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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86,496
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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20,349
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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20,716
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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14,631
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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76,949
American Pale Ale
APA
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13,952
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 9,668 American Stout
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17,989
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 4,659 Belgian Blond Ale
- 28,407 Saison
- 2,812 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 13,967 American Amber Ale
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2,671
California Common
Steam Beer
- 8,738 American Brown Ale
- 465 American Light Lager
- 3,139 American Lager
- 6,903 Cream Ale
- 10,420 American Wheat Beer
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15,287
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,182 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,215 Weizenbock
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16,528
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 791 American Strong Ale
- 2,951 American Barleywine
- 240 Wheatwine
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2,171
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,452
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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12,015
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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8,495
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 8,463 Oatmeal Stout
- 369 Tropical Stout
- 1,530 Foreign Extra Stout
- 114 German Leichtbier
- 7,523 Kölsch
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892
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 8,039 German Pils
- 3,537 Dark Mild
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7,276
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,392 English Porter
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647
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 3,990 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,239 Belgian Tripel
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4,311
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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5,563
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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8,554
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 445 Irish Extra Stout
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10,508
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,121 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,558 Bière de Garde
- 2,462 British Golden Ale
- 798 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 8,976 English IPA
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1,212
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 2,979 Old Ale
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4,222
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,184 English Barley Wine
- 625 Czech Pale Lager
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6,603
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 266 Czech Amber Lager
- 598 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,492 Fruit Beer
- 469 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 736 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 30 Grape Ale
- 3,452 Vienna Lager
- 2,997 Altbier
- 2,067 Berliner Weisse
- 1,353 Flanders Red Ale
- 375 Oud Bruin
- 745 Lambic
- 85 Gueuze
- 683 Fruit Lambic
- 1,066 Gose
- 3,232 Munich Helles
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758
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,831
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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3,732
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,023 International Amber Lager
- 252 International Dark Lager
- 2,630 Doppelbock
- 117 Eisbock
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2,098
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,678 Munich Dunkel
- 2,214 Schwarzbier
- 2,004 Märzen
- 1,140 Rauchbier
- 540 Dunkles Bock
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901
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 409 Kentucky Common
- 87 Lichtenhainer
- 39 London Brown Ale
- 157 Piwo Grodziskie
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325
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 54 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 669 Roggenbier
- 182 Sahti
- 161 Scottish Light
- 364 Scottish Heavy
- 2,012 Scottish Export