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5.1%

90 Min IPA

Jul 11, 2009

Imperial IPA

Imperial IPA — BJCP Style Information

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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All Grain

8.4%

Imperial IPA — BJCP Style Information

90 Minute IPA

Oct 12, 2008

Imperial IPA

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

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7.7%

American Wheat or Rye Beer

Aarrr Aye P.A.

Aug 09, 2008

American Wheat or Rye Beer — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Light Hybrid Beer
Number:	06D

Refreshing wheat or rye beers that can display more hop character and less yeast character than their German cousins.

Commercial Examples: Bell’s Oberon, Harpoon UFO Hefeweizen, Three Floyds Gumballhead, Pyramid Hefe-Weizen, Widmer Hefeweizen, Sierra Nevada Unfiltered Wheat Beer, Anchor Summer Beer, Redhook Sunrye, Real Ale Full Moon Pale Rye.

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Imperial IPA — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

Mar 22, 2009

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

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American IPA — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

Oct 20, 2009

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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All Grain

7.2%

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)

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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

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

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Fruit Cider — BJCP Style Information

Apple Rasberry Cider

Aug 24, 2008

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.

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).

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1.045 – 1.070	0.995 – 1.010	5 – 9%	N/A	N/A

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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%

CBB (Corey's Belgian Blonde)

May 31, 2009

Belgian Specialty Ale

Belgian Specialty Ale — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Belgian and French Ale
Number:	16E

Variable. This category encompasses a wide range of Belgian ales produced by truly artisanal brewers more concerned with creating unique products than in increasing sales.

Commercial Examples: Orval; De Dolle’s Arabier, Oerbier, Boskeun and Stille Nacht; La Chouffe, McChouffe, Chouffe Bok and N’ice Chouffe; Ellezelloise Hercule Stout and Quintine Amber; Unibroue Ephemere, Maudite, Don de Dieu, etc.; Minty; Zatte Bie; Caracole Amber, Saxo and Nostradamus; Silenrieu Sara and Joseph; Fantôme Black Ghost and Speciale Noël; Dupont Moinette, Moinette Brune, and Avec Les Bons Voeux de la Brasserie Dupont; St. Fullien Noël; Gouden Carolus Noël; Affligem Nöel; Guldenburg and Pere Noël; De Ranke XX Bitter and Guldenberg; Poperings Hommelbier; Bush (Scaldis); Moinette Brune; Grottenbier; La Trappe Quadrupel; Weyerbacher QUAD; Bière de Miel; Verboden Vrucht; New Belgium 1554 Black Ale; Cantillon Iris; Russian River Temptation; Lost Abbey Cuvee de Tomme and Devotion, Lindemans Kriek and Framboise, and many more.

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Partial Mash

Chocolate Imperal Stout

Nov 04, 2009

Imperial Stout

Imperial Stout — BJCP Style Information

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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Specialty Beer — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

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

Corey's Pale Ale

May 03, 2009

American Pale Ale

Refreshing and hoppy, yet with sufficient supporting malt.

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10A

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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Belgian Pale Ale — BJCP Style Information

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105

Corey S

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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All Grain

Sep 01, 2010

Refreshing and hoppy, yet with sufficient supporting malt.

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10A

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All Grain

Aug 09, 2008

Refreshing and hoppy, yet with sufficient supporting malt.

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10A

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7.2

42.5

5.6%

Honey Oatmeal Pale Ale

Apr 05, 2009

American Pale Ale

Refreshing and hoppy, yet with sufficient supporting malt.

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10A

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American Amber Ale — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

Feb 28, 2009

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%

Weizen/Weissbier — BJCP Style Information

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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All Grain

4.4

11.7

6.8%

Brown Porter — BJCP Style Information

Midnight Porter

Feb 22, 2009

Brown Porter

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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All Grain

7.1%

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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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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