34B
Mixed-Style Beer
Specialty BeerColour varies by recipe
ABVVaries with the base style
IBUVaries with the base style
SRMVaries with the base style
34A
Commercial Specialty Beer
Varies with the commercial beer used as a reference; this category has no single fixed sensory profile.
Colour varies by recipeParameter ranges
Alcohol · ABV
Varies with the base styleBitterness · IBU
Varies with the base styleColor · SRM
Varies with the base styleOriginal gravity · OG
Varies with the base styleFinal gravity · FG
Varies with the base styleRanges describe a style, not an individual beer. Colour depends on the base beer and ingredients. The transparent glass outline does not depict a fixed beer colour.
About this entry
This category covers reproductions or interpretations of distinctive commercial beers that do not fit other defined styles. They need not be exact copies of a particular product; the broader sensory profile provides the reference. Beers that fit another defined style are described under that style.
Aroma
Varies with the commercial beer used as a reference; this category has no single fixed sensory profile.
Appearance
Varies with the commercial beer used as a reference; this category has no single fixed sensory profile.
Flavor
Varies with the commercial beer used as a reference; this category has no single fixed sensory profile.
Mouthfeel
Varies with the commercial beer used as a reference; this category has no single fixed sensory profile.
In the same category
34C
Experimental Beer
Specialty BeerColour varies by recipe
ABVVaries with the base style
IBUVaries with the base style
SRMVaries with the base style
Notes
This is a broad grouping for beers inspired by distinctive commercial examples outside other defined styles. It includes Belgian specialty ales and comparable interpretations from other brewing traditions.