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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86,683
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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20,409
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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20,857
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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14,679
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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77,175
American Pale Ale
APA
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13,968
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 9,681 American Stout
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18,024
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 4,672 Belgian Blond Ale
- 28,483 Saison
- 2,820 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 14,001 American Amber Ale
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2,676
California Common
Steam Beer
- 8,756 American Brown Ale
- 477 American Light Lager
- 3,152 American Lager
- 6,925 Cream Ale
- 10,437 American Wheat Beer
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15,336
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,194 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,226 Weizenbock
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16,558
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 796 American Strong Ale
- 2,956 American Barleywine
- 241 Wheatwine
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2,174
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,472
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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12,052
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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8,512
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 8,476 Oatmeal Stout
- 371 Tropical Stout
- 1,532 Foreign Extra Stout
- 115 German Leichtbier
- 7,545 Kölsch
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895
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 8,062 German Pils
- 3,545 Dark Mild
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7,310
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,408 English Porter
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650
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 4,003 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,258 Belgian Tripel
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4,317
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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5,577
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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8,578
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 447 Irish Extra Stout
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10,530
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,123 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,564 Bière de Garde
- 2,475 British Golden Ale
- 802 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 8,995 English IPA
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1,216
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 2,984 Old Ale
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4,226
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,187 English Barley Wine
- 635 Czech Pale Lager
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6,633
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 270 Czech Amber Lager
- 601 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,517 Fruit Beer
- 474 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 740 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 30 Grape Ale
- 3,471 Vienna Lager
- 3,006 Altbier
- 2,069 Berliner Weisse
- 1,355 Flanders Red Ale
- 375 Oud Bruin
- 749 Lambic
- 86 Gueuze
- 685 Fruit Lambic
- 1,070 Gose
- 3,260 Munich Helles
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771
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,835
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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3,765
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,035 International Amber Lager
- 254 International Dark Lager
- 2,648 Doppelbock
- 117 Eisbock
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2,105
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,691 Munich Dunkel
- 2,223 Schwarzbier
- 2,027 Märzen
- 1,146 Rauchbier
- 546 Dunkles Bock
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912
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 412 Kentucky Common
- 87 Lichtenhainer
- 39 London Brown Ale
- 161 Piwo Grodziskie
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329
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 55 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 670 Roggenbier
- 184 Sahti
- 162 Scottish Light
- 366 Scottish Heavy
- 2,017 Scottish Export