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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95,094
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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21,951
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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21,634
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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16,696
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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84,403
American Pale Ale
APA
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15,205
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 10,669 American Stout
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19,680
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 5,150 Belgian Blond Ale
- 30,855 Saison
- 3,100 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 15,317 American Amber Ale
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2,932
California Common
Steam Beer
- 9,553 American Brown Ale
- 664 American Light Lager
- 3,667 American Lager
- 8,345 Cream Ale
- 11,480 American Wheat Beer
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18,523
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 909 American Strong Ale
- 3,157 American Barleywine
- 267 Wheatwine
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16,710
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,504 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,421 Weizenbock
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2,333
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,921
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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13,020
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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9,297
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 9,270 Oatmeal Stout
- 627 Tropical Stout
- 1,587 Foreign Extra Stout
- 154 German Leichtbier
- 8,042 Kölsch
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954
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 8,944 German Pils
- 3,841 Dark Mild
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7,887
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,839 English Porter
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719
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 4,300 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,752 Belgian Tripel
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4,639
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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6,197
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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9,426
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 507 Irish Extra Stout
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11,454
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,276 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,720 Bière de Garde
- 2,787 British Golden Ale
- 845 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 10,000 English IPA
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1,368
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 3,280 Old Ale
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4,600
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,428 English Barley Wine
- 693 Czech Pale Lager
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7,188
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 327 Czech Amber Lager
- 682 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,666 Fruit Beer
- 502 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 774 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 34 Grape Ale
- 3,858 Vienna Lager
- 3,257 Altbier
- 2,185 Berliner Weisse
- 1,439 Flanders Red Ale
- 406 Oud Bruin
- 811 Lambic
- 89 Gueuze
- 731 Fruit Lambic
- 1,145 Gose
- 3,557 Munich Helles
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830
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,949
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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4,335
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,216 International Amber Lager
- 361 International Dark Lager
- 2,828 Doppelbock
- 133 Eisbock
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2,386
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,865 Munich Dunkel
- 2,352 Schwarzbier
- 2,280 Märzen
- 1,236 Rauchbier
- 606 Dunkles Bock
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1,105
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 478 Kentucky Common
- 96 Lichtenhainer
- 49 London Brown Ale
- 178 Piwo Grodziskie
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421
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 73 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 710 Roggenbier
- 205 Sahti
- 176 Scottish Light
- 380 Scottish Heavy
- 2,215 Scottish Export