| Ale Styles |
| Bitter - has a heavy hopping with a dryer hop finish.
Generally light in alcohol content, but can have higher alcohol which is known as ESB (extra special bitter) |
| Brown Ale - has a darker color, reddish to brown. Kootenay Mountain Ale is a brown ale and can
have a stronger malty flavour, a gentle fruitiness and may have a nut like character |
| India Pale Ale - stronger in gravity than a pale, and a strong hop character in both aroma and
taste. These Ales were designed for shipping long distances (India) i.e..
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| Mild - in reference to the hop character. Not an overly bitter ale and can be light or dark
in colour, however typically light in body and alcohol content
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| Pale Ale - originally developed as clear or translucent amber-red Ale
(Kootenay True Ale is a lighter colour version of this style) typically containing higher gravity than bitter
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| Porter and Stout - very dark, almost black with an almost roasted taste. Porter is usually
lighter in body than a Stout. Stout is very bitter, while Porters can be sweet
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| Lager Styles |
| Bavarian or Munich - aka Dunkels, are very dark beers, typically more bitter and can have a
hint of chocolate or coffee aroma due to the blend of roasted malts. The Kootenay Black Lager is styled in this manner |
| Bock - is typically dark in color with a high alcohol content of 6.5% |
| Doppel Bock - same as above only with a slightly bolder taste |
| Dortmond - a slight tilt toward dryness with higher gravity |
| Eis Bock - accidental discovery after the storage in caves froze the wooden kegs,
the bock decanted (raised the alcohol content) by freezing out water |
| Light - a lighter alcohol version of a pilsner, the Kokanee Light falls into this category
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| Pilsner - golden colour, clear accented hop bouquet. Many of Canada’s main stream brands
are a version of this style; Kokanee is a Pilsner
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| Vienna - usually amber to red in color and is slightly sweeter with less malt fullness
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