WHAT ABOUT THE STYLES?
There are a lot of styles and each style has several types. It depends of each brewmaster and brewery. This the main list:
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PALE LAGER: Med-high carbonation, malt taste, light body. Dry finish
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BLONDE ALE: Mild malt sweetness, low bitterness, light body. Dry finish
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HEFEWEIZEN: Low bitterness, fruity, high carbonation. Medium body
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PALE ALE: Medium hops. English style strikes balance between malt and hops. Medium to dry finish.
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IPA: Pronounced hops. Other English style strikes balance between malt and hops. Medium to dry finish.
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AMBER ALE: Hops & malt are very well balanced. USA West Coast creation. Caramel richness, malt and hops. Medium body.
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IRISH RED ALE: Toasted malt, medium sweet caramel flavor. Clean. Dry finish.
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BROWN ALE: Mid to high malt character. Low hops. Includes caramel, chocolate, toffee, nuts ans biscuits flavours. Medium dry finish.
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PORTER: Moderate roasted malt taste with notes of chocolate.
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STOUT: Strong roasted malt with coffe, chocolate or caramel flavors.
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VIENNA STYLE: Subtle hops, crisp, malty, breadly, caramelizaed, flavours, with some residual sweetness.
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PILSNER: Golden to copper color, floral aroma from the hops. Mildly malty with a sharp bitterness and a dry finish.
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MAIBOCKS, BOCKS and DOPPLE BOCKS: A sweet, often dark lager that originated in Germany as a spring seasonal beer. Types: malty traditional, paler hoppier helles and strong, deeply colored Dopple Bock.
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LAMBIC FRUIT ALES: Fermented with wild yeasts, they havea a tartand fruity flavor profile often featuring cherries or raspberries.
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STEAM BEER:Orange-Amber in color with a light fruit aroma and sharp hop notes.
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CIDERS:Made from fermented apple or pear juice and are often sweet and simple.
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WHEAT BEER: This style has notes of fruit and little hoppiness. Also known as hefeweizens which are cloudy, krystal wizens which are clear, and Dunkelweizens a darker version.
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