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    • Introduction
  • 1. Light Lager
    • 1A. Lite American Lager
    • 1B. Standard American Lager
    • 1C. Premium American Lager
    • 1D. Munich Helles
    • 1E. Dortmunder Export
  • 2. Pilsner
    • 2A. German Pilsner (Pils)
    • 2B. Bohemian Pilsener
    • 2C. Classic American Pilsner
  • 3. European Amber Lager
    • 3A. Vienna Lager
    • 3B. Oktoberfest/ Marzen
  • 4. Dark Lager
    • 4A. Dark American Lager
    • 4B. Munich Dunkel
    • 4C. Schwarzbier (Black Beer)
  • 5. Bock
    • 5A. Maibock/Helles Bock
    • 5B. Traditional Bock
    • 5C. Doppelbock
    • 5D. Eisbock
  • 6. Light Hybrid Beer
    • 6A. Cream Ale
    • 6B. Blonde Ale
    • 6C. Kvlsch
    • 6D. American Wheat or Rye Beer
  • 7. Amber Hybrid Beer
    • 7A. Northern German Altbier
    • 7B. California Common Beer
    • 7C. Dusseldorf Altbier
  • 8. English Pale Ale
    • 8A. Standard/Ordinary Bitter
    • 8B. Special/Best/Premium Bitter
    • 8C. Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
  • 9. Scottish & Irish Ale
    • 9A. Scottish Light 60/-
    • 9B. Scottish Heavy 70/-
    • 9C. Scottish Export 80/-
    • 9D. Irish Red Ale
    • 9E. Strong Scotch Ale
  • 10. American Ale
    • 10A. American Pale Ale
    • 10B. American Amber Ale
    • 10C. American Brown Ale
  • 11. English Brown Ale
    • 11A. Mild
    • 11B. Southern English Brown
    • 11C. Northern English Brown Ale
  • 12. Porter
    • 12A. Brown Porter
    • 12B. Robust Porter
    • 12C. Baltic Porter
  • 13. Stout
    • 13A. Dry Stout
    • 13B. Sweet Stout
    • 13C. Oatmeal Stout
    • 13D. Foreign Extra Stout
    • 13E. American Stout
    • 13F. Russian Imperial Stout
  • 14. India Pale Ale (IPA)
    • 14A. English IPA
    • 14B. American IPA
    • 14C. Imperial IPA
  • 15. German Wheat & Rye Beer
    • 15A.Weizen/Weissbier
    • 15B.Dunkelweizen
    • 15C.Weizenbock
    • 15D.Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)
  • 16. Belgian & French Ale
    • 16A. Witbier
    • 16B. Belgian Pale Ale
    • 16C. Saison
    • 16D. Bihre de Garde
    • 16E. Belgian Specialty Ale
  • 17. Sour Ale
    • 17A. Berliner Weisse
    • 17B. Flanders Red Ale
    • 17C. Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin
    • 17D. Straight (Unblended) Lambic
    • 17E. Gueuze
    • 17F. Fruit Lambic
  • 18. Belgian Strong Ale
    • 18A. Belgian Blond Ale
    • 18B. Belgian Dubbel
    • 18C. Belgian Tripel
    • 18D. Belgian Golden Strong Ale
    • 18E. Belgian Dark Strong Ale
  • 19. Strong Ale
    • 19A. Old Ale
    • 19B. English Barleywine
    • 19C. American Barleywine
  • 20. Fruit Beer
    • 20A. Fruit Beer
  • 21. Spice/Herb/ Vegetable Beer
    • 21A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
    • 21B. Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
  • 22. Smoke-Flavored & Wood-Aged Beer
    • 22A. Classic Rauchbier
    • 22B. Other Smoked Beer
    • 22C. Wood-Aged Beer
  • 23. Specialty Beer
    • 23A. Specialty Beer
    Mead Introduction
  • 24. Traditional Mead
    • 24A. Dry Mead
    • 24B. Semi-sweet Mead
    • 24C. Sweet Mead
  • 25. Melomel (Fruit Mead)
    • 25A. Cyser (Apple Melomel)
    • 25B. Pyment (Grape Melomel)
    • 25C. Other Fruit Melomel
  • 26. Other Mead
    • 26A. Metheglin
    • 26B. Braggot
    • 26C. Open Category Mead
    Cider Introduction
  • 27. Standard Cider & Perry
    • 27A. Common Cider
    • 27B. English Cider
    • 27C. French Cider
    • 27D. Common Perry
    • 27E. Traditional Perry
  • 28. Specialty Cider & Perry
    • 28A. New England Cider
    • 28B. Fruit Cider
    • 28C. Applewine
    • 28D. Other Specialty Cider/Perry
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