A Visual Guide To Beer Bitterness Ratios : BU:GU By Style

BJCP Beer Style Bitterness Ratio

BU: 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4

GU
Lite American Lager 0.29
Standard American Lager 0.26
Premium American Lager 0.39
Munich Helles 0.40
Dortmunder Export 0.51
German Pilsner (Pils) 0.74
Bohemian Pilsner 0.80
Classic American Pilsner 0.63
Vienna Lager 0.49
Oktoberfest/Märzen 0.45
Dark American Lager 0.28
Munich Dunkel 0.44
Schwarzbier (Black Beer) 0.55
Maibock/Helles Bock 0.43
Traditional Bock 0.35
Doppelbock 0.23
Eisbock 0.30
Cream Ale 0.36
Blonde Ale 0.47
Kölsch 0.53
American Wheat or Rye Beer 0.47
Northern German Altbier 0.65
California Common Beer 0.74
Düsseldorf Altbier 0.85
Standard/Ordinary Bitter 0.83
Special/Best/Premium Bitter 0.74
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) 0.74
Scottish Light 60/- 0.46
Scottish Heavy 70/- 0.47
Scottish Export 80/- 0.48
Irish Red Ale 0.43
Strong Scotch Ale 0.26
American Pale Ale 0.71
American Amber Ale 0.62
American Brown Ale 0.57
Mild 0.51
Southern English Brown 0.43
Northern English Brown Ale 0.54
Brown Porter 0.58
Robust Porter 0.66
Baltic Porter 0.40
Dry Stout 0.87
Sweet Stout 0.58
Oatmeal Stout 0.58
Foreign Extra Stout 0.76
American Stout 0.88
Russian Imperial Stout 0.74
English IPA 0.80
American IPA 0.84
Imperial IPA 1.13
Weizen/Weissbier 0.24
Dunkelweizen 0.28
Weizenbock 0.29
Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) 0.29
Witbier 0.31
Belgian Pale Ale 0.49
Saison 0.49
Bière de Garde 0.33
Berliner Weisse 0.18
Flanders Red Ale 0.33
Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin 0.39
Straight (Unblended) Lambic 0.11
Gueuze 0.10
Fruit Lambic 0.10
Belgian Blond Ale 0.33
Belgian Dubbel 0.29
Belgian Tripel 0.38
Belgian Golden Strong Ale 0.35
Belgian Dark Strong Ale 0.30
Old Ale 0.60
English Barleywine 0.53
American Barleywine 0.85
Classic Rauchbier 0.47
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