Certified Cicerone Beer Styles

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Munich Dunkel

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SRM: 14 - 28 / Amber to Brown

ABV: 4.5 - 5.6% ABV

IBU: 18 - 28 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Weihenstephaner Original, Hofbrau Original, Spaten Premium Lager

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Oktoberfest/Marzen

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SRM: 7 - 14 / Gold to Amber
ABV: 4.8 - 5.7% ABV
IBU: 20-28 IBUs

Commercial Examples:Paulaner Oktoberfest, Ayinger Oktoberfest-Märzen, Hacker-Pschorr Original Oktoberfest, Samuel Adams Oktoberfest

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Maibock/Helles Bock

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SRM: 6 - 11 / Gold to Light Amber
ABV: 6.3 - 7.4% ABV
IBU: 23-35 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Ayinger Maibock, Mahr’s Bock, Hofbräu Maibock

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German Pils

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SRM: 2-5/Straw to Gold
ABV: 4.4 - 5.2% ABV
IBU: 25-45 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Victory Prima Pils, Trumer Pils, Left Hand Polestar Pilsner

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Bohemian Pilsner

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SRM: 3.5-6/Gold
ABV: 4.2 - 5.4% ABV
IBU: 35-45 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Pilsner Urquell, Great Divide Nomad

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Kölsch

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SRM: 3.5-5/Straw to Light Gold
ABV: 4.4 - 5.2% ABV
IBU: 20-30 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Non German versions: Shiner Kölsch, Alaska Summer Ale, Elevation Kolsch. In Cologne only: PJ Früh, Hellers

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Dopplebock

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SRM: 6 - 25 / Gold to Brown
ABV: 7 - 10% ABV
IBU: 16-26 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Paulaner Salvator, Ayinger Celebrator, Spaten Optimator, EKU 28, Samuel Adams Double Bock

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Munich Helles

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SRM: 3-5/Pale-Light gold
ABV: 4.7 - 5.4% ABV
IBU: 16-22 IBUs

Commercial Examples:Weihenstephaner Original

Hacker-Pschorr Münchner Gold, Bürgerbräu Wolznacher Hell Naturtrüb, Mahr's Hell, Paulaner Premium Lager, Spaten Premium Lager, Stoudt's Gold Lager

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Hefeweizen/Weizen/Weissbier

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SRM: 2 - 8 / Gold to Light Amber
ABV: 4.3 - 5.6% ABV
IBU: 8-15 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier, Schneider Weisse Weizenhell, Paulaner Hefe-Weizen, Hacker-Pschorr Weisse, Dry Dock Hefeweizen

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Mild Ale

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SRM: 12 - 25 / Amber to Brown
ABV: 2.8 - 4.5% ABV
IBU: 10-25 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Moorhouse Black Cat, Gale’s Festival Mild, Theakston Traditional Mild, Highgate Mild, Sainsbury Mild, Brain’s Dark, Banks's Mild, Coach House Gunpowder Strong Mild, Woodforde’s Mardler’s Mild, Greene King XX Mild, Motor City Brewing Ghettoblaster

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Standard/Ordinary Bitter

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SRM: 4 - 14 / Gold to Amber
ABV: 3.2 - 3.8% ABV
IBU: 25-35 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Boddington's Pub Draught, Fuller's Chiswick Bitter, Adnams Bitter, Young's Bitter

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Special/Premium/Best Bitter

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SRM: 5 - 16 / Gold to Amber
ABV: 3.8 - 4.6% ABV
IBU: 25-40 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Fuller's London Pride, Young's Special

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Extra Special/Strong Bitter

(English Pale Ale)

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SRM: 6 - 18 / Gold to Dark Amber
ABV: 4.6 - 6.2% ABV
IBU: 30-50 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Bass Ale, Fullers ESB, Redhook ESB, Samuel Smith's Old Brewery Pale Ale

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Scottish Ale

60/-, 70/-, 80/-

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SRM: 9 - 17 / Light Amber to Dark Amber
ABV: 2.5 (Light) - 5% (Export) ABV
IBU: 10 (light) - 30 (export) IBUs

Commercial Examples: Belhaven 60/70/80 Shilling, Southampton 80 Shilling

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Scotch Ale

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SRM: 14 - 25 / Amber to Dark Copper
ABV: 6.5 - 10% ABV
IBU: 17-35 IBUs

Commercial Examples: AleSmith Wee Heavy, Founders Dirty Bastard

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Dry/Irish Stout

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SRM: 25 - 40 / Black
ABV: 4 -5% ABV
IBU: 30-45 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Guinness Draught Stout (also canned), Murphy's Stout, Beamish Stout, O’Hara’s Celtic Stout

