Most Used Words in Beer Names

Source: 91,238 Beers Entered into BeerAdvocate as of 1/10/2014

For all words with at least 25 mentions

Word	Word Count
ale	12734
ipa	5818
stout	5364
porter	3305
pale	3267
red	2608
lager	2446
imperial	2125
black	2040
brown	2024
barrel	1980
wheat	1827
saison	1767
aged	1756
blonde	1447
beer	1361
double	1278
amber	1277
belgian	1270
hop	1189
rye	1165
dark	1024
pilsner	954
de	926
bourbon	922
la	860
chocolate	799
old	799
bitter	785
golden	783
pumpkin	763
white	757
india	712
coffee	704
bock	701
oatmeal	701
pils	695
winter	665
hefeweizen	642
gold	637
big	635
summer	625
american	623
honey	608
wit	605
premium	602
irish	596
with	573
oktoberfest	552
dunkel	523
cream	523
light	511
sour	509
style	497
tripel	489
weizen	476
in	470
dry	469
vanilla	436
esb	435
cherry	429
oak	422
milk	418
st	414
series	411
no	410
weisse	409
raspberry	402
extra	393
smoked	393
special	392
session	391
strong	391
scotch	386
bier	372
wine	367
batch	359
harvest	349
w	347
hopped	334
dubbel	331
barleywine	324
wild	315
mild	298
triple	296
blue	296
kolsch	294
rock	291
dog	290
i	284
on	283
scottish	280
city	280
export	277
hefe	276
helles	275
house	275
nut	274
english	272
farmhouse	272
street	272
brew	267
great	262
orange	259
anniversary	258
reserve	257
citra	252
hell	251
berliner	250
barley	249
pilsener	247
single	245
river	244
alt	242
original	242
blond	242
green	240
ginger	236
new	235
weiss	233
du	232
maibock	228
organic	227
blueberry	225
abbey	222
christmas	221
heavy	218
grand	215
mountain	215
russian	214
brett	210
p	209
blanche	208
s	207
hoppy	205
jack	204
hops	200
best	197
creek	197
king	197
el	193
fresh	192
brewing	190
stone	188
man	186
peach	186
gose	185
weissbier	184
up	182
high	182
coconut	181
night	179
whiskey	178
doppelbock	175
apple	175
head	175
bière	173
b	173
maple	172
kölsch	169
biere	168
moon	168
little	168
spring	165
west	164
le	162
saint	161
strawberry	160
out	158
wee	154
o	154
coast	153
sweet	152
island	150
°	146
lemon	146
love	146
super	146
one	144
bear	144
malt	143
breakfast	142
dipa	139
baltic	139
rum	138
cask	138
star	138
weizenbock	136
espresso	136
evil	136
x	136
midnight	135
all	132
schwarzbier	131
lakes	131
ice	130
mosaic	128
day	128
monkey	128
warmer	127
apricot	127
cru	126
horse	126
german	125
dirty	125
it	124
three	123
märzen	122
dunkelweizen	122
classic	122
down	121
my	121
point	120
mango	120
vienna	119
wet	119
nitro	119
sun	119
lime	118
amarillo	117
brune	117
cascade	117
kriek	117
holiday	117
eye	116
spiced	116
hill	116
bad	115
barrels	113
pilot	113
two	113
bräu	112
des	112
bay	112
dead	111
kuhnhenn	111
tart	111
brewer’s	110
blackberry	109
noir	108
your	108
t	108
witbier	107
peanut	107
portsmouth	107
ghost	106
fat	106
radler	105
butter	105
twin	105
town	105
wood	104
altbier	103
simcoe	103
samuel	102
me	102
common	101
boy	101
side	101
smoke	100
blood	100
sea	98
bavarian	97
steam	97
marzen	96
olde	96
copper	96
autumn	96
centennial	95
berry	95
fire	95
valley	95
monk	94
mad	94
duck	94
cocoa	93
good	93
d	93
back	93
thunder	93
north	93
london	92
chili	92
nelson	92
road	92
festbier	91
galaxy	91
flying	91
cerveza	91
brandy	91
beach	90
royal	90
ba	90
full	90
iron	90
lambic	89
robust	89
french	89
collaboration	89
port	89
half	89
e	88
time	88
pie	87
quad	86
bohemian	86
edition	86
art	86
dragon	85
garde	84
czech	84
lake	83
project	82
draft	82
co	82
watermelon	81
long	81
saranac	81
oaked	80
deep	80
fruit	80
framboise	80
adams	80
country	80
forest	80
happy	80
kellerbier	79
c	79
john	79
buffalo	79
ruby	79
