American ale
American Brown Ale
The English brown ale with American hops and more of everything: chocolate and caramel malt, a firmer bitterness, and often a citrus late addition that has no business working but does.
Vital statistics
Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles
Original gravity
1.045 - 1.060
1.045 - 1.060
Final gravity
1.010 - 1.016
1.010 - 1.016
Bitterness
20 IBU - 30 IBU
20 IBU - 30 IBU
Colour
18 SRM - 35 SRM
18 SRM - 35 SRM
Alcohol
4.3% - 6.2%
4.3% - 6.2%
Colour also 35-69 EBC
What goes wrong
Too much roast. Cross the line into coffee and it becomes a porter with a different name.
Commercial examples
Reference examples of the style, as listed in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Availability varies by market and year.
Vital statistics as published in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Checked against the published guidelines.
Brew it
A recipe on this site brewed to this style
Every figure below is computed from the ingredients and checked against the ranges above before the page is built.
Plan a batch to these numbers.