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Beer Infinity classifies Beers (including Meads and Ciders) using the BJCP 2008 Style Guidelines which group together similar and related beer styles into 28 categories. Below are the BJCP* categories and styles together with links to articles which we have written about Beer Styles:

1. LIGHT LAGER
1A. Lite American Lager
1B. Standard American Lager
1C. Premium American Lager
1D. Munich Helles
1E. Dortmunder Export
Article: Light Lager beer styles
2. PILSNER
2A. German Pilsner (Pils)
2B. Bohemian Pilsener
2C. Classic American Pilsner
Article: Pilsner beer styles
3. EUROPEAN AMBER LAGER
3A. Vienna Lager
3B. Oktoberfest
Article: European Amber Lager beer styles
4. DARK LAGER
4A. Dark American Lager
4B. Munich Dunkel
4C. Schwarzbier (Black Beer)
Article: Dark Lager beer styles
5. BOCK
5A. Maibock/Helles Bock
5B. Traditional Bock
5C. Doppelbock
5D. Eisbock
Article: Bock beer styles
6. LIGHT HYBRID BEER
6A. Cream Ale
6B. Blonde Ale
6C. Kölsch
6D. American Wheat or Rye Beer
Article: Light Hybrid Beer styles
7. AMBER HYBRID BEER
7A. Northern German Altbier
7B. California Common Beer
7C. Düsseldorf Altbier
Article: Amber Hybrid beer styles
8. ENGLISH PALE ALE
8A. Standard/Ordinary Bitter
8B. Special/Best/Premium Bitter
8C. Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
Article: English Pale Ale beer styles
9. SCOTTISH AND IRISH ALE
9A. Scottish Light 60/-
9B. Scottish Heavy 70/-
9C. Scottish Export 80/-
9D. Irish Red Ale
9E. Strong Scotch Ale
Article: Scottish & Irish Ale beer styles
10. AMERICAN ALE
10A. American Pale Ale
10B. American Amber Ale
10C. American Brown Ale
Article: American Ale beer styles
11. ENGLISH BROWN ALE
11A. Mild
11B. Southern English Brown
11C. Northern English Brown
Article: English Brown Ale beer styles
12. PORTER
12A. Brown Porter
12B. Robust Porter
12C. Baltic Porter
Article: Porter beer styles
13. STOUT
13A. Dry Stout
13B. Sweet Stout
13C. Oatmeal Stout
13D. Foreign Extra Stout
13E. American Stout
13F. Russian Imperial Stout
Article: Stout beer styles
14. INDIA PALE ALE (IPA)
14A. English IPA
14B. American IPA
14C. Imperial IPA
Article: India Pale Ale beer styles
15. GERMAN WHEAT AND RYE BEER
15A. Weizen/Weissbier
15B. Dunkelweizen
15C. Weizenbock
15D. Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)
Article: German Wheat & Rye Beer styles
16. BELGIAN AND FRENCH ALE
16A. Witbier
16B. Belgian Pale Ale
16C. Saison
16D. Bière de Garde
16E. Belgian Specialty Ale
Article: Belgian & French Ale beer styles
17. SOUR ALE
17A. Berliner Weisse
17B. Flanders Red Ale
17C. Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin
17D. Straight (Unblended) Lambic
17E. Gueuze
17F. Fruit Lambic
Article: Sour Ale beer styles
18. BELGIAN STRONG ALE
18A. Belgian Blond Ale
18B. Belgian Dubbel
18C. Belgian Tripel
18D. Belgian Golden Strong Ale
18E. Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Article: Belgian Strong Ale beer styles
19. STRONG ALE
19A. Old Ale
19B. English Barleywine
19C. American Barleywine
Article: Strong Ale beer styles
20. FRUIT BEER
20. Fruit Beer
Article: Fruit Beer styles
21. SPICE / HERB / VEGETABLE BEER
21A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
21B. Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
Article: Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer styles
22. SMOKE-FLAVORED AND WOOD-AGED BEER
22A. Classic Rauchbier
22B. Other Smoked Beer
22C. Wood-Aged Beer
Article: Smoke-Flavored/Wood-Aged Beer styles
23. SPECIALTY BEER
23. Specialty Beer
Article: Specialty Beer styles
24. TRADITIONAL MEAD
24A. Dry Mead
24B. Semi-Sweet Mead
24C. Sweet Mead
25. MELOMEL (FRUIT MEAD)
25A. Cyser
25B. Pyment
25C. Other Fruit Melomel
26. OTHER MEAD
26A. Metheglin
26B. Braggot
26C. Open Category Mead
27. STANDARD CIDER AND PERRY
27A. Common Cider
27B. English Cider
27C. French Cider
27D. Common Perry
27E. Traditional Perry
28. SPECIALTY CIDER AND PERRY
28A. New England Cider
28B. Fruit Cider
28C. Applewine
28D. Other Specialty Cider/Perry

* Beer Styles’ information is courtesy of BJCP.org.


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