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Featured Spring Beer Styles
Spring Beer Styles To Brew Today
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Beer Style | Appropriate Beer Season | Special Food Flavors | Style Notes | Overall Flavors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hazy IPA | Spring, Summer | Fruity, Malty, Sweet, Tropical | Soft Body, Smooth, Tropical, Fruity | Hop: Bold Herbal Citric |
Hefeweizen / Weissbier | Spring, Summer, Holiday : St. Valentine's Day | Allspice, Banana, Bready & Dough, Clove, Sweet | Fruity, Wheat, Banana, Clove, Medium-bodied | Fruit & Spice: Bright |
Herbed / Spiced / Vegetable Beer | Spring | Herb, Herb & Bitter | Varies with the base style and special ingredient(s) used | Fruit & Spice: Bright |
International Amber Lager | Spring, Fall | Balanced, Carmelized, Crisp, Malty & Sweet | Crisp, Clean, Caramel, Balanced, Medium-bodied | Malt: Malt Accented |
International Dark Lager | Winter, Spring | Balanced, Carmelized, Chocolate, Crisp, Malty & Sweet | Malty, Caramel, Balanced, Crisp, Medium-bodied | Malt: Toasty & Nutty |
Irish Dry Stout | Winter, Spring | Bitter, Coffee, Roasted, Smoky & Burnt, Toasted | Malty, Dry-Roast, Burnt, Coffee, Medium-bodied | Roast: Dark & Dry |
Irish Red Ale | Spring, St. Patrick's Day | Balanced, Carmelized, Toasted, Toffee | An easy-drinking pint, often with subtle flavors. Slightly malty in the balance sometimes with an initial soft toffee or caramel sweetness | Malt: Fruit & Toffee |
Lambic-Fruit | Spring | Acidic, Fruity, Sour | Fruity, Sweet, Tart, Low- to Medium-bodied | Tart & Funky: Fruity & Vinous |
Maibock / Helles Bock | Spring, Summer | Bready & Dough, Carmelized, Rich & Savory, Roasted, Sweet, Toffee | Malty, Bready, Toasty, Earthy, Medium-bodied | Crisp: Malt Forward |
Munich Dunkel | Spring, Fall | Bready & Dough, Chocolate, Malty & Sweet, Nutty, Toasted | Balanced, Malty, Chocolaty, Toasty, Medium-bodied | Malt: Toasty & Nutty |
Oatmeal Stout | Winter, Spring | Balanced, Carmelized, Chocolate, Coffee, Malty & Sweet, Nutty, Rich & Savory, Roasted | Malty, Chocolaty, Coffee, Smooth, Medium-bodied | Roast: Soft & Silky |
Quadrupel | Winter, Spring | Alcohol, Dark Cherry, Fruity, Maple Syrup, Malty & Sweet, Plum, Rich & Savory, Sweet | Complex, Malty, Dark Fruit, Estery, Full-bodied | Fruit & Spice: Dark |
Rauchbier | Spring, Fall | Malty & Sweet, Oak, Smoky & Burnt, Toasted | Malty, Smoky, Toasty, Smooth, Medium-bodied | Smoke: Strong Meaty & Spicy |
Saison / Farmhouse Ale | Spring, Summer | Acidic, Citrus, Fruity, Herb, Sour, Spicy | Crisp, Complex, Fruity, Spicy, Sour, Light-bodied | Tart & Funky: Earthy |
Schwarzbier | Winter, Spring | Bready & Dough, Malty & Sweet, Peppery & Earthy, Roasted, Toasted | Malty, Roasty-Sweet, Earthy, Light - to Medium-bodied | Roast: Soft & Silky |
Tripel | Spring, Fall | Banana, Carmelized, Creamy, Dark Cherry, Fruity, Maple Syrup, Malty & Sweet, Plum, Rich & Savory, Spicy, Sweet | Complex, Fruity Esters, Spicy, Medium- to Medium-Full bodied | Fruit & Spice: Bright |
Witbier | Spring, Summer | Banana, Citrus, Clove, Lemon, Orange | Fruity, Coriander, Orange peel, Light-bodied | Fruit & Spice: Bright |
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