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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 


Category 31: Alternative Fermentables in Beer

  • 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 

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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

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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

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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 

 

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