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A

Adambier
Altbier
Amber ale (British)
Amber ale (US)

B

Baltic porter
Barley wine (British)
Barley wine (Italian)
Barleywine (US)
Barrel-aged beers
Berliner Weisse
Bière brune (France)
Bière de garde
Bière de Mars
Birra alle castagna (Chestnut beer)
Bitter (Strong / Extra special)
Bitter & Best Bitter
Black IPA
Blended or cut beers
Blond (Belgian)
Blond ale (British)
Blond ale (US)
Breakfast stout
Brett beers
Brown ale (British)
Brown ale (US)
Brown IPA
Brut IPA
Burton ale

C

Cerný / cerne (Czech black lager)
Chestnut beer (Italian)
Cream ale
Cream stout

D

Doppelbock
Double-Brown
Double IPA (DIPA)
Dubbel / Double
Dunkel / Dunkeles
Dunkel Bock
Dunkelweizen / Dunkel Weißbier

E

Eisbock
Expresso stout

F

Faro
Flemish red
Framboise / Framboos
Fruit sours

G

Gardsøl

Golden ale (British)
Gose
Gotlandsdricka
Grisette
Grodziskie / Grätzer
Gueuze (Oude / Vieille /authentic)

H

Hefeweizen / Hefeweiß
Helles / Hell
Heller Bock / Maibock

I

IGA (Italian grape ale)
Imperial stout
IPA (Belgian)
IPA (British)
IPA (New England – NEIPA)
IPA (US / West Coast)
IPL (India Pale Lager)

K

Kaimiškas
Kellerbier
Kettle sours
Koduōlu
Kölsch
Kriek (Oude / authentic)
Kristallweizen / Kristall Weiß
Kuit
Kveik beers

L

Lager (industrial – American)
Lager (industrial – European)
Lager (industrial light)
Lager (industrial strong)
Lager (industrial ultralight / ice)
Lagers (authentic)
Lambic (fruit)
Lambic (industrial)
Lambic (Oude / Vieille / authentic)
Lichtenhainer

M

Maibock
Märzen
Mild ale

O

Oak-aged ales
Oktoberfestbier
Old ale / Winter warmer
Oud bruin

P

Pale ale (Belgian)
Pale ale (British)
Pale ale (US)
Pils (Czech) / Bohemian světlý
Pils (German)

Pils (Italian)
Polotmavý (Czech amber lager)
Porter (British)
Porter (US)

Q

Quadrupel

R

Rauchbier
Red ale (Irish)
Red ale (US)
Red IPA
Roggenbier
Rye IPA (or RIPA)

S

Sahti
Saison (Belgian)
Saison (craft)
Saison (light)
Schoeps
Schwarzbier
Scotch ale (or Wee heavy)
Scottish export
Scottish heavy
Scottish light / Sixty shilling
Session IPA
Spéciale / Speciaal
Sticke / Doppel Sticke
Smoked porter
Stout (export / foreign export)
Stout (extra)
Stout (Irish)
Stout (Milk)
Stout (Oatmeal)
Stout (Pastry)
Stout (Strong export / Tropical)
Stout (US)
Strong ale (British)
Strong ale (US)
Strong dark (Belgian)
Strong golden (Belgian)
Světlý (Czech blond lager)

T

Tarwebier / Bière de froment
Tmavý / Tmave (Czech dark lager)
Tripel / Triple

U

Ukrainian golden

V

Versnijbier

W

Weizenbock
Wheat beer (US)
Wheat wine
White IPA
Wiener (Vienna lager)
Wild beers
Witbier / Bière blanche
Wood-aged ales

Z

Zoigl

About the Author

The lead author and curator of The Beer Styles of Europe and beyond is Tim Webb, co-author of The World Atlas of Beer.

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