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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85,970
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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20,190
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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20,314
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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14,481
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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76,331
American Pale Ale
APA
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13,899
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 9,619 American Stout
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17,897
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 4,615 Belgian Blond Ale
- 28,186 Saison
- 2,786 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 13,878 American Amber Ale
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2,654
California Common
Steam Beer
- 8,714 American Brown Ale
- 452 American Light Lager
- 3,087 American Lager
- 6,829 Cream Ale
- 10,341 American Wheat Beer
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15,121
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,161 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,200 Weizenbock
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16,470
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 781 American Strong Ale
- 2,940 American Barleywine
- 235 Wheatwine
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2,152
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,396
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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11,956
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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8,455
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 8,429 Oatmeal Stout
- 366 Tropical Stout
- 1,518 Foreign Extra Stout
- 113 German Leichtbier
- 7,428 Kölsch
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882
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 7,943 German Pils
- 3,507 Dark Mild
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7,233
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,369 English Porter
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638
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 3,966 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,185 Belgian Tripel
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4,278
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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5,512
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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8,473
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 438 Irish Extra Stout
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10,403
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,112 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,546 Bière de Garde
- 2,419 British Golden Ale
- 789 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 8,901 English IPA
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1,202
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 2,966 Old Ale
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4,202
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,173 English Barley Wine
- 610 Czech Pale Lager
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6,541
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 257 Czech Amber Lager
- 580 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,427 Fruit Beer
- 464 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 723 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 30 Grape Ale
- 3,411 Vienna Lager
- 2,969 Altbier
- 2,054 Berliner Weisse
- 1,345 Flanders Red Ale
- 372 Oud Bruin
- 739 Lambic
- 84 Gueuze
- 679 Fruit Lambic
- 1,056 Gose
- 3,183 Munich Helles
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743
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,806
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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3,609
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 991 International Amber Lager
- 246 International Dark Lager
- 2,606 Doppelbock
- 116 Eisbock
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2,082
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,657 Munich Dunkel
- 2,183 Schwarzbier
- 1,972 Märzen
- 1,132 Rauchbier
- 536 Dunkles Bock
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890
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 395 Kentucky Common
- 85 Lichtenhainer
- 38 London Brown Ale
- 150 Piwo Grodziskie
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308
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 53 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 666 Roggenbier
- 180 Sahti
- 159 Scottish Light
- 360 Scottish Heavy
- 1,995 Scottish Export