These are typical German and International Beer Styles.
Beer Styles of Germany. Enjoy reading the information.
Pilsener (Hoppy Lager)
Bottom fermenting beer style. Light and with certain hop bitterness. Typical for Germany. First time brewed in Plzen (Czech) and Bavaria.
Typical ABV of this variety: 5.0%
Colour: Light Yellow, Straw
Lager (Helles, Märzen, Bock)
Bottom fermenting beer style. Light and with low hop bitterness. Typical for Southern Germany. Mostly brewed in Bavaria.
Typical ABV of this variety: 5.0%
Colour: Light Yellow, Straw
Alcohol Free Beer (from Wheat or from Barley)
Bottom or top fermenting beer style. Light and sometimes with certain hop bitterness. Typical for Germany. Great as a refresher after sporting activities.
Typical ABV of this variety: 0.0% – 0,5%
Colour: Light Yellow, Straw
Wheat Beer (Weizenbier, Weissbier, Hefeweizen)
Top fermenting beer style/ale. Light and with virtually no hop bitterness. Typical for Southern Germany. First time brewed in Bavaria.
Typical ABV of this variety: 5.1%
Colour: Light Yellow, Straw
Unfiltered Lager (Kellerbier)
Bottom fermenting beer style. Light and with certain hop bitterness. Unfiltered, cloudy and pale. Typical for small breweries.
Typical ABV of this variety: 5.0%
Colour: Light Yellow, Straw
Dark Beer or Schwarzbier (Black Beer)
Bottom fermenting beer style. Dark to black and with some hop bitterness. Typical for Eastern Germany.
Typical ABV of this variety: 4.9%
Colour: Light Yellow, Straw
Pale Ale / India Pale Ale (IPA)
Top fermenting ale style. Strong and with assertive hop bitterness. Typical for UK and USA, also largely brewed in Europe and Germany. First time brewed in Burton UK.
Typical ABV of this variety: 6.5%
Colour: Dark Yellow to Pale Amber
Kölsch
Top fermenting ale style. Light and with low hop bitterness. Typical for Colonia area, mostly brewed in Köln/Germany.
Typical ABV of this variety: 4.9%
Colour: Light Yellow, Straw
Alt
Top fermenting ale style. Amber and with assertive hop bitterness. Typical for Western Germany, mostly brewed around Düsseldorf/Germany.
Typical ABV of this variety: 4.9%
Colour: Pale to Copper
Stout (Porter)
Top fermenting ale style. Sometimes strong and with assertive hop bitterness. Typical for UK and especially London, also largely brewed in Europe. Invented in London and Ireland.
Typical ABV of this variety: 5.5%
Colour: Dark Brown to Black
Craft Beer
Artisanal brewing of beers, many of which include Dry Hopping and or the usage of Special Yeasts. High quality, higher prices and broad variety of styles and variation. Please request your personal recipe and style.
Apple Cider
Made from special cider apple varieties. Typical for Germany, France and UK.
Ale
Top fermenting beer style/ale. Typical for England, and parts of Germany.
Typical ABV of this variety: 3.0-7.0%
Colour: Light Yellow to Dark
Bockbier
Typically bottom fermenting beer style/ale. Strong and with hop bitterness. Typical for Southern Germany. Seasonally brewed in Germany and Bavaria.
Typical ABV of this variety: 5.1%
Colour: Light Yellow, Straw to Dark
Dunkel / Dark Lager
Bottom fermenting beer style. Dark and with certain hop bitterness. Typical for Germany.
Typical ABV of this variety: 5.0%
Colour: Dark Yellow to almost Black
Dark Wheat Beer
Top fermenting beer/ale style. Dark and with only little hop bitterness. Typical for Germany.
Typical ABV of this variety: 5.0%
Colour: Dark Yellow to almost Black
Weizenbier
See Wheat Beer (Weizenbier, Weissbier, Hefeweizen) for details.
Export
Bottom fermenting beer/ale style. Refers to a full bodied lager beer. Light and with only little hop bitterness. Typical for Germany.
Typical ABV of this variety: 5.0%
Colour: Light Yellow to Straw
Festbier, Oktoberfestbier
Bottom fermenting beer/ale style. Refers to a full bodied lager beer. Light and with only little hop bitterness. Typical for Southern Germany. Brewed for the infamous Oktoberfest in Munich/München. Annual celebration of German beer culture.
Typical ABV of this variety: 6.0%
Colour: Light Yellow to Straw
Hefeweizen
See Wheat Beer (Weizenbier, Weissbier, Hefeweizen) for details.
Helles
Bottom fermenting beer/ale style. Refers to a light bodied lager beer. Light and with only little hop bitterness. Typical for Germany.
Typical ABV of this variety: 5.0%
Colour: Light Yellow to Straw
Zwickelbier (Zwicklbier)
See Unfiltered Lager (Kellerbier) for details.
Lager
Bottom fermenting beer/ale style. Refers to a light bodied lager beer. Light and with only little hop bitterness. Typical for Germany.
Typical ABV of this variety: 5.0%
Colour: Light Yellow to Straw
Märzen
Bottom fermenting beer/ale style. Refers to a full bodied lager beer. Light and with only little hop bitterness. Typical for Southern Germany. Similiar to the infamous Oktoberfest in Munich/München. Annual celebration of German beer culture.
Typical ABV of this variety: 6.0%
Colour: Light Yellow to Straw
Pilsner / Pils
See Pilsener (Hoppy Lager) for details.
Weissbier
See Wheat Beer (Weizenbier, Weissbier, Hefeweizen) for details.
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