1E – Dortmunder Export

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The Dortmunder Export is a beer that was made for the hard working men and women of the industrial heartland of Germany known as the …

Oktoberfest Beer Style Profile

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NOTE: In the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines, Oktoberfest Biers have been reclassified into Style 4B Festbier in Category 4 Pale Malty European Lager which contains malty, pale, Pilsner malt-driven German lagers …

Southern English Brown Ale Style Profile

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NOTE: In the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines, Southern English Brown has been removed as a separate style.  It has been recategorized as Category 27 Historical Beer.  …

Weizenbock German Wheat Ale

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NOTE: In the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines, Weizenbock has been reclassified as Style 10C in Category 10 German Wheat Beer which contains vollbier- and starkbier-strength German wheat beers without sourness, in …

Foreign Extra Stout Description and Brewing Tips

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NOTE: In the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines, Foreign Extra Stout has been reclassified to Style 16D in Category 16 Dark British Beer which contains average to strong, bitter to sweet, modern British …

9D – Irish Red Ale

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Irish Red Ales are similar enough to Scottish ales that the BJCP has included them in the same style category. No one really knows why Irish …

5C – Doppelbock

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Doppelbock or “double bock” started out as a beer brewed by the Paulaner monks in Munich for their Lenten fast. Since they could not eat …

Dusseldorf Altbier or Simply “Altbier”

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NOTE: In the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines, Dusseldorf Altbier is renamed simply as Style 7B Altbier in a newly named Category 7 Amber Bitter European Beer which groups amber-colored, evenly …

4A – Dark American Lager

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Dark American Lager is basically a dark pale lager that may have some residual sweetness from caramel malts and light roasted notes from the coloring …

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