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BJCP Classic Example Scoresheets with Audio


    Category 1: Light Lager

    1A Lite American Lager

    • Sam Adams Lite Audio Scoresheet
    • Miller Lite Audio Scoresheet
    • Amstel Light Audio Scoresheet

    1B Standard American Lager

    • Pabst Blue Ribbon Audio Scoresheet
    • Grain Belt Premium Lager Audio Scoresheet

    1C Premium American Lager

    • Miller Genuine Draft Audio Scoresheet
    • Full Sail Session Lager Audio Scoresheet

    1D Munich Helles

    • Weihenstephaner Original Audio Scoresheet
    • Hacker-Pschorr Münchner Gold Audio Scoresheet
    • Paulaner Premium Lager Audio Scoresheet
    • Spaten Premium Lager Audio Scoresheet
    • Capital Bavarian Lager Audio Scoresheet (future example)

    1E Dortmunder Export

    • DAB Export Audio Scoresheet
    • Ayinger Jahrhundert Audio Scoresheet
    • Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold Audio Scoresheet

    Category 2: Pilsner

    2A German Pilsner

    • Victory Prima Pils Audio Scoresheet
    • Bitburger Audio Scoresheet
    • Warsteiner Audio Scoresheet
    • König Pilsener Audio Scoresheet
    • Jever Pils Audio Scoresheet
    • Left Hand Polestar Pilsner Audio Scoresheet
    • Paulaner Premium Pils Audio Scoresheet (future example)

    2B Bohemian Pilsener

    • Pilsner Urquell Audio Scoresheet
    • Krušovice Imperial 12° Audio Scoresheet
    • Budweiser Budvar (Czechvar in the US) Audio Scoresheet
    • Staropramen Audio Scoresheet
    • Capital Special Pilsner Audio Scoresheet (future example)

    2C Classic American Pilsener

    • (None Available)

    Category 3: European Amber Lager

    3A Vienna Lager

    • Great Lakes Eliot Ness Audio Scoresheet
    • Negra Modelo Audio Scoresheet
    • Capital Wisconsin Amber Audio Scoresheet
    • Dos Equis Amber Audio Scoresheet (not a classic example)

    3B Oktoberfest

    • Paulaner Oktoberfest Audio Scoresheet
    • Ayinger Oktoberfest-Märzen Audio Scoresheet
    • Hacker-Pschorr Original Oktoberfest Audio Scoresheet

    Category 4: Dark Lager

    4A Dark American Lager

    • Baltika #4 Audio Scoresheet
    • St. Pauli Dark Audio Scoresheet
    • Warsteiner Dunkel Audio Scoresheet

    4B Munich Dunkel

    • Ayinger Dunkel Audio Scoresheet
    • Penn Dark Lager Audio Scoresheet
    • Capital Munich Dark Audio Scoresheet

    4C Schwarzbier (Black Beer)

    • Kostritzer Audio Scoresheet
    • Kulmbacher Mönschof Premium Schwarzbier Audio Scoresheet
    • Samuel Adams Black Lager Audio Scoresheet
    • Sprecher Black Bavarian Audio Scoresheet

    Category 5: Bock

    5A Maibock/Helles Bock

    • Capital Maibock Audio Scoresheet
    • Einbecker Mai-Urbock Audio Scoresheet
    • Hofbräu Mailbock Audio Scoresheet
    • Altenmünster Maibock Audio Scoresheet (future example)

    5B Traditional Bock

    • Einbecker Ur-Bock Dunkel Audio Scoresheet

    5C Dopplebock

    • Paulaner Salvator Audio Scoresheet
    • Ayinger Celebrator Audio Scoresheet
    • Capital Autumnal Fire Audio Scoresheet

    5D Eisbock

    • Kulmbacher Reichelbräu Eisbock Audio Scoresheet
    • Eggenberg Urbock Dunkel Eisbock Audio Scoresheet

