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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86,091
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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20,232
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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20,402
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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14,511
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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76,490
American Pale Ale
APA
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13,913
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 9,628 American Stout
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17,917
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 4,627 Belgian Blond Ale
- 28,233 Saison
- 2,792 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 13,899 American Amber Ale
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2,658
California Common
Steam Beer
- 8,721 American Brown Ale
- 455 American Light Lager
- 3,101 American Lager
- 6,850 Cream Ale
- 10,353 American Wheat Beer
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15,152
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,170 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,204 Weizenbock
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16,490
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 783 American Strong Ale
- 2,943 American Barleywine
- 235 Wheatwine
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2,155
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,413
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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11,974
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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8,468
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 8,441 Oatmeal Stout
- 366 Tropical Stout
- 1,522 Foreign Extra Stout
- 114 German Leichtbier
- 7,446 Kölsch
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884
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 7,967 German Pils
- 3,513 Dark Mild
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7,246
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,373 English Porter
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639
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 3,976 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,204 Belgian Tripel
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4,286
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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5,525
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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8,504
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 443 Irish Extra Stout
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10,430
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,114 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,548 Bière de Garde
- 2,429 British Golden Ale
- 789 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 8,914 English IPA
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1,203
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 2,969 Old Ale
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4,207
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,176 English Barley Wine
- 611 Czech Pale Lager
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6,562
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 258 Czech Amber Lager
- 587 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,440 Fruit Beer
- 465 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 725 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 30 Grape Ale
- 3,417 Vienna Lager
- 2,975 Altbier
- 2,056 Berliner Weisse
- 1,349 Flanders Red Ale
- 373 Oud Bruin
- 740 Lambic
- 84 Gueuze
- 680 Fruit Lambic
- 1,057 Gose
- 3,198 Munich Helles
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745
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,814
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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3,631
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,000 International Amber Lager
- 248 International Dark Lager
- 2,613 Doppelbock
- 116 Eisbock
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2,087
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,662 Munich Dunkel
- 2,192 Schwarzbier
- 1,981 Märzen
- 1,136 Rauchbier
- 537 Dunkles Bock
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893
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 399 Kentucky Common
- 86 Lichtenhainer
- 39 London Brown Ale
- 151 Piwo Grodziskie
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313
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 53 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 666 Roggenbier
- 180 Sahti
- 160 Scottish Light
- 361 Scottish Heavy
- 2,003 Scottish Export