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these ales tend to be malty and slightly sweet on the palate, with a full body. Color can range from light copper to reddish brown to dark brown. Some versions will lean towards fruity esters, while others tend to be drier with nutty characters. All seem to have a low hop aroma and bitterness. North American ales are usually drier than their English counterparts, with a slight citrus accent and a aroma, bitterness, and medium body due to American hop varieties.

Bitter is a broad term applied to a well-hopped pale ale. They are characterized by a fruitiness, light to medium body and anaccent on hop aromas more than hop bitters. Colors range from golden to copper. Despite the name they are not particularly.

abbreviated IPA, India Pale Ales are a type of ale that range in color from pale gold to reddish amber. Expect a floral, hoppy and sometimes malty aroma. Some have herbal and citric characters, and most having bitter, hoppy and complex nuanced flav!ors.

earthy aroma, nougat, banana, hint of licorice, lightly dry-8% Belgium

toasted malt, spicy, fresh plum, slightly bitter- 5% Belgium

subtle caramel, nutty, herbal hops, candied fruit- 8% Belgium

nutty, pepper, sweet cake-like malt, sherry, warming- 8% Belgium

Altbier literally means old beer, referring to an old style of brewing. Alt brewers use a an ale (top-fermenting) yeast in the beer and then the brewers store (lager) the beer after fermentation for a long period of time. The extended conditioning makes for an smooth and sometimes delicate brew. Colors range from earthy yellow to amber to dark brown; with a good balance between malt and hops.

are bottom fermented lagers that take extra months of lagering (cold storage) to smooth out the strength. Bock beer is generally stronger than a traditional lager. They tend to have a low hop bitterness, enough not to overwhelm.

is a pale version of the Bock style. The flavor is typically less malty than a traditional bock, and may be drier, but relatively low hop flavor, with a mild spicy quality from the hops.