More detailed ** Style Guidelines ** (2021 edition)
Note: Many of these 38 Main Categories contain numerous beer styles -- They are not individual sub-categories with their own respective set of Gold, Silver, Bronze awards. Example: "Category 1 - Standard American Beer" could have Awards presented to an American Light Lager(s), an American Lager(S), a Cream Ale(s), and/or an American Wheat Beer(s). "Category 1" will have 3 Medal-placements awarded, not 12.
1 - Standard American Beer
A - American Light Lager
B - American Lager
C - Cream Ale
D - American Wheat Beer
2 - International Lager
A - International Pale Lager
B - International Amber Lager
C - International Dark Lager
3 - Czech Lager
A - Czech Pale Lager
B - Czech Premium Pale Lager
C - Czech Amber Lager
D - Czech Dark Lager
4 - Pale Malty European Lager
A - Munich Helles
B - Festbier
C - Helles Bock
5 - Pale Bitter European Beer
A - German Leichtbier
B - Kölsch
C - German Helles Exportbier
D - German Pils
6 - Amber Malty European Lager
A - Märzen
B - Rauchbier
C - Dunkles Bock
7 - Amber Bitter European Beer
A - Vienna Lager
B - Altbier
C.1 – Kellerbier
C.2 - Kellerbier: Pale Kellerbier
C.3 - Kellerbier: Amber Kellerbier
("Kellerbier" listed in Category 27 of 2021 BJCP guidelines)
8 - Dark European Lager
A - Munich Dunkel
B - Schwarzbier
9 - Strong European Beer
A - Doppelbock
B - Eisbock
C - Baltic Porter
10 - German Wheat Beer
A - Weissbier
B - Dunkles Weissbier
C - Weizenbock
11 - British Bitter
A - Ordinary Bitter
B - Best Bitter
C - Strong Bitter
12 - Pale Commonwealth Beer
A - British Golden Ale
B - Australian Sparkling Ale
C - English IPA
13 - Brown British Beer
A - Dark Mild
B - British Brown Ale
C - English Porter
14 - Scottish Ale
A - Scottish Light
B - Scottish Heavy
C - Scottish Export
15 - Irish Beer
A - Irish Red Ale
B - Irish Stout
C - Irish Extra Stout
16 - Dark British Beer
A - Sweet Stout
B - Oatmeal Stout
C - Tropical Stout
D - Foreign Extra Stout
17 - Strong British Ale
A - British Strong Ale
B - Old Ale
C - Wee Heavy
D - English Barleywine
18 - Pale American Ale
A - Blonde Ale
B - American Pale Ale
19 - Amber and Brown American Beer
A - American Amber Ale
B - California Common
C - American Brown Ale
20 - American Porter and Stout
A - American Porter
B - American Stout
C - Imperial Stout
21 - IPA
A - American IPA
B - Specialty IPA
B.1 - Belgian IPA
B.2 - Black IPA
B.3 - Brown IPA
B.4 - Red IPA
B.5 - Rye IPA
B.6 - White IPA
22 - Strong American Ale
A - Double IPA
B - American Strong Ale
C - American Barleywine
D - Wheatwine
23 - European Sour Ale
A - Berliner Weisse
B - Flanders Red Ale
C - Oud Bruin
D - Lambic
E - Gueuze
F - Fruit Lambic
24 - Belgian Ale
A - Witbier
B - Belgian Pale Ale
C - Bière de Garde
25 - Strong Belgian Ale
A - Belgian Blond Ale
B - Saison
C - Belgian Golden Strong Ale
26 - Trappist Ale / Monastic Ale
A - Trappist Single
B - Belgian Dubbel
C - Belgian Tripel
D - Belgian Dark Strong Ale
27 - Historical Beer
A.1 - Gose (Category 23G in 2021 BJCP guidelines)
A.2 - Kentucky Common
A.3 - Lichtenhainer
A.4 - London Brown Ale
A.5 - Piwo Grodziskie
A.6 - Pre-Prohibition Lager
A.7 - Pre-Prohibition Porter
A.8 - Roggenbier
A.9 - Sahti
28 - American Wild Ale
A - Brett Beer
B - Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer
C - Wild Specialty Beer
29 - Fruit Beer
A - Fruit Beer
B - Fruit and Spice Beer
C - Specialty Fruit Beer
30 - Spiced Beer
A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
B - Autumn Seasonal Beer
C - Winter Seasonal Beer
31 - Alternative Fermentables Beer
A - Alternative Grain Beer
B - Alternative Sugar Beer
32 - Smoked Beer
A - Classic Style Smoked Beer
B - Specialty Smoked Beer
33 - Wood Beer
A - Wood-Aged Beer
B - Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
34 - Specialty Beer
A - Clone Beer
B - Mixed-Style Beer
C - Experimental Beer
35 - New England IPA
("21C" in 2021 BJCP guidelines)
A - New England IPA
36 - Catharina Sour
("X4" in 2021 BJCP guidelines)
A - Catharina Sour
37 - No to Low-Alcohol Beer
(0.0%ABV - 0.5%ABV of other beer styles)
A - No to Low-Alcohol Beer
38 - Low-Alcohol Beer
(0.6%ABV - 2.5%ABV of other beer styles)
A - Low-Alcohol Beer
More detailed ** Style Guidelines ** (2021 edition)
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