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Featured Spring Beer Styles
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Beer Style | Appropriate Beer Season | Special Food Flavors | Style Notes | Overall Flavors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
American Amber / Red Ale | Spring, Fall | Balanced, Bready & Dough, Carmelized, Malty & Sweet, Rich & Savory, Roasted | An amber, hoppy, moderate-strength American craft beer with a malty caramel flavor. | Hop: Malt Accented |
American Black Ale / Black IPA | Winter, Spring | Alcohol, Balanced, Bitter, Roasted, Rye, Spicy | A beer with the dryness, hop-forward balance, and flavor characteristics of an American IPA, only darker in color – but without strongly roasted or burnt flavors. | Roast: Dark & Dry |
American Brown Ale | Spring, Fall | Balanced, Carmelized, Chocolate, Coffee, Creamy, Malty & Sweet, Nutty, Rich & Savory, Sweet, Toasted, Toffee | Moderate malty-sweet to malty-rich aroma with chocolate, caramel, nutty, or toasty qualities. | Roast: Dark & Dry |
American Double / Imperial IPA / DIPA | Winter, Spring | Alcohol, Citrus, Citrus & Bitter, Grapefruit, Malty & Sweet, Peppery & Earthy, Pine | An intensely hoppy, very strong pale ale without the big maltiness and/or deeper malt flavors of an American barleywine. | Hop: Bold Herbal Citric |
American Double/Imperial Pilsner | Spring, Summer, Fall | Alcohol, Bitter, Citrus | Hoppy, Balanced, Herbal, Citrusy, Medium-bodied | Crisp: Hop Forward |
American IPA | Spring, Summer | Acidic, Bitter, Citrus, Citrus & Bitter, Grapefruit, Peppery & Earthy, Pine | A decidedly hoppy and bitter, moderately strong American pale ale, showcasing modern American or New World hop varieties. | Hop: Bold Herbal Citric |
American Lager | Spring, Summer | Balanced, Bready & Dough, Crisp & Dry | Crisp, Clean, Biscuity, Balanced, Light-bodied | Crisp: Malt Forward |
American Pale Ale | Winter, Spring | Bitter, Citrus, Citrus & Bitter, Malty & Sweet, Peppery & Earthy, Rich & Savory, Roasted | A pale, refreshing and hoppy ale, yet with sufficient supporting malt to make the beer balanced and drinkable. The clean hop presence can reflect classic or modern American or New World hop varieties | Hop: Bold Herbal Citric |
American Porter | Winter, Spring, Fall | Chocolate, Rich & Savory, Roasted, Smoky & Burnt, Toffee | Malty, Complex, Roasty, Chocolaty, Medium-bodied | Roast: Soft & Silky |
American Wheat Beer | Spring, Summer | Balanced, Malty & Sweet | Pale, refreshing grainy, doughy, or bready | Fruit & Spice: Bright |
American Wild Ale | Spring, Fall | Acidic, Sour, Vinegar | Complex, Acidic, Fruity Esters, Medium-bodied | Tart & Funky: Fruity & Vinous |
Belgian IPA | Winter, Spring | Bitter, Fruity, Spicy | Hoppy, Fruity Esters, Spicy, Medium-bodied | Hop: Earthy & Dry |
Belgian Pale Ale | Spring, Summer | Balanced, Malty & Sweet, Spicy | Balanced, Estery, Spicy, Earthy, Medium-bodied | Fruit & Spice: Bright |
Belgian Pilsner (International Pale LAger) | Spring, Summer | Balanced, Bready & Dough, Crisp & Dry | Crisp, Balanced, Biscuity, Earthy, Light-bodied | Crisp: Hop Forward |
Bière De Garde | Spring, Summer, Thanksgiving | Acidic, Alcohol, Fruity, Peat, Sour | Balanced, Malty, Fruity, Earthy, Medium-bodied | Malt: Fruit & Toffee |
Bock (Traditional) | Winter, Spring | Carmelized, Malty & Sweet, Rich & Savory, Roasted, Sweet, Toasted | Malty, Toasty, Caramel, Medium- to Full- bodied | Malt: Toasty & Nutty |
California Common / Steam Beer | Spring | Balanced, Carmelized, Herb & Bitter, Oak, Peppery & Earthy, Toasted | Balanced, Caramel, Earthy, Medium-bodied | Hop: Malt Accented |
Czech Lager (Pale, Amber, Dark) | Spring, Summer, Fall | Balanced, Bitter, Bready & Dough, Crisp, Toasted | Balanced, Biscuity, Toasty, Crisp, Medium-bodied | Crisp: Hop Forward |
Dortmunder/Export Lager | Spring, Fall | Balanced, Clean, Crisp | Balanced, Biscuity, Earthy, Smooth, Medium-bodied | Crisp: Malt Forward |
English Dark Mild Ale | Winter, Spring, Christmas | Carmelized, Malty & Sweet, Roasted, Toasted | A dark, low-gravity, malt-focused British session ale readily suited to drinking in quantity. Refreshing, yet flavorful, with a wide range of dark malt or dark sugar expression. | Malt: Toasty & Nutty |
English IPA | Spring, Fall | Balanced, Carmelized, Toffee, Spicy | Balanced, Floral, Earthy, Caramel, Medium-bodied | Hop: Earthy & Dry |
English Pale Ale / Strong Bitter | Winter, Spring | Balanced, Bready & Dough, Carmelized, Malty & Sweet, Peppery & Earthy, Vinegar | An average-strength to moderately-strong English ale. The balance may be fairly even between malt and hops to somewhat bitter. Drinkability is a critical component of the style | Hop: Earthy & Dry |
English Porter | Winter, Spring, Fall | Carmelized, Chocolate, Coffee, Malty & Sweet, Rich & Savory, Roasted, Toffee | Malty, Toffee, Chocolaty, Toasty, Medium-bodied | Roast: Soft & Silky |
Fruit Beer | Winter, Spring, Summer | Apple, Apricot, Cherry, Dark Cherry, Fruity, Grapefruit, Orange, Peach, Pear, Pineapple, Plum, Pumpkin, Raisin, Strawberry | Fruity, Grains, Light- to Medium-bodied | Fruit & Spice: Bright |
German Pilsner | Spring, Summer, Fall | Balanced, Bready & Dough, Clean, Crisp & Dry | Crisp, Floral, Grassy, Biscuity, Light-bodied, Spicy | Crisp: Hop Forward |
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