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Featured Winter Beer Styles
Winter Beer Styles To Brew Today
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Beer Style | Appropriate Beer Season | Special Food Flavors | Style Notes | Overall Flavors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Extra Special Bitter (ESB) / Strong Bitter | Winter, Fall, Holiday : Halloween, Holiday : Thanksgiving, Holiday : Christmas, Holiday : Hanukkah, Holiday : Kwanzaa | Bitter, Bready & Dough, Carmelized, Rich & Savory, Roasted, Toasted | Malty, Earthy, Balanced, Medium-bodied | Hop: Earthy & Dry |
Flanders Brown Ale / Oud Bruin | Winter | Complex, Chocolate, Dark Cherry, Sour, Toffee, Figs, Raisins | Complex, Malty, Dark Fruits, Sour, Medium-bodied | Tart & Funky: Fruity & Vinous |
Foreign / Export Stout | Winter | Alcohol, Chocolate, Coffee, Rich & Savory, Roasted, Smoky & Burnt | Malty, Bitter-Sweet, Roasty, Full-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 |
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 |
Kristalweizen | Winter, Summer | Banana, Bready & Dough, Clove, Crisp & Dry, Malty & Sweet | Perfect for New Year's Eve. Crisp, Fruity, Banana, Wheat, Light- Medium-bodied | Fruit & Spice: Bright |
Oatmeal Stout | Winter, Spring | Balanced, Carmelized, Chocolate, Coffee, Malty & Sweet, Nutty, Rich & Savory, Roasted | Malty, Chocolaty, Coffee, Smooth, Medium-bodied | Roast: Soft & Silky |
Old Ale | Winter, Fall | Alcohol, Sherry, Carmelized, Dark Cherry, Fruity, Malty & Sweet, Oak, Nutty, Toffee, Vanilla | Aged and malty-sweet with fruity esters, often with a complex blend of dried fruit, vinous, caramel, molasses, toffee | Malt: Fruit & Toffee |
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 |
Russian Imperial Stout | Winter, Black Friday | Alcohol, Coffee, Dark Cherry, Peat, Rich & Savory, Roasted, Smoky & Burnt, Toasted | Balanced, Rich, Malty, Dark Fruit, Full-bodied | Roast: Dark & Dry |
Schwarzbier | Winter, Spring | Bready & Dough, Malty & Sweet, Peppery & Earthy, Roasted, Toasted | Malty, Roasty-Sweet, Earthy, Light - to Medium-bodied | Roast: Soft & Silky |
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy | Fall, Winter | Carmelized, Fruity, Malty & Sweet, Peat, Peppery & Earthy, Rich & Savory, Roasted, Smoky & Burnt, Toasted, Toffee | Rich, sweet malt depth with caramel, toffee, and fruity flavors. Full-bodied and chewy, with warming alcohol. | Malt: Fruit & Toffee |
Scottish Ale (Light, Heavy, Export) | Winter | Carmelized, Herb, Malty & Sweet, Peat, Smoky & Burnt, Toasted | A low to medium alcohol, malty beer with light caramel, toast, toffee, and fruit flavors. A slight roast dryness offsets the residual sweetness in the finish | Malt: Fruit & Toffee |
Sweet Stout | Winter, Fall | Carmelized, Chocolate, Malty & Sweet, Coffee & Cream | Malty, Sweet, Chocolaty, Caramel, Full-bodied | Roast: Soft & Silky |
Vienna Lager | Winter, Fall | Balanced, Bready & Dough, Carmelized, Malty & Sweet, Toasted | Malty, Crisp, Toasty, Earthy, Medium-bodied | Crisp: Malt Forward |
Weizenbock | Winter, Fall, Thanksgiving, Christmas | Banana, Carmelized, Clove, Maple Syrup, Malty & Sweet, Rich & Savory, Spicy, Sweet | Medium-high to high malty richness with significant bready, grainy wheat flavor. | Fruit & Spice: Dark |
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