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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95,013
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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21,921
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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21,570
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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16,674
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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84,305
American Pale Ale
APA
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15,186
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 10,657 American Stout
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19,653
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 5,144 Belgian Blond Ale
- 30,826 Saison
- 3,095 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 15,303 American Amber Ale
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2,930
California Common
Steam Beer
- 9,539 American Brown Ale
- 660 American Light Lager
- 3,662 American Lager
- 8,336 Cream Ale
- 11,476 American Wheat Beer
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18,513
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 906 American Strong Ale
- 3,154 American Barleywine
- 266 Wheatwine
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16,692
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,503 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,419 Weizenbock
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2,330
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,908
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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13,010
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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9,283
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 9,260 Oatmeal Stout
- 627 Tropical Stout
- 1,585 Foreign Extra Stout
- 153 German Leichtbier
- 8,033 Kölsch
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950
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 8,927 German Pils
- 3,836 Dark Mild
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7,879
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,833 English Porter
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718
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 4,285 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,739 Belgian Tripel
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4,635
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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6,187
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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9,408
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 504 Irish Extra Stout
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11,445
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,275 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,719 Bière de Garde
- 2,781 British Golden Ale
- 845 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 9,986 English IPA
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1,365
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 3,278 Old Ale
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4,591
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,422 English Barley Wine
- 690 Czech Pale Lager
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7,179
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 324 Czech Amber Lager
- 678 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,656 Fruit Beer
- 501 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 771 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 34 Grape Ale
- 3,853 Vienna Lager
- 3,253 Altbier
- 2,184 Berliner Weisse
- 1,439 Flanders Red Ale
- 406 Oud Bruin
- 811 Lambic
- 89 Gueuze
- 731 Fruit Lambic
- 1,143 Gose
- 3,548 Munich Helles
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827
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,941
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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4,307
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,207 International Amber Lager
- 359 International Dark Lager
- 2,823 Doppelbock
- 133 Eisbock
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2,382
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,859 Munich Dunkel
- 2,344 Schwarzbier
- 2,279 Märzen
- 1,234 Rauchbier
- 605 Dunkles Bock
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1,103
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 473 Kentucky Common
- 96 Lichtenhainer
- 49 London Brown Ale
- 177 Piwo Grodziskie
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416
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 73 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 710 Roggenbier
- 205 Sahti
- 176 Scottish Light
- 380 Scottish Heavy
- 2,212 Scottish Export