search_styles

MCP tool from Brewers Almanack by gregario

Search 85 BJCP beer styles by name, category, or characteristics. Returns vital statistics, overall impression, ingredients, and commercial examples.

How to use it

Project documentation lists search_styles for the Brewers Almanack MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

Install Brewers Almanack

$npx -y brewers-almanack

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search_ingredients

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suggest_recipe

Generate a recipe for a target beer style. Returns grain bill, hop schedule, yeast selection, water profile, and process parameters.