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6.8%

American Brown Ale — BJCP Style Information

Pete's Wicked Ale Clone

Jul 20, 2008

American Brown Ale

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10C

Can be considered a bigger, maltier, hoppier interpretation of Northern English brown ale or a hoppier, less malty Brown Porter, often including the citrus-accented hop presence that is characteristic of American hop varieties.

Commercial Examples: Bell’s Best Brown, Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale, Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale, North Coast Acme Brown, Brooklyn Brown Ale, Lost Coast Downtown Brown, Left Hand Deep Cover Brown Ale.

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4.3%

American Brown Ale — BJCP Style Information

Wicked Ale

Aug 24, 2008

American Brown Ale

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10C

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5.1%

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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All Grain

7.2%

Honey Ale

Aug 09, 2008

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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7.2

42.5

5.6%

Corey's Pale Ale

May 03, 2009

American Pale Ale

Refreshing and hoppy, yet with sufficient supporting malt.

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10A

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105

Corey S

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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All Grain

Jun 02, 2009

Refreshing and hoppy, yet with sufficient supporting malt.

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10A

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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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American Wheat or Rye Beer

All Grain

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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Belgian Pale Ale — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

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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CBB (Corey's Belgian Blonde)

All Grain

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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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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All Grain

7.1%

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

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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%

Cream Ale — BJCP Style Information

Oatmeal Pale Ale

Jun 10, 2009

Cream Ale

Category:	Light Hybrid Beer
Number:	06A

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

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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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Doppelbock — BJCP Style Information

All Grain

May 16, 2009

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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Saturday Hang Over Dunkel

All Grain

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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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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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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14.4

6.1%

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).

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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7.7%

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%