| Term | Michael Jackson | Roger Protz | Brewers Association | CAMRA | BJCP |
| Altbier | Altbier | Altbier | German-Style Altbier | | Altbier |
| Amber ale | Amber ale | | American-Style Amber/Red Ale | | American Amber Ale |
| Barley wine | Barley wine | Barley wine | British-Style Barley Wine AleAmerican-Style Barley Wine Ale | Barley Wine | English BarleywineAmerican Barleywine |
| Berliner Weisse | Berliner Weisse | Berliner Weisse | Berliner-Style Weisse | | Berliner Weisse |
| Bière de Garde | Bière de Garde | Bière de garde | French-Style Bière de Garde | | Bière de Garde |
| Bitter | Bitter | Bitter | Ordinary BitterSpecial or Best BitterExtra Special Bitter | Bitter | Ordinary BitterBest BitterStrong Bitter |
| Blonde Ale | | | Golden or Blonde AleBelgian-Style Blonde Ale | | Blonde Ale |
| Bock | Bok, Bock | Bock | Traditional German-Style Bock | | Helles Bock/Dunkles Bock |
| Brown ale | Brown Ale | Brown ale | English-Style Brown AleAmerican-Style Brown Ale | | British Brown AleAmerican Brown AleLondon Brown Ale (Historical) |
| California Common/Steam Beer | Steam beer | Steam beer | California Common Beer | | California Common |
| Cream Ale | Cream Ale | | American-Style Cream Ale | | Cream Ale |
| Dortmunder Export | Export | Dortmunder Export | Dortmunder/European-Style Export | | German Helles Exportbier |
| Doppelbock | Doppelbock / "Double" bock | Doppelbock | German-Style Doppelbock | | Doppelbock |
| Dunkel | Dunkel/Dunkles | Dunkel | Münchner DunkelEuropean-Style Dark Lager | | Munich Dunkel |
| Dunkelweizen | Dunkel Weizen | | South German-Style Dunkel Weizen | | Dunkles Weissbier |
| Eisbock | Eisbock | | German-Style Eisbock | | Eisbock |
| Flanders red ale | Red beers | | Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale | | Flanders Red Ale |
| Golden/Summer ale | | | English-Style Summer AleGolden or Blonde Ale | Golden Ales | British Golden Ale |
| Gose | | | Leipzig-Style GoseContemporary Gose | | Gose (Historical) |
| Gueuze | Gueuze | Gueuze | Belgian-Style Gueuze Lambic | | Gueuze |
| Hefeweizen | | Hefeweizen | South German-Style Hefeweizen | | |
| Helles | Hell | Helles | Münchner (Munich)-Style Helles | | Munich Helles |
| India pale ale | India Pale Ale (IPA) | India Pale Ales (IPA) | English-Style India Pale AleAmerican-Style India Pale AleSession India Pale AleImperial or Double India Pale Ale | India Pale Ale | English IPAAmerican IPASpecialty IPADouble IPA New England IPA Triple IPA |
| Kölsch | Kolsch | Kölsch | German-Style Kölsch | | Kölsch |
| Lambic | Lambic | Lambic | Belgian-Style LambicBelgian-Style Fruit Lambic | | LambicFruit Lambic |
| Light ale | Light Ale | | | Light Bitters | |
| Maibock/Helles bock | Maibock | Maibock | German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock | | Helles Bock |
| Malt liquor | Malt Liquor | | American-Style Malt Liquor | | |
| Mild | Mild | Mild ale | English-Style Pale Mild AleEnglish-Style Dark Mild Ale | Mild | Dark Mild |
| Oktoberfestbier/Märzenbier | Marzen | Oktoberfest beers | German-Style MaerzenGerman-Style Oktoberfest/Wiesn | | FestbierMärzen |
| Old ale | Old (Ale) | Old ale | Old Ale | Old Ale | Old Ale |
| Oud bruin | Brown Beers | Oud bruin | Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale | | Oud Bruin |
| Pale ale | Pale Ale | Pale ale | Classic English-Style Pale AleAmerican-Style Pale AleAmerican-Style Strong Pale AleBelgian-Style Pale AleAustralian-Style Pale AleInternational-Style Pale Ale | Pale Ale | American Pale AleBelgian Pale Ale |
| Pilsener/Pilsner/Pils | Pilsener/Pilsner/Pils | Pilsner | German-Style PilsenerBohemian-Style PilsenerAmerican-Style PilsenerInternational-Style Pilsener | | American LagerInternational Pale LagerCzech Pale LagerCzech Premium Pale LagerGerman Pils |
| Porter | Porter | Porter | Brown PorterRobust PorterAmerican-Style Imperial PorterSmoke PorterBaltic-Style Porter | Porter | Baltic PorterEnglish PorterAmerican PorterPre-Prohibition Porter (Historical) |
| Red ale | | | Irish-Style Red AleAmerican-Style Amber/Red AleDouble Red AleImperial Red Ale | | Irish Red Ale |
| Roggenbier | | | German-Style Rye Ale | | Roggenbier (Historical) |
| Saison | Saison | Saison | Classic French & Belgian-Style SaisonSpecialty Saison | | Saison |
| Scotch ale | Scotch Ale | Scotch ale | Scotch Ale | Scottish Beers | Wee Heavy |
| Stout | Sweet StoutDry StoutImperial Stout | Stout | Sweet Stout or Cream StoutOatmeal StoutBritish-Style Imperial StoutClassic Irish-Style Dry StoutExport-Style StoutAmerican-Style StoutAmerican-Style Imperial Stout | Stout | Irish StoutIrish Extra StoutSweet StoutOatmeal StoutTropical StoutForeign Extra StoutAmerican StoutImperial Stout |
| Schwarzbier | Schwarzbier | | German-Style Schwarzbier | | Schwarzbier |
| Vienna lager | Vienna | | Vienna-Style Lager | | Vienna Lager |
| Witbier | Witbier | | Belgian-Style Witbier | | Witbier |
| Weissbier | Weisse/Weissbier, Weizenbier | | South German-Style KristallweizenGerman-Style Leichtes WeizenSouth German-Style Bernsteinfarbenes Weizen | | Weissbier |
| Weizenbock | Weizenbock | | South German-Style Weizenbock | | Weizenbock |