Beer Style
   Guideline 2004

HYBRID/MIXED BEER STYLES
1. American-Style Wheat Beer
- 1-A. Light American Wheat Beer without Yeast
- 1-B. Dark American Wheat Beer without Yeast
- 1-C. Light American Wheat Beer with Yeast
- 1-D. Dark American Wheat Beer with Yeast
2. Fruit Beer
3. Yuzu Beer
4. Fruit Wheat Beer
5. Belgian-Style Fruit Beer
6. Pumpkin Beer
- 6-A. Pumpkin/Squash Beer
- 6-B. Pumpkin Spice Beer
7. Field Beer
8. Chili Beer
9. Herb and Spice Beer
10. Chocolate Beer
11. Coffee Beer
12. Coffee Stout or Coffee Porter
Note : "Specialty Beer", once listed in the 1804 edition of Beer Style Guideline, has been deleted from this 2004 edition. Beers exhibiting the same unique attributes as of Specialty Beer would newly fall within one of various Free-Style Beer categories (from "113. Free-Style Light Lager" to "120. Free-Style High-Alcohol Dark Ale") in accordance with lager/ale, alcoholic strength and color, as far as they would not be coincedent with any other style in this guideline.
13. Rye Beer
- 13-A. Rye Beer
- 13-B. German-Style Rye Ale
14. Honey Beer
15. Non-Alcohol Beer
16. Session Beer
17. Session India Pale Ale
18. Other Strong Beer
- 18-A. Other Strong Beer
- 18-B. American-Style Imperial Porter
- 18-C. American-Style Wheat Wine Ale
- 18-D. American-Style Malt Liquor
Note : "Experimental Beer", once listed in the 1804 edition of Beer Style Guideline, has been deleted from this 2004 edition. Beers exhibiting the same unique attributes as of Experimental Beer would newly fall within one of various Free-Style Beer categories (from "113. Free-Style Light Lager" to "120. Free-Style High-Alcohol Dark Ale") in accordance with lager/ale, alcoholic strength and color, as far as they would not be coincedent with any other style in this guideline.
19. Sake Yeast Beer
20. Wild Beer
21. Fresh Hop Beer
22. Historical Beer
- 22-A. Historical Beer
- 22-B. Dutch-Style Kuyt Beer
- 22-C. Grodziskie
- 22-D. Adambier
- 22-E. Finnish-Style Sahti
- 22-F. Swedish-Style Gotlandsdricke
- 22-G. Breslau-Style Schöps
           (Breslau-Style Schoeps)
23. Gluten-Free Beer
24. American-Belgo-Style Ale
25. American-Style Sour Ale
26. Fruited American-Style Sour Ale
27. Brett Beer
28. Mixed-Culture Brett Beer
29. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
- 29-A. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Pale to Amber Beer
- 29-B. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dark Beer
30. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
31. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
32. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
33. Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
34. Aged Beer
35. Kellerbier or Zwickelbier
- 35-A. Unfiltered European-Style Ale
- 35-B. Unfiltered European-Style Lager
36. Smoke Beer
- 36-A. Bamberg-Style Weiss Rauchbier
- 36-B. Bamberg-Style Helles Rauchbier
- 36-C. Bamberg-Style Märzen Rauchbier
           (Bamberg-Style Maerzen Rauchbier)
- 36-D. Bamberg-Style Bock Rauchbier
- 36-E. Smoke Porter
- 36-F. Other Smoke Beer

LAGER BEER STYLES
Styles of Other Origin
37. International-Style Light Lager
- 37-A. German-Style Leichtbier
- 37-B. Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager
- 37-C. American-Style Light Lager
- 37-D. American-Style Amber Light Lager
38. International-Style Pilsener
39. Other International-Style Lager

Styles of European and German Origin
40. Baltic-Style Porter
41. German-Style Pilsener
42. Bohemian-Style Pilsener
43. Münchner-Style Helles
     (Muenchner-Style Helles)
44. Dortmunder/Export or German-Style Oktoberfest
- 44-A. Dortmunder/European-Style Export
- 44-B. German-Style Oktoberfest/Wiesn
45. Vienna-Style Lager
46. German-Style Märzen or Franconian-Style Rotbier
     (German-Style Maerzen or Franconian-Style Rotbier)
- 46-A. German-Style Märzen
           (German-Style Maerzen)
- 46-B. Franconian-Style Rotbier
47. International-Style Dark Lager
- 47-A. Münchner-Style Dunkel
           (Muenchner-Style Dunkel)
- 47-B. European-Style Dark Lager
- 47-C. American-Style Dark Lager
48. German-Style Schwarzbier
49. German-Style Bock or Maibock
- 49-A. Traditional German-Style Bock
- 49-B. German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock
50. German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock
- 50-A. German-Style Doppelbock
- 50-B. German-Style Eisbock

