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Extract

5.1%

Imperial IPA — BJCP Style Information

90 Minute IPA

Oct 12, 2008

Imperial IPA

Category:	India Pale Ale (IPA)
Number:	14C

An intensely hoppy, very strong pale ale without the big maltiness and/or deeper malt flavors of an American barleywine. Strongly hopped, but clean, lacking harshness, and a tribute to historical IPAs. Drinkability is an important characteristic; this should not be a heavy, sipping beer. It should also not have much residual sweetness or a heavy character grain profile.

Commercial Examples: Russian River Pliny the Elder, Three Floyd’s Dreadnaught, Avery Majaraja, Bell’s Hop Slam, Stone Ruination IPA, Great Divide Hercules Double IPA, Surly Furious, Rogue I2PA, Moylan’s Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale, Stoudt’s Double IPA, Dogfish Head 90-minute IPA, Victory Hop Wallop.

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7.7%

Vienna Lager — BJCP Style Information

Vienna Lager

Mar 15, 2009

Vienna Lager

Category:	European Amber Lager
Number:	03A

Characterized by soft, elegant maltiness that dries out in the finish to avoid becoming sweet.

Commercial Examples: Great Lakes Eliot Ness, Boulevard Bob's 47 Munich-Style Lager, Negra Modelo, Old Dominion Aviator Amber Lager, Gordon Biersch Vienna Lager, Capital Wisconsin Amber, Olde Saratoga Lager, Penn Pilsner.

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5.9%

Imperial IPA — BJCP Style Information

Aarrr Aye P.A.

Mar 22, 2009

Imperial IPA

Category:	India Pale Ale (IPA)
Number:	14C

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American Pale Ale — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

Honey Oatmeal Pale Ale

Apr 05, 2009

American Pale Ale

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10A

Refreshing and hoppy, yet with sufficient supporting malt.

Commercial Examples: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Stone Pale Ale, Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale, Bear Republic XP Pale Ale, Anderson Valley Poleeko Gold Pale Ale, Deschutes Mirror Pond, Full Sail Pale Ale, Three Floyds X-Tra Pale Ale, Firestone Pale Ale, Left Hand Brewing Jackman’s Pale Ale.

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Other Smoked Beer — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

Apr 18, 2009

Category:	Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer
Number:	22B

This is any beer that is exhibiting smoke as a principle flavor and aroma characteristic other than the Bamberg-style Rauchbier (i.e. beechwood-smoked Märzen). Balance in the use of smoke, hops and malt character is exhibited by the better examples.

Commercial Examples: Alaskan Smoked Porter, O’Fallons Smoked Porter, Spezial Lagerbier, Weissbier and Bockbier, Stone Smoked Porter, Schlenkerla Weizen Rauchbier and Ur-Bock Rauchbier, Rogue Smoke, Oskar Blues Old Chub, Left Hand Smoke Jumper, Dark Horse Fore Smoked Stout, Magic Hat Jinx.

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All Grain

Robust Porter — BJCP Style Information

Midnight Porter

Apr 25, 2009

Robust Porter

Category:	Porter
Number:	12B

A substantial, malty dark ale with a complex and flavorful roasty character.

Commercial Examples: Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, Meantime London Porter, Anchor Porter, Smuttynose Robust Porter, Sierra Nevada Porter, Deschutes Black Butte Porter, Boulevard Bully! Porter, Rogue Mocha Porter, Avery New World Porter, Bell’s Porter, Great Divide Saint Bridget’s Porter.

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Cream Ale — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

Jun 10, 2009

Category:	Light Hybrid Beer
Number:	06A

A clean, well-attenuated, flavorful American lawnmower beer.

Commercial Examples: Genesee Cream Ale, Little Kings Cream Ale (Hudepohl), Anderson Valley Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema, Sleeman Cream Ale, New Glarus Spotted Cow, Wisconsin Brewing Whitetail Cream Ale.

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Imperial IPA — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

Jul 11, 2009

Category:	India Pale Ale (IPA)
Number:	14C

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8.4%

American IPA — BJCP Style Information

Aarrr Aye PA

Oct 20, 2009

American IPA

Category:	India Pale Ale (IPA)
Number:	14B

A decidedly hoppy and bitter, moderately strong American pale ale.