    Category 6: Light Hybrid Beer

    6A Cream Ale

    • Genesee Cream Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Little Kings Cream Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • New Glarus Spotted Cow Audio Scoresheet

    6B Blonde Ale

    • Rogue Oregon Golden Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Redhook Blonde Audio Scoresheet

    6C Kölsch

    • Reissdorf Kolsch Audio Scoresheet
    • Gaffel Kolsch Audio Scoresheet
    • Goose Island Summertime Audio Scoresheet
    • New Holland Lucid Audio Scoresheet

    6D American Wheat or Rye Beer

    • Bell's Oberon Audio Scoresheet
    • Pyramid Hefe-Weizen Audio Scoresheet
    • Widmer Hefeweizen Audio Scoresheet
    • Sierra Nevada Unfiltered Wheat Beer Audio Scoresheet
    • Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Audio Scoresheet (future example)

    Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer

    7A Northern German Altbier

    • Alaskan Amber Audio Scoresheet
    • Long Trail Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Otter Creek Copper Ale Audio Scoresheet

    7B California Common Beer

    • Anchor Steam Audio Scoresheet
    • Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber Lager Audio Scoresheet

    7C Düsseldorf Altbier

    • Zum Uerige Audio Scoresheet
    • Southampton Altbier Audio Scoresheet (future example)

    Category 8: English Pale Ale

    8A Standard/Ordinary Bitter

    • Boddington's Pub Draught Audio Scoresheet

    8B Special/Best/Premium Bitter

    • Fuller's London Pride Audio Scoresheet
    • Coniston Bluebird Bitter Audio Scoresheet
    • Goose Island Honkers Ale Audio Scoresheet

    8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)

    • Fullers ESB Audio Scoresheet
    • Samuel Smith's Old Brewery Pale Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Bass Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Avery 14'er ESB Audio Scoresheet
    • Sierra Nevada ESB Audio Scoresheet (future example)

    Category 9: Scottish and Irish Ale

    9A Scottish Light 60/-

    • No example found Audio Scoresheet

    9B Scottish Light 70/-

    • No example found Audio Scoresheet

    9C Scottish Light 80/-

    • Orkney Dark Island Audio Scoresheet
    • Belhaven Scottish Ale Audio Scoresheet

    9D Irish Red Ale

    • O'hara's Irish Red Audio Scoresheet
    • Smithwicks Audio Scoresheet
    • Murphy's Irish Red (lager) Audio Scoresheet
    • Harpoon Celtic Ale (formerly Hibernian Ale) Audio Scoresheet
    • Samuel Adams Irish Red Audio Scoresheet (future example)

    9E Strong Scotch Ale

    • Traquair House Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Belhaven Wee Heavy Audio Scoresheet
    • McEwan's Scotch Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Founders Dirty Bastard Audio Scoresheet
    • Orkney Skullsplitter Audio Scoresheet
    • Gordon Highland Scotch Ale Audio Scoresheet

    Category 10: American Ale

    10A American Pale Ale

    • Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Great Lakes Burning River Audio Scoresheet
    • Deschutes Mirror Pond Audio Scoresheet
    • Left Hand Brewing Jackman’s Pale Ale Audio Scoresheet

    10B American Amber Ale

    • North Coast Red Seal Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Tröegs HopBack Amber Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Pyramid Broken Rake Audio Scoresheet
    • Anderson Valley Boont Amber Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Lagunitas Censored Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Mendocino Red Tail Ale Audio Scoresheet

    10C American Brown Ale

    • Bell’s Best Brown Audio Scoresheet
    • Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Brooklyn Brown Ale Audio Scoresheet

    Category 11: English Brown Ale

    11A Mild

    • Moorhouse Black Cat Audio Scoresheet

    11B Southern English Brown

    • Mann's Brown Ale Audio Scoresheet

    11C Northern English Brown

    • Newcastle Brown Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Samuel Smith’s Nut Brown Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Goose Island Nut Brown Ale Audio Scoresheet

