Beer Style Wiki

Amber Ale (also often known as Red Ales or American Ales) are a more modern, non-traditional style, and many of these beers borrow heavily from the characteristics associated with more...

Also known as a cream or sweet stout this beer style can trace its origins back to the practice of blending milk and beer in the United Kingdom in the late...

Scotch Ales are strong ales, also known as "Wee Heavy", from the late 1800s when Scottish brewers commonly sold their strong ale in small 6oz bottles called “nips” or “wee”...

A Saison (French for season) is a broadly defined pale ale that, in modern versions, is generally around 7% abv, highly carbonated, fruity, spicy (sometimes from the addition of spices). As a...

The Double Stout gets some of it inspiration from the Russian Imperial Stout. American brewers, inclined as they are to experiment with the limits of beer styles, have taken the...

India pale ale (IPA) is a hoppy beer style within the broader category of pale ale. The first known use of the term "India pale ale" is an advertisement in the...

Imperial (Double) IPAs are a stronger, very hoppy variant of IPAs that typically have alcohol content above 7.5% by volume. The style is claimed to have originated with Vinnie Cilurzo, currently...

Stout is a dark beer made using roasted malt or roasted barley, hops, water and yeast. Stouts are traditionally the generic term for the strongest or stoutest porters, typically 7% or...

An XPA (Extra Pale Ale) is a recent US style that sits somewhat in the no mans land between an American Pale Ale and an India Pale Ale. This style...

A traditional wheat-based ale originating in Southern Germany that is a specialty for summer consumption, but generally produced year-round. Also know as a Witbier, Weissbier, Weizenbier or Hefeweizen when unfiltered...

An Imperial stout, also known as a Russian imperial stout or an imperial Russian stout, is a strong dark beer or stout in the style that was brewed in the 18th century...

Usually the strongest ale offered by a brewery, and in recent years many commercial examples are now vintage-dated. Normally aged significantly prior to release. Often associated with the winter or...