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Beer Style and Category List
 
No Style Name Category
Hybrid/Mixed Beer Styles
1 American-Style Wheat Beer  
 1-A Light American Wheat Ale or Lager without Yeast Category[H]New Generation Beer
 1-B Dark American Wheat Ale or Lager without Yeast Category[H]New Generation Beer
2 American-Style Wheat Beer With Yeast  
 2-A Light American Wheat Ale or Lager with Yeast Category[H]New Generation Beer
 2-B Dark American Wheat Ale or Lager with Yeast Category[H]New Generation Beer
3 Fruit Beer Category[I]Flavour Beer
4 Fruit Wheat Beer Category[I]Flavour Beer
5 Field Beer or Pumpkin Beer  
 5-A Field Beer Category[I]Flavour Beer
 5-B Pumpkin Beer Category[I]Flavour Beer
6 Herb and Spice Beer Category[I]Flavour Beer
7 Chocolate Beer Category[I]Flavour Beer
8 Coffee Beer Category[I]Flavour Beer
9 Specialty Beer Category[H]New Generation Beer
10 Rye Beer  
 10-A Rye Ale or Lager with or without Yeast Category[H]New Generation Beer
 10-B German-Style Rye Ale (Roggenbier) with or without Yeast Category[J]Traditional Premium Beer
11 Specialty Honey Beer Category[H]New Generation Beer
12 Session Beer Category[H]New Generation Beer
13 Other Strong Beer  
 13-A Other Strong Ale or Lager Category[H]New Generation Beer
 13-B American-Style Imperial Porter Category[G]American Advanced Beer
 13-C American-Style Wheat Wine Ale Category[H]New Generation Beer
 13-D American-Style Ice Lager Category[H]New Generation Beer
 13-E American-Style Malt Liquor Category[H]New Generation Beer
14 Experimental Beer  
 14-A Experimental Beer Category[H]New Generation Beer
 14-B Fresh Hop Ale Category[H]New Generation Beer
 14-C Sake-Yeast Beer Category[H]New Generation Beer
15 Indigenous Beer Category[H]New Generation Beer
16 Gluten-Free Beer Category[H]New Generation Beer
17 American-Belgo-Style Ale  
 17-A Pale American-Belgo-Style Ale Category[H]New Generation Beer
 17-B Dark American-Belgo-Style Ale Category[H]New Generation Beer
18 American-Style Sour Ale  
 18-A American-Style Sour Ale Category[H]New Generation Beer
 18-B Fruited American-Style Sour Ale Category[H]New Generation Beer
19 American-Style Brett Beer Category[H]New Generation Beer
20 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer  
 20-A Wood- and Barrel-Aged Pale to Amber Beer Category[H]New Generation Beer
 20-B Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dark Beer Category[H]New Generation Beer
21 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer Category[H]New Generation Beer
22 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout Category[H]New Generation Beer
23 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer  
 23-A Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer Category[H]New Generation Beer
 23-B Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer Category[H]New Generation Beer
24 Aged Beer Category[H]New Generation Beer
25 Kellerbier or Zwickelbier  
 25-A Unfiltered German-Style Lager Category[H]New Generation Beer
 25-B Unfiltered German-Style Ale Category[H]New Generation Beer
26 Smoke Beer  
 26-A Bamberg-Style Weiss Rauchbier Category[J]Traditional Premium Beer
 26-B Bamberg-Style Helles Rauchbier Category[J]Traditional Premium Beer
 26-C Bamberg-Style Marzen Rauchbier Category[J]Traditional Premium Beer
 26-D Bamberg-Style Bock Rauchbier Category[J]Traditional Premium Beer
 26-E Grodzisz Category[J]Traditional Premium Beer
 26-F Smoke Porter Category[H]New Generation Beer
 26-G Other Smoke Beer Category[H]New Generation Beer
Lager Beer Styles
Styles of Other Origin
