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Hybrid / Specialty Beers

This is a place that brings together some of the most creative and difficult-to-categorize beer styles in the world. These beers may blend ale and lager techniques, or utilize unique ingredients, brewing methods, and cultural inspiration to create truly distinctive styles.

This group includes technically hybrid beers such as California Common/Steam Beer or Cream Ale, where fermentation methods and brewing traditions are flexibly combined. It also encompasses styles with unique ingredients such as Fruit & Field Beer, Pumpkin Beer, Herb & Spice Beer, Smoked Beer, or beers with historical and local characteristics like Kvass, Gruit, or Rauchbier.

This group represents the experimental and innovative spirit of the craft beer world, where free-spirited brewers combine techniques, ingredients, and traditions to create novel, diverse, and highly individualistic experiences.

Bière de Champagne / Bière Brut

Bière de Champagne is a premium Belgian beer with a bright golden color, light fruity aromas, and a dry, champagne-like finish.

Braggot

Braggot is an ancient beer style originating from England and the Celtic region, combining malt and honey, with characteristic caramel, bread, and subtle sweetness.

California Common/Steam Beer

California Common is a beer style originating in San Francisco, USA, characterized by its amber color and balanced aromas of caramel, toast, and Northern Brewer hops.

Chilean Beer

Chilean beer is a craft beer style that originated in the United States, characterized by its mild spiciness from chili peppers, combined with malt and hops to create a unique experience.

Cream Ale

Cream Ale is a light ale style that emerged in the United States in the 19th century, characterized by its bright golden color, subtle breaded malt aroma, and clean, smooth aftertaste, making it very easy to drink.

Fruit and Field Beer

Fruit and Field Beer is an innovative craft beer style that emerged in the American craft beer movement, characterized by its use of fruits and herbs to create refreshing flavors.

Gruit / Ancient Herbed Ale

Gruit is an ancient European beer style from the Middle Ages, characterized by the use of a blend of herbs instead of hops, resulting in a unique herbal flavor.

Herb and Spice Beer

Herb and Spice Beer is a modern craft beer style that emerged in the American craft beer movement, using herbs and spices to create unique flavors.

Kvass

Kvass is a traditional fermented drink originating from Russia and Eastern Europe, made from rye bread with a toasted bread flavor, a mild taste, and is very easy to drink.

Low Alcohol Beer

Low-alcohol beer is a modern category of beer developed in many European and American countries, characterized by its low alcohol content, mild malt flavor, and refreshing, easy-to-drink taste.

Pumpkin Beer

Pumpkin Beer is a very popular seasonal beer style in the US, especially appearing in the fall and around Halloween.

Rauchbier

Rauchbier is a traditional lager style beer from Bamberg, Germany, characterized by smoked malt that creates smoky wood and toasted bread notes, along with a rich malt flavor.

Roggenbier

Roggenbier is a traditional Bavarian beer style from Germany, using rye to create a characteristic dark bread flavor, light spices, and a smooth body.

Rye Beer

Rye beer is a popular craft beer in the US that uses rye in its recipe, resulting in rye bread aromas, light spices, and a characteristic dry finish.

Smoked Beer

Smoked beer is a group of beers originating from Germany, distinguished by its smoked malt which creates aromas of wood smoke, toasted bread, and a rich, characteristic malt flavor.

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