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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86,821
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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20,451
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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20,941
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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14,734
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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77,330
American Pale Ale
APA
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13,994
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 9,709 American Stout
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18,058
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 4,687 Belgian Blond Ale
- 28,522 Saison
- 2,826 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 14,028 American Amber Ale
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2,679
California Common
Steam Beer
- 8,778 American Brown Ale
- 480 American Light Lager
- 3,169 American Lager
- 6,934 Cream Ale
- 10,453 American Wheat Beer
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15,367
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,201 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,231 Weizenbock
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16,571
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 801 American Strong Ale
- 2,963 American Barleywine
- 242 Wheatwine
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2,177
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,488
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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12,067
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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8,531
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 8,497 Oatmeal Stout
- 372 Tropical Stout
- 1,532 Foreign Extra Stout
- 115 German Leichtbier
- 7,560 Kölsch
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896
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 8,087 German Pils
- 3,554 Dark Mild
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7,340
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,423 English Porter
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657
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 4,012 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,272 Belgian Tripel
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4,331
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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5,592
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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8,607
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 448 Irish Extra Stout
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10,541
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,124 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,569 Bière de Garde
- 2,481 British Golden Ale
- 807 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 9,008 English IPA
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1,226
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 2,987 Old Ale
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4,231
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,192 English Barley Wine
- 635 Czech Pale Lager
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6,649
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 276 Czech Amber Lager
- 607 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,536 Fruit Beer
- 476 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 743 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 34 Grape Ale
- 3,484 Vienna Lager
- 3,012 Altbier
- 2,071 Berliner Weisse
- 1,356 Flanders Red Ale
- 375 Oud Bruin
- 749 Lambic
- 86 Gueuze
- 686 Fruit Lambic
- 1,074 Gose
- 3,269 Munich Helles
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772
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,842
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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3,792
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,041 International Amber Lager
- 257 International Dark Lager
- 2,666 Doppelbock
- 118 Eisbock
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2,109
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,695 Munich Dunkel
- 2,237 Schwarzbier
- 2,032 Märzen
- 1,151 Rauchbier
- 551 Dunkles Bock
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920
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 417 Kentucky Common
- 87 Lichtenhainer
- 40 London Brown Ale
- 161 Piwo Grodziskie
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336
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 55 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 675 Roggenbier
- 185 Sahti
- 162 Scottish Light
- 367 Scottish Heavy
- 2,020 Scottish Export