The Beer Lover’s Card Deck

Jeff Alworth is the award-winning author of The Secrets of Master Brewers, Cider Made Simple, and The Widmer Way. A widely recognized authority on all things beer, he is a regular speaker, teacher, and consultant who cohosts the Beervana podcast and radio show. His writing appears regularly in Craft Beer & Brewing and on his long-running website, Beervana. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

CLASSIC ALES
Bitters
Pale Ales
Mild and Brown Ales
Porters and Stouts
Barley Wines and Old Ales
Scottish Ales
Ales of the Rhine: Kolsches and Altbiers
Belgian Ales
Saisons and Rustic Belgian Ales
Abbey and Trappist Ales
French Ales
German Weizens
 
CLASSIC LAGERS
Dark Lagers: Dunkels, Schwarzbiers, and Czech Tmaves
Czech Lagers
Pale Lagers: Pilsners, Helles, and Dortmund Exports
Amber Lagers: Marzens and Vienna Lagers
Bocks
Mass-Market Lagers
 
NEW AND UNUSUAL STYLES
Hoppy American Ales
Fresh-Hop Ales
Sake
European Farmhouse Ales
 
TART AND WILD ALES
The Lambic Family
Tart German Wheat Ales: Berliner Weisses and Goses
Wild Ales
 
PAIRING BEER WITH FOOD
The basics of a good pairing
Malt flavors
Hop flavors
Fermentation flavors
The seven flavor categories
Putting it all together
If the beer is hoppy and/or bitter
If the beer is sweet
If the beer is tart
If the beer is roasty
If the beer is malty
If the beer is alcoholic or strong
If the food is bitter
If the food is sweet
If the food is tart or sour
If the food is meaty
If the food is salty
If the food is spicy
How to say “cheers!”