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Brown Porter

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SRM: 20 - 30 / Light to Dark Brown
ABV: 4.0 - 5.4% ABV
IBU: 18-35 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Fuller's London Porter, Samuel Smith Taddy Porter

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Robust Porter

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SRM: 22 - 35 / Brown to Black
ABV:4.8 - 6.5% ABV
IBU: 25-50 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Sierra Nevada Porter, Deschutes Black Butte Porter, Avery New World Porter, Bell's Porter, Great Divide Saint Bridget's Porter

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Northern English Brown Ale

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SRM: 12 - 22 / Amber to Brown
ABV:4.2 - 5.4% ABV
IBU: 20-30 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Newcastle Brown Ale, Samuel Smith’s Nut Brown Ale, Avery Ellie's Brown Ale

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Sweet Stout

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SRM: 30 - 40 / Black
ABV:4 - 6% ABV
IBU: 20-40 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Left Hand Milk Stout

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Foreign Extra Stout

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SRM: 30 - 40 / Black
ABV:5.5 - 8% ABV
IBU: 30-70 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Export-type: Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, Elysian Dragonstooth Stouth

Tropical-Type: Lion Stout (Sri Lanka)

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Russian Imperial Stout

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SRM: 30 - 40 / Black
ABV:8 - 12% ABV
IBU: 50-90 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Three Floyd’s Dark Lord, Bell’s Expedition Stout, North Coast Old Rasputin Imperial Stout, Stone Imperial Stout, Samuel Smith Imperial Stout, Deschutes The Abyss, Great Divide Yeti, Avery The Czar, Victory Storm King

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English IPA

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SRM: 8 - 14 / Gold to Amber
ABV:5 - 7.5% ABV
IBU: 40-60 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Goose Island IPA, Fuller's IPA, Samuel Smith's India Ale

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American Wheat Beer

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SRM: 3-6/Straw to Gold
ABV:4 - 5.5% ABV
IBU: 15-30 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Pyramid Hefe-Weizen, Widmer Hefeweizen, Sierra Nevada Unfiltered Wheat Beer, Bell's Oberon

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American Pale Ale

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SRM: 5 - 14 / Gold to Amber
ABV:4.5 - 6.2% ABV
IBU: 30-45 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Deschutes Mirror Pond, Firestone Pale Ale, Full Sail Pale Ale

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American India Pale Ale (IPA)

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SRM: 6 - 15 / Gold to Dark Amber
ABV:5.5 - 7.5% ABV
IBU: 40-70 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Bell’s Two-Hearted Ale, AleSmith IPA, Russian River Blind Pig IPA, Stone IPA, Great Divide Titan IPA, Avery IPA

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American Amber Ale

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SRM: 10 - 17 / Amber to Dark Amber
ABV:4.5 - 6.2% ABV
IBU: 25-40 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Deschutes Cinder Cone Red, Bell's Amber

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American Brown Ale

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SRM: 18 - 35 / Light to Dark Brown
ABV:4.3 - 6.2% ABV
IBU: 20-40 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale

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American Stout

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SRM: 30 - 40 / Black
ABV:5 - 7% ABV
IBU: 35-75 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Deschutes Obsidian Stout, Sierra Nevada Stout, Avery Out of Bounds Stout

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American Barleywine

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SRM: 10 - 19 / Amber to Brown
ABV:8 - 12% ABV
IBU: 50-120 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Avery Hogheaven Barleywine, Sierra Nevada Bigfoot, Great Divide Old Ruffian

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Oatmeal Stout

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SRM: 30 - 40 / Black
ABV:4.2 - 5.9% ABV
IBU: 25-40 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout, Young's Oatmeal Stout, Goose Island Oatmeal Stout

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Standard American Lager

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SRM: 2-4/Straw - very pale
ABV:4.2 - 5.3% ABV
IBU: 8-15 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Pabst Blue Ribbon, Miller High Life, Budweiser, Coors Banquet

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California Common

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SRM: 10-14/light-dark Amber
ABV:4.5 - 5.5% ABV
IBU: 30-45 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Anchor Steam, Southampton Steem Beer, Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber Lager

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Cream Ale

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SRM: 2.5 - 5 /Pale Straw to Gold
ABV:4.2 - 5.6% ABV
IBU: 15-20 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Genesee Cream Ale, New Glarus Spotted Cow, Rockslide Kokpelli

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Imperial IPA

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SRM: 8 - 15 / Dark Gold to Dark Amber
ABV:7.5 - 10% ABV
IBU: 60-120 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Russian River Pliny the Elder

