BJCP 2008 Styles

Malt-focused with an initial sweetness and a roasted dryness in the finish.

Rich, malty and usually sweet, which can be suggestive of a dessert. Also known as a "wee heavy".

Refreshing and hoppy, yet with sufficient supporting malt.

Like an American pale ale with more body, more caramel richness, and a balance more towards malt than hops.

Can be considered a bigger, maltier, hoppier interpretation of Northern English brown ale or a hoppier, less malty Brown Porter, often including the citrus-accented hop presence that is characteristic of American hop varieties.

A light-flavored, malt-accented beer that is readily suited to drinking in quantity.

A luscious, malt-oriented brown ale, with a caramel, dark fruit complexity of malt flavor.

Drier and more hop-oriented that southern English brown ale, with a nutty character rather than caramel.

A fairly substantial English dark ale with restrained roasty characteristics.

A substantial, malty dark ale with a complex and flavorful roasty character.