The BJCP Style guidelines were written by the BJCP Style Committee. Since styles keep evolving as brewers keep innovating, these guidelines are periodically reviewed and updated.
Beer Style Guidelines
- INTRODUCTION
- 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
Mead Style Guidelines
- INTRODUCTION
- 24. TRADITIONAL MEAD
- 25. MELOMEL (FRUIT MEAD)
- 26. OTHER MEAD
Cider Style Guidelines
- INTRODUCTION
- 27. STANDARD CIDER AND PERRY
- 28. SPECIALTY CIDER AND PERRY
