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Working our way through beer styles
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On our
Beer Menu, we have "always on tap" beers, representing our core recipes.
When we start to run low on these, we make more. Then we have our "often on tap" beers; these are recipes
that we repeat, but we sometimes run out, often because they take longer to make (for example: due to aging).
Then there are the "below the line" beers. These are one-offs; when they're gone, they're gone! As part of
learning & growing as a brewer, it is my goal to "make a solid example of every style of beer".
Of course, beer styles are infinite in variety, so that's not truly practical. So we've set ourselves a course
to make each of the styles listed in the BJCP guidelines,
occasionally doing an "out of bounds" experimental beer (ex: for Christmas 2022 we made a Pecan Pie Scotch
Ale, "Wee Three Kings"), but mostly just working our way through the guideline styles.
We don't really object to "weirder", more experimental beers -- in fact, We think they're kind of fun! -- but we
want to try to get through "all the styles" -- mostly as a matter of craft-mastery -- so that's my main focus, with
only occasional detours. To keep track of which styles we've made and not, we've compiled this list; if you notice
any inaccuracies or ommissions, please let me know. The list is marked as:
strikethrough -- has been made & served.
33 of 128 made as of Jan 18, 2025 -- 25%
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- 1 STANDARD AMERICAN BEER
1A. American Light Lager (Norbecker-session)1B. American Lager (Norbecker)- 1C. Cream Ale
- 1D. American Wheat Beer
- 3. INTERNATIONAL LAGER
2A. International Pale Lager (¡Arriba!)- 2B. International Amber Lager
- 2C. International Dark Lager
- 3. CZECH LAGER
- 3A. Czech Pale Lager
3B. Czech Premium Pale Lager (Les Böhm)- 3C. Czech Amber Lager
- 3D. Czech Dark Lager
- 4. PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER
4A. Munich Helles (Transformation)- 4B. Festbier
- 4C. Helles Bock
- 5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER
- 5A. German Leichtbier
- 5B. Kölsch
- 5C. German Helles Exportbier
- 5D. German Pils
- 6. AMBER MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER
6A. Märzen (My Favorite)- 6B. Rauchbier
- 6C. Dunkles Bock
- 7. AMBER BITTER EUROPEAN BEER
- 7A. Vienna Lager
7B. Altbier (CNTL)7C. Kellerbier-
Kellerbier: Pale Kellerbier (Good Intentions)
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Kellerbier: Amber Kellerbier (Gemütelichkeit)
8. DARK EUROPEAN LAGER8A. Munich Dunkel (Slam)8B. Schwarzbier (Spaceballs)- 9. STRONG EUROPEAN BEER
- 9A. Doppelbock
- 9B. Eisbock
- 9C. Baltic Porter
- 10. GERMAN WHEAT BEER
10A. Weissbier (Hugh)- 10B. Dunkles Weissbier
- 10C. Weizenbock
- 11.
BRITISH BITTER
11A. Ordinary Bitter11B. Best Bitter (Heritage Ale)11C. Strong Bitter- 12. PALE COMMONWEALTH BEER
- 12A. British Golden Ale
- 12B. Australian Sparkling Ale
12C. English IPA (Leftenant Pepper's)- 13. BROWN BRITISH BEER
- 13A. Dark Mild
- 13B. British Brown Ale
- 13C. English Porter
- 14. SCOTTISH ALE
- 14A. Scottish Light
- 14B. Scottish Heavy
- 14C. Scottish Export
- 15. IRISH BEER
- 15A. Irish Red Ale
- 15B. Irish Stout
- 15C. Irish Extra Stout
- 16. DARK BRITISH BEER
- 16A. Sweet Stout
- 16B. Oatmeal Stout
- 16C. Tropical Stout
- 16D. Foreign Extra Stout
- 17. STRONG BRITISH ALE
- 17A. British Strong Ale
- 17B. Old Ale
17C. Wee Heavy (Wee Three Kings)17D. English Barleywine (Gentlefolk's Grandeur)18. PALE AMERICAN ALE18A. Blonde Ale (Dirty)18B. American Pale Ale (Jefferson)- 19.
AMBER AND BROWN AMERICAN BEER
19A. American Amber Ale19B. California Common (Saratoga Steam)19C. American Brown Ale (Nut-Brown Fem-Ale)- 20.
AMERICAN PORTER AND STOUT
20A. American Porter (Pretty Purple)20B. American Stout (Oh Fiegenbaum!)20C. Imperial Stout (Season's Greetings)- 21. IPA
21A. American IPA (Fur of the Cat)- 21B. Specialty IPA
- Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA
- Specialty IPA: Black IPA
- Specialty IPA: Brown IPA
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Specialty IPA: Red IPA (Ghost Pepper Red)
- Specialty IPA: Rye IPA
- Specialty IPA: White IPA
- 22. STRONG AMERICAN ALE
22A. Double IPA (Fur of the Tiger)- 22B. American Strong Ale
- 22C. American Barleywine
- 22D. Wheatwine
- 23. EUROPEAN SOUR ALE
- 23A. Berliner Weisse
- 23B. Flanders Red Ale
- 23C. Oud Bruin
- 23D. Lambic
- 23E. Gueuze
- 23F. Fruit Lambic
- 24. BELGIAN ALE
24A. Witbier (Last Mango in Bruges)- 24B. Belgian Pale Ale
- 24C. Bière de Garde
- 25. STRONG BELGIAN ALE
- 25A. Belgian Blond Ale
25B. Saison (Geoooooooorge!)- 25C. Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 26. TRAPPIST ALE
- 26A. Trappist Single
26B. Belgian Dubbel (Flanders Candi)- 26C. Belgian Tripel
- 26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- 27. HISTORICAL BEER
- Historical Beer: Gose
- Historical Beer: Kentucky Common
- Historical Beer: Lichtenhainer
- Historical Beer: London Brown Ale
- Historical Beer: Piwo Grodziskie
- Historical Beer: Pre-Prohibition Lager
- Historical Beer: Pre-Prohibition Porter
- Historical Beer: Roggenbier
- Historical Beer: Sahti
- 28. AMERICAN WILD ALE
- 28A. Brett Beer
- 28B. Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer
- 28C. Wild Specialty Beer
- 29. FRUIT BEER
- 29A. Fruit Beer
29B. Fruit and Spice Beer (Winter Solstice)- 29C. Specialty Fruit Beer
- 30. SPICED BEER
30A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Sassafras Tea)- 30B. Autumn Seasonal Beer
- 30C. Winter Seasonal Beer
- 31. ALTERNATIVE FERMENTABLES BEER
- 31A. Alternative Grain Beer
- 31B. Alternative Sugar Beer
- 32. SMOKED BEER
- 32A. Classic Style Smoked Beer
- 32B. Specialty Smoked Beer
- 33. WOOD BEER
- 33A. Wood-Aged Beer
33B. Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Porter ~RESERVE~ )- 34. SPECIALTY BEER
- 34A. Clone Beer
- 34B. Mixed-Style Beer
- 34C. Experimental Beer
- APPENDIX B: LOCAL STYLES
- Argentine Styles
- X1. Dorada Pampeana
- X2. IPA Argenta
- Italian Styles
- X3. Italian Grape Ale
- Brazilian Styles
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X4. Catharina Sour (No Need to Argue)
- New Zealand Styles
- X5. New Zealand Pilsner
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