Your Top 10 Beer Styles Stats

1245 beers reviewed at the time. My stats from August of 2018:

1 - American IPA | 187 | 15.02%
2 - American Double/Imperial Stout | 159 | 12.77%
3 - American Double/Imperial IPA | 132 | 10.6%
4 - American Pale Ale | 47 | 3.78%
5 - American Stout | 47 | 3.78%
6 - Russian Imperial Stout | 45 | 3.61%
7 - American Wild Ale | 45 | 3.61%
8 - Milk/Sweet Stout | 43 | 3.45%
9 - Saison/Farmhouse | 39 | 3.13%
10- American Porter | 32 | 2.57%

Current stats with a total of 2095 reviews:

American IPA | 252 | 12.03%
American Imperial Stout | 234 | 11.17%
New England IPA | 171 | 8.16%
American Imperial IPA | 154 | 7.35%
American Pale Ale (APA) | 82 | 3.91%
American Stout | 64 | 3.05%
Russian Imperial Stout | 63 | 3.01%
Belgian Saison | 63 | 3.01%
English Sweet / Milk Stout | 62 | 2.96%
American Wild Ale | 62 | 2.96%

I will say, it's very 'easy' for me to add IPAs and NE IPAs to my stats with their abundance and their (typical) availability in an individual can. I still prefer stouts and barleywines (fell just outside of this list), but their packaging and pricing are prohibitive for nightly consumption. Likewise, the number of imperial stout/barleywine releases pales in comparison with the number of IPA releases. In fact, some of my favorite breweries in town have never even made a barleywine.

 

As of today, here are my stats. None of it is surprising to me.

American IPA | 264 | 13.15% | 3.86
American Imperial IPA | 197 | 9.82% | 3.96
American Imperial Stout | 139 | 6.93% | 4.07
American Pale Ale (APA) | 103 | 5.13% | 3.77
Pumpkin Beer | 73 | 3.64% | 3.74
English Sweet / Milk Stout | 48 | 2.39% | 3.87
American Brown Ale | 46 | 2.29% | 3.88
Russian Imperial Stout | 45 | 2.24% | 4.01
American Amber / Red Ale | 43 | 2.14% | 3.78
American Stout | 42 | 2.09% | 3.86

 

Here are my current stats for 435 reviewed beers. I was really only surprised by the fact that I’ve tried 71 styles. Seems like a high number without even trying.

American IPA | 67 | 15.4% | 3.98
American Imperial IPA | 50 | 11.49% | 4.1
American Imperial Stout | 48 | 11.03% | 4.21
American Pale Ale (APA) | 35 | 8.05% | 4.06
New England IPA | 28 | 6.44% | 4.34
American Brown Ale | 11 | 2.53% | 4.1
English Sweet / Milk Stout | 11 | 2.53% | 3.84
Russian Imperial Stout | 11 | 2.53% | 4.15
Belgian Saison | 9 | 2.07% | 3.99
American Lager | 8 | 1.84% | 3.81

 

Only thing that jumps out to me in the breakdown is how it just drops off after the top 4. I'd like to think I review everything I drink. Marzen was a surprise on this list for me.

American IPA | 369 | 19.15% | 3.97
American Imperial IPA | 151 | 7.84% | 4.12
American Pale Ale (APA) | 127 | 6.59% | 3.97
New England IPA | 127 | 6.59% | 4.12
Fruit and Field Beer | 59 | 3.06% | 3.64
German Märzen / Oktoberfest | 49 | 2.54% | 3.85
American Imperial Stout | 49 | 2.54% | 4.34
American Adjunct Lager | 39 | 2.02% | 2.77
American Lager | 39 | 2.02% | 3.58
English Sweet / Milk Stout | 36 | 1.87% | 4.02

 

I'm going to restart this thread because I have nothing else to do...

