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 8 12

Standard American Lager 8 15
Premium American Lager 15 25
Munich Helles 16 22
Dortmunder Export 23 30
German Pilsner (Pils) 25 45
Bohemian Pilsner 35 45
Classic American Pilsner 25 40
Vienna Lager 18 30
Oktoberfest/Mrzen 20 28
Dark American Lager 8 20
Munich Dunkel 18 28
Schwarzbier (Black Beer) 22 32
Maibock/Helles Bock 23 35
Traditional Bock 20 27
Doppelbock 16 26
Eisbock 25 35
Cream Ale 15 20
Blonde Ale 15 28
Klsch 20 30
American Wheat or Rye Beer 15 30
Northern German Altbier 25 40
California Common Beer 30 45
Dsseldorf Altbier 35 50
Standard/Ordinary Bitter 25 35
Special/Best/Premium Bitter 25 40
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) 30 50
Scottish Light 60/- 10 20
Scottish Heavy 70/- 10 25
Scottish Export 80/- 15 30
Irish Red Ale 17 28
Strong Scotch Ale 17 35
American Pale Ale 30 45
American Amber Ale 25 40
American Brown Ale 20 40
Mild 10 25
Southern English Brown 12 20
Northern English Brown Ale 20 30
Brown Porter 18 35
Robust Porter 25 50
Baltic Porter 20 40
Dry Stout 30 45
Sweet Stout 20 40
Oatmeal Stout 25 40
Foreign Extra Stout 30 70
American Stout 35 75
Russian Imperial Stout 50 90
English IPA 40 60
American IPA 40 70
Imperial IPA 60 120
Weizen/Weissbier 8 15
Dunkelweizen 10 18
Weizenbock 15 30
Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) 10 20
Witbier 10 20
Belgian Pale Ale 20 30
Saison 20 35
Bire de Garde 18 28
Berliner Weisse 38
Flanders Red Ale 10 25
Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin 20 25
Straight (Unblended) Lambic 0 10
Gueuze 0 10
Fruit Lambic 0 10
Belgian Blond Ale 15 30
Belgian Dubbel 15 25
Belgian Tripel 20 40
Belgian Golden Strong Ale 22 35
Belgian Dark Strong Ale 20 35
Old Ale 30 60
English Barleywine 35 70
American Barleywine 50 120
Classic Rauchbier 20 30
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