Commercial Examples: Bell’s Two-Hearted Ale, AleSmith IPA, Russian River Blind Pig IPA, Stone IPA, Three Floyds Alpha King, Great Divide Titan IPA, Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA, Victory Hop Devil, Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, Anderson Valley Hop Ottin’, Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA, Founder’s Centennial IPA, Anchor Liberty Ale, Harpoon IPA, Avery IPA.

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American IPA — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

Aug 02, 2010

Category:	India Pale Ale (IPA)
Number:	14B

A decidedly hoppy and bitter, moderately strong American pale ale.

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7.2%

Imperial Stout — BJCP Style Information

Chocolate Imperal Stout

Nov 04, 2009

Imperial Stout

Category:	Stout
Number:	13F

An intensely flavored, big, dark ale. Roasty, fruity, and bittersweet, with a noticeable alcohol presence. Dark fruit flavors meld with roasty, burnt, or almost tar-like sensations. Like a black barleywine with every dimension of flavor coming into play.

Commercial Examples: Three Floyd’s Dark Lord, Bell’s Expedition Stout, North Coast Old Rasputin Imperial Stout, Stone Imperial Stout, Samuel Smith Imperial Stout, Scotch Irish Tsarina Katarina Imperial Stout, Thirsty Dog Siberian Night, Deschutes The Abyss, Great Divide Yeti, Southampton Russian Imperial Stout, Rogue Imperial Stout, Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout, Great Lakes Blackout Stout, Avery The Czar, Founders Imperial Stout, Victory Storm King, Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout.

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Cream Ale — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

Apr 26, 2010

Category:	Light Hybrid Beer
Number:	06A

A clean, well-attenuated, flavorful American lawnmower beer.

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Lite American Lager — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

May 09, 2010

Category:	Light Lager
Number:	01A

A lower gravity and lower calorie beer than standard international lagers. Strong flavors are a fault. Designed to appeal to the broadest range of the general public as possible.

Commercial Examples: Bitburger Light, Sam Adams Light, Heineken Premium Light, Miller Lite, Bud Light, Coors Light, Baltika #1 Light, Old Milwaukee Light, Amstel Light.

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6.5%

American Pale Ale — BJCP Style Information

Fresh Hop Ale

Sep 01, 2010

American Pale Ale

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10A

Refreshing and hoppy, yet with sufficient supporting malt.

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Fruit Cider — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

Aug 24, 2008

Category:	Specialty Cider and Perry
Number:	28B

Like a dry wine with complex flavors. The apple character must marry with the added fruit so that neither dominates the other.

Commercial Examples: [US] West County Blueberry-Apple Wine (MA), AEppelTreow Red Poll Cran-Apple Draft Cider (WI), Bellwether Cherry Street (NY), Uncle John’s Fruit Farm Winery Apple Cherry Hard Cider (MI).

OG Range	FG Range	ABV Range	Bitterness Range	Color Range
1.045 – 1.070	0.995 – 1.010	5 – 9%	N/A	N/A

Extract

7.7%

Fruit Cider — BJCP Style Information

Apple Rasberry Cider

Feb 06, 2009

Fruit Cider

Category:	Specialty Cider and Perry
Number:	28B

Like a dry wine with complex flavors. The apple character must marry with the added fruit so that neither dominates the other.

OG Range	FG Range	ABV Range	Bitterness Range	Color Range
1.045 – 1.070	0.995 – 1.010	5 – 9%	N/A	N/A

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7.5%

Common Cider — BJCP Style Information

American Cider

Mar 28, 2009

Common Cider

Category:	Standard Cider and Perry
Number:	27A

Variable, but should be a medium, refreshing drink. Sweet ciders must not be cloying. Dry ciders must not be too austere. An ideal cider serves well as a "session" drink, and suitably accompanies a wide variety of food.

Commercial Examples: [US] Red Barn Cider Jonagold Semi-Dry and Sweetie Pie (WA), AEppelTreow Barn Swallow Draft Cider (WI), Wandering Aengus Heirloom Blend Cider (OR), Uncle John’s Fruit House Winery Apple Hard Cider (MI), Bellwether Spyglass (NY), West County Pippin (MA), White Winter Hard Apple Cider (WI), Harpoon Cider (MA)

OG Range	FG Range	ABV Range	Bitterness Range	Color Range
1.045 – 1.065	1.000 – 1.020	5 – 8%	N/A	N/A

All Grain

5.9%

Common Cider — BJCP Style Information

American Cider

Aug 18, 2009

Common Cider

Category:	Standard Cider and Perry
Number:	27A

OG Range	FG Range	ABV Range	Bitterness Range	Color Range
1.045 – 1.065	1.000 – 1.020	5 – 8%	N/A	N/A

All Grain

American Pale Ale — BJCP Style Information

Corey's Pale Ale

May 03, 2009

American Pale Ale

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10A

Refreshing and hoppy, yet with sufficient supporting malt.

