Beer styles "family tree?"

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  1. Pantalones

    Pantalones Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2014 Virginia

    I remember a while back finding this neat chart that showed a bunch of religions from all over the world, with connections between them to show how new religions developed over time (and when, and even in what part of the world.)

    Has anyone ever seen a similar chart for beer styles? I know I've seen mentions of the history of certain types of beer every now and then, like how stouts developed from porters (originally being "stout porters"), and everyone's heard the story of where the first IPAs came from and why they ended up being called "India" Pale Ales, but it'd be pretty interesting to see a detailed chart covering as many styles as possible (or at least the ones with any interconnection to others) plus when and where they developed, putting all that information in one place.
     
  2. BMBCLT

    BMBCLT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,427) May 9, 2014 South Carolina
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    Google search images "beer family tree". I see a bunch. I have this one.
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  3. Asics

    Asics Pundit (941) Jul 28, 2012 Washington

    My favorite bottle shop here in West Seattle has this as a poster in the tap room.[​IMG]
     
  4. Buschyfor3

    Buschyfor3 Savant (1,083) Jan 4, 2009 Kentucky

    I fell out of the stout tree at the family reunion.
     
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  5. Pantalones

    Pantalones Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2014 Virginia

    I think I've actually seen the "Beeriodic Table" somewhere before--though it seems like it's always a really small version of the image so it's hard/borderline impossible to actually read any of the blocks. I think I can make out "Pale ale" in the example in the lower-left corner, but that's about it.

    The big interlinking-circles chart is new to me, though. Definitely getting closer to the kind of thing I was looking for (I kinda want to know the story behind some of these connections now--like why cream ale is linked directly to both ale and lager... I know California common/steam beer's story and why it would be considered connected to both types of beer, but I can't remember really hearing much about cream ales.)
     
  6. BMBCLT

    BMBCLT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,427) May 9, 2014 South Carolina
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    I bought that poster on Amazon.
     
  7. SmashPants

    SmashPants Initiate (0) Jun 24, 2012 Australia

    My favourite is always this one. Very informative, and looks good for my (eventual) cellar and bar.

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  8. mudbug

    mudbug Pooh-Bah (1,762) Mar 27, 2009 Oregon
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    The only thing I have a problem with this that some people will think that there are real styles,like elements. elements do not have fuzzy boundaries
     
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  9. SmashPants

    SmashPants Initiate (0) Jun 24, 2012 Australia

    Similar to senses of humour, I guess.
     
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  10. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
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    Unfortunately it's all over the place.Why is bitter separate from Pale Ale when they are two names for the same thing?Why do Old Ale , Barley Wine and Scotch Ale (Burton Ale seems to have been forgotten) appear as Mixed Styles?
     
  11. GentleKnight1

    GentleKnight1 Zealot (646) Apr 13, 2007 Illinois

    Not only did I like this chart, I had several copies laminated and gave it as Christmas gifts a few years ago. I also not have one in my brewing area (okay.... it's mead, not beer, but I LIKE beer too !!)
     
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