Complete List of Styles
Light Lager
Light Lager
One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 5 sub-categories below.
Pilsner
Pilsner
One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 3 sub-categories below.
European Amber Lager
European Amber Lager
One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 2 sub-categories below.
Dark Lager
Dark Lager
One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 3 sub-categories below.
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.
English Pale Ale
English Pale Ale
One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 3 sub-categories below.
Scottish and Irish Ale
Scottish and Irish Ale
One set of ribbons will be awarded for the 5 sub-categories below.
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.
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
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.
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