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Weizen/Weissbier — BJCP Style Information

Partial Mash

105

Corey S

March Hefeweissen

Mar 22, 2009

Weizen/Weissbier

Category:	German Wheat and Rye Beer
Number:	15A

A pale, spicy, fruity, refreshing wheat-based ale.

Commercial Examples: Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier, Schneider Weisse Weizenhell, Paulaner Hefe-Weizen, Hacker-Pschorr Weisse, Plank Bavarian Hefeweizen, Ayinger Bräu Weisse, Ettaler Weissbier Hell, Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse, Andechser Weissbier Hefetrüb, Kapuziner Weissbier, Erdinger Weissbier, Penn Weizen, Barrelhouse Hocking Hills HefeWeizen, Eisenbahn Weizenbier.

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4.4

11.7

6.8%

Specialty Beer — BJCP Style Information

Corey's Cherry Nilla Ale

Jul 01, 2009

Specialty Beer

Category:	Specialty Beer
Number:	23A

A harmonious marriage of ingredients, processes and beer. The key attributes of the underlying style (if declared) will be atypical due to the addition of special ingredients or techniques; do not expect the base beer to taste the same as the unadulterated version. Judge the beer based on the pleasantness and harmony of the resulting combination. The overall uniqueness of the process, ingredients used, and creativity should be considered. The overall rating of the beer depends heavily on the inherently subjective assessment of distinctiveness and drinkability.

Commercial Examples: Bell’s Rye Stout, Bell’s Eccentric Ale, Samuel Adams Triple Bock and Utopias, Hair of the Dog Adam, Great Alba Scots Pine, Tommyknocker Maple Nut Brown Ale, Great Divide Bee Sting Honey Ale, Stoudt’s Honey Double Mai Bock, Rogue Dad’s Little Helper, Rogue Honey Cream Ale, Dogfish Head India Brown Ale, Zum Uerige Sticke and Doppel Sticke Altbier, Yards Brewing Company General Washington Tavern Porter, Rauchenfels Steinbier, Odells 90 Shilling Ale, Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale, Stone Arrogant Bastard.

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Partial Mash

13.5

Saturday Hang Over Dunkel

Feb 21, 2009

Dunkelweizen

Dunkelweizen — BJCP Style Information

Category:	German Wheat and Rye Beer
Number:	15B

A moderately dark, spicy, fruity, malty, refreshing wheat-based ale. Reflecting the best yeast and wheat character of a hefe-weizen blended with the malty richness of a Munich dunkel.

Commercial Examples: Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel, Ayinger Ur-Weisse, Franziskaner Dunkel Hefe-Weisse, Schneider Weisse (Original), Ettaler Weissbier Dunkel, Hacker-Pschorr Weisse Dark, Tucher Dunkles Hefe Weizen, Edelweiss Dunkel Weissbier, Erdinger Weissbier Dunkel, Kapuziner Weissbier Schwarz.

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Partial Mash

3.5%

Fruit Beer — BJCP Style Information

Raspberry Hefeweizen

Aug 05, 2008

Fruit Beer

Category:	Fruit Beer
Number:	20A

A harmonious marriage of fruit and beer. The key attributes of the underlying style will be different with the addition of fruit; do not expect the base beer to taste the same as the unadulterated version. Judge the beer based on the pleasantness and balance of the resulting combination.

Commercial Examples: New Glarus Belgian Red and Raspberry Tart, Bell’s Cherry Stout, Dogfish Head Aprihop, Great Divide Wild Raspberry Ale, Founders Rübæus, Ebulum Elderberry Black Ale, Stiegl Radler, Weyerbacher Raspberry Imperial Stout, Abita Purple Haze, Melbourne Apricot Beer and Strawberry Beer, Saxer Lemon Lager, Magic Hat #9, Grozet Gooseberry and Wheat Ale, Pyramid Apricot Ale, Dogfish Head Fort.

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Extract

14.4

3.9%

Fruit Beer — BJCP Style Information

Raspberry Hefeweizen

Feb 16, 2009

Fruit Beer

Category:	Fruit Beer
Number:	20A

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Extract

14.4

6.1%