Specialty Honey Beer

Specialty Honey Beer is an American Special beer style. Brewers Association category: Specialty Honey Beer. It typically presents as very light to black depending on underlying style.

ABV: 2.5%-12.0%
IBU: 1-100
COLOR / SRM SCALE: 1-100
OG: 1.030-1.110
FG: 1.006-1.030

Alcohol & Bitterness

ABV:2.5%-12.0%

ABW:2.0%-9.5%

IBU:1-100

Perceived Bitterness:

Very low to very high

Color & Appearance

Color:

Very light to black depending on underlying style

SRM:1-100

EBC:2-200

Clarity:

Clear to hazy is acceptable

Gravity & Body

Original Gravity:1.030-1.110

Original Gravity °P:7.6-25.9

Final Gravity:1.006-1.030

Final Gravity °P:1.5-7.6

Body:

Varies with underlying style When using these guidelines as the basis for evaluating entries at competitions, brewers may be asked to provide supplemental information about entries in this category to allow for accurate evaluation of diverse entries. Such information might include the underlying beer style upon which the entry is based, or other information unique to the entry such as type of honey used or other factors which influence perceived sensory outcomes. Original Gravity (°Plato) 1.030-1.110 (7.6-25.9 °Plato) • Apparent Extract/Final Gravity (°Plato) 1.006-1.030 (1.5-7.6 °Plato) • Alcohol by Weight (Volume) 2.0%-9.5% (2.5%-12.0%) • Hop Bitterness (IBU) 1-100 • Color SRM (EBC) 1-100 (2-200 EBC)

Flavor Profiles

Malt Profile:

Varies depending on intention of brewer

Hop Profile:

Very low to very high

Fermentation Character:

Honey Beers may be brewed to a traditional style or may be experimental. Honey Beers incorporate honey as a fermentable sugar in addition to malted barley. Honey character should be present in aroma and flavor but should not be overpowering. Beers which represent various India Pale Ale and Imperial India Pale Ale styles brewed with honey are categorized as Experimental India Pale Ale.

2026 Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines used with permission of Brewers Association .

No beers have been reviewed in this style.