List of beer styles

A glass of dunkel beer, a German dark lager

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 the work done by writer Michael Jackson in his 1977 book The World Guide To Beer.^[1] 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 CAMRA's 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 styles in themselves, such as "Cask Conditioned Ale" (cask ale) for the Brewing Industry International Awards, "Gluten Free Beer" (gluten-free beer) for the World Beer Cup, and "Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer" (adjuncts) for the BJCP homebrewing competitions.^[2][3][4]

A number of ethnic beers, such as chhaang and cauim are generally not included on beer style groupings.^[5]

Some beer terms such as ale, lager, cask ale cover a wide variety of beer styles.

Styles

Types

Origin

• Beer in Africa
• Beer in Australia
• Beer in India
• Beer in Europe
  • Beer in Belgium
  • Beer in Germany
  • Beer in the United Kingdom
• Beer in North America
  • Beer in the United States

References

Bibliography

• Michael Jackson's Great Beer Guide, Michael Jackson, ISBN 0-7894-5156-5