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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86,177
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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20,253
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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20,461
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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14,538
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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76,604
American Pale Ale
APA
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13,919
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 9,638 American Stout
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17,934
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 4,635 Belgian Blond Ale
- 28,262 Saison
- 2,795 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 13,911 American Amber Ale
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2,661
California Common
Steam Beer
- 8,722 American Brown Ale
- 459 American Light Lager
- 3,106 American Lager
- 6,860 Cream Ale
- 10,362 American Wheat Beer
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15,170
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,174 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,204 Weizenbock
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16,493
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 784 American Strong Ale
- 2,944 American Barleywine
- 235 Wheatwine
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2,157
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,421
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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11,984
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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8,474
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 8,444 Oatmeal Stout
- 367 Tropical Stout
- 1,524 Foreign Extra Stout
- 114 German Leichtbier
- 7,470 Kölsch
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884
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 7,981 German Pils
- 3,514 Dark Mild
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7,250
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,381 English Porter
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640
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 3,981 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,214 Belgian Tripel
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4,290
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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5,538
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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8,517
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 443 Irish Extra Stout
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10,445
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,114 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,553 Bière de Garde
- 2,432 British Golden Ale
- 789 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 8,924 English IPA
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1,204
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 2,969 Old Ale
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4,208
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,177 English Barley Wine
- 612 Czech Pale Lager
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6,568
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 260 Czech Amber Lager
- 588 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,444 Fruit Beer
- 465 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 725 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 30 Grape Ale
- 3,429 Vienna Lager
- 2,982 Altbier
- 2,057 Berliner Weisse
- 1,350 Flanders Red Ale
- 373 Oud Bruin
- 740 Lambic
- 84 Gueuze
- 681 Fruit Lambic
- 1,059 Gose
- 3,199 Munich Helles
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745
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,820
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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3,650
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,005 International Amber Lager
- 248 International Dark Lager
- 2,615 Doppelbock
- 117 Eisbock
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2,091
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,666 Munich Dunkel
- 2,193 Schwarzbier
- 1,982 Märzen
- 1,137 Rauchbier
- 537 Dunkles Bock
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897
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 400 Kentucky Common
- 86 Lichtenhainer
- 39 London Brown Ale
- 154 Piwo Grodziskie
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316
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 53 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 667 Roggenbier
- 180 Sahti
- 160 Scottish Light
- 363 Scottish Heavy
- 2,004 Scottish Export