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1999 Style Guidelines
(for historical purposes)

The heart of the program is our detailed collection of style guidelines.
This previous (obsolete) set is archived for historical purposes only.

1999 Style Guidelines by Category

A set of web pages for each category, from 1 (American Lager) through 26 (Cider).

1999 Full Guidelines (PDF)

A PDF document, 30 pages, 120KB. If you can't read this format, just download the free Acrobat Reader.

Full Guidelines (RTF)

The same document in Rich Text Format, suitable for re-formatting in almost any word processor, 280KB

Full Guidelines (PDB)

The same document suitable for your PDA, in iSilo format. You can read it on your PDA (either Palm or PocketPC) with the free iSilo application.

Two-column format (PDF)

The guidelines formatted into two columns, reducing the page count. PDF, 25 pages, 128KB

Two-column format (RTF)

The guidelines formatted into two columns, reducing the page count. RTF, 25 pages, 280KB

1999 Style Chart (PDF)

A quick reference chart, PDF, 20KB

Style Chart (RTF)

A quick reference chart, RTF, 120KB

1999 Condensed Guidelines (PDF)

A less detailed version of the guidelines. 15 pages, PDF, 76KB

Condensed Guidelines (RTF)

A less detailed version of the guidelines. 15 pages, RTF, 220KB