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Blonde Ale

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SRM: 3-6/Straw to Gold
ABV:3.8 - 5.5% ABV
IBU: 15-28 IBUs

Commercial Examples:Russian River Aud Blonde, Rogue Oregon Golden Ale, Widmer Blonde Ale, Fuller’s Summer Ale, Redhook Blonde

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Belgian Dubbel (Double)

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SRM: 10 - 17 / Amber to Brown
ABV:6 - 7.6% ABV
IBU: 15-25 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Affligem Dubbel, Westmaller Dubbel, Lost Abbey Lost and Found Abbey Ale, Allagash Double, St. Bernardus Pater 6

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Belgian Tripel (Triple)

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SRM: 4.5-7/Gold
ABV: 7.5 - 9.5% ABV
IBU: 20-40 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Affligem Tripel, Westmale Tripel, ST. Berardus Tripel, Victory Golden Monkey, Unibrouge La Fin du Monde, Allagash Tripel Reserve

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Belgian Dark Strong Ale

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SRM: 12 - 22 / Amber to Dark Brown
ABV:8 - 11% ABV
IBU: 20-35 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Westvleteren 12 (yellow cap), Rochefort 10 (blue cap), St. Bernardus Abt 12, Gouden Carolus Grand Cru of the Emperor, Russian River Salvation, Lost Abbey Judgment Day

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Belgian (Golden) Strong Ale

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SRM: 3 - 6 / Gold
ABV:7.5 - 10.5% ABV
IBU: 22-35 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Duvel, Russian River Damnation, Great Divide Hades, Avery Salvation, Delirium Tremens

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Wit/Witbier

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SRM: 2-4/Straw-hazy white
ABV:4.5 - 5.5% ABV
IBU: 10-20 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Blanche de Bruxelles, Hoegaarden Wit, St. Bernardus Blanche, Avery White Rascal

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Gueuze

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SRM: 3 - 7 / Gold
ABV:5 - 8% ABV
IBU: 0-10 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Cantillon Gueuze

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Fruit Lambic/Kriek

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SRM: 3-7/Colored by Fruit
ABV: 5 - 8% ABV
IBU: 0-10 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Boon Framboise Marriage Parfait, Boon Kriek Mariage Parfait, Cantillon Kriek

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Flanders Red

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SRM: 10 - 16 / Dark Red
ABV:4.6 - 6.5% ABV
IBU: 10-25 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Monk's Cafe Flanders Red Ale, New Belgium La Folie, Duchesse de Bourgogne, Rodenbach Grand Cru, Southampton Flanders Red Ale

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Saison

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SRM: 5 - 14 / Gold to Light Amber
ABV:5 - 7% ABV
IBU: 20-35 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale

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Belgian Blond Ale

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SRM: 4 - 7 / Gold
ABV: 6 - 7.5% ABV
IBU: 15-30 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Leffe Blond, Affligem Blond, Straffe Hendrik Blonde

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Belgian Pale Ale

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SRM: 8 - 14 / Light Amber to Amber
ABV:4.8 - 5.5% ABV
IBU:20-30 IBUs

Commercial Examples: Avery Karma

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Vienna Lager

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SRM: 10-16

ABV: 4.5-5.5%

IBU: 18-30

Commercial Examples: Negra Modelo

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Schwarzbier

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SRM: 17-30
ABV: 4.4-5.4%
IBU: 22-32
Commercial Examples: Samuel Adams Black Lager; Gordon Biersch Schwarzbier,

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Traditional Bock

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SRM: 14-22
ABV: 6/3-7.2%
IBU: 20-27
Commercial Examples: Great Lakes Rockefeller Bock, Einbecker Ur-Bock Dunkel, Tommyknocker Bock

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Eisbock

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SRM: 18-30
ABV: 9-14%
IBU: 25-35
Commercial Examples: Southampton Eisbock, Kulmbacher Reichelbräu Eisbock

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Rauchbier

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SRM: 12-22
ABV: 4.8-6%
IBU: 20-30
Commercial Examples: Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen, Kaiserdom Rauchbier, Eisenbahn Rauchbier, Victory Scarlet Fire Rauchbier, Spezial Rauchbier Märzen, Saranac Rauchbier

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Kristalweizen

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SRM: 2-8
ABV: 4.3-5.6
IBU: 8-15
Commercial Examples: Weihenstephaner Kristallweissbier

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Dunkelweizen

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SRM: 14-23
ABV: 4.3-5.6%
IBU: 10-18
Commercial Examples: Erdinger Weissbier Dunkel, Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel, Ayinger Ur-Weisse,