Here's where I'm at currently:
American IPA | 116 | 10.22% | 3.9
German Märzen / Oktoberfest | 71 | 6.26% | 3.53
American Imperial IPA | 57 | 5.02% | 4.06
Russian Imperial Stout | 48 | 4.23% | 4.12
American Imperial Stout | 48 | 4.23% | 4.19
American Adjunct Lager | 40 | 3.52% | 3.09
American Pale Ale (APA) | 30 | 2.64% | 3.93
Belgian Quadrupel (Quad) | 23 | 2.03% | 4.1
Belgian Strong Dark Ale | 22 | 1.94% | 4.1
Belgian Dubbel | 22 | 1.94% | 3.95

I have been on a constant mission to stop reviewing everyone's new cookie cutter IPA and actively search out historical and/or out of the way styles. The proof of that is reflected more in the number of reviews outside of my top ten. I'm not sure what post-coronavirus craft looks like, but I hope the variety is still there. Feel free to share, it's not like we all couldn't use the distraction. Cheers

 

American IPA | 133 | 10.18% | 3.89
American Imperial IPA | 76 | 5.82% | 4.06
Fruit and Field Beer | 71 | 5.44% | 3.78
American Pale Ale (APA) | 65 | 4.98% | 3.81
English Sweet / Milk Stout | 45 | 3.45% | 3.96
New England IPA | 44 | 3.37% | 4.01
American Stout | 38 | 2.91% | 3.88
Belgian Tripel | 36 | 2.76% | 3.97
American Imperial Stout | 35 | 2.68% | 4.24
American Brown Ale | 33 | 2.53% | 4

I'm kind of surprised I don't have more Belgian ales in there, and I sure as hell don't remember having that many milk stouts.

 

I think I have a nice mix.



American IPA | 60 | 19.42% | 4.06
American Imperial IPA | 38 | 12.3% | 4.16
American Imperial Stout | 26 | 8.41% | 4.36
American Pale Ale (APA) | 21 | 6.8% | 4.15
New England IPA | 14 | 4.53% | 4.17
Russian Imperial Stout | 11 | 3.56% | 4.31
American Wild Ale | 9 | 2.91% | 4.04
Leipzig Gose | 6 | 1.94% | 3.83
German Pilsner | 6 | 1.94% | 3.65
German Kölsch | 6 | 1.94% | 3.76

Cheers

 

Decided to waste some time combining styles into broader categories to come up with something a little different:

IPA/DIPA/NE = 26%
Strong Stout/Porters = 10%
Reg Stouts/Porter/Dark = 10%
Wilds/Brett/Sours = 8%
Saison/Golden/Wheat = 8%
Pale Ales/ESB = 7%
Strong Amber-Dark = 7%
Various golden Lagers = 6%
Various Browns = 6%
Spice/Fruit = 4%
Various Ambers = 4%
Strong Golden/Tripel = 4%

So of course, some decisions needed to be made about what style went into what category. I did this on a whim and didn't analyze any style more than a minute. If I did this again tomorrow, I might put some styles in different categories or even have different categories, but for the most part, it'd likely not do much more than shift a things a percent, maybe two.

 

American IPA | 263 | 24.6% | 3.85
American Pale Ale (APA) | 131 | 12.25% | 3.81
American Imperial IPA | 78 | 7.3% | 3.95
Fruit and Field Beer | 27 | 2.53% | 2.92
American Porter | 27 | 2.53% | 3.86
New England IPA | 26 | 2.43% | 3.96
American Imperial Stout | 25 | 2.34% | 4.11
American Amber / Red Ale | 20 | 1.87% | 3.68
American Lager | 19 | 1.78% | 3.41
American Stout | 19 | 1.78% | 3.89

Looks like I need to slow down on the Pale Ale/IPA's.

 

American Imperial Stout | 233 | 14.15% | 4.23
American Imperial IPA | 218 | 13.24% | 4.12
New England IPA | 175 | 10.63% | 4.16
American IPA | 167 | 10.14% | 4.03
American Wild Ale | 91 | 5.53% | 4.14
American Pale Ale (APA) | 67 | 4.07% | 4
Russian Imperial Stout | 49 | 2.98% | 4.2
Belgian Saison | 47 | 2.85% | 3.97
English Sweet / Milk Stout | 31 | 1.88% | 4.06
Berliner Weisse | 30 | 1.82% | 3.93

Cheers BA

 

American IPA | 188 | 16.95% | 3.91
American Imperial Stout | 108 | 9.74% | 4.11
New England IPA | 106 | 9.56% | 4.17
American Imperial IPA | 97 | 8.75% | 4.03
American Pale Ale (APA) | 59 | 5.32% | 3.95
English Sweet / Milk Stout | 30 | 2.71% | 4.05
American Brown Ale | 27 | 2.43% | 3.95
American Stout | 27 | 2.43% | 3.97
Fruit and Field Beer | 25 | 2.25% | 3.72
American Lager | 24 | 2.16% | 3.6

Clearly I enjoy IPAs and stouts.

