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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95,045
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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21,932
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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21,601
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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16,685
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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84,352
American Pale Ale
APA
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15,200
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 10,661 American Stout
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19,666
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 5,147 Belgian Blond Ale
- 30,837 Saison
- 3,096 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 15,306 American Amber Ale
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2,930
California Common
Steam Beer
- 9,547 American Brown Ale
- 664 American Light Lager
- 3,662 American Lager
- 8,338 Cream Ale
- 11,478 American Wheat Beer
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18,518
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 906 American Strong Ale
- 3,155 American Barleywine
- 267 Wheatwine
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16,700
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,504 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,419 Weizenbock
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2,332
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,916
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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13,015
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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9,289
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 9,264 Oatmeal Stout
- 627 Tropical Stout
- 1,586 Foreign Extra Stout
- 154 German Leichtbier
- 8,036 Kölsch
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951
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 8,933 German Pils
- 3,839 Dark Mild
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7,880
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,834 English Porter
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719
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 4,294 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,747 Belgian Tripel
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4,639
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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6,190
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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9,417
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 505 Irish Extra Stout
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11,451
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,276 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,719 Bière de Garde
- 2,785 British Golden Ale
- 845 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 9,992 English IPA
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1,367
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 3,279 Old Ale
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4,595
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,423 English Barley Wine
- 692 Czech Pale Lager
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7,181
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 325 Czech Amber Lager
- 680 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,662 Fruit Beer
- 501 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 772 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 34 Grape Ale
- 3,855 Vienna Lager
- 3,255 Altbier
- 2,185 Berliner Weisse
- 1,439 Flanders Red Ale
- 406 Oud Bruin
- 811 Lambic
- 89 Gueuze
- 731 Fruit Lambic
- 1,144 Gose
- 3,552 Munich Helles
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828
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,942
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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4,323
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,209 International Amber Lager
- 359 International Dark Lager
- 2,825 Doppelbock
- 133 Eisbock
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2,384
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,863 Munich Dunkel
- 2,345 Schwarzbier
- 2,279 Märzen
- 1,235 Rauchbier
- 606 Dunkles Bock
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1,104
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 474 Kentucky Common
- 96 Lichtenhainer
- 49 London Brown Ale
- 177 Piwo Grodziskie
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420
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 73 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 710 Roggenbier
- 205 Sahti
- 176 Scottish Light
- 380 Scottish Heavy
- 2,215 Scottish Export