol and pronounced roasted character.
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Milk / Sweet Stout
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Milk / Sweet Stouts are basically stouts that have a larger amount of residual dextrins and unfermented sugars that give the brew more body and a sweetness that counters the roasted character. Milk Stouts are very similar to Sweet Stouts, but brewers add unfermentable sugars, usually lactose, to the brew kettle to add body and some sweetness.
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Oatmeal Stout
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Medium to full bodies stouts. Addition of oats to mash provides smoothness and sweetness.
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Old Ale
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Rich dark amber in color to a very dark brown; near black. Tamed aromatics.
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Russian Imperial Stout
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Often dry. Suggestions of dark fruit and flavors of higher alcohols are quite evident. Hop character can vary from none, to balanced to aggressive.
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Winter Warmer
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These malty sweet offerings tend to be a favorite winter seasonal. Big malt presence, both in flavor and body. The color ranges from brownish reds to nearly pitch black.
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Sahti
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A low-flocculating Finnish bakers yeast creates a cloudy unfiltered beer, with an abundance of sediment. Traditional Sahti is not typically hopped, so the task of balancing is left up to the juniper twigs, which impart an unusual resiny character and also act as a preservative.
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Berliner Weissbier
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Sour, tart, fruity ale that is low in alcohol
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Dunkelweizen
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Dark wheat ale overlaid with chocolatey to roasted flavors
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Gose
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is a top-fermented beer that originated in Goslar, Germany. It is brewed with at least 50% of the grain bill being malted wheat.
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Hefeweizen
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a style of beer brewed with a large proportion of wheat malt; it includes Weissbier, Witbier and sour varieties such as lambic, Berliner Weisse and gose.
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Kölsch
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Kölsch is a local specialty beer brewed in Cologne, Germany. It is clear with a bright, straw‑yellow hue, has a… prominent but not extreme hoppiness, and is less bitter than the standard German pale lager.
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Kristalweizen
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A filtered version of a Hefeweizen, showcasing bright and clear bodies from pale straw to light amber. Overall character will be more clean and softer on the palate, and the common banana and phenols will be more subtle.
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Roggenbier
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A traditional German style rye beer that typically contains very large portions of rye. Expect a very pronounced spiciness and sour-like rye character, malty flavor, and a clean hop character.
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Weizenbock
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with a pronounced estery alcohol character, perhaps some spiciness from this, and bolder and more complex malt characters of dark fruits
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Irish Ales
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Irish Dry Stout
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Most common stout, brew with nitro system for a creamy, masking taste. Light bitterness with a generous dose of hops.
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Irish Red Ale
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A bit sweet, with a lightly hopped tea-like flavor
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Kvass
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Russian for "leaven" is a 16th century beer like beverage made with grains. Low alcohol content flavored with herbs or fruits to knock out the bitter edge.
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Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
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Cooper to dark brown in colored brew, they're sweet and full bodied with a tea-like bitterness.
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Scottish Ale
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Copper to brown in colored brew and a higher level of unfermentable sugars which creates a rich and malty taste.
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Scottish Gruit / Ancient Herbed Ale
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A concoction of herbs, spices, and berries create a pleasant aroma and tastes like green and herbal tea.
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American Lagers
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American lager is pale lager that is produced (and primarily consumed) in North America.
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American Adjunct Lager
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Light bodied, pale, fizzy lagers made popular from large macro-breweries in America. Low bitternes, thin malts, and moderate alcohol.
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American Amber / Red Lager
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Sort of catch-all category, these lager boast a bit more malt backbone.
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American Double / Imperial Pilsner
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Similar to a Pilsner in appearance, but expect a more pronounced malty backbone and an intense bitterness. Malt flavors tend to be quite sweet in many examples. Alcohol can be quite aggressive and lend some spicy notes to the flavor.
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American Malt Liquor
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Straw to pale amber in color, most limit hops by using excessive amounts of adjuncts, such as corn, rice, refined brewers sugar (dextrose) and as a result there are very few "all malt" brewed malt liquors.
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American Pale Lager
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very pale to golden-coloured beer with a well attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness.
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California Common / Steam Beer
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is a unique 100% American style lager. It's usually brewed with a special strain of lager yeast that works better at warmer temperatures. High amount of carbonation.
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Light Lager
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is a very pale to golden-coloured beer with a well attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness.
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Low Alcohol Beer
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Low‑alcohol beer is beer with low alcohol content or no alcohol, which aim to reproduce the taste of beer without… the inebriating effects of standard alcoholic brews. Most low-alcohol beers are lagers, but there are some low-alcohol ales.
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Czech Pilsener
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light straw to golden color and crystal clear. High hops with a spicy bitterness or spicy floral flavor and aroma (from Saaz Hop). Smooth and crisp with a clean malty palate, many are grassy.
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Euro Pale Lager
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Hop flavor is significant and of noble varieties, bitterness is moderate, and both are backed by a solid malt body and sweetish notes from an all-malt base.
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Euro Strong Lager
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High amount of rice or corn to lighten the flavor. Have a strong lager similar to the Malt Liquor though there is more malt use or it is all malt.
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German Lagers
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fermented and conditioned at low temperatures.
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Bock
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Bockbiers rank among the maltiest, heaviest yet smoothest beers
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Doppelbock
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Exceptionally malty with very little bitterness
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Dortmunder / Export Lager
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Full bodied moderately hopped beer
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Eisbock
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"Ice strong beer" with rich, strong flavor
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German Pilsener
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Very blonde,clear, strongly hopped with a bitterness bite
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Kellerbier / Zwickelbier
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"Cellar beer" unfiltered lager with strongly flavored aromatic hops
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Maibock / Helles Bock
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Bavarian strong golden lager
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Märzen / Oktoberfest
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Extra strong well-hopped beer
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Munich Dunkel Lager
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, Munich Dunkels are smooth, rich and complex, but without being heady or heavy. They boast brilliant ruby hues from the large amounts of Munich malts used, and these malts also lend a fuller-bodied beer
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Munich Helles Lager
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A bit more malty, they often share the same spicy hop characters of Czech Pils, but are a bit more subdued and in balance with malts. "Helles" is German for "bright."
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Rauchbier
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The Rauchbier style is an old German beer style, its origins go back to the 1500's. It's typically of dark colour and has similarities of the Oktoberfestbier. Green malts are literally dried over an open fire of beech wood, imparting a unique smokiness.
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Schwarzbier
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Schwarzbier ("shvahrts-beer"), is simply German for black beer.
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Vienna Lager
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Named after the city in which it orginated, a traditional Vienna lager is brewed using a three step decoction boiling process. Munich, Pilsner, Vienna toasted and dextrin malts are used, as well wheat in some cases. Subtle hops, crisp, with residual sweetness
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Happoshu
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sparkling low malt beverage. malt, hops, rice, corn, kaoliang, potato, starch, or sugar is used, or if the malt ratio is less than 67%.
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Japanese Rice Lager
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Similar to Macro / Adjunct Lagers, wherein the beer's grist bill is cut by using large portions of rice, but not enough to be classified as Happoshu. Pale yellow in color, soft hop nose, and expect a rounded, firm malty character, moderate bitterness, and a trademark dry finish.
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Fruit / Vegetable Beer
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A generic form of flavored beer, some breweries actually use real fruit or veggies, though most use an extract, syrup or processed flavor
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Herbed / Spiced Beer
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The character of the particular spices, herbs and/or vegetables (SHV) should be noticeable in the aroma
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Smoked Beer
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The flavor of peat smoke tends to be much stronger and more assertive so brewers use very modest amounts in the mash.
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