Styles of North American Origin
51. American-Style Lager or American-Style Cream Ale
- 51-A. American-Style Lager
- 51-B. American-Style Cream Ale
52. American-Style Pilsener
- 52-A. American-Style Pilsener
- 52-B. Contemporary American-Style Pilsener
53. American-Style Amber Lager
- 53-A. American-Style Amber Lager
- 53-B. California Common Beer
- 53-C. American-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest
           (American-Style Maerzen/Oktoberfest)
54. India Pale Lager

ALE BEER STYLES
Styles of Other Origin
55. Australian-Style Pale Ale
- 55-A. Classic Australian-Style Pale Ale
- 55-B. Australian-Style Pale Ale
56. International-Style Pale Ale

Styles of German Origin
57. Köln-Style Kölsch
     (Koeln-Style Koelsch)
58. Düsseldolf-Style Altbier
     (Duesseldolf-Style Altbier)
59. German-Style Sour Ale
- 59-A. Leipzig-Style Gose
- 59-B. Traditional Berliner-Style Weisse
60. Specialty Berliner-Style Weisse
61. Contemporary Gose
62. South German-Style Hefeweizen
63. German-Style Wheat Ale
- 63-A. South German-Style Kristal Weizen
- 63-B. German-Style Leichtes Weizen
- 63-C. South German-Style Bernsteinfarbenes Weizen
- 63-D. South German-Style Dunkel Weizen
64. South German-Style Weizenbock

Styles of Belgian and French Origin
65. Belgian-Style Witbier
66. Classic Saison
67. Specialty Saison
68. Belgian- and French-Style Ale
- 68-A. French-Style Bière de Garde
           (French-Style Biere de Garde)
- 68-B. Other Belgian- and French-Style Ale
69. Belgian-Style Pale Ale or Blonde Ale
- 69-A. Belgian-Style Pale Ale
- 69-B. Belgian-Style Blonde Ale
70. Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale
- 70-A. Belgian-Style Lambic
- 70-B. Belgian-Style Gueuze Lambic
- 70-C. Contemporary Belgian-Style Gueuze Lambic
- 70-D. Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic
- 70-E. Other Belgian-Style Sour Ale
71. Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Rood Ale
72. Belgian-Style Dubbel or Abbey Ale
- 72-A. Belgian-Style Dubbel
- 72-B. Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
73. Belgian-Style Tripel
74. Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale
75. Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale or Belgian-Style Quadrupel
- 75-A. Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale
- 75-B. Belgian-Style Quadrupel
76. Belgian-Style Specialty Ale
- 76-A. Belgian-Style Table Beer
- 76-B. Belgian-Style Specialty Ale
- 76-C. Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale

Styles of British Origin
77. English-Style Mild Ale
- 77-A. English-Style Pale Mild Ale
- 77-B. English-Style Dark Mild Ale
78. English-Style Summer Ale
79. Ordinary Bitter or Special Bitter
- 79-A. Ordinary Bitter
- 79-B. Special Bitter or Best Bitter
80. Classic English-Style Pale Ale
81. Extra Special Bitter
- 81-A. American-Style Extra Special Bitter
- 81-B. English-Style Extra Special Bitter
82. English-Style India Pale Ale
83. Scottish-Style Ale
- 83-A. Scottish-Style Light Ale
- 83-B. Scottish-Style Heavy Ale
- 83-C. Scottish-Style Export Ale
84. English-Style Brown Ale
85. Brown Porter
86. Robust Porter
87. Sweet Stout or Cream Stout
88. Oatmeal Stout
89. Scotch Ale
- 89-A. Unpeated Scotch Ale
- 89-B. Peated Scotch Ale
90. British-Style Imperial Stout
91. Old Ale or Strong Ale
- 91-A. Old Ale
- 91-B. Strong Ale
92. Barley Wine-Style Ale
- 92-A. American-Style Barley Wine Ale
- 92-B. British-Style Barley Wine Ale

Styles of Irish Origin
93. Irish-Style Red Ale
94. Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
95. Export Stout

Styles of North American Origin
96. Golden or Blonde Ale
97. American-Style Pale Ale
98. Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale
99. American-Style Strong Pale Ale
100. Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale
101. American-Style India Pale Ale
102. Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
103. Emerging India Pale Ale
104. Imperial India Pale Ale
105. Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale
106. American-Style Amber/Red Ale
107. Double Hoppy Red Ale
108. Imperial Red Ale
109. American-Style Brown Ale
110. American-Style Black Ale
111. American-Style Stout
112. American-Style Imperial Stout

FREE-STYLE BEERS
113. Free-Style Light Lager
114. Free-Style Dark Lager
115. Free-Style Light Ale
116. Free-Style Dark Ale
117. Free-Style High-Alcohol Light Lager
118. Free-Style High-Alcohol Dark Lager
119. Free-Style High-Alcohol Light Ale
120. Free-Style High-Alcohol Dark Ale
121. Tax-Saving "Happoushu"
122. Other Beer-Flavored Alcohol Beverage