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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86,410
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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20,325
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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20,659
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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14,601
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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76,870
American Pale Ale
APA
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13,945
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 9,661 American Stout
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17,977
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 4,654 Belgian Blond Ale
- 28,371 Saison
- 2,810 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 13,950 American Amber Ale
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2,668
California Common
Steam Beer
- 8,735 American Brown Ale
- 464 American Light Lager
- 3,131 American Lager
- 6,893 Cream Ale
- 10,400 American Wheat Beer
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15,257
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,178 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,214 Weizenbock
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16,520
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 790 American Strong Ale
- 2,951 American Barleywine
- 238 Wheatwine
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2,167
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,445
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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12,008
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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8,491
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 8,459 Oatmeal Stout
- 369 Tropical Stout
- 1,529 Foreign Extra Stout
- 114 German Leichtbier
- 7,516 Kölsch
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890
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 8,019 German Pils
- 3,531 Dark Mild
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7,271
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,388 English Porter
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645
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 3,989 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,231 Belgian Tripel
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4,308
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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5,558
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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8,546
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 445 Irish Extra Stout
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10,495
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,118 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,557 Bière de Garde
- 2,457 British Golden Ale
- 798 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 8,966 English IPA
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1,211
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 2,977 Old Ale
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4,219
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,184 English Barley Wine
- 620 Czech Pale Lager
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6,600
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 265 Czech Amber Lager
- 598 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,481 Fruit Beer
- 467 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 734 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 30 Grape Ale
- 3,449 Vienna Lager
- 2,995 Altbier
- 2,065 Berliner Weisse
- 1,352 Flanders Red Ale
- 375 Oud Bruin
- 744 Lambic
- 85 Gueuze
- 681 Fruit Lambic
- 1,065 Gose
- 3,222 Munich Helles
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752
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,830
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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3,714
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,014 International Amber Lager
- 251 International Dark Lager
- 2,626 Doppelbock
- 117 Eisbock
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2,095
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,673 Munich Dunkel
- 2,206 Schwarzbier
- 1,999 Märzen
- 1,138 Rauchbier
- 538 Dunkles Bock
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900
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 407 Kentucky Common
- 87 Lichtenhainer
- 39 London Brown Ale
- 156 Piwo Grodziskie
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322
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 54 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 668 Roggenbier
- 182 Sahti
- 160 Scottish Light
- 364 Scottish Heavy
- 2,009 Scottish Export