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New Styles
Lagers & Pilsners
- Lager – Fruited: Lagers brewed with fruit additions, maintaining the clean lager character while incorporating fruit flavors.
- Lager – Other Light: Light-bodied lagers that don’t fit into existing light lager categories.
- Pilsner – American: American-brewed pilsners with characteristics distinct from their Czech and German counterparts.
IPAs
- IPA – Australian: IPAs showcasing Australian hop varieties and brewing techniques.
- IPA – Session New England / Hazy: Lower-alcohol versions of the popular hazy New England IPA style.
Farmhouse Ales
- Farmhouse Ale – Gotlandsdricke: A traditional Swedish farmhouse ale from the island of Gotland, brewed with juniper and smoked malt.
- Farmhouse Ale – Koduõlu: Traditional Estonian farmhouse ale with roots in Baltic brewing traditions.
- Farmhouse Ale – Vossaøl / Heimabrugg: Traditional Norwegian farmhouse ales from the Voss region.
- Farmhouse Ale – Stjørdalsøl: Norwegian farmhouse ale from the Stjørdal region, known for its distinctive character.
Historical Beers
- Historical Beer – Schoeps: A revived historical style from Silesia, featuring wheat and unique brewing techniques.
- Historical Beer – Keptinis: A Lithuanian historical beer style made with baked malt mash.
Stouts & Porters
- Stout – Smoked: Stouts brewed with smoked malts, adding a distinctive smoky character.
- Porter – India Export: A stronger, hoppier porter style historically shipped to India.
German/Austrian Styles
- Kölsch – Wiess: An unfiltered version of Kölsch, showcasing yeast character and haze.
- Kellerbier / Zwickelbier – Dunkel: The darker, unfiltered version of kellerbier.
- Kellerbier / Zwickelbier – Kellerpils: An unfiltered pilsner-style kellerbier.
- Altbier – Doppelsticke: An extra-strong version of the sticke altbier style.
British & Irish Styles
- Mild – Ruby: A ruby-colored mild ale, distinct from traditional dark and light milds.
- Red Ale – Ambrée: French-style amber ales, bridging the gap between pale and red ales.
Ciders
- Cider – Keeved / Cidre Bouché: Traditional French keeved ciders, naturally carbonated and often sweeter.
- Cider – Other: Ciders that don’t fit neatly into existing cider categories.
- Cider – Hopped: Ciders with hop additions for aroma and flavor.
Makgeolli (Korean Rice Wine)
- Makgeolli – Fruited: Traditional Korean rice wine with fruit additions.
- Makgeolli – Other: Makgeolli variations that don’t fit other categories.
Non-Alcoholic Styles
We’ve expanded our non-alcoholic offerings to better categorize the growing NA market:
- Non-Alcoholic – Fruit Beer
- Non-Alcoholic – Blonde / Golden Ale
- Non-Alcoholic – Brown Ale
- Non-Alcoholic – Festbier / Märzen
- Non-Alcoholic – Bitter
- Non-Alcoholic – Red Ale
- Non-Alcoholic – Farmhouse Ale
Style Renames
Several styles have been renamed to better reflect their character or to align with historical naming conventions:
- Altbier – Sticke → Altbir – Sticke / Latzenbier
- Lager – American Pre-Prohibition → Historical Beer – Pre-Prohibition Lager
- Grodziskie / Grätzer → Historical Beer – Grodziskie / Grätzer
- Roggenbier → Historical Beer – Roggenbier
- Cider – Herbed / Spiced / Hopped → Cider – Herbed / Spiced
- Makgeolli → Makgeolli – Traditional
- Lager – Leichtbier → Lager – German Light / Leichtbier
Badge Updates
The following style badges now include the new styles:
- Trip to the Farm – Added: Farmhouse Ale – Gotlandsdricke, Farmhouse Ale – Koduõlu, Farmhouse Ale – Vossaøl / Heimabrugg, Farmhouse Ale – Stjørdalsøl
- Magical History Tour – Added: Historical Beer – Schoeps, Historical Beer – Keptinis
- To The Alt – Added: Altbir – Doppelsticke
- I Believe in IPA! – Added: IPA – Australian, IPA – Session New England / Hazy
- Haze for Days – Added: IPA – Session New England / Hazy
- Session Life – Added: IPA – Session New England / Hazy
- Respect the Kölsch – Added: Kölsch – Wiess
- Zwickel City – Added: Kellerbier / Zwickelbier – Dunkel, Kellerbier / Zwickelbier – Kellerpils
- Take A Dunk! – Added: Kellerbier / Zwickelbier – Dunkel
- Crisp as Day – Added: Pilsner – American
- Lager Jack – Added: Lager – Fruited, Lager – Other Light
- Fruits of Your Labor – Added: Lager – Fruited, Makgeolli – Fruited
- Heavy Weight – Added: Porter – India Export, Stout – Smoked
- To The Port – Added: Porter – India Export
- Beyond a Shadow of a Stout – Added: Stout – Smoked
- Down In Smoke – Added: Stout – Smoked
- Mild Mannered – Added: Mild – Ruby
- Paint the Town Red – Added: Red Ale – Ambrée
- Johnny Appleseed – Added: Cider – Keeved / Cidre Bouché, Cider – Other, Cider – Hopped
- Grain Reaction – Added: Makgeolli – Fruited, Makgeolli – Other
- Low Gravity – Added: All new Non-Alcoholic styles
Thank You
A huge thank you to our dedicated moderator community for their thoughtful voting and discussion based on the suggestions of the Untappd community of drinkers, brewers, and other moderators. Your expertise helps make Untappd’s style database the most comprehensive in the industry!
Cheers!