Style: Wild Specialty Beer
All StylesStyle Profile based on 34 recipes
BU:GU
0.28
Hops
3.3 g/L
Mash pH
5.66
Description
Entry Instructions: Entrant must specify the type of fruit, spice, herb, or wood used. Entrant must specify a description of the beer, identifying the yeast/bacteria used and either a base style or the ingredients/specs/target character of the beer. A general description of the special nature of the beer can cover all the required items. A sour and/or funky version of a fruit, herb, or spice beer, or a wild beer aged in wood. If wood-aged, the wood should not be the primary or dominant character. History: Modern American craft beer interpretations of Belgian wild ales, or experimentations inspired by Belgian wild ales.
Examples: Cascade Bourbonic Plague, Jester King Atrial Rubicite, New Belgium Eric’s Ale, New Glarus Belgian Red, Russian River Supplication, The Lost Abbey Cuvee de Tomme
Typical Grain Bill
- 44%
- 22%
- 20%
- 6%
- 3%
% of total grain weight across all recipes · sums to ~100%
Common Additions
- 71%
- 65%
- 53%
- 35%
- 29%
- 24%
% of Wild Specialty Beer recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)
Hop Usage by Addition Type
g/L · median with IQR range
Common Hops
- 12%
- 12%
- 9%
- 9%
- 9%
- 9%
- 9%
% of Wild Specialty Beer recipes using each hop
Common Fermentables
- 24%
- 18%
- 15%
- 15%
- 15%
- 12%
- 9%
- 9%
Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes
Common Yeasts
- 9%
- 9%
% of Wild Specialty Beer recipes using each strain
Similar Styles
Ranked by similarity across OG, IBU, ABV, hop rate, and grist composition.