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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95,530
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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22,124
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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21,998
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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16,850
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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84,915
American Pale Ale
APA
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15,261
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 10,712 American Stout
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19,788
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 5,194 Belgian Blond Ale
- 31,046 Saison
- 3,116 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 15,394 American Amber Ale
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2,945
California Common
Steam Beer
- 9,602 American Brown Ale
- 676 American Light Lager
- 3,711 American Lager
- 8,405 Cream Ale
- 11,530 American Wheat Beer
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18,569
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 913 American Strong Ale
- 3,165 American Barleywine
- 272 Wheatwine
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16,832
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,525 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,444 Weizenbock
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2,353
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,969
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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13,092
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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9,349
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 9,311 Oatmeal Stout
- 633 Tropical Stout
- 1,596 Foreign Extra Stout
- 158 German Leichtbier
- 8,113 Kölsch
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962
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 9,055 German Pils
- 3,875 Dark Mild
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7,926
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,855 English Porter
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738
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 4,346 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,802 Belgian Tripel
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4,673
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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6,239
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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9,496
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 511 Irish Extra Stout
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11,556
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,292 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,741 Bière de Garde
- 2,829 British Golden Ale
- 857 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 10,058 English IPA
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1,379
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 3,292 Old Ale
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4,622
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,444 English Barley Wine
- 704 Czech Pale Lager
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7,274
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 332 Czech Amber Lager
- 700 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,715 Fruit Beer
- 505 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 784 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 39 Grape Ale
- 3,898 Vienna Lager
- 3,280 Altbier
- 2,202 Berliner Weisse
- 1,453 Flanders Red Ale
- 406 Oud Bruin
- 820 Lambic
- 89 Gueuze
- 736 Fruit Lambic
- 1,155 Gose
- 3,622 Munich Helles
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849
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,969
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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4,436
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,231 International Amber Lager
- 367 International Dark Lager
- 2,858 Doppelbock
- 133 Eisbock
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2,396
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,887 Munich Dunkel
- 2,375 Schwarzbier
- 2,324 Märzen
- 1,247 Rauchbier
- 608 Dunkles Bock
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1,119
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 485 Kentucky Common
- 98 Lichtenhainer
- 50 London Brown Ale
- 183 Piwo Grodziskie
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440
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 75 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 711 Roggenbier
- 208 Sahti
- 178 Scottish Light
- 381 Scottish Heavy
- 2,224 Scottish Export