27 Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager Category[D]Light Lager
28 International-Style Lager  
 28-A International-Style Pilsener Category[D]Light Lager
 28-B Other International-Style Lager Category[D]Light Lager
29 Baltic-Style Porter Category[E]Dark Lager
Styles of European and German Origin
30 European-Style Low-Alcohol Lager/German-Style Leichtbier Category[D]Light Lager
31 German-Style Pilsener Category[D]Light Lager
32 Bohemian-Style Pilsener Category[D]Light Lager
33 Munchner-Style Helles Category[D]Light Lager
34 Dortmunder/Export or German-Style Oktoberfest  
 34-A Dortmunder/European-Style Export Category[D]Light Lager
 34-B German-Style Oktoberfest/Wiesen Category[D]Light Lager
35 Vienna-Style Lager Category[E]Dark Lager
36 German-Style Marzen Category[E]Dark Lager
37 European-Style Dark/Munchner Dunkel Category[E]Dark Lager
38 German-Style Schwarzbier Category[E]Dark Lager
39 Traditional German-Style Bock Category[E]Dark Lager
40 German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock Category[D]Light Lager
41 German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock  
 41-A German-Style Doppelbock Category[E]Dark Lager
 41-B German-Style Eisbock Category[E]Dark Lager
Styles of North American Origin
42 American-Style Lager or Light Lager or Pilsener  
 42-A American-Style Lager Category[D]Light Lager
 42-B American-Style Light (Low Calorie) & Low Carbohydrate Lager Category[D]Light Lager
 42-C American-Style Pilsener Category[J]Traditional Premium Beer
43 American-Style Cream Ale Category[J]Traditional Premium Beer
44 American-Style Amber Lager  
 44-A American-Style Amber Lager Category[H]New Generation Beer
 44-B California Common Beer Category[J]Traditional Premium Beer
 44-C American-Style Marzen/Oktoberfest Category[H]New Generation Beer
45 American-Style Dark Lager Category[E]Dark Lager
Ale Beer Styles
Styles of Other Origin
46 Australasian-Style Pale Ale or International-Style Pale Ale  
 46-A Australasian-Style Pale Ale Category[A]Light Ale
 46-B International-Style Pale Ale Category[A]Light Ale
Styles of German Origin
47 German-Style Kolsch/Koln-Style Kolsch Category[C]German Ale
48 German-Style Brown Ale/Dusseldorf-Style Altbier Category[C]German Ale
49 German-Style Sour Ale  
 49-A Berliner-Style Weisse Category[C]German Ale
 49-B Leipzig-Style Gose Category[C]German Ale
 49-C Adambier Category[C]German Ale
50 South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier Category[F]Weiss Beer
51 German-Style Pale Wheat Ale  
 51-A South German-Style Kristal Weizen/Kristal Weissbier Category[F]Weiss Beer
 51-B German-Style Leichtes Weizen/Weissbier Category[F]Weiss Beer
52 German-Style Dark Wheat Ale  
 52-A South German-Style Bernsteinfarbenes Weizen/Weissbier Category[F]Weiss Beer
 52-B South German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Dunkel Weissbier Category[F]Weiss Beer
53 South German-Style Weizenbock/Weissbock Category[F]Weiss Beer
Styles of Belgian and French Origin
54 Belgian-Style Witbier Category[K]Belgian Beer
55 French- & Belgian-Style Saison Category[K]Belgian Beer
56 Belgian- and French-Style Ale  
 56-A French-Style Biere de Garde Category[K]Belgian Beer
 56-B Other Belgian- and French-Style Ale Category[K]Belgian Beer
57 Belgian-Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale  
 57-A Belgian-Style Blonde Ale Category[K]Belgian Beer
 57-B Belgian-Style Pale Ale Category[K]Belgian Beer
58 Belgian-Style Sour Ale  
 58-A Belgian-Style Lambic Category[K]Belgian Beer
 58-B Belgian-Style Gueuze Lambic Category[K]Belgian Beer
 58-C Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic Category[K]Belgian Beer
