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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86,470
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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20,341
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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20,698
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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14,619
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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76,926
American Pale Ale
APA
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13,952
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 9,667 American Stout
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17,986
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 4,657 Belgian Blond Ale
- 28,389 Saison
- 2,812 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 13,964 American Amber Ale
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2,668
California Common
Steam Beer
- 8,738 American Brown Ale
- 465 American Light Lager
- 3,135 American Lager
- 6,900 Cream Ale
- 10,410 American Wheat Beer
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15,278
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,181 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,215 Weizenbock
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16,526
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 791 American Strong Ale
- 2,951 American Barleywine
- 239 Wheatwine
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2,171
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,452
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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12,012
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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8,495
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 8,462 Oatmeal Stout
- 369 Tropical Stout
- 1,530 Foreign Extra Stout
- 114 German Leichtbier
- 7,522 Kölsch
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892
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 8,032 German Pils
- 3,535 Dark Mild
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7,273
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,391 English Porter
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647
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 3,990 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,237 Belgian Tripel
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4,310
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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5,562
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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8,552
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 445 Irish Extra Stout
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10,506
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,119 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,558 Bière de Garde
- 2,462 British Golden Ale
- 798 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 8,970 English IPA
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1,211
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 2,978 Old Ale
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4,221
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,184 English Barley Wine
- 622 Czech Pale Lager
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6,603
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 266 Czech Amber Lager
- 598 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,487 Fruit Beer
- 469 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 735 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 30 Grape Ale
- 3,451 Vienna Lager
- 2,995 Altbier
- 2,066 Berliner Weisse
- 1,353 Flanders Red Ale
- 375 Oud Bruin
- 745 Lambic
- 85 Gueuze
- 683 Fruit Lambic
- 1,066 Gose
- 3,228 Munich Helles
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757
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,831
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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3,726
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,017 International Amber Lager
- 252 International Dark Lager
- 2,629 Doppelbock
- 117 Eisbock
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2,097
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,674 Munich Dunkel
- 2,210 Schwarzbier
- 2,002 Märzen
- 1,140 Rauchbier
- 539 Dunkles Bock
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900
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 409 Kentucky Common
- 87 Lichtenhainer
- 39 London Brown Ale
- 157 Piwo Grodziskie
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323
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 54 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 668 Roggenbier
- 182 Sahti
- 160 Scottish Light
- 364 Scottish Heavy
- 2,012 Scottish Export