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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86,712
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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20,418
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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20,874
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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14,686
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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77,200
American Pale Ale
APA
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13,970
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 9,684 American Stout
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18,026
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 4,674 Belgian Blond Ale
- 28,488 Saison
- 2,821 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 14,006 American Amber Ale
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2,677
California Common
Steam Beer
- 8,762 American Brown Ale
- 478 American Light Lager
- 3,153 American Lager
- 6,925 Cream Ale
- 10,439 American Wheat Beer
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15,341
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,195 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,228 Weizenbock
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16,559
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 797 American Strong Ale
- 2,957 American Barleywine
- 241 Wheatwine
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2,174
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,476
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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12,055
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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8,512
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 8,478 Oatmeal Stout
- 371 Tropical Stout
- 1,532 Foreign Extra Stout
- 115 German Leichtbier
- 7,546 Kölsch
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896
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 8,065 German Pils
- 3,545 Dark Mild
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7,318
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,409 English Porter
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652
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 4,004 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,258 Belgian Tripel
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4,321
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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5,580
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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8,579
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 447 Irish Extra Stout
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10,532
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,123 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,565 Bière de Garde
- 2,476 British Golden Ale
- 804 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 8,998 English IPA
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1,217
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 2,984 Old Ale
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4,226
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,187 English Barley Wine
- 635 Czech Pale Lager
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6,635
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 273 Czech Amber Lager
- 601 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,521 Fruit Beer
- 474 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 740 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 30 Grape Ale
- 3,473 Vienna Lager
- 3,007 Altbier
- 2,070 Berliner Weisse
- 1,355 Flanders Red Ale
- 375 Oud Bruin
- 749 Lambic
- 86 Gueuze
- 685 Fruit Lambic
- 1,071 Gose
- 3,263 Munich Helles
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771
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,835
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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3,768
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,037 International Amber Lager
- 254 International Dark Lager
- 2,650 Doppelbock
- 117 Eisbock
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2,106
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,691 Munich Dunkel
- 2,230 Schwarzbier
- 2,027 Märzen
- 1,148 Rauchbier
- 546 Dunkles Bock
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913
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 412 Kentucky Common
- 87 Lichtenhainer
- 39 London Brown Ale
- 161 Piwo Grodziskie
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329
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 55 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 671 Roggenbier
- 184 Sahti
- 162 Scottish Light
- 366 Scottish Heavy
- 2,017 Scottish Export