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Weizenbock

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SRM: 12-25
ABV: 6.5-8.0%
IBU: 15-30
Commercial Examples: Schneider Aventinus Eisbock, Mahr's Der Weisse Bock, Victory Moonglow Weizenbock

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Berliner Weisse

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SRM: 2-3
ABV: 2.8-3.8%
IBU: 3-8
Commercial Examples: Southampton Berliner Weisse, Great Divide Berliner Weisse

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Düsseldorf Altbier

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SRM: 11-17
ABV: 4.5-5.2%
IBU: 35-50
Commercial Examples: Schumacher, Schlösser Alt, Frankenheim Alt

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Flanders Brown/Oud Bruin

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SRM: 15-22
ABV: 4-8%
IBU: 20-25
Commercial Examples: Liefman’s Goudenband, Liefman’s Odnar, Liefman’s Oud Bruin

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Bière de Garde

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SRM: 6-19
ABV: 6-8.5%
IBU: 18-28
Commercial Examples: Lost Abbey Avante Garde, Southampton Bière de Garde

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Baltic Porter

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SRM: 17-30
ABV: 5/5-9.5%
IBU: 20-40
Commercial Examples: Zywiec Porter (Poland), Baltika #6 Porter (Russia), Nøgne ø porter (Norway), Southampton Imperial Baltic Porter

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Old Ale

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SRM: 10-22
ABV: 6-9%
IBU: 30-60
Commercial Examples: Avery Old Jubilation, Great Divide Hibernation Ale

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Irish Red Ale

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SRM: 9-18
ABV: 4.0-6.0%
IBU: 17-28
Commercial Examples: Smithwick's Irish Ale, Beamish Red Ale, Kilkelly Irish Beer, Murphy's Irish Red (lager)

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Light American Lager

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SRM: 2-3
ABV: 2.8-4.2% ABV
IBU: 8-12
Commercial Examples: Miller Lite, Bud Light, Coors Light

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Premium American Lager

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SRM: 2-6
ABV: 4.6 - 6%
IBU: 15-25
Commercial Examples: Miller Genuine Draft, Red Stripe, Heineken

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Flute Glass

Use for: Bock, Eisbock, Flanders Oud Bruin, Flanders Red Ale, German Pils, Gueuze, Lambic, Maibock/Helles Bock, Munich Dunkel Lager, Munich Helles Lager, Schwarzbier, Vienna Lager, Weizenbock

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Goblet (Chalice)

Use for: Belgian Strong Dark Ale,, Berliner WEissbier, Dubble, Quad (Belgian Specialty), Tripel

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Ein Mass (full-liter serving size - 33.8 oz)

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Lager Stein

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Weizen glass

American Dark Wheat Ale
American Pale Wheat Ale
Dunkelweizen
Gose
Hefeweizen
Kristalweizen
Weizenbock

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Footed Pilsner glass (Pokal)

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Stange (6.7 oz)

Altbier
Bock
Czech Pilsener
Faro
Gose
Gueuze
Kölsch
Lambic - Fruit
Lambic - Unblended
Rauchbier
Rye Beer

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Pilsner glass

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Becker or Willie Becker

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Dimpled Pub Mug (Seidel, Stein)

Use for: American Amber, Blonde Ale, American Brown Ale, American IPA, American Stout, Baltic Porter, Bock, CA Common, Cream Ale, Doppelbock, English Bitter, English Brown, German Pils, Irish Dry, Irish Red, Maibock, Marzen, Sweet Stout, Oatmeal Stout, Rauchbier, Scottish, Vienna Lager, Witbier

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Classic Nonic Imperial Pint OR Slim Nonic

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Tulip Pint

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Snifter

Use for strong beers

American Barleywine
American Double / Imperial IPA
American Double / Imperial Stout
American Strong Ale
Belgian Dark Ale
Belgian Pale Ale
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Belgian Strong Pale Ale
Braggot
Eisbock
English Barleywine
Flanders Oud Bruin
Flanders Red Ale
Foreign / Export Stout
Gueuze
Lambic - Fruit
Old Ale
Quadrupel (Quad)
Russian Imperial Stout
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
Tripel
Wheatwine

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Stemmed Thistle Glass

Use for Scottish and Scotch Ales

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American Double / Imperial IPA
American Wild Ale
Belgian Dark Ale
Belgian IPA
Belgian Pale Ale
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Belgian Strong Pale Ale
Bière de Garde
Flanders Oud Bruin
Flanders Red Ale
Gueuze
Lambic - Fruit
Quadrupel (Quad)
Saison / Farmhouse Ale
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy