A Visual Guide To Beer Bitterness : IBUs By Style

BJCP Beer Style

International Bittering Units (IBUs) 0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Lite American Lager Standard American Lager Premium American Lager Munich Helles Dortmunder Export German Pilsner (Pils) Bohemian Pilsner Classic American Pilsner Vienna Lager Oktoberfest/Mrzen Dark American Lager Munich Dunkel Schwarzbier (Black Beer) Maibock/Helles Bock Traditional Bock Doppelbock Eisbock Cream Ale Blonde Ale Klsch American Wheat or Rye Beer Northern German Altbier California Common Beer Dsseldorf Altbier Standard/Ordinary Bitter Special/Best/Premium Bitter Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) Scottish Light 60/Scottish Heavy 70/Scottish Export 80/Irish Red Ale Strong Scotch Ale American Pale Ale American Amber Ale American Brown Ale Mild Southern English Brown Northern English Brown Ale Brown Porter Robust Porter Baltic Porter Dry Stout Sweet Stout Oatmeal Stout Foreign Extra Stout American Stout Russian Imperial Stout English IPA American IPA Imperial IPA Weizen/Weissbier Dunkelweizen Weizenbock Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) Witbier Belgian Pale Ale Saison Bire de Garde Berliner Weisse Flanders Red Ale Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin Straight (Unblended) Lambic Gueuze Fruit Lambic Belgian Blond Ale Belgian Dubbel Belgian Tripel Belgian Golden Strong Ale Belgian Dark Strong Ale Old Ale English Barleywine American Barleywine Classic Rauchbier

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