Possible Clues:

• Letters after "New England" or "West Coast," at a brewery
• Pronunciation guide std
• Brewpub order, briefly
• Content of a linguist's chart, for short
• Hoppy pub pick, for short
• Bar order, initally
• Hoppy glassful, for short
• Type of beer orig. brewed in England
• Syst. of sound syllables
• Artisanal beer letters