- American IPA
- Imperial Stout
- Imperial IPA
- Session IPA
- American Stout
- American Pale Ale
- Imperial Red Ale
- Imperial Porter
- American Black Ale
- Barrel-Aged Beer
- American Sour
- Coffee Beer
- Flanders Red
- Quadrupel
- Oud Bruin
- Gose
- Oatmeal Stout
- Saison
- Dubbel
- Scotch Ale
- Milk Stout
- Porter
- Brett/Wild Ale
- Lambic
- American Brown Ale
- Berliner Weisse
- Belgian Pale Ale
- Hefeweizen
- American Barley Wine
- Gueuze
- American Amber Ale
- Witbier
- Doppelbock
- Biere de Garde
- Tripel
- Baltic Porter
- Rye Beer
- Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- Wheat Wine Ale
- Scottish Ale
- Marzen/Oktoberfest
- American Wheat Ale
- Belgian Blonde Ale
- English IPA
- Irish Dry Stout
- Mild
- Chocolate Beer
- Dunkelweizen
- Smoked Porter
- Maibock
- Kolsch
- Schwarzbier
- Old Ale
- Weizenbock
- English Barley Wine
- English Brown Ale
- Dunkel
- Altbier
- California Common
- Blonde Ale
- Bohemian Pilsener
- Fruit Beer
- Cream Ale
- Pumpkin Beer
- English Bitter
- Herb and Spice Beer
- Bock
- American Amber Lager
- ESB
- Pilsener
- Helles
- Vienna Lager
- Irish Red
- Rauchbier
- Honey Beer
- European Export
- American Lager
- Gluten Free Beer
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ALEHEADS 
A near perfect list. But a little hard on the Rye, no?
I know. I feel bad about it too, but since Rye Beer is objectively the 37th best style, there’s really nothing I can do. My hands are tied.
Man, when you want to be wrong, you go all in. Not only do you wait until the later rounds to even acknowledge the Germans but you do so with Berliner Weisse. Now, I love Berliners, but that’s not exactly where I’d start (rhymes with smeizen schmock). And holy hell, Session IPA as a first round draft pick? It’s like you’re trying to hurt me. In closing, booooooooooooooooo!
Doc, this is a 100% quantitative, fact-based list. You can argue all you want, but Berliner Weisse is clearly the 26th best style and German beer styles are universally acknowledged to be inferior to most American and Belgian styles. I really don’t see how you can debate this.
I really like session IPAs, but that’s still way too high.
Look, if you can come up with a reasoned argument against this list, I’d like to hear it. But since Session IPAs are wholly accepted as the 4th best style of beer, you really have no leg to stand on.
I Like YOUR list ! Looks similar to Rolling Stones best song writers list .
It’s funny, if it weren’t for Imperial Red Ale being 7th on the list, I might have even given you the benefit of the doubt that you did one of your sciencey things. Ratebeer vs. BA, standard deviations for top-ranked styles, all that jazz. But no, you had to throw in your bubby and once again profess your uncompromising love for Imperial Reds. You were sly, you didn’t stick it at number one, but I got you. You’re suspect!
I smell a smartass amongst us. ‘Objectively’ ‘100% quantitative’ ‘Session IPA ‘wholly’ accepted as 4th best style of beer’ HAHA. Wiseguy. Good read, great list. Love all them beers. And yes, every beer is a session beer 😉
97% of scientists agree, because, you know, Science.
Nailed it