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Entry Form — Categories — Past Winners — Judges & Stewards — Sponsors — Contact
1) WHEAT BEER
A) American
B) German
C) Weizenbock
D) Dunkelweizen
2) LIGHT ALE
A) Canadian Ale
B) Cream Ale
C) Golden Ale
D) Kölsch
E) Other
3) BRITISH/IRISH ALE
A) English Bitter
B) English ESB
C) Irish Red Ale
D) Scottish Ale
4) AMERICAN PALE ALE
5) AMERICAN AMBER ALE
6) INDIA PALE ALE
A) IPA
B) Black PA
C) New England-style
7) BROWN/COPPER ALE
A) American Brown
B) English Mild
C) Northern Brown
D) Southern Brown
E) German Alt
8) PORTER
A) Brown
B) Robust
9) STOUT
A) Dry Irish-style
B) Milk Stout
10) LAGER
A) Bohemian Pils
B) Continental Pils
C) Dortmunder
D) Helles
E) Premium Lager
11) AMBER & DARK LAGER
A) Amber
B) Bock
C) Dunkel
D) Schwarzbier
E) Vienna
F) Other
12) OCTOBERFEST
13) STRONG BEER
A) Baltic Porter
B) Barleywine
C) Belgian Dark Strong
D) Belgian Dubbel & Tripel
E) Belgian Golden Strong
F) Doublebock
G) Eisbock
H) Imperial IPA
I) Imperial NEIPA
J) Imperial Pilsner
K) Old Ale
L) Russian Imperial Stout
M) Scotch Ale
N) Other
14) SOUR/WILD BEER
A) American Wild/Sour with Fruit <6.5% ABV
B) American Wild/Sour with Fruit 6.5%+ ABV
C) American Wild/Sour without Fruit <6.5% ABV
D) American Wild/Sour without Fruit 6.5%+ ABV
E) Berliner Weisse
F) Flanders Red/Brown
G) Fruit Lambic
H) Lambic
15) BELGIAN/FRENCH ALE
A) Belgian Witbier
B) Belgian Pale Ale
C) Bière de Garde
E) Belgian Blonde < 7.5% ABV
F) Belgian Specialty < 7.5% ABV
G) Saison
16) GLUTEN-FREE & GLUTEN-REDUCED BEER
A) Gluten-Free
B) Gluten-Reduced
17) FRUIT & SPICE BEER
A) Ale with Pumpkin & Pie Spices
B) Ale with Fruit
C) Ale with Spices, Herbs or Other Ingredients
D) Belgian
E) Lager
F) Radlers
18 CIDER
A) Common
B) English
C) French
D) Spanish
E) New England
F) Fruit
G) Specialty: Hops, Herbs, Spices, Honey, Wood-Aged, Etc.
H) Ice
Ciders will be judged on:
Level of sweetness, 1-5; 1 very dry & 5 very sweet
Level of carbonation, 1-3; 1 still & 3 very carbonated
Judges must know if a cider is made with all-apples or concentrate
19) TRADITIONAL MEAD
A)
Dry
B) Semi-Sweet
C) Sweet
20) FRUIT MEAD
A) Cyser
B) Pyment
C) Berry
D) Stone Fruit Mead
E) Melomel
21)SPICED MEAD
A) Fruit & Spice
B) Spice, Herb or Vegetable
22) SPECIALTY MEAD
A) Braggot
B) Historical
C) Experimental
23)SAKE
A) Honjozo
B)
Ginjo
C)
Junmai Ginjo
D) Daiginjo
E)
Junmai Daiginjo
F) Kimoto
G) Yamahai
H) Nigori
I) Other (sparkling, flavored)
24) Hard Kombucha
25) Hard Seltzer - Malt Based
A) Citrus
B) Berry
C) Other
25-A) Hard Seltzer RTDs - Spirits Based-
A) Citrus
B) Berry
C) Other
26) Non-Alcohol Beer
27) RTDs - Spirits Based
A) Vodka
B) Gin
C) Tequila
D) Whisk(e)y
E) Other
If there are more than eight entries in any subcategory, that subcategory will be awarded individual medals.
If there are less than eight entries in any subcategory, that category will be collapsed into the most similar main category.
