Beer Styles

Browse by family — each swatch row is the spread of color you’ll find inside. 185 styles across 26 families, sorted by fermentation class.

Ale 11 families

Pale Ale
India Pale Ale
Amber & Red Ale
Brown Ale
Bitter & Mild Ale
Scottish Ale
Strong Ale & Barley Wine
Porter
Stout
Belgian & French Ale
Belgian Strong Ale

Lager 5 families

Pale Lager
Pilsner
Amber Lager
Dark Lager
Bock & Strong Lager

Other Beers 7 families

Wheat Beer
Hybrid Beer
Sour & Wild Ale
Smoked Beer
Historical & Regional
Flavored Beer
Specialty & Experimental

Cider 11 styles

Applewine·Common Cider·English Cider·Fire Cider·French Cider·Fruit Cider·Heirloom Cider·Ice Cider·New England Cider·Spanish Cider·Spiced Cider

Perry 3 styles

Common Perry·Ice Perry·Traditional Perry

Mead 8 styles

Braggot·Cyser·Dry Mead·Metheglin·Other Fruit Melomel·Pyment·Semi-Sweet Mead·Sweet Mead

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