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Beer Types and Styles Bingo Cards

A flavorful game for a tasting flight or brewery crawl. Hand out 5x5 cards of real beer styles to spot or sample — the hazy IPA, the dry stout, the crisp pilsner — and the first to a full line wins the round.

Free to design and print · edit any square · 3×3, 4×4, or 5×5

Beer styles bingo gives a tasting night a friendly structure, whether you are working through a flight at home or comparing pours across a brewery taproom. Start from a template, keep the real styles below or add your own, and your 5x5 cards print in a couple of minutes.

Because every card is shuffled from the same square list, no two tasters get the same grid — so the whole table can play together, mark off styles as they sample them, and compare notes between pours.

Squares for a beer styles card
  • IPA
  • Hazy IPA
  • Pale ale
  • Pilsner
  • Lager
  • Stout
  • Porter
  • Wheat beer
  • Hefeweizen
  • Saison
  • Sour ale
  • Gose
  • Amber ale
  • Brown ale
  • Bock
  • Dunkel
  • Kolsch
  • Belgian tripel
  • Barleywine
  • Cream ale
  • Red ale
  • ESB
  • Marzen
  • Milk stout

These are just a starting point — swap in your own words in the editor before you print.

Ideas for your game

  • Match squares to a tasting flight

    Line up your flight so each pour matches a style on the card, and let tasters mark off each glass as they work through the lineup.

  • Quiz on style traits

    Read out a description — dark and roasty, light and crisp, tart and fruity — and have players find the matching style square on their card.

  • Print a set or play live

    Print a tidy batch for the table, or share one link and a QR code so a brewery crawl group can play together from their phones.

Editable and printable

Edit every square. Open the card in the editor, keep the suggested squares or replace them with your own words, emoji, or photos, and pick a theme that fits the day.

Print a whole set at once. Each card is shuffled from the same square list, so every player gets a unique grid. Print to standard letter or A4 paper on any home printer — or order professionally printed cards shipped to your door.

Or play live. Share one link and a QR code and the whole room plays from their phones, in person or over video.

Questions

Are these real beer styles?

Yes. The squares use recognized styles like IPA, stout, pilsner, and saison, so the card works as a tasting guide as well as a game.

Why a 5x5 grid?

A 5x5 grid with a free center is the classic bingo layout and gives room for a broad range of styles, though you can change the size in the editor.

How do I make a beer card for free?

Open the editor, pick a theme, keep the suggested style squares or type your own, and print or share. A basic set is free to make and play.

How many cards do I need?

One per taster. Each card is shuffled from the same square list, so the whole group gets unique grids and a fair race to a finished line.

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