 

New England IPA | 86 | 22.22% | 4.3
American Imperial IPA | 48 | 12.4% | 4.26
American IPA | 45 | 11.63% | 4.12
Belgian Saison | 34 | 8.79% | 4.17
American Imperial Stout | 26 | 6.72% | 4.24
American Wild Ale | 25 | 6.46% | 4.18
American Pale Ale (APA) | 18 | 4.65% | 4.21
Leipzig Gose | 9 | 2.33% | 4
Russian Imperial Stout | 7 | 1.81% | 4.47
American Barleywine | 6 | 1.55% | 3.96

You guys have a lot more than me... I need to start drinking more!

 

Please allow me a newbie question. Are these lists of beers members have reviewed? Thanks.

 

Welcome to the BA site, Brugesman.

If you mean a list of your own beers, yes it exists once you have rated or reviewed some beers. In the personal stats at the top right of the screen, click on your username and you'll get to the stats for yourself. Click on the number after beers and it will take you to your list. However, I'm pretty sure that when you rate or review a beer that you will have to wait for the system to recycle before that new beer shows up. I think it's around two hours.

 

Thank you, PG.

 

American IPA | 178 | 8.04% | 3.85
American Pale Ale (APA) | 111 | 5.02% | 3.79
Fruit and Field Beer | 106 | 4.79% | 3.48
Belgian Saison | 73 | 3.3% | 3.95
American Adjunct Lager | 70 | 3.16% | 2.82
European Pale Lager | 58 | 2.62% | 3.19
American Lager | 58 | 2.62% | 3.45
English Pale Ale | 55 | 2.49% | 3.64
German Pilsner | 47 | 2.12% | 3.53
American Imperial IPA | 46 | 2.08% | 4.04

It's a more balanced distribution than I would've expected - 4 styles of lager, 4 styles of pale ale, 1 Belgian and 1 'kitchen sink' category (fruit beer). I'm kinda surprised NEIPA isn't in the top ten, but it looks like DIPA (and hefeweizen at #11) edged it out.

 

American IPA | 281 | 11.35% | 4.47
American Imperial IPA | 278 | 11.23% | 4.61
American Imperial Stout | 264 | 10.66% | 4.71
New England IPA | 247 | 9.98% | 4.69
American Wild Ale | 148 | 5.98% | 4.66
Belgian Saison | 125 | 5.05% | 4.61
American Pale Ale (APA) | 108 | 4.36% | 4.54
Berliner Weisse | 48 | 1.94% | 4.61
Leipzig Gose | 46 | 1.86% | 4.67
English Sweet / Milk Stout | 45 | 1.82% | 4.53

I've rated a lot of beers and a wide variety as well. My first lager comes in a few styles later. A lot of my stats are close in numbers though as it goes down, and there have been some beers that I've had and didn't rate so some numbers might be a little off... Some further results follow:

American Porter | 43 | 1.74% | 4.41
Russian Imperial Stout | 41 | 1.66% | 4.58
German Pilsner | 39 | 1.58% | 4.44
Fruit and Field Beer | 36 | 1.45% | 4.24
American Stout | 36 | 1.45% | 4.44

American Strong Ale | 30 | 1.21% | 4.56
American Lager | 30 | 1.21% | 4.47
German Märzen / Oktoberfest | 27 | 1.09% | 4.44
English Oatmeal Stout | 26 | 1.05% | 4.41
American Brown Ale | 21 | 0.85% | 4.51

then a bunch of Belgians and other styles. I've had over 100 styles of beer on here.

 

American IPA | 145 | 8.81% | 3.87
American Pale Ale (APA) | 130 | 7.9% | 3.87
American Amber / Red Ale | 79 | 4.8% | 3.77
German Pilsner | 64 | 3.89% | 3.69
European Pale Lager | 58 | 3.53% | 3.25
American Adjunct Lager | 57 | 3.47% | 2.94
German Märzen / Oktoberfest | 53 | 3.22% | 3.73
American Porter | 53 | 3.22% | 3.78
German Hefeweizen | 41 | 2.49% | 3.72
Fruit and Field Beer | 40 | 2.43% | 3.65
Bohemian Pilsener | 37 | 2.25% | 3.65

I threw in 11.... Shocked to see how many Hefeweizens there are is it is a style I rarely drink any more.