2012 Beer Styles

2012 GABF Style Descriptions

Hybrid/Mixed Styles

  1. American-Style Wheat Beer
    1. Subcategory: Light American Wheat Ale or Lager without Yeast
    2. Subcategory: Dark American Wheat Ale or Lager without Yeast
  2. American-Style Wheat Beer With Yeast
    1. Subcategory: Light American Wheat Ale or Lager with Yeast
    2. Subcategory: Dark American Wheat Ale or Lager with Yeast
  3. Fruit Beer
  4. Fruit Wheat Beer
  5. Field Beer or Pumpkin Beer
    1. Subcategory: Field Beer
    2. Subcategory: Pumpkin Beer
  6. Herb and Spice Beer
  7. Chocolate Beer
  8. Coffee Beer
  9. Specialty Beer
  10. Rye Beer
    1. Subcategory: Rye Ale or Lager with or without Yeast
    2. Subcategory: German-Style Rye Ale with or without Yeast
  11. Specialty Honey Beer
  12. Session Beer
  13. Other Strong Beer
    1. Subcategory: Other Strong Ale or Lager
    2. Subcategory: American-Style Imperial Porter
    3. Subcategory: American-Style Wheat Wine Ale
  14. Experimental Beer
  15. Fresh Hop Ale
  16. Indigenous Beer
  17. Gluten-Free Beer
  18. American-Belgo-Style Ale
    1. Subcategory: Pale American-Belgo-Style Ale
    2. Subcategory: Dark American-Belgo-Style Ale
  19. American-Style Sour Ale
    1. Subcategory: American-Style Sour Ale
    2. Subcategory: Fruited American-Style Sour Ale
  20. American-Style Brett Ale
  21. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
    1. Subcategory: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Pale to Amber Beer
    2. Subcategory: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dark Beer
  22. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
  23. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
  24. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
    1. Subcategory: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
    2. Subcategory: Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
  25. Aged Beer
  26. Kellerbier or Zwickelbier
    1. Subcategory: Unfiltered German-Style Lager
    2. Subcategory: Unfiltered German-Style Ale
  27. Smoke Beer
    1. Subcategory: Bamberg-Style Rauchbier
    2. Subcategory: Smoke Porter
    3. Subcategory: Other Smoke Beer

Lager Beer Styles

  1. American-Style or International-Style Pilsener
    1. Subcategory: American-Style Pilsener
    2. Subcategory: International-Style Pilsener
  2. German-Style Pilsener
  3. Bohemian-Style Pilsener
  4. Munich-Style Helles
  5. Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest
    1. Subcategory: Dortmunder/European-Style Export
    2. Subcategory: German-Style Oktoberfest/Wiesen
  6. American-Style Lager, Light Lager or Premium Lager
    1. Subcategory: American-Style Light (Low Calorie) Lager
    2. Subcategory: American-Style Low-Carbohydrate Light Lager
    3. Subcategory: American-Style Lager
    4. Subcategory: American-Style Premium Lager
  7. American-Style Specialty Lager or Cream Ale or Lager
    1. Subcategory: American-Style Ice Lager
    2. Subcategory: American-Style Malt Liquor
    3. Subcategory: American-Style Cream Ale or Lager
  8. Vienna-Style Lager
  9. German-Style Märzen
  10. American-Style Amber Lager
    1. Subcategory: American-Style Amber Lager
    2. Subcategory: California Common Beer
    3. Subcategory: American–Style Märzen/Oktoberfest
  11. European-Style Dunkel
  12. American-Style Dark Lager
  13. German-Style Schwarzbier
  14. Bock
    1. Subcategory: Traditional German-Style Bock
    2. Subcategory: German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock
  15. German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock
    1. Subcategory: German-Style Doppelbock
    2. Subcategory: German-Style Eisbock
  16. Baltic-Style Porter

Ale Beer Styles

  1. Golden or Blonde Ale
  2. German-Style Kölsch
  3. English-Style Summer Ale
  4. Classic English-Style Pale Ale
  5. English-Style India Pale Ale
  6. International-Style Pale Ale
  7. American-Style Pale Ale
  8. American-Style Strong Pale Ale
  9. American-Style India Pale Ale
  10. Imperial India Pale Ale
  11. American-Style Amber/Red Ale
  12. Imperial Red Ale
  13. English-Style Mild Ale
    1. Subcategory: English-Style Pale Mild Ale
    2. Subcategory: English-Style Dark Mild Ale
  14. Ordinary or Special Bitter
    1. Subcategory: Ordinary Bitter
    2. Subcategory: Special Bitter or Best Bitter
  15. Extra Special Bitter
    1. Subcategory: English-Style Extra Special Bitter
    2. Subcategory: American-Style Extra Special Bitter
  16. Scottish-Style Ale
    1. Subcategory: Scottish-Style Light Ale
    2. Subcategory: Scottish-Style Heavy Ale
    3. Subcategory: Scottish-Style Export Ale
  17. Irish-Style Red Ale
  18. English-Style Brown Ale
  19. American-Style Brown Ale
  20. American-Style Black Ale
  21. German-Style Altbier
  22. German-Style Sour Ale
    1. Subcategory: Berliner-Style Weisse
    2. Subcategory: Leipzig-Style Gose
  23. South German-Style Hefeweizen
  24. German-Style Wheat Ale
    1. Subcategory: South German-Style Kristal Weizen
    2. Subcategory: German-Style Leichtes Weizen
    3. Subcategory: South German-Style Bernsteinfarbenes Weizen
    4. Subcategory: South German-Style Dunkel Weizen
    5. Subcategory: South German-Style Weizenbock
  25. Belgian-Style Witbier
  26. French- and Belgian-Style Saison
  27. Belgian and French-Style Ale
    1. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Blonde Ale
    2. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Pale Ale
    3. Subcategory: French-Style Bière de Garde
    4. Subcategory: Other Belgian- and French-Style Ale
  28. Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale
    1. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Lambic
    2. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Gueuze Lambic
    3. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic
    4. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale
    5. Subcategory: Other Belgian-Style Sour Ale
  29. Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
    1. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Dubbel
    2. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Tripel
    3. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Quadrupel
    4. Subcategory: Other Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
  30. Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale
    1. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale
    2. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale
    3. Subcategory: Other Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale
  31. Brown Porter
  32. Robust Porter
  33. Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
  34. Foreign-Style Stout
  35. American-Style Stout
  36. Sweet Stout
  37. Oatmeal Stout
  38. Imperial Stout
    1. Subcategory: British-Style Imperial Stout
    2. Subcategory: American-Style Imperial Stout
  39. Scotch Ale
    1. Subcategory: Traditional Scotch Ale
    2. Subcategory: Peated Scotch Ale
  40. Old Ale or Strong Ale
    1. Subcategory: Old Ale
    2. Subcategory: Strong Ale
  41. Barley Wine-Style Ale
    1. Subcategory: British-Style Barley Wine Ale
    2. Subcategory: American-Style Barley Wine Ale