Independent Beer Data, Benchmarks & Style Explorer
Clean, structured beer data for breweries, horeca, educators, and competitions – including sensory benchmarks, beer style comparisons, and competition insights.
Independent & beer-only • Structured datasets • Competition-derived benchmarks
What makes GlobalBeerIndex different?
Independent beer data you can trust – built for breweries, educators, and competitions.
Independent
No ties to breweries or sponsors - every benchmark comes from transparent, verifiable sources.
Accessible
Clear language, intuitive tools, and easy-to-share insights for breweries, horeca, educators, and competitions.
Beer-only
100% focused on beer: styles, sensory data, and competition insights.
Sensory-based
Powered by a 15-dimension sensory model built from real-world style guidelines and competition data.
Actionable
Insights you can use immediately for strategy, training, product development, or judging.
Explore Tools & Insights
Explore tools and structured beer data you won’t find anywhere else – from style comparisons to training and competition insights.
Beer Style Explorer (Free)
Explore global beer styles with sensory profiles, colour and bitterness benchmarks, family classifications, and side-by-side comparisons. Built on the GlobalBeerIndex 15-dimension sensory model.
GBI Methodology
The structured framework behind the Explorer — including the canonical style model and sensory architecture.
Explorer PRO
Full analytical access to the complete canonical style set — including advanced filtering, multi-style comparison, radar mapping, and exportable datasets.
Competitions & Awards
Explore results from the world’s leading beer competitions. See how categories evolve, how breweries perform, and how medal results connect to style benchmarks.
Platform Roadmap
GlobalBeerIndex evolves in deliberate steps.
Future developments include extended training configurations and expanded competition insights — built on the same canonical sensory framework.
Updates are released gradually to maintain consistency and model integrity.
Research & Collaboration
GlobalBeerIndex is open to selective collaborations with breweries, educators, and competition organisations seeking structured style benchmarking.
For inquiries, contact us directly.
About GlobalBeerIndex
GlobalBeerIndex brings structure and clarity to the world of beer styles, sensory analysis, and competition results.
We provide independent, data-driven benchmarks that make it easier for breweries, educators, and competitions to understand styles, compare outcomes, and make informed decisions.
Our platform combines structured style data, a sensory analysis framework, and competition insights into clear, practical tools for the beer industry.
Our mission: make beer style knowledge accessible, reliable, and data-driven – for everyone in the sector.
Founded by Pascal Baars, GlobalBeerIndex blends analytical expertise with a passion for beer, ensuring insights remain independent, structured, and easy to use.
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