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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86,894
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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20,480
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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20,984
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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14,754
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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77,392
American Pale Ale
APA
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14,012
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 9,714 American Stout
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18,076
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 4,695 Belgian Blond Ale
- 28,547 Saison
- 2,827 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 14,047 American Amber Ale
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2,682
California Common
Steam Beer
- 8,793 American Brown Ale
- 482 American Light Lager
- 3,175 American Lager
- 6,938 Cream Ale
- 10,459 American Wheat Beer
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15,382
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,204 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,232 Weizenbock
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16,575
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 801 American Strong Ale
- 2,964 American Barleywine
- 245 Wheatwine
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2,183
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,494
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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12,080
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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8,538
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 8,512 Oatmeal Stout
- 379 Tropical Stout
- 1,534 Foreign Extra Stout
- 115 German Leichtbier
- 7,573 Kölsch
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897
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 8,107 German Pils
- 3,565 Dark Mild
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7,360
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,430 English Porter
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657
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 4,013 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,283 Belgian Tripel
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4,343
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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5,601
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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8,618
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 449 Irish Extra Stout
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10,546
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,128 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,576 Bière de Garde
- 2,486 British Golden Ale
- 807 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 9,016 English IPA
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1,232
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 2,990 Old Ale
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4,236
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,196 English Barley Wine
- 637 Czech Pale Lager
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6,659
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 277 Czech Amber Lager
- 615 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,544 Fruit Beer
- 476 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 744 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 34 Grape Ale
- 3,493 Vienna Lager
- 3,014 Altbier
- 2,072 Berliner Weisse
- 1,356 Flanders Red Ale
- 375 Oud Bruin
- 750 Lambic
- 86 Gueuze
- 687 Fruit Lambic
- 1,074 Gose
- 3,276 Munich Helles
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774
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,843
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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3,809
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,045 International Amber Lager
- 258 International Dark Lager
- 2,673 Doppelbock
- 118 Eisbock
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2,114
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,703 Munich Dunkel
- 2,238 Schwarzbier
- 2,034 Märzen
- 1,151 Rauchbier
- 554 Dunkles Bock
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923
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 418 Kentucky Common
- 87 Lichtenhainer
- 40 London Brown Ale
- 162 Piwo Grodziskie
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337
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 55 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 675 Roggenbier
- 185 Sahti
- 162 Scottish Light
- 367 Scottish Heavy
- 2,022 Scottish Export