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Washington Brewers Guild
4720 California Ave. SW
Seattle, WA 98116

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Beer styles

  • American-Style Hefeweizen: Cloudy and opaque, golden to orange color/ light malt character with wheat notes/very low in bitterness and hop flavor/light to medium body; may have noticeable fruit character as well as some yeast-breadlike notes/3.5-4.5%/vol.
  • Hefeweizen: Cloudy with yeast, pale to amber color/light and crisp flavor/very low hop character/light body, clove and banana notes dominant/4.8-5.5%/vol.
  • Weizenbock: Cloudy, amber to dark brown color/definite malty sweetness, may have some roasty or chocolatelike character/low bitterness and no hop flavor and aroma/medium to full body; banana and clove character noticeable, but not assertive/6.5-7.5%/vol.
  • English-Style Pale Ale: Pale golden to amber color/firm malt base/assertive hop flavor and bitterness/medium body/4.5-5.5%/vol.
  • American-Style Pale Ale: Light amber to amber color/moderate or assertive malt character and may include caramel or toasted notes/medium bitterness and hop flavor; aroma may be spicy, resinous or citruslike/4.5-5.5%/vol.
  • Amber or Red Ale: Copper to light brown color, often with a slight red cast/medium to high maltiness, often with caramel character/bitterness ranges from low to high, as does hop flavor and aroma/medium body/4.5-5.5%/vol.
  • Extra Special (Strong) Bitter: Copper color/high level of maltiness with nutty, woody, caramellike flavors/increased hop bitterness, flavor and aroma/medium to full body/4.5-5.8%/vol.
  • Scottish-Style Ale: Gold to dark brown color/the malt profile often includes an assertive caramel character and may display a hint of smoke flavor/low bitterness and little or no hop flavor or aroma/medium to full body; they generally lack the fruitiness common in ales/2.8-4.5%/vol.
  • English-Style Brown Ale: Copper to brown color/malty with low levels of caramel flavor; some have a distinctive nutty or woody flavor/hop bitterness, flavor & aroma are low/medium body with some characteristic ale fruitiness/4-5.5%/vol.
  • American-Style Brown Ale: Brown to dark brown color/malt still dominates, but the character is toasted or chocolatelike rather than caramel- or nutlike/medium to high bitterness with noticeable hop aroma & flavor/medium body with low levels of ale fruitiness/4-5.9%/vol.
  • Porter: Light brown to black color/noticeable dark-malt flavor, may be toasty, chocolatelike or sharp & slightly burnt/hop bitterness is medium to high; hop flavor & aroma is faint to moderate/medium to high body; generally differentiated from stouts by their lack of roasty/coffeelike flavor/4.5-6.5%/vol.
  • Classic Pilsner: Golden to light amber color/malty with noticeable caramel accent/medium to high hop bitterness, and medium hop flavor and aroma/medium to full body/4-5%/vol.
  • German Pilsner: Straw to golden color/medium malt flavor/medium to high bitterness; low to medium hop flavor & aroma/light to medium body/4-5%/vol.
  • Oktoberfest/Marzen: Light amber to reddish brown color/typically includes a toasted aroma & flavor; caramel flavor is generally absent/bitterness is low to medium; hop flavor & aroma are generally low, but may be noticeable/medium body/4.8-6.5%/vol.
  • Vienna: Amber to reddish-brown color/light toasted malt flavor & aroma; caramel flavor is generally absent/low to medium hop bitterness; low levels of hop flavor & aroma may be present/light to medium body/4.4-6%/vol.
  • American-Style Dark: Deep copper to medium brown color/some caramel malt aroma and flavor/low hop bitterness, flavor & aroma/light body/4-5.5%/vol.
  • Bock: Deep copper to dark brown color/either sweet or dry; often displays toasted, chocolatelike or nutty flavors/hop bitterness is low, and some low level of hop flavor may be found; hop aroma is rarely detected/medium to full body/6-7.5%/vol.
  • Holiday Beer: Amber to brown color/rich, often complex malt flavor/hop flavor & aroma subdued, but may be assertive/medium to full body/5-8%/vol.
  • Smoked Porter: Brown to black color/rich malt profile with a complex combination of toasted, chocolatelike and smoked flavors/bitterness is moderate; hop flavor & aroma are low to medium/medium body/4.5-6.5%/vol.