Fruit Beers
Fruit beers are any beers using fruit or fruit extracts as an adjunct in either primary or secondary fermentation, providing obvious (ranging from subtle to intense), yet harmonious, fruit qualities.
Fruit Lambic
These beers, also known by the names framboise (raspberry), kriek (cherry), peche (peach), and others are characterized by fruit flavors and aromas. The color reflects the choice of fruit. Sourness is an important part of the flavor profile, though sweetness may compromise the intensity. These flavored lambic beers may be very dry or mildly sweet and range from a dry to a full-bodied mouthfeel.
Hefeweizen
Hefeweizen is a Bavarian style wheat beer made with at least 50 percent malted wheat. This is a medium- to full-bodied beer style that is very pale to a pale amber in color. Because yeast is present, the beer will have yeast flavor and a fuller mouthfeel. Spicy, clove flavors are derived from the special yeast strain and it is often cloudy in appearance. Hop flavor and aroma are absent.
Helles
The German word helles means light colored, and as such, a helles is light straw to deep golden in color. This beer has a relatively low bitterness. It is a medium-bodied, malt-emphasized beer.
Imperial Russian Stout
Imperial Russian Stout was originally brewed for the Russian Court. Dark copper to very black in color, imperial stouts typically have a high alcohol content. The extremely rich malty flavor and aroma are balanced by hops..
Indian Pale Ale
India Pale Ale (IPA) is a very hoppy, somewhat stronger version of pale ale, made to last the voyage from the UK to India in the 1800s. India pale ales are characterized by intense hop bitterness with a high alcohol content. IPAs are crisp, dry ales that are pale gold to deep copper colored. India pale ales possess medium maltiness and body.
Kölsch
Kölsch is a golden, fruity beer from the German city of Cologne. It is characterized by a golden color and has a slightly dry, subtly sweet flavor. The body is light. This beer has low hop flavor and aroma with medium bitterness.