Style | Description |
American Dark Wheat Ale |
The American Dark Wheat Ale is an American version of the Dunkel Weizen style. Color should be medium to dark brown. Aromas usually range from dark fruits to semi-sweet wheat and malt notes. Tast... [more] |
American Pale Wheat Ale |
The American Pale Wheat Ale is a cousin of the German wheat beers, in particular the Hefeweizen. The color should range from pale yellow to gold. The beer may or may not be cloudy, depending on w... [more] |
Berliner Weissbier |
The Berliner Weisse is a favorite summer wheat beer style for many fans of the microbeer hobby. It is characterized by light color, taste and feel. The color should be very pale golden, with a no... [more] |
Dunkel Weizen |
Dunkel Weizen translates to "dark wheat" in German. This dark wheat ale is a great fall and winter style, as it has strong flavors of sweet or semi-sweet malts and mild roasted qualities. The col... [more] |
Hefeweizen |
Technically speaking, the term Hefeweizen refers to wheat beer in its traditional, unfiltered form. Since the yeast has not been filtered from the beer, it has a cloudy appearance. The style is m... [more] |
Kristal Weizen |
Kristal Weizen (literally translated as "crystal white") is a version of weissbier that is filtered to remove the yeast, giving it a clarity not found in other wiessbier styles. The color ranges ... [more] |
Weizenbock |
Weizenbock is a strong German wheat beer. It is similar to a Hefeweizen, although darker and higher in malt flavor and alcohol. To be considered in this style, German law requires at least 50% wh... [more] |
Witbier |
Witbier (literally, "white beer" in Belgium) is one Belgian version of a wheat beer. It is also sometimes called a "Witte". The color should be straw yellow to gold, with a notable cloudy haze. A... [more] |
Gose |
Gose is a German wheat beer that was first brewed in the 1700s in the town of Goslar, Germany. It is also known as a traditional style in Leipzig, Germany. It is a top-fermented, "pre-lager" beer... [more] |
Dunkel |
The term "dunkel" is the German word for "dark". In general, the "style" covers a range of lager beers that are notably darker than the other German lager styles. The color should range from medi... [more] |
Broyhan |
Breyhan or Broyhan, originally from Hannover, was the most widely distributed style
in north Germany for a couple of centuries. It was brewed from Hannover to
Thüringen, for at lea... [more] |