Site Last Updated: 5/31/07  

Brewing beer brings about many different styles that beer is categorized by. Listed below are the different styles of beer and the subcategories of each.

For detail information or to print a copy of the guidlines Click on the "BJCP" style chart link for detailed information.

 
 
 
Style 1 - Light Lager
 
1A - Lite American Lager 1B - Standard American Lager 1C - Premium American Lager
1D - Munich Helles 1E - Dortmunder Export  
 
Style 2 - Pilsner
 
2A - German Pilsner 2B - Bohemian Pilsener 2C - Classic American Pilsner
 
Style 3 - European Amber Lager
 
3A - Vienna Lager 3B - Oktoberfest/Märzen
 
 
Style 4 - Dark Lrger
 
4A - Dark American Lager 4B - Munich Dunkel 4C - Schwarzbier (Black Beer)
 
Style 5 - Bock
 
5A - Maibock/Helles Bock 5B - Traditional Bock 5C - Doppelbock
5D - Eisbock    
 
Style 6 - Light Hybrid Beer
 
6A - Cream Ale 6B - Blonde Ale 6C - Kolsch
6D - American Wheat or Rye Beer    
 
Style 7 - Amber Hybrid Beer
 
7A - Northern German Altbier 7B - California Common Beer 7C - Düsseldorf Altbier
 
Style 8 - English Pale Ale
 
8A - Standard/Ordinary Bitter 8B - Special/Best/Premium Bitter 8C - Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
 
Style 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  
 
Style 10 - American Ale
 
10A - American Pale Ale 10B - American Amber Ale 10C - American Brown Ale
 
Style 11 - English Brown Ale
 
11A - Mild 11B - Southern English Brown 11C - Northern English Brown Ale
 
Style 12 - Porter
 
12A - Brown Porter 12B - Robust Porter 12C - Baltic Porter
 
Style 13 - Stout
 
13A - Dry Stout 13B - Sweet Stout
13C - Oatmeal Stout
13D - Foreign Extra Stout 13E - American Stout 13F - Russian Imperial Stout
 
Style 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA)
 
14A - English IPA 14B - American IPA 14C - Imperial IPA
 
Style 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer
 
15A - Weizen/Weissbier 15B - Dunkelweizen 15C - Weizenbock
15D - Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)    
 
Style 16 - Belgian and French Ale
 
16A - Witbier
16B - Belgian Pale Ale
16C - Saison
16D - Bière de Garde 16E - Belgian Specialty Ale  
 
Style 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
 
Style 18 - Strong Belgian Ale
 
18A - Belgian Blond Ale 18B - Belgian Dubbel 18C - Belgian Tripel
18D - Belgian Golden Strong Ale 18E - Belgian Strong Dark Ale  
 
Style 19 - Strong Ale
 
19A - Old Ale
19B - English Barleywine 19C - American Barleywine
 
Style 20 - Fruit Beer
 
20A - Fruit Beer    
 
Style 21 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
 
21A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer 21B - Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer  
 
Style 22 - Smoked Flavor and Wood Aged Beer
 
22A - Classic Rauchbier 22B - Other Smoked Beer 22C - Wood-Aged Beer
 
Style 23 - Specialty Beer
 
23A - Specialty Beer    
 
Style 24 - Traditional Mead
 
24A - Dry Mead 24B - Semi-sweet Mead 24C - Sweet Mead
 
Style 25 - Melomel (Fruit Mead)
 
25A - Cyser (Apple Melomel) 25B - Pyment (Grape Melomel) 25C - Other Fruit Melomel
 
Style 26 - Other Mead
 
26A - Metheglin 26B - Braggot 26C - Open Category Mead
 
Style 27 - Standard Cider and Perry
 
27A - Common Cider 27B - English Cider 27C - French Cider
27D - Common Perry 27E - Traditional Perry  
 
Style 28 - Specialty Cider and Perry
 
28A - New England Cider 28B - Fruit Cider 28C -Applewine
28D - 28D. Other Specialty Cider/Perry    
 
 
 
 

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