Complete List of Styles

Light Lager

Light Lager

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 5 sub-categories below.

1A Lite American Lager
1B Standard American Lager
1C Premium American Lager
1D Munich Helles
1E Dortmunder Export

Pilsner

Pilsner

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 3 sub-categories below.

2A German Pilsner
2B Bohemian Pilsner
2C Classic American Pilsner

European Amber Lager

European Amber Lager

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 2 sub-categories below.

3A Vienna Lager
3B Oktoberfest/Märzen

Dark Lager

Dark Lager

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 3 sub-categories below.

4A Dark American Lager
4B Munich Dunkel
4C Schwarzbier (Black Beer)

Bock

Bock

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 4 sub-categories below.

5A Maibock/Helles Bock
5B Traditional Bock
5C Doppelbock
5D Eisbock

Light Hybrid Beer

Light Hybrid Beer

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 4 sub-categories below.

6A Cream Ale
6B Blonde Ale
6C Kölsch
6D American Wheat or Rye Beer

Amber Hybrid Beer

Amber Hybrid Beer

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 3 sub-categories below.

7A Northern German Altbier
7B California Common Beer
7C Düsseldorf Altbier

English Pale Ale

English Pale Ale

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 3 sub-categories below.

8A Standard/Ordinary Bitter
8B Special/Best/Premium Bitter
8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)

Scottish and Irish Ale

Scottish and Irish Ale

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 5 sub-categories below.

9A Scottish Light 60/-
9B Scottish Heavy 70/-
9C Scottish Export 80/-
9D Irish Red Ale
9E Strong Scotch Ale

American Ale

American Ale

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 3 sub-categories below.

10A American Pale Ale
10B American Amber Ale
10C American Brown Ale

English Brown Ale

English Brown Ale

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 3 sub-categories below.

11A Mild
11B Southern English Brown Ale
11C Northern English Brown Ale

Porter

Porter

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 3 sub-categories below.

12A Brown Porter
12B Robust Porter
12C Baltic Porter

Stout

Stout

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 6 sub-categories below.

13A Dry Stout
13B Sweet Stout
13C Oatmeal Stout
13D Foreign Extra Stout
13E American Stout
13F Russian Imperial Stout

India Pale Ale (IPA)

India Pale Ale (IPA)

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 3 sub-categories below.

14A English IPA
14B American IPA
14C Imperial IPA

German Wheat and Rye Beer

German Wheat and Rye Beer

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 4 sub-categories below.

15A Weizen/Weissbier
15B Dunkelweizen
15C Weizenbock
15D Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)

Belgian and French Ale

Belgian and French Ale

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 5 sub-categories below.

16A Witbier
16B Belgian Pale Ale
16C Saison
16D Bière de Garde
16E Belgian Specialty Ale

Sour Ale

Sour Ale

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 6 sub-categories below.

17A Berliner Weisse
17B Flanders Red Ale
17C Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin
17D Straight (Unblended) Lambic
17E Gueuze
17F Fruit Lambic

Belgian Strong Ale

Belgian Strong Ale

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 5 sub-categories below.

18A Belgian Blond Ale
18B Belgian Dubbel
18C Belgian Tripel
18D Belgian Golden Strong Ale
18E Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Strong Ale

Strong Ale

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 3 sub-categories below.

19A Old Ale
19B English Barleywine
19C American Barleywine

Fruit Beer

Fruit Beer

20 Fruit Beer

Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer

Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 2 sub-categories below.

21A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
21B Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer

Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer

Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 3 sub-categories below.

22A Classic Rauchbier
22B Other Smoked Beer
22C Wood-Aged Beer

Specialty Beer

Specialty Beer

23 Specialty Beer

Traditional Mead

Traditional Mead

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 3 sub-categories below.

24A Dry Mead
24B Semi-sweet Mead
24C Sweet Mead

Melomel (Fruit Mead)

Melomel (Fruit Mead)

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 3 sub-categories below.

25A Cyser (Apple Melomel)
25B Pyment (Grape Melomel)
25C Other Fruit Melomel

Other Mead

Other Mead

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 3 sub-categories below.

26A Metheglin
26B Braggot
26C Open Category Mead

Standard Cider and Perry

Standard Cider and Perry

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 5 sub-categories below.

27A Common Cider
27B English Cider
27C French Cider
27D Common Perry
27E Traditional Perry

Specialty Cider and Perry

Specialty Cider and Perry

One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 4 sub-categories below.

28A New England Cider
28B Fruit Cider
28C Applewine
28D Other Specialty Cider/Perry

Competition Special

Imperial Beer

29 Imperial Beer

First-Time Entrant

First-Time Entrant

30 First-Time Entrant