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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86,327
American IPA
West Coast IPA
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20,295
Specialty IPA
Session IPA
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20,569
Hazy IPA
New England IPA, NEIPA
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14,575
Blonde Ale
Golden Ale
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76,753
American Pale Ale
APA
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13,936
American Porter
Robust Porter
- 9,650 American Stout
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17,961
Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
- 4,646 Belgian Blond Ale
- 28,325 Saison
- 2,803 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- 13,934 American Amber Ale
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2,665
California Common
Steam Beer
- 8,729 American Brown Ale
- 461 American Light Lager
- 3,121 American Lager
- 6,876 Cream Ale
- 10,378 American Wheat Beer
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15,217
Weissbier
Weizenbier, Hefeweizen
- 3,175 Dunkles Weissbier
- 2,213 Weizenbock
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16,511
Double IPA
Imperial IPA
- 787 American Strong Ale
- 2,950 American Barleywine
- 237 Wheatwine
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2,165
Ordinary Bitter
Bitter
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5,432
Best Bitter
Special Bitter, Premium Bitter
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11,997
Strong Bitter
English Pale Ale, EPA
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8,485
Sweet Stout
Milk Stout, Cream Stout
- 8,452 Oatmeal Stout
- 368 Tropical Stout
- 1,526 Foreign Extra Stout
- 114 German Leichtbier
- 7,494 Kölsch
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888
German Helles Exportbier
Dortmunder Export
- 8,002 German Pils
- 3,519 Dark Mild
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7,257
British Brown Ale
English Brown, Brown Ale
- 4,385 English Porter
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645
Belgian Single
Patersbier
- 3,986 Belgian Dubbel
- 6,228 Belgian Tripel
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4,297
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Quad, Quadrupel
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5,549
Irish Red Ale
Irish Ale
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8,534
Irish Stout
Dry Stout
- 443 Irish Extra Stout
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10,473
Witbier
Belgian White Ale
- 2,116 Belgian Pale Ale
- 1,556 Bière de Garde
- 2,446 British Golden Ale
- 793 Australian Sparkling Ale
- 8,950 English IPA
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1,209
British Strong Ale
Burton Ale, Strong Ale
- 2,974 Old Ale
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4,212
Wee Heavy
Scotch Ale
- 2,182 English Barley Wine
- 618 Czech Pale Lager
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6,583
Czech Premium Pale Lager
Bohemian Pilsner, Czech Pilsner
- 263 Czech Amber Lager
- 595 Czech Dark Lager
- 6,465 Fruit Beer
- 466 Fruit and Spice Beer
- 731 Specialty Fruit Beer
- 30 Grape Ale
- 3,442 Vienna Lager
- 2,988 Altbier
- 2,061 Berliner Weisse
- 1,351 Flanders Red Ale
- 375 Oud Bruin
- 742 Lambic
- 84 Gueuze
- 681 Fruit Lambic
- 1,063 Gose
- 3,211 Munich Helles
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750
Festbier
Oktoberfest Bier
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1,828
Helles Bock
Traditional Bock, Maibock
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3,683
International Pale Lager
Mexican Lager, Dutch Lager
- 1,013 International Amber Lager
- 249 International Dark Lager
- 2,620 Doppelbock
- 117 Eisbock
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2,094
Baltic Porter
Imperial Porter
- 1,671 Munich Dunkel
- 2,201 Schwarzbier
- 1,990 Märzen
- 1,138 Rauchbier
- 537 Dunkles Bock
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898
Kellerbier
Cellar Beer
- 403 Kentucky Common
- 86 Lichtenhainer
- 39 London Brown Ale
- 156 Piwo Grodziskie
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321
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Classic American Pilsner
- 54 Pre-Prohibition Porter
- 668 Roggenbier
- 181 Sahti
- 160 Scottish Light
- 363 Scottish Heavy
- 2,009 Scottish Export