29A
Fruit Beer
Fruit BeerColour varies by recipe
ABVVaries with the base style
IBUVaries with the base style
SRMVaries with the base style
29C
Specialty Fruit Beer
An appealing combination of fruit, sugar, and beer, but still recognizable as a beer. The fruit and sugar character should both be evident but in balance with the beer, not so forward as to suggest an artificial product.
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
A Specialty Fruit Beer is a Fruit Beer with some additional ingredients, such as fermentable sugars (e.g., honey, brown sugar, invert sugar), sweeteners (e.g., lactose), adjuncts, alternative grains, or other special ingredients added, or some additional process applied. A Specialty Fruit Beer can use any style within the Fruit Beer category as a base style (currently, 29A, 29B, or 29D).
Appearance
Same as fruit beer.
Aroma
Same as Fruit Beer, except that some additional fermentables (e.g., honey, molasses) may add an aroma component. Whatever additional aroma component is present should be in balance with the fruit and the beer components, and be a pleasant combination.
Flavor
Same as Fruit Beer, except that some additional fermentables (e.g., honey, molasses) may add a flavor component. Whatever additional flavor component is present should be in balance with the fruit and the beer components, and be a pleasant combination. Added sugars should not have a raw, unfermented flavor. Some added sugars will have unfermentable elements that may provide a fuller and sweeter finish; fully fermentable sugars may thin out the finish.
Mouthfeel
Same as Fruit Beer, although depending on the type of sugar added, could increase or decrease the body.
In the same category
29B
Fruit and Spice Beer
Fruit BeerColour varies by recipe
ABVVaries with the base style
IBUVaries with the base style
SRMVaries with the base style
29D
Grape Ale
Fruit BeerABV6–8.5%
IBU10–30
SRM4–8
Notes
Additional fermentable ingredients or special processes distinguish this category only when they add a noticeable character. Otherwise, the relevant Fruit Beer description remains the better reference.