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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95,163
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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21,979
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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21,674
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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16,724
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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84,469
American Pale Ale
APA
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15,210
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 10,672 American Stout
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19,697
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 5,155 Belgian Blond Ale
- 30,874 Saison
- 3,102 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 15,325 American Amber Ale
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2,936
California Common
Steam Beer
- 9,567 American Brown Ale
- 665 American Light Lager
- 3,674 American Lager
- 8,355 Cream Ale
- 11,485 American Wheat Beer
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18,529
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 909 American Strong Ale
- 3,158 American Barleywine
- 268 Wheatwine
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16,723
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,509 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,423 Weizenbock
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2,336
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,928
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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13,030
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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9,305
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 9,273 Oatmeal Stout
- 628 Tropical Stout
- 1,590 Foreign Extra Stout
- 155 German Leichtbier
- 8,050 Kölsch
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956
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 8,959 German Pils
- 3,848 Dark Mild
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7,893
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,844 English Porter
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719
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 4,306 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,758 Belgian Tripel
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4,642
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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6,206
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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9,437
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 507 Irish Extra Stout
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11,469
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,276 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,722 Bière de Garde
- 2,793 British Golden Ale
- 845 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 10,002 English IPA
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1,372
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 3,281 Old Ale
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4,603
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,431 English Barley Wine
- 695 Czech Pale Lager
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7,199
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 327 Czech Amber Lager
- 687 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,671 Fruit Beer
- 502 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 774 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 34 Grape Ale
- 3,867 Vienna Lager
- 3,260 Altbier
- 2,185 Berliner Weisse
- 1,442 Flanders Red Ale
- 406 Oud Bruin
- 812 Lambic
- 89 Gueuze
- 731 Fruit Lambic
- 1,146 Gose
- 3,566 Munich Helles
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831
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,953
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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4,352
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,219 International Amber Lager
- 362 International Dark Lager
- 2,836 Doppelbock
- 133 Eisbock
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2,386
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,867 Munich Dunkel
- 2,353 Schwarzbier
- 2,286 Märzen
- 1,238 Rauchbier
- 606 Dunkles Bock
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1,106
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
- 177 Scottish Light
- 380 Scottish Heavy
- 2,216 Scottish Export