BJCP 2008 Styles

Refreshing wheat or rye beers that can display more hop character and less yeast character than their German cousins.

A very clean and relatively bitter beer, balanced by some malt character.

A lightly fruity beer with firm, grainy maltiness, interesting toasty and caramel flavors, and showcasing the signature Northern Brewer varietal hop character.

A well balanced, bitter yet malty, clean, smooth, well-attenuated amber-colored German ale.

Low gravity, low alcohol levels and low carbonation make this an easy-drinking beer.

More evident malt flavor than in an ordinary bitter, this is a stronger, session-strength ale.

An average-strength to moderately-strong English ale. The balance may be fairly even between malt and hops to somewhat bitter.

Cleanly malty with a drying finish, perhaps a few esters, and on occasion a faint bit of peaty earthiness (smoke).

Cleanly malty with a drying finish, perhaps a few esters, and on occasion a faint bit of peaty earthiness (smoke).

Cleanly malty with a drying finish, perhaps a few esters, and on occasion a faint bit of peaty earthiness (smoke).