Question: Kuyt Beer

Kuyt - also spelled Kett, Kuit, Koyt and a few other ways - wasn't an exclusively Dutch style. It was also brewed in what is now Belgium and parts of the West of Germany.

 

Some of these obscure styles can easily fit into one of the styles recognized by BeerAdvocate, like (Grisette, Kentucky Common or Dampfbier), then there are some that sort-of fit in multiple styles, like (Grodziskie or Lichtenhainer), and then there are some that really are unique, like (Adambier, Kuyt, Joppenbier, or Gotlandsdricke.)

BeerAdvocate could list some obscure styles as “similar to” within an established style, and settle the issue. And just imagine the conversation THAT would generate.

Another idea, and not exclusive of the first, is to add a catch-all “Style Guide” that collects all the other odd styles. The guideline could make it clear that these are a collection, with links to off-site guides.

 

Grodziskie isn't like any other style. What's another smoked, top-fermenting wheat beer?

 

I agree most of the styles mentioned here should be categorised as a style on their own, but for now I would place Kuyt (or Koyt) as Scottish Gruit, and Grisette and Kveik as Saison...

 

This is a great website on Dutch and Belgian historical and 'lost' beer styles : https://lostbeers.com/ . The Kuyt topic is here : https://lostbeers.com/gruit-kuit/#more-49.

 

Good point. My comment was too general, and my opinion is based my personal experience of the aroma/flavor of only a few samples.

Likely any attempt to identify “similar to” will be met with these objections. Hence...

And this is precisely the conversation I find to be interesting and satisfying. PROST!

 

Agreed. Grisette, while clearly different, is most like a Saison.

Two problems with each getting their own style guide are: 1 - Finding the dividing points. 2 - Having too many styles for folks to distinguish. Especially when most of these obscure styles are rare, by definition.

Thus the compromise suggestion of a catch-all guide pointing to off-site guides. For folks trying to understand each style, they will have a means to easily learn and measure what they experience. For folks just enjoying something new, they will have a place to post them. In my opinion this will help generate focus, on these styles, and possible incubate proliferation.