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2012 Beer Styles

Hybrid/Mixed Beer Styles

1. American-Style Wheat Beer
2. American-Style Wheat Beer With Yeast
3. Fruit Beer
4. Fruit Wheat Beer
5. Field Beer or Pumpkin Beer
6. Herb and Spice Beer
7. Chocolate Beer
8. Coffee Beer
9. Specialty Beer
10. Rye Beer
11. Specialty Honey Beer
12. Session Beer
13. Other Strong Beer
14. Experimental Beer
15. Indigenous Beer
16. Gluten Free Beer
17. American-Belgo-Style Ale
18. American-Style Sour Ale
19. American-Style Brett Ale
20. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
21. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
22. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
23. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
24. Aged Beer
25. Kellerbier/Zwickelbier
26. Smoke Beer

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Lager Beer Styles

Styles of Other Origin

1. Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager
2. International-Style Lager
3. Baltic-Style Porter

Styles of European and German Origin

1. European-Style Low-Alcohol Lager/German-Style Leicht(bier)
2. German-Style Pilsener
3. Bohemian-Style Pilsener
4. Münchner-Style Helles
5. Dortmunder/Export or German-Style Oktoberfest
6. Vienna-Style Lager
7. German-Style Märzen
8. European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel
9. German-Style Schwarzbier
10. Traditional German-Style Bock
11. German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock
12. German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock

Styles of North American Origin

1. American-Style Cream Ale or Lager
2. American-Style Lager or Light Lager
3. American-Style Premium Lager or Specialty Lager
4. American-Style Amber Lager
5. American-Style Dark Lager

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Ale Beer Styles

Styles of Other Origin

1. Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Pale Ale

Styles of German Origin

1. German-Style Kölsch/Köln-Style Kölsch
2. German-Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf-Style Altbier
3. German-Style Sour Ale
4. South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier
5. German-Style Pale Wheat Ale
6. German-Style Dark Wheat Ale
7. South German-Style Weizenbock/Weissbock

Styles of Belgian and French Origin

1. Belgian-Style Witbier
2. French- & French- and Belgian-Style Saison
3. Belgian- and French-Style Ale
4. Belgian-Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale
5. Belgian-Style Sour Ale
6. Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale
7. Belgian-Style Dubbel
8. Belgian-Style Tripel
9. Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale
10. Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale
11. Other Belgian-Style Ale

Styles of British Origin

1. English-Style Summer Ale
2. Classic English-Style Pale Ale
3. English-Style India Pale Ale
4. Ordinary or Special Bitter
5. Extra Special Bitter
6. Scottish-Style Ale
7. English-Style Mild Ale
8. English-Style Brown Ale
9. Brown Porter
10. Robust Porter
11. Sweet Stout
12. Oatmeal Stout
13. Scotch Ale
14. British-Style Imperial Stout
15. Old Ale or Strong Ale
16. Barley Wine-Style Ale

Styles of Irish Origin

1. Irish-Style Red Ale
2. Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
3. Foreign-Style Stout

Styles of North American Origin

1. Golden or Blonde Ale
2. American-Style Pale Ale
3. American-Style Strong Pale Ale
4. American-Style India Pale Ale
5. Imperial India Pale Ale
6. American-Style Amber/Red Ale
7. Imperial Red Ale
8. American-Style Brown Ale
9. American-Style Black Ale
10. American-Style Stout
11. American-Style Imperial Stout