List of Beer Styles
The database categorizes beer recipes using specific beer styles. Given the complexity and overlapping nature of styles in the craft brewing industry, finding an effective categorization scheme is challenging. Beer Analytics has opted to use the BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program) 2021 Beer Style Guide as a basis, with some minor modifications and additions.
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86,366
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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20,308
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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20,606
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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14,590
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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76,813
American Pale Ale
APA
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13,941
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 9,655 American Stout
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17,965
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 4,649 Belgian Blond Ale
- 28,351 Saison
- 2,806 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 13,940 American Amber Ale
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2,667
California Common
Steam Beer
- 8,731 American Brown Ale
- 462 American Light Lager
- 3,126 American Lager
- 6,886 Cream Ale
- 10,390 American Wheat Beer
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15,242
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,177 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,213 Weizenbock
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16,517
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 788 American Strong Ale
- 2,951 American Barleywine
- 237 Wheatwine
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2,166
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,438
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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12,001
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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8,488
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 8,452 Oatmeal Stout
- 369 Tropical Stout
- 1,527 Foreign Extra Stout
- 114 German Leichtbier
- 7,504 Kölsch
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889
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 8,009 German Pils
- 3,526 Dark Mild
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7,267
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,387 English Porter
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645
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 3,988 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,230 Belgian Tripel
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4,308
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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5,556
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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8,540
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 443 Irish Extra Stout
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10,480
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,118 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,557 Bière de Garde
- 2,448 British Golden Ale
- 797 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 8,958 English IPA
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1,209
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 2,975 Old Ale
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4,216
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,182 English Barley Wine
- 618 Czech Pale Lager
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6,592
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 263 Czech Amber Lager
- 598 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,472 Fruit Beer
- 466 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 733 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 30 Grape Ale
- 3,447 Vienna Lager
- 2,989 Altbier
- 2,064 Berliner Weisse
- 1,351 Flanders Red Ale
- 375 Oud Bruin
- 744 Lambic
- 84 Gueuze
- 681 Fruit Lambic
- 1,065 Gose
- 3,216 Munich Helles
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751
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,828
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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3,700
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,013 International Amber Lager
- 250 International Dark Lager
- 2,624 Doppelbock
- 117 Eisbock
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2,094
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,672 Munich Dunkel
- 2,203 Schwarzbier
- 1,994 Märzen
- 1,138 Rauchbier
- 538 Dunkles Bock
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899
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 405 Kentucky Common
- 86 Lichtenhainer
- 39 London Brown Ale
- 156 Piwo Grodziskie
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322
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 54 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 668 Roggenbier
- 181 Sahti
- 160 Scottish Light
- 364 Scottish Heavy
- 2,009 Scottish Export