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1st Quarter
Dates
Drop-off window: March 1st-March 8th
Judging Day: Sunday, March 10th
Award Ceremony: March 15th
6 Categories & 31 Styles
Category 30: spice, herb, or vegetable Beer (Base Style must be one of the following)
30A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
30D Specialty Spice Beer
Category 29: Fruit Beer (Base style must be one of the following)
29A Fruit Beer
29B Fruit & Spice Beer
29C Specialty Fruit Beer
29D Grape Ale
Category 31: Alternative Fermentables in Beer
31A Alternative Grain
31B Alternative Sugar
Category 3: Czech Lager
3A Czech Pale Lager
3B Czech Premium Pale Lager
3C Czech Amber Lager
3D Czech Dark Lager
Category 12 Pale Commonwealth Beer
12A British Golden Ale
12B Australian Sparkling Ale
12C English IPA
Category 21: IPA
21A American IPA
21B Specialty Belgian IPA
21B Specialty Black IPA
21B Specialty Brown IPA
21B Specialty Red IPA
21B Specialty Rye IPA
21B Specialty White IPA
21B Specialty Brut IPA
21C Hazy IPA
Category 27: Historical Beer
Kellerbier
Kentucky Common
Lictenhainer
London Brown Ale
Piwo Grodziskie
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Pre-Prohibition Porter
Sahti
Category 26: Monastic Ale
Belgian Single
Belgian Dubbel
Belgian Tripel
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Category 25: Strong Belgian Ale
Belgian Blonde Ale
Saison
Belgian Golden Strong
2nd Quarter
Dates
Drop-off window: June 15th-June 22nd
Judging Day: Sunday, June 23rd
Award Ceremony: June 28th
6 Categories & 23 Styles
Category 30A: spice, herb, or vegetable Beer
30A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
30D Specialty Spice Beer
Category 29A: Fruit Beer
29A Fruit Beer
29B Fruit & Spice Beer
29C Specialty Fruit Beer
29D Grape Ale
Category 31: Alternative Fermentables in Beer
31A Alternative Grain
31B Alternative Sugar
Category 1: American
1A American Light Lager
1B American lager
1C Cream Ale
1D American Wheat Beer
Category 5: Pale Bitter European Beer
5A German Leichtbier
5b Kolsch
5C German Helles Exportbier
5D German Pils
Category 18: Pale American Ale
18A Blonde Ale
18B American Pale Ale
Category 24: Belgian Ale
24A Witbier
24B Belgian Pale Ale
24C Biere de Garde
Category 28: American Wild Ale
28A Brett Beer
28B Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer
28C Wild Specialty Beer
28D straight Sour beer
Category 23: European Sour Ale
23A Berliner Weisse
23B Oud Bruin
23D Lambic
23E Gueze
23F Fruit Lambic
23G Gose
3rd Quarter
Dates
Drop-off window: September 14th-September21st
Judging Day: Sunday, September 22nd
Award Ceremony: September 27th
9 Categories & 26 Styles
Category 30A: spice, herb, or vegetable Beer
30A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
30D Specialty Spice Beer
Category 29A: Fruit Beer
29A Fruit Beer
29B Fruit & Spice Beer
29C Specialty Fruit Beer
29D Grape Ale
31A Alternative Grain
31B Alternative Sugar
Category 2: International Lager
2A International Pale Lager
2B International Amber Lager
2C International Dark Lager
Category 4: Pale Malty European Lager
4A Munich Helles
4B Festbier
4C Helles Bock
Category 6: Amber Malty European Lager
6A Marzen
6B Rauchbier
6C Dunkels Bock
Category 7: Amber Bitter European Beer
7A Vienna Lager
7B Altbier
Category 10: German Wheat Beer
10A Weissebier
10B Bunkles Weissebier
10C Weizenbock
Category 11: British Bitter
11A Ordinary Bitter
11B Best Bitter
11C Strong Bitter
Category 13: Brown British Beer
13A Dark Mild
13B British Brown Ale
13C English Porter
Category 14: Scottish Ale
14A Scottish Light
14B Scottish Heavy
14C Scottish Export
Category 19: Amber and Brown American Beer
19A American Amber Ale
19B California Common
19C American Brown Ale
4th Quarter
Dates
Drop-off window: November 30th-December 7th
Judging Day: Sunday, December 8th
Award Ceremony: December 13th
9 Categories & 27 Styles
Category 30A: spice, herb, or vegetable Beer
30A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
30D Specialty Spice Beer
Category 29A: Fruit Beer
29A Fruit Beer
29B Fruit & Spice Beer
29C Specialty Fruit Beer
29D Grape Ale
Category 31: Alternative Fermentables in Beer
31A Alternative Grain
31B Alternative Sugar
Category 8: Dark European Lager
8A Munich Dunkel
8B Schwarzbier
Category 9: Strong European Beer
9A Doppelbock
9B Eisbock
9C Baltic Porter
Category 15: Irish Beer
15A Irish Red Ale
15B Irish Stout
15C Irish Extra Stout
Category 16: Dark British Beer
16A Sweet Stout
16B Oatmeal Stout
16C Tropical Stout
16D Foreign Extra Stout
Category 17: Strong British Ale
17A British Strong Ale
17A British Strong Ale: Burton Ale
17B Old Ale
17C Wee Heavy
17D English Barley Wine
Category 20: American Porter and Stout
20A American Porter
20B American Stout
20C Imperial Stout
Category 22: Strong American Ale
22A Double IPA
22B American Strong Ale
22C American Barley wine
22D Wheat wine
Category 32: Smoked Beer
32A Classic Style Smoked Beer
32B Specialty Smoked Beer
Category 33: Wood Beer
33A Wood-Aged Beer
33B Specialty Wood-Aged Beer