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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85,178
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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19,916
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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19,737
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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14,284
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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75,490
American Pale Ale
APA
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13,736
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 9,504 American Stout
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17,689
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 4,566 Belgian Blond Ale
- 27,901 Saison
- 2,765 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 13,711 American Amber Ale
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2,627
California Common
Steam Beer
- 8,604 American Brown Ale
- 431 American Light Lager
- 3,019 American Lager
- 6,733 Cream Ale
- 10,269 American Wheat Beer
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16,366
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 762 American Strong Ale
- 2,923 American Barleywine
- 229 Wheatwine
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14,966
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,111 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,161 Weizenbock
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2,127
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,305
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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11,836
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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8,357
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 8,325 Oatmeal Stout
- 362 Tropical Stout
- 1,506 Foreign Extra Stout
- 111 German Leichtbier
- 7,320 Kölsch
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867
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 7,785 German Pils
- 3,464 Dark Mild
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7,136
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,314 English Porter
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620
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 3,914 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,102 Belgian Tripel
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4,239
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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5,425
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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8,306
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 423 Irish Extra Stout
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10,290
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,089 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,529 Bière de Garde
- 2,368 British Golden Ale
- 771 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 8,830 English IPA
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1,176
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 2,934 Old Ale
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4,175
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,137 English Barley Wine
- 588 Czech Pale Lager
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6,400
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 242 Czech Amber Lager
- 556 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,361 Fruit Beer
- 453 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 711 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 29 Grape Ale
- 2,039 Berliner Weisse
- 1,336 Flanders Red Ale
- 369 Oud Bruin
- 728 Lambic
- 84 Gueuze
- 667 Fruit Lambic
- 1,045 Gose
- 3,315 Vienna Lager
- 2,907 Altbier
- 3,101 Munich Helles
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732
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,777
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
- 2,523 Doppelbock
- 113 Eisbock
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2,043
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
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3,432
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 964 International Amber Lager
- 234 International Dark Lager
- 1,613 Munich Dunkel
- 2,120 Schwarzbier
- 1,920 Märzen
- 1,121 Rauchbier
- 510 Dunkles Bock
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863
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 383 Kentucky Common
- 80 Lichtenhainer
- 37 London Brown Ale
- 142 Piwo Grodziskie
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271
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 51 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 657 Roggenbier
- 175 Sahti
- 156 Scottish Light
- 357 Scottish Heavy
- 1,958 Scottish Export