When I joined Ratebeer.com over a year ago, one of the first things I learned was that many more styles of beer existed than I had previously reckoned. There are in fact, 73 different styles of beer lovingly crafted for your enjoyment. So far I’ve worked through 65 different styles, with sours ranking as my favorite for its unique complexities and delightful inconsistencies across this particular style. However, belgian strong ales take the cake for the beer I seem to drink the most. Anyways, here is the rundown of the Mighty 73. Look them up on RateBeer for the deluge of descriptions.
Abbey Dubbel/Abbey Tripel
Abt/Quadrupel
Altbier
Amber Ale
American Dark Lager
American Pale Ale
American Strong Ale
Baltic Porter
Barley Wine
Belgian Ale
Belgian Strong Ale
Belgian White (Witbier)
Berliner Weisse
Bière de Garde
Bitter
Black IPA
Bohemian Pilsener
Brown Ale
California Common
Classic German Pilsener
Cream Ale
Doppelbock
Dortmunder/Helles
Dry Stout
Dunkel
Dunkelweizen
Dunkler Bock
Eisbock
English Pale Ale
English Strong Ale
Foreign Stout
Fruit Beer
German Hefeweizen
German Kristallweizen
Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Heller Bock
Imperial Pils/Strong Pale Lager
Imperial Stout
Imperial/Double IPA
Imperial/Strong Porter
India Pale Ale (IPA)
Irish Ale
Kölsch
Lambic – Faro
Lambic – Fruit
Lambic – Gueuze
Lambic – Unblended
Low alcohol
Malt Liquor — edward 40 hands is the only reason to drink this, and probably not even then.
Mild Ale
Oktoberfest/Märzen
Old Ale
Pale Lager
Pilsener
Porter
Premium Bitter/ESB
Premium Lager
Saison
Schwarzbier
Scotch Ale — if you value your life, don’t EVER call a Scottish person a Scotch…a person is not something you drink, unless you’re a vampire.
Scottish Ale
Smoked
Sour Ale
Specialty Grain
Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Stout
Sweet Stout
Traditional Ale
Vienna
Weizen Bock
Wheat Ale
Zwickel/Keller/Landbier
So what if all the rum’s gone….you’ve got 73 types of beer to choose from, so drink up me hearties, yo ho!
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