Beer Categories

 Category 1 – Light Lager

1A – Lite American Lager

1B – Standard American Lager

1C – Premium American Lager

1D – Munich Helles

1E – Dortmunder Export

Category 2 – Pilsner

2A – German Pilsner (Pils)

2B – Bohemian Pilsener

2C – Classic American Pilsner

Category 3 – European Amber Lager

3A – Vienna Lager

3B – Oktoberfest/Märzen Oktoberfest/Märzen Ale

Category 4 – Dark Lager

4A – Dark American Lager

4B – Munich Dunkel

4C – Schwarzbier (Black Beer)

Category 5 – Bock

5A – Maibock/Helles Bock

5B – Traditional Bock

5C – Doppelbock

5D – Eisbock

Category 6 – Light Hybrid Beer

6A – American Cream Ale

6B – Blonde Ale Lawnmower Beer Golden Ale

6C – Kolsch

6D – American Wheat Beer Honey Wheat Ale

Category 7 – Amber Hybrid Beer

7A – Northern German Altbier

7B – California Common Beer

7C – Düsseldorf Altbier

Category 8 – English Pale Ale

8A – Standard/Ordinary Bitter

8B – Special/Best/Premium Bitter

8C – Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)

Category 9 – Scottish And Irish Ale

9A – Scottish Light 60/-

9B – Scottish Heavy 70/-

9C – Scottish Export 80/-

9D – Irish Red Ale

9E – Strong Scotch Ale

Category 10 – American Ale

10A – American Pale Ale Cascade Pale Ale

10B – American Amber Ale

10C – American Brown Ale American Brown Ale (Extract)

Category 11 – English Brown Ale

11A – Mild

11B – Southern English Brown Ale

11C – Northern English Brown

Category 12 – Porter

12A – Brown Porter

12B – Robust Porter

12C – Baltic Porter

Category 13 – Stout

13A – Dry Stout

13B – Sweet Stout

13C – Oatmeal Stout

13D – Foreign Extra Stout

13E – American Stout

13F – Russian Imperial Stout

Category 14 – India Pale Ale (IPA)

14A – English IPA

14B – American IPA

14C – Imperial IPA

Category 15 – German Wheat And Rye Beer

15A – HefeWeizen

15B – Dunkelweizen

15C – Weizenbock

15D – Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)

Category 16 – Belgian And French Ale

16A – Witbier

16B – Belgian Pale Ale

16C – Saison

16D – Bière De Garde

16E – Belgian Specialty Ale

Category 17 – Sour Ale

17A – Berliner Weisse

17B – Flanders Red Ale

17C – Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin

17D – Straight (Unblended) Lambic

17E – Gueuze

17F – Fruit Lambic

Category 18 – Belgian Strong Ale

18A – Belgian Blond Ale

18B – Belgian Dubbel

18C – Belgian Tripel

18D – Belgian Golden Strong Ale

18E – Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Category 19 – Strong Ale

19A – Old Ale

19B – English Barleywine

19C – American Barleywine

Category 20 – Fruit Beer

Category 21 – Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer

21A – Spice, Herb, Or Vegetable Beer

21B – Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer

Category 22 – Smoke-Flavored/Wood-Aged Beer

22A – Classic Rauchbier

22B – Other Smoked Beer

22C – Wood-Aged Beer

Category 23 – Specialty Beer

Category 24 – Traditional Mead

24A – Dry Mead

24B – Semi-Sweet Mead

24C – Sweet Mead

Category 25 – Melomel (Fruit Mead)

25A – Cyser

25B – Pyment

25C – Other Fruit Melomel

Category 26 – Other Mead

26A – Metheglin

26B – Braggot

26C – Open Category Mead

Category 27 – Standard Cider And Perry

27A – Common Cider

27B – English Cider

27C – French Cider

27D – Common Perry

27E – Traditional Perry

Category 28 – Specialty Cider And Perry

28A – New England Cider

28B – Fruit Cider

28C – Applewine

28D – Other Specialty Cider/Perry