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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86,791
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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20,439
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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20,911
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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14,721
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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77,297
American Pale Ale
APA
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13,985
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 9,703 American Stout
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18,043
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 4,685 Belgian Blond Ale
- 28,514 Saison
- 2,825 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 14,022 American Amber Ale
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2,678
California Common
Steam Beer
- 8,775 American Brown Ale
- 479 American Light Lager
- 3,165 American Lager
- 6,932 Cream Ale
- 10,447 American Wheat Beer
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15,364
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,199 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,231 Weizenbock
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16,566
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 800 American Strong Ale
- 2,961 American Barleywine
- 242 Wheatwine
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2,176
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,484
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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12,062
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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8,525
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 8,486 Oatmeal Stout
- 372 Tropical Stout
- 1,532 Foreign Extra Stout
- 115 German Leichtbier
- 7,556 Kölsch
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896
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 8,080 German Pils
- 3,550 Dark Mild
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7,335
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,420 English Porter
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656
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 4,010 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,268 Belgian Tripel
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4,328
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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5,588
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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8,597
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 448 Irish Extra Stout
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10,534
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,124 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,568 Bière de Garde
- 2,479 British Golden Ale
- 807 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 9,007 English IPA
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1,222
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 2,986 Old Ale
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4,231
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,192 English Barley Wine
- 635 Czech Pale Lager
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6,642
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 276 Czech Amber Lager
- 606 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,532 Fruit Beer
- 474 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 743 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 33 Grape Ale
- 3,481 Vienna Lager
- 3,012 Altbier
- 2,071 Berliner Weisse
- 1,355 Flanders Red Ale
- 375 Oud Bruin
- 749 Lambic
- 86 Gueuze
- 686 Fruit Lambic
- 1,074 Gose
- 3,269 Munich Helles
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772
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,840
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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3,784
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,039 International Amber Lager
- 254 International Dark Lager
- 2,657 Doppelbock
- 118 Eisbock
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2,107
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,694 Munich Dunkel
- 2,236 Schwarzbier
- 2,031 Märzen
- 1,151 Rauchbier
- 547 Dunkles Bock
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919
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 415 Kentucky Common
- 87 Lichtenhainer
- 40 London Brown Ale
- 161 Piwo Grodziskie
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335
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 55 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 675 Roggenbier
- 185 Sahti
- 162 Scottish Light
- 366 Scottish Heavy
- 2,017 Scottish Export