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AHA Beer Style Guidelines
Below are a listing of all the AHA (American Homebrewing Association) guidelines. Click on one of the beer styles below to see the full details of the style.
NOTE: This site uses the BJCP styles to categorize our recipes.
BJCP Style GuidelinesAle Styles
British Origin Ale Styles
- Ordinary Bitter
- Special Bitter or Best Bitter
- Extra Special Bitter
- Scottish-Style Light Ale
- Scottish-Style Heavy Ale
- Scottish-Style Export Ale
- English-Style Summer Ale
- Classic English-Style Pale Ale
- English-Style India Pale Ale
- Strong Ale
- Old Ale
- English-Style Pale Mild Ale
- English-Style Dark Mild Ale
- English-Style Brown Ale
- Brown Porter
- Robust Porter
- Sweet Stout or Cream Stout
- Oatmeal Stout
- Scotch Ale
- British-Style Imperial Stout
- British-Style Barley Wine Ale
Irish Origin Ale Styles
North American Origin Ale Styles
- Golden or Blonde Ale
- American-Style Amber/Red Ale
- American-Style Pale Ale
- American-Style Strong Pale Ale
- American-Style India Pale Ale
- Pale American-Belgo-Style Ale
- Dark American-Belgo-Style Ale
- American-Style Brown Ale
- American-Style Black Ale
- American-Style Imperial Stout
- American-Style Imperial Porter
- Imperial or Double India Pale Ale
- Imperial or Double Red Ale
- American-Style Barley Wine Ale
- American-Style Wheat Wine Ale
- Smoke Porter
- American-Style Brett Beer
- American-Style Sour Ale
German Origin Ale Styles
- German-Style Kölsch/Köln-Style Kölsch
- German-Style Altbier
- Kellerbier (Cellar beer) or Zwickelbier - Ale
- Berliner-Style Weisse (Wheat)
- Leipzig-Style Gose
- South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier
- South German-Style Kristal Weizen/Kristal Weissbier
- German-Style Leichtes Weizen/Weissbier
- South German-Style Bernsteinfarbenes Weizen/Weissbier
- South German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Dunkel Weissbier
- South German-Style Weizenbock/Weissbock
- Bamberg-Style Weiss Rauchbier (smoked Helles or Dunkel)
Belgian and French Origin Ale Styles
- Belgian-Style Blonde Ale
- Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale
- Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale
- Belgian-Style Dubbel
- Belgian-Style Tripel
- Belgian-Style Quadrupel
- French-Style Bière de Garde
- French & Belgian-Style Saison
- Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale
- Belgian-Style White (or Wit)/Belgian-Style Wheat
- Belgian-Style Lambic
- Belgian-Style Gueuze Lambic
- Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic
- Other Belgian-Style Ale
- Belgian-Style Table Beer
Other Origin Ale Styles
- Grodziskie
- Adambier
- Dutch-Style Kuit (Kuyt, Koyt)
- Australian-Style Pale Ale
- International-Style Pale Ale
Lager Styles
European-Germanic Origin Lager Styles
- German-Style Pilsener
- Bohemian-Style Pilsener
- Münchner (Munich)-Style Helles
- Dortmunder/European-Style Export
- Vienna-Style Lager
- German-Style Märzen
- German-Style Oktoberfest/Wiezen
- European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel
- German-Style Schwarzbier
- European Low-Alcohol Lager/German Leicht(bier)
- Bamberg-Style Helles Rauchbier
- Bamberg-Style Märzen Rauchbier
- Bamberg-Style Bock Rauchbier
- German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock
- Traditional German-Style Bock
- German-Style Doppelbock
- German-Style Eisbock
- Kellerbier (Cellar beer) or Zwickelbier - Lager
North American Origin Lager Styles
- American-Style Lager
- American-Style Light (Low Calorie) & Low Carbohydrate Lager
- American-Style Amber (Low Calorie) Lager
- American-Style Pilsener
- American-Style Ice Lager
- American-Style Malt Liquor
- American-Style Amber Lager
- American-Style MÃ rzen/Oktoberfest
- American-Style Dark Lager
Other Origin Lager Styles
- Baltic-Style Porter
- Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager
- International-Style Pilsener
Hybrid/Mixed Lagers or Ales
All Origin Hybrid/Mixed Lagers or Ales
- Session Beer
- American-Style Cream Ale
- California Common Beer
- Light American Wheat Beer with Yeast
- Light American Wheat Beer without Yeast
- Dark American Wheat Beer with Yeast
- Dark American Wheat Beer without Yeast
- American-Style Fruit Beer
- Fruit Wheat Beer with or without Yeast
- Belgian-Style Fruit Beer
- Field Beer
- Pumpkin Beer
- Chocolate/Cocoa-Flavored Beer
- Coffee-Flavored Beer
- Herb and Spice Beer
- Specialty Beer
- Specialty Honey Beer
- Rye Beer with or without Yeast
- German-Style Rye Ale (Roggenbier) with or without Yeast
- Japanese Sake-Yeast Beer
- Fresh or Wet Hop Beer
- Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
- Wood- and Barrel-Aged Pale to Amber Beer
- Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dark Beer
- Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
- Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
- Aged Beer
- Experimental Beer
- Indigenous/Regional Beer
- Historical Beer
- Wild Beer
- Smoke Beer
- Other Strong Ale or Lager
- Gluten-Free Beer
- Non-Alcoholic (Beer) Malt Beverage
