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Strong Scotch Ale — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

Feb 21, 2009

Category:	Scottish and Irish Ale
Number:	09E

Rich, malty and usually sweet, which can be suggestive of a dessert. Complex secondary malt flavors prevent a one-dimensional impression. Strength and maltiness can vary.

Commercial Examples: Traquair House Ale, Belhaven Wee Heavy, McEwan's Scotch Ale, Founders Dirty Bastard, MacAndrew's Scotch Ale, AleSmith Wee Heavy, Orkney Skull Splitter, Inveralmond Black Friar, Broughton Old Jock, Gordon Highland Scotch Ale, Dragonmead Under the Kilt.

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5.1%

Midnight Porter

Feb 22, 2009

Brown Porter

Brown Porter — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Porter
Number:	12A

A fairly substantial English dark ale with restrained roasty characteristics.

Commercial Examples: Fuller's London Porter, Samuel Smith Taddy Porter, Burton Bridge Burton Porter, RCH Old Slug Porter, Nethergate Old Growler Porter, Hambleton Nightmare Porter, Harvey’s Tom Paine Original Old Porter, Salopian Entire Butt English Porter, St. Peters Old-Style Porter, Shepherd Neame Original Porter, Flag Porter, Wasatch Polygamy Porter.

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7.1%

American Amber Ale — BJCP Style Information

Inaugural Ale

Feb 28, 2009

American Amber Ale

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10B

Like an American pale ale with more body, more caramel richness, and a balance more towards malt than hops (although hop rates can be significant).

Commercial Examples: North Coast Red Seal Ale, Tröegs HopBack Amber Ale, Deschutes Cinder Cone Red, Pyramid Broken Rake, St. Rogue Red Ale, Anderson Valley Boont Amber Ale, Lagunitas Censored Ale, Avery Redpoint Ale, McNeill’s Firehouse Amber Ale, Mendocino Red Tail Ale, Bell's Amber.

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All Grain

6.8%

90 Minute IPA

Oct 12, 2008

Imperial IPA

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.

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

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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All Grain

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%

Cream Ale — BJCP Style Information

Oatmeal Pale Ale

Mar 08, 2009

Cream Ale

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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All Grain

6.4%

Oaked IPA

Apr 11, 2009

Imperial IPA

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

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Strong Scotch Ale — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

Mar 08, 2009

Category:	Scottish and Irish Ale
Number:	09E

Rich, malty and usually sweet, which can be suggestive of a dessert. Complex secondary malt flavors prevent a one-dimensional impression. Strength and maltiness can vary.

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Weizen/Weissbier — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

Mar 22, 2009

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%

Rob Bugary

Aarrr Aye P.A.

Mar 22, 2009

Imperial IPA

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

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Common Cider — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

Mar 28, 2009

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)

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1.045 – 1.065	1.000 – 1.020	5 – 8%	N/A	N/A

All Grain

5.9%

Rob Bugary

Honey Oatmeal Pale Ale

Apr 05, 2009

American Pale Ale

American Pale Ale — BJCP Style Information

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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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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Common Cider — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

Aug 18, 2009

Category:	Standard Cider and Perry
Number:	27A

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1.045 – 1.065	1.000 – 1.020	5 – 8%	N/A	N/A

All Grain

Rob Bugary

Patrol Doppel

May 16, 2009

Doppelbock

Doppelbock — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Bock
Number:	05C

A very strong and rich lager. A bigger version of either a traditional bock or a helles bock.

Commercial Examples: Paulaner Salvator, Ayinger Celebrator, Weihenstephaner Korbinian, Andechser Doppelbock Dunkel, Spaten Optimator, Tucher Bajuvator, Weltenburger Kloster Asam-Bock, Capital Autumnal Fire, EKU 28, Eggenberg Urbock 23º, Bell’s Consecrator, Moretti La Rossa, Samuel Adams Double Bock.

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Belgian Pale Ale — BJCP Style Information

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Fawn's Golden Belgain

May 20, 2009

Belgian Pale Ale

Category:	Belgian and French Ale
Number:	16B

A fruity, moderately malty, somewhat spicy, easy-drinking, copper-colored ale.

Commercial Examples: De Koninck, Speciale Palm, Dobble Palm, Russian River Perdition, Ginder Ale, Op-Ale, St. Pieters Zinnebir, Brewer’s Art House Pale Ale, Avery Karma, Eisenbahn Pale Ale, Ommegang Rare Vos.

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American Pale Ale — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

Jun 02, 2009

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10A

Refreshing and hoppy, yet with sufficient supporting malt.

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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.

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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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