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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95,356
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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22,066
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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21,865
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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16,798
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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84,736
American Pale Ale
APA
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15,231
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 10,693 American Stout
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19,753
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 5,178 Belgian Blond Ale
- 30,986 Saison
- 3,111 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 15,362 American Amber Ale
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2,942
California Common
Steam Beer
- 9,584 American Brown Ale
- 670 American Light Lager
- 3,689 American Lager
- 8,389 Cream Ale
- 11,515 American Wheat Beer
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18,555
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 911 American Strong Ale
- 3,165 American Barleywine
- 270 Wheatwine
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16,786
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,517 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,438 Weizenbock
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2,345
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,943
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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13,059
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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9,329
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 9,298 Oatmeal Stout
- 630 Tropical Stout
- 1,592 Foreign Extra Stout
- 157 German Leichtbier
- 8,088 Kölsch
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960
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 9,017 German Pils
- 3,862 Dark Mild
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7,913
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,849 English Porter
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732
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 4,324 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,781 Belgian Tripel
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4,660
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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6,221
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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9,470
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 510 Irish Extra Stout
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11,525
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,284 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,732 Bière de Garde
- 2,813 British Golden Ale
- 854 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 10,041 English IPA
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1,373
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 3,290 Old Ale
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4,613
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,437 English Barley Wine
- 699 Czech Pale Lager
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7,246
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 328 Czech Amber Lager
- 692 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,695 Fruit Beer
- 502 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 780 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 37 Grape Ale
- 3,887 Vienna Lager
- 3,270 Altbier
- 2,192 Berliner Weisse
- 1,447 Flanders Red Ale
- 406 Oud Bruin
- 819 Lambic
- 89 Gueuze
- 732 Fruit Lambic
- 1,152 Gose
- 3,598 Munich Helles
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837
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,963
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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4,394
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,225 International Amber Lager
- 364 International Dark Lager
- 2,848 Doppelbock
- 133 Eisbock
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2,387
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,873 Munich Dunkel
- 2,366 Schwarzbier
- 2,297 Märzen
- 1,242 Rauchbier
- 608 Dunkles Bock
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1,115
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 481 Kentucky Common
- 97 Lichtenhainer
- 50 London Brown Ale
- 181 Piwo Grodziskie
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434
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 75 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 711 Roggenbier
- 207 Sahti
- 177 Scottish Light
- 381 Scottish Heavy
- 2,219 Scottish Export