 58-D Other Belgian-Style Sour Ale Category[K]Belgian Beer
59 Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale Category[K]Belgian Beer
60 Belgian-Style Dubbel Category[K]Belgian Beer
61 Belgian-Style Tripel Category[K]Belgian Beer
62 Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale Category[K]Belgian Beer
63 Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale Category[K]Belgian Beer
64 Other Belgian-Style Ale  
 64-A Other Belgian-Style Abbey Ale Category[K]Belgian Beer
 64-B Other Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale Category[K]Belgian Beer
 64-C Other Belgian-Style Ale Category[K]Belgian Beer
Styles of British Origin
65 English-Style Mild Ale  
 65-A English-Style Pale Mild Ale Category[A]Light Ale
 65-B English-Style Dark Mild Ale Category[B]Dark Ale
66 English-Style Summer Ale Category[A]Light Ale
67 Ordinary or Special Bitter  
 67-A Ordinary Bitter Category[A]Light Ale
 67-B Special Bitter or Best Bitter Category[A]Light Ale
68 Classic English-Style Pale Ale Category[A]Light Ale
69 Extra Special Bitter  
 69-A English-Style Extra Special Bitter Category[A]Light Ale
 69-B American-Style Extra Special Bitter Category[G]American Advanced Beer
70 English-Style India Pale Ale Category[A]Light Ale
71 Scottish-Style Ale  
 71-A Scottish-Style Light Ale Category[A]Light Ale
 71-B Scottish-Style Heavy Ale Category[A]Light Ale
 71-C Scottish-Style Export Ale Category[A]Light Ale
72 English-Style Brown Ale Category[B]Dark Ale
73 Brown Porter Category[B]Dark Ale
74 Robust Porter Category[B]Dark Ale
75 Sweet Stout or Cream Stout Category[B]Dark Ale
76 Oatmeal Stout Category[B]Dark Ale
77 Scotch Ale  
 77-A Traditional Scotch Ale Category[B]Dark Ale
 77-B Peated Scotch Ale Category[B]Dark Ale
78 British-Style Imperial Stout Category[B]Dark Ale
79 Old Ale or Strong Ale  
 79-A Old Ale Category[B]Dark Ale
 79-B Strong Ale Category[B]Dark Ale
80 Barley Wine-Style Ale  
 80-A British-Style Barley Wine Ale Category[B]Dark Ale
 80-B American-Style Barley Wine Ale Category[G]American Advanced Beer
Styles of Irish Origin
81 Irish-Style Red Ale Category[B]Dark Ale
82 Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout Category[B]Dark Ale
83 Foreign-Style Stout Category[B]Dark Ale
Styles of North American Origin
84 Golden or Blonde Ale Category[A]Light Ale
85 American-Style Pale Ale Category[G]American Advanced Beer
86 American-Style Strong Pale Ale Category[G]American Advanced Beer
87 American-Style India Pale Ale Category[G]American Advanced Beer
88 Imperial India Pale Ale Category[G]American Advanced Beer
89 American-Style Amber/Red Ale Category[G]American Advanced Beer
90 Imperial Red Ale Category[G]American Advanced Beer
91 American-Style Brown Ale Category[G]American Advanced Beer
92 American-Style Black Ale Category[G]American Advanced Beer
93 American-Style Stout Category[G]American Advanced Beer
94 American-Style Imperial Stout Category[G]American Advanced Beer
Free-Style Beers
95 Free-Style Light Lager Category[L]Freestyle
96 Free-Style Dark Lager Category[L]Freestyle
97 Free-Style Light Ale Category[L]Freestyle
98 Free-Style Dark Ale Category[L]Freestyle
99 Free-Style High-Alcohol Light Lager Category[L]Freestyle
100 Free-Style High-Alcohol Dark Lager Category[L]Freestyle
101 Free-Style High-Alcohol Light Ale Category[L]Freestyle
102 Free-Style High-Alcohol Dark Ale Category[L]Freestyle
103 Free-Style Tax-Saving Malt Beverage (Happoshu) Category[L]Freestyle
104 Other Beer-Flavored Alcohol Beverage Category[L]Freestyle



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