{"id":13568,"date":"2018-12-31T03:14:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T03:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craftbeer.wildaboutit.com\/?p=13568"},"modified":"2018-12-31T03:14:16","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T03:14:16","slug":"eight-styles-thousands-of-beers-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/craftbeer.wildaboutit.com\/?p=13568","title":{"rendered":"Eight styles: Thousands of beers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-13568\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-13568-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-13568-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-13568-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The craft beer market is comprised of hundreds of documented beer varieties and a handful of organisations with their own unique classifications, but beers primarily fall into one of three types: bottom fermentation beers (lagers); top fermentation beers (ales); and spontaneous or wild fermentation beers. <\/p>\n<p>Within each of these categories there are many sub-groups but the main styles available today are dark ales; pale ales; stouts; wheat beers; strong ales; lagers; sour beers; and non-alcoholic beers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-13568-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sfsi-widget sfsi panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" >\t\t<div class=\"sfsi_widget\" data-position=\"widget\" style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content: left\">\n\t\t\t<div id='sfsi_wDiv'><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"norm_row sfsi_wDiv \"  style=\"width:280px;position:absolute;;text-align:left\"><div style='width:50px; height:50px;margin-left:20px;margin-bottom:5px; ' class='sfsi_wicons shuffeldiv ' ><div class='inerCnt'><a class=' sficn' data-effect='' target='_blank'  href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wildaboutit' id='sfsiid_facebook_icon' style='width:50px;height:50px;opacity:1;'  ><img data-pin-nopin='true' alt='' title='' src='http:\/\/craftbeer.wildaboutit.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-icons\/images\/icons_theme\/default\/default_facebook.png' width='50' height='50' style='' class='sfcm sfsi_wicon ' data-effect=''   \/><\/a><div class=\"sfsi_tool_tip_2 fb_tool_bdr sfsiTlleft\" style=\"opacity:0;z-index:-1;\" id=\"sfsiid_facebook\"><span class=\"bot_arow bot_fb_arow\"><\/span><div class=\"sfsi_inside\"><div  class='icon1'><a href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wildaboutit' target='_blank'><img data-pin-nopin='true' class='sfsi_wicon' alt='' title='' src='http:\/\/craftbeer.wildaboutit.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-icons\/images\/visit_icons\/Visit_us_fb\/icon_Visit_us_en_US.png' \/><\/a><\/div><div  class='icon3'><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcraftbeer.wildaboutit.com%2F%3Fp%3D13568%26rest_route%3D%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F13568' style='display:inline-block;'  > <img class='sfsi_wicon'  data-pin-nopin='true' alt='fb-share-icon' title='Facebook Share' src='http:\/\/craftbeer.wildaboutit.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-icons\/images\/share_icons\/fb_icons\/en_US.svg' \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style='width:50px; 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Today it can be hard to pick them apart with the term Porter having as much to do with fashion as anything else.<\/p>\n<p>Stouts and Porters come in a variety of forms. Some are smooth, while others offer a more intense taste. In terms of colour, these beers are not all as black as you might expect. Hold a glass of Guinness up to the light and you\u2019ll undoubtedly see its red tinge. Others might be very deep brown. <\/p>\n<p>The flavour of these darker beers relies to a great extent on the malts used, with hops playing a big part. The colour, roastiness and bitterness comes from the grain (generally, chocolate or black malt). 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