mr	79
top	79
pig	79
south	79
munich	78
fest	78
first	78
n	78
bean	77
trail	77
ales	77
noël	77
southern	77
rauchbier	76
oyster	76
snow	76
world	76
octoberfest	75
mocha	75
pepper	75
peak	75
cat	75
not	75
blend	74
end	74
pilsen	73
pivo	73
life	73
california	73
you	72
east	72
spice	72
rose	72
ambrée	71
das	71
java	71
lost	71
four	71
hot	71
brewery	71
bell’s	70
at	70
rouge	70
park	70
canyon	70
magic	70
schlafly	70
grapefruit	70
tail	69
bomb	69
van	69
holy	69
trippel	68
shandy	68
monster	68
devil’s	68
small	68
cranberry	68
wolf	68
oliver’s	68
noire	68
liberty	67
from	67
death	67
cinnamon	67
r	67
goat	67
uncle	67
lazy	67
devil	66
prairie	66
san	66
mill	66
cold	66
pineapple	66
willimantic	65
station	65
girl	65
brick	65
hammer	65
rabbit	65
keller	64
five	64
bridge	64
tea	64
dream	64
chinook	63
columbus	63
ol’	63
cascadian	62
pacific	62
baby	62
table	62
lady	62
barley’s	62
cuvée	61
morning	61
water	61
j	61
way	61
victory	60
smokey	60
founders	60
fox	60
revenge	60
twisted	60
arbor	60
au	60
landbier	59
kilt	59
alpha	59
mint	59
beans	59
dragonmead	59
cow	59
off	59
sunshine	59
ipl	58
space	58
indian	58
sierra	58
last	58
tap	58
m	58
free	58
grain	58
spezial	57
unfiltered	57
del	57
pride	57
storm	57
seas	57
amsterdam	57
hazelnut	56
crazy	56
silver	56
joe	56
mother	56
crystal	56
ass	55
pecan	55
v	55
birch	55
plum	55
mexican	55
captain	55
bastard	55
hofbräu	54
pa	54
birra	54
cherries	54
darkness	54
bee	54
spruce	54
citrus	54
wicked	54
toasted	54
dunkles	53
shot	53
sugar	53
bull	53
angel	53
velvet	53
blind	53
farm	53
naked	53
roggenbier	52
traditional	52
bavaria	52
funk	52
pine	52
lil’	52
ten	52
sky	52
over	52
heart	52
alesmith	51
bruin	51
beaver	51
craft	51
ii	51
northern	51
short’s	51
frog	51
g	51
grisette	51
sunset	51
diamond	51
tequila	51
brau	50
negra	50
allagash	50
cuvee	50
nibs	50
james	50
kentucky	50
seven	50
beast	49
club	49
rousse	49
crooked	49
state	49
cap	49
county	49
hand	49
eagle	49
face	48
line	48
secret	48
queen	48
power	48
hibiscus	48
hunter	48
mash	48
chipotle	47
son	47
ace	47
l	47
label	47
local	47
yellow	47
blanc	47
signature	47
rauch	46
british	46
draught	46
abbaye	46
experimental	46
gordon	46
pub	46
caramel	46
rocket	46
belle	46
fall	46
horn	46
killer	46
kloster	45
oude	45
cacao	45
train	45
george	45
oat	45
eclipse	45
or	45
party	45
dopplebock	44
heaven	44
so	44
drop	44
brother	44
à	44
thomas	44
chai	44
santa	44
ridge	44
tale	44
solstice	44
iipa	43
hog	43
guy	43
liquid	43
terrapin	43
broken	43
f	43
summit	43
belgium	43
falcon	43
alley	43
basil	43
rat	43
select	43
schwarz	42
rhubarb	42
easy	42
rail	42
lion	42
dr	42
eyed	42
paw	42
tree	42
pomegranate	42
what	42
angry	42
y	42
sir	42
liquor	41
shilling	41
monkeys	41
pure	41
smash	41
habanero	41
rider	41
ocean	41
lite	41
oats	41
tiger	41
tropical	41
oil	41
god	41
kirin	40
tan	40
brains	40
stock	40
scratch	40
southport	40
dawn	40
sorachi	40
highland	40
jolly	40
h	40
days	40
funky	40
home	40
celebration	40
it’s	40
knight	40
empire	40
alus	39
equinox	39
juice	39
go	39
delight	39
roll	39
bar	39
year	39
mile	39
second	39
cross	39
lemongrass	39
santa’s	39
ball	39
camp	39
kiwi	39
trip	39
witte	38
belgo	38
aux	38
nevada	38
potato	38
bird	38
en	38
noel	38
room	38
bitch	38
break	38
naughty	38
brooklyn	38
gluten	38
grande	38
peaches	38
braggot	37
dortmunder	37
edel	37
hopper	37
adnams	37
bio	37
brekeriet	37
cambridge	37
lord	37
von	37
downtown	37
texas	37
k	37
mary	37
pinot	37
vintage	37
hole	37
holland	37
raven	37
thai	37
gueuze	36
ride	36
soul	36
fort	36
flash	36
banana	36
purple	36
axe	36
sauvin	36
punch	36
garden	36
max	36
bottom	36
route	36
leaf	36
simple	36
gingerbread	36
lucky	36
brook	36
bu	35
flanders	35
lantern	35
brothers	35
smooth	35
fly	35
lips	35
finest	35
knuckle	35
tom	35
smuttynose	35
spencer	35
cake	35
colorado	35
passion	35
u	35
brand	35
squatters	35
union	35
hemp	35
heartland	35
naturtrüb	34
apa	34
sticke	34
smith’s	34
roggen	34
burton	34
coco	34
warrior	34
diablo	34
dos	34
six	34
oscar	34
xxx	34
jalapeno	34
war	34
tavern	34
juniper	34
mikkeller	34
key	34
cloud	34
henry	34
just	34
	33
peter’s	33
brewhouse	33
der	33
hollow	33
roasted	33
test	33
marks	33
gravity	33
fever	33
this	33
steel	33
fish	33
trout	33
sigtuna	33
blossom	33
badger	33
o’	33
anchor	33
buck	33
emelisse	33
infused	33
kettle	33
boat	33
live	33
nickel	33
alkoholfrei	32
zwickel	32
xpa	32
mai	32
speedway	32
belge	32
cucumber	32
real	32
left	32
harbor	32
peel	32
that	32
as	32
seasonal	32
bell	32
coal	32
paradise	32
master	32
chardonnay	32
gone	32
madness	32
market	32
barn	32
currant	32
shipyard	32
pants	32
elevator	32
alaskan	32
am	32
betty	32
harpoon	32
bockbier	31
kristall	31
vollbier	31
dunkle	31
heller	31
ur	31
dorado	31
labatt	31
foreign	31
whale	31
mars	31
bombshell	31
cafe	31
owl	31
sticky	31
kiss	31
do	31
flight	31
fusion	31
rooster	31
speciale	31
shadow	31
crown	31
pisgah	31
glory	31
hare	31
nice	31
pink	31
urban	31
we	31
les	31
mission	31
noble	31
third	31
gruit	30
bon	30
beard	30
eriks	30
get	30
racer	30
grizzly	30
choice	30
otter	30
whisky	30
zymatore	30
child	30
flower	30
low	30
moose	30
rebel	30
brewers	30
bamberg	29
	29
asahi	29
kaiser	29
bohemia	29
pony	29
non	29
mt	29
crimson	29
creekside	29
cognac	29
mole	29
more	29
petite	29
zero	29
don’t	29
nectar	29
front	29
pear	29
version	29
bomber	29
siren	29
prohibition	29
peppercorn	29
hard	29
nightmare	29
desert	29
fleur	29
iii	29
quadrupel	28
nugget	28
biersch	28
ambree	28
shark	28
rossa	28
smokin’	28
box	28
total	28
craftsman	28
prickly	28
sol	28
flat	28
gin	28
printemps	28
hills	28
tide	28
bison	28
mud	28
rogue	28
rice	28
\|	28
standard	28
café	28
sin	28
frost	28
lights	28
ležák	27
tuborg	27
peppers	27
celtic	27
mind	27
king’s	27
daddy	27
vs	27
agave	27
cup	27
bob	27
newburgh	27
main	27
raisin	27
pearl	27
wasatch	27
block	27
knot	27
lightning	27
brown’s	27
engine	27
sheep	27
southampton	27
sweetwater	27
falls	27
fisherman’s	27
sleepy	27
viking	27
bottle	27
door	27
miel	27
weasel	27
rio	27
guinness	26
sapporo	26
schneider	26
especial	26
northwest	26
run	26
bravo	26
giant	26
jones	26
réserve	26
arcadia	26
bike	26
billy	26
hour	26
freigeist	26
bacon	26
carolina	26
hands	26
hipster	26
trouble	26
school	26
cerise	26
horny	26
ninja	26
salt	26
squirrel	26
village	26
fog	26
dock	26
maiden	26
swan	26
trace	26
daze	26
factory	26
jack’s	26
western	26
blowing	26
mama	26
phantom	26
post	26
alexander	26
cookie	26
hurricane	26
oppigårds	26
prime	26
woody	26
cantillon	25
yorkshire	25
nils	25
candy	25
palm	25
something	25
polar	25
ratsherrn	25
foot	25
can’t	25
d’or	25
paul	25
trappist	25
bite	25
brewmaster	25
brussels	25
hook	25
jalapeño	25
peche	25
nest	25
faith	25
keep	25
peninsula	25
powder	25
professor	25
rocky	25
sail	25
castle	25
jean	25
rebellion	25
roja	25
an	25
natural	25
phoenix	25
wedding	25
elephant	25
TRUE	25
mcneill’s	25
michigan	25
opa	25
under	25
brass	25
buzz	25
cut	25
edge	25
field	25
nose	25
nutty	25
sunrise	25
trois	25
after	25
melon	25
atwater	25
battle	25
oh	25

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