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Featured Fall Beer Styles
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Beer Style | Appropriate Beer Season | Special Food Flavors | Style Notes | Overall Flavors |
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American Amber / Red Ale | Spring, Fall | Balanced, Bready & Dough, Carmelized, Malty & Sweet, Rich & Savory, Roasted | An amber, hoppy, moderate-strength American craft beer with a malty caramel flavor. | Hop: Malt Accented |
American Brown Ale | Spring, Fall | Balanced, Carmelized, Chocolate, Coffee, Creamy, Malty & Sweet, Nutty, Rich & Savory, Sweet, Toasted, Toffee | Moderate malty-sweet to malty-rich aroma with chocolate, caramel, nutty, or toasty qualities. | Roast: Dark & Dry |
American Double/Imperial Pilsner | Spring, Summer, Fall | Alcohol, Bitter, Citrus | Hoppy, Balanced, Herbal, Citrusy, Medium-bodied | Crisp: Hop Forward |
American Porter | Winter, Spring, Fall | Chocolate, Rich & Savory, Roasted, Smoky & Burnt, Toffee | Malty, Complex, Roasty, Chocolaty, Medium-bodied | Roast: Soft & Silky |
American Strong Ale | Winter, Fall | Alcohol, Bitter, Citrus, Citrus & Bitter, Peppery & Earthy, Roasted | A strong, full-flavored American ale that challenges and rewards the palate with full malty and hoppy flavors and substantial bitterness. | Malt: Fruit & Toffee |
American Wild Ale | Spring, Fall | Acidic, Sour, Vinegar | Complex, Acidic, Fruity Esters, Medium-bodied | Tart & Funky: Fruity & Vinous |
Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Winter, Fall | Balanced, Malty & Sweet, Spicy | Balanced, Malty, Estery, Spicy, Medium-bodied | Fruit & Spice: Dark |
Belgian Strong Dark Ale | Fall, Winter | Fruity,Malty & Sweet,Plum,Rich & Savory,Spicy | Complex, Fruity, Malty, Rich, Medium-bodied | Fruit & Spice: Bright |
Czech Lager (Pale, Amber, Dark) | Spring, Summer, Fall | Balanced, Bitter, Bready & Dough, Crisp, Toasted | Balanced, Biscuity, Toasty, Crisp, Medium-bodied | Crisp: Hop Forward |
Doppelbock | Winter, Fall | Alcohol,Carmelized,Chocolate,Coffee,Dark Cherry,Malty & Sweet,Rich & Savory,Roasted,Sweet,Toasted | Malty, Rich, Toasty, Dark Fruit, Full-bodied | Malt: Toasty & Nutty |
Double / Imperial Stout | Winter, Fall | Alcohol, Balanced, Bitter, Citrus & Bitter, Herb & Bitter, Malty & Sweet, Peppery & Earthy, Roasted | Rich, deep, complex, and often quite intense, with a pleasant blend of roast, fruit, hops, and alcohol. | Roast: Dark & Dry |
Dunkelweizen / Dunkel Weissbier | Winter, Fall, Holiday : Oktoberfest, Holiday : Halloween, Holiday : Thanksgiving, Holiday : Christmas | Banana, Bready & Dough, Carmelized, Chocolate, Clove, Rich & Savory, Roasted | Malty, Wheat, Caramel, Banana, Medium-bodied | Fruit & Spice: Dark |
English IPA | Spring, Fall | Balanced, Carmelized, Toffee, Spicy | Balanced, Floral, Earthy, Caramel, Medium-bodied | Hop: Earthy & Dry |
English Porter | Winter, Spring, Fall | Carmelized, Chocolate, Coffee, Malty & Sweet, Rich & Savory, Roasted, Toffee | Malty, Toffee, Chocolaty, Toasty, Medium-bodied | Roast: Soft & Silky |
Euro Strong Lager | Winter, Fall | Alcohol, Crisp, Malty & Sweet | Crisp, Clean, Grainy, Alcohol | Malt: Toasty & Nutty |
Extra Special Bitter (ESB) / Strong Bitter | Winter, Fall, Holiday : Halloween, Holiday : Thanksgiving, Holiday : Christmas, Holiday : Hanukkah, Holiday : Kwanzaa | Bitter, Bready & Dough, Carmelized, Rich & Savory, Roasted, Toasted | Malty, Earthy, Balanced, Medium-bodied | Hop: Earthy & Dry |
Festbier | Fall | Balanced, Carmelized, Malty & Sweet | Malty, Sweet, Toasty, Smooth, Medium-bodied | Crisp: Malt Forward |
Flanders Red Ale | Summer, Fall | Acidic, Dark Cherry ,Fruity, Sour, Vanilla | Complex, Fruity, Acidic, Sour, Medium-bodied | Tart & Funky: Fruity & Vinous |
German Pilsner | Spring, Summer, Fall | Balanced, Bready & Dough, Clean, Crisp & Dry | Crisp, Floral, Grassy, Biscuity, Light-bodied, Spicy | Crisp: Hop Forward |
International Amber Lager | Spring, Fall | Balanced, Carmelized, Crisp, Malty & Sweet | Crisp, Clean, Caramel, Balanced, Medium-bodied | Malt: Malt Accented |
International Pale Lager | Summer, Fall | Balanced, Bitter, Crisp, Crisp & Dry, Skunk | Crisp, Balanced, Biscuity, Earthy, Light-bodied | Crisp: Malt Forward |
Marzen / Oktoberfest | Fall | Balanced, Bready & Dough, Carmelized, Sweet, Toasted | Malty, Sweet, Toasty, Smooth, Medium-bodied | Crisp: Malt Forward |
Munich Dunkel | Spring, Fall | Bready & Dough, Chocolate, Malty & Sweet, Nutty, Toasted | Balanced, Malty, Chocolaty, Toasty, Medium-bodied | Malt: Toasty & Nutty |
Munich Helles Lager | Summer, Fall | Balanced, Bready & Dough, Malty & Sweet | Malty, Bready, Balanced, Medium-bodied | Crisp: Malt Forward |
Old Ale | Winter, Fall | Alcohol, Sherry, Carmelized, Dark Cherry, Fruity, Malty & Sweet, Oak, Nutty, Toffee, Vanilla | Aged and malty-sweet with fruity esters, often with a complex blend of dried fruit, vinous, caramel, molasses, toffee | Malt: Fruit & Toffee |
Pumpkin Ale | Fall | Malty & Sweet, Pumpkin, Spices, Sweet, Toasted | Malty, Spicy, Toasty-Sweet, Light- to Medium-bodied | Fruit & Spice: Bright |
Rauchbier | Spring, Fall | Malty & Sweet, Oak, Smoky & Burnt, Toasted | Malty, Smoky, Toasty, Smooth, Medium-bodied | Smoke: Strong Meaty & Spicy |
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy | Fall, Winter | Carmelized, Fruity, Malty & Sweet, Peat, Peppery & Earthy, Rich & Savory, Roasted, Smoky & Burnt, Toasted, Toffee | Rich, sweet malt depth with caramel, toffee, and fruity flavors. Full-bodied and chewy, with warming alcohol. | Malt: Fruit & Toffee |
Sweet Stout | Winter, Fall | Carmelized, Chocolate, Malty & Sweet, Coffee & Cream | Malty, Sweet, Chocolaty, Caramel, Full-bodied | Roast: Soft & Silky |
Tripel | Spring, Fall | Banana, Carmelized, Creamy, Dark Cherry, Fruity, Maple Syrup, Malty & Sweet, Plum, Rich & Savory, Spicy, Sweet | Complex, Fruity Esters, Spicy, Medium- to Medium-Full bodied | Fruit & Spice: Bright |
Vienna Lager | Winter, Fall | Balanced, Bready & Dough, Carmelized, Malty & Sweet, Toasted | Malty, Crisp, Toasty, Earthy, Medium-bodied | Crisp: Malt Forward |
Weizenbock | Winter, Fall, Thanksgiving, Christmas | Banana, Carmelized, Clove, Maple Syrup, Malty & Sweet, Rich & Savory, Spicy, Sweet | Medium-high to high malty richness with significant bready, grainy wheat flavor. | Fruit & Spice: Dark |
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