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BJCP Style Guidelines 2004

The BJCP Style guidelines were written by the BJCP Style Committee. Since beer styles are always evolving, these guidelines will be periodically reviewed and updated. Anyone with input should contact the BJCP Competition Director.

1. LIGHT LAGER

2. PILSNER

3. EUROPEAN AMBER LAGER

4. DARK LAGER

5. BOCK

6. LIGHT HYBRID BEER

7. AMBER HYBRID BEER

8. ENGLISH PALE ALE

9. SCOTTISH AND IRISH ALE

10. AMERICAN ALE

11. ENGLISH BROWN ALE

12. PORTER

13. STOUT

14. INDIA PALE ALE (IPA)

15. GERMAN WHEAT AND RYE BEER

16. BELGIAN AND FRENCH ALE

17. SOUR ALE

18. BELGIAN STRONG ALE

19. STRONG ALE

20. FRUIT BEER

21. SPICE / HERB / VEGETABLE BEER

22. SMOKE-FLAVORED AND WOOD-AGED BEER

23. SPECIALTY BEER

24. TRADITIONAL MEAD

25. MELOMEL (FRUIT MEAD)

26. OTHER MEAD

27. STANDARD CIDER AND PERRY

28. SPECIALTY CIDER AND PERRY

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