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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95,428
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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22,082
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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21,921
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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16,813
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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84,807
American Pale Ale
APA
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15,239
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 10,699 American Stout
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19,764
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 5,186 Belgian Blond Ale
- 31,012 Saison
- 3,114 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 15,369 American Amber Ale
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2,943
California Common
Steam Beer
- 9,592 American Brown Ale
- 672 American Light Lager
- 3,699 American Lager
- 8,396 Cream Ale
- 11,519 American Wheat Beer
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18,558
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 912 American Strong Ale
- 3,165 American Barleywine
- 270 Wheatwine
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16,804
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,520 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,441 Weizenbock
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2,350
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,949
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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13,071
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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9,334
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 9,302 Oatmeal Stout
- 632 Tropical Stout
- 1,595 Foreign Extra Stout
- 158 German Leichtbier
- 8,099 Kölsch
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960
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 9,032 German Pils
- 3,865 Dark Mild
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7,916
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,849 English Porter
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734
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 4,330 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,791 Belgian Tripel
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4,665
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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6,231
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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9,477
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 510 Irish Extra Stout
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11,537
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,289 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,734 Bière de Garde
- 2,820 British Golden Ale
- 857 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 10,047 English IPA
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1,375
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 3,291 Old Ale
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4,616
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,438 English Barley Wine
- 701 Czech Pale Lager
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7,250
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 330 Czech Amber Lager
- 695 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,702 Fruit Beer
- 503 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 783 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 38 Grape Ale
- 3,889 Vienna Lager
- 3,274 Altbier
- 2,197 Berliner Weisse
- 1,449 Flanders Red Ale
- 406 Oud Bruin
- 819 Lambic
- 89 Gueuze
- 734 Fruit Lambic
- 1,152 Gose
- 3,607 Munich Helles
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840
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,964
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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4,416
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,229 International Amber Lager
- 365 International Dark Lager
- 2,849 Doppelbock
- 133 Eisbock
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2,389
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,876 Munich Dunkel
- 2,370 Schwarzbier
- 2,299 Märzen
- 1,243 Rauchbier
- 608 Dunkles Bock
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1,115
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 481 Kentucky Common
- 97 Lichtenhainer
- 50 London Brown Ale
- 181 Piwo Grodziskie
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437
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 75 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 711 Roggenbier
- 207 Sahti
- 177 Scottish Light
- 381 Scottish Heavy
- 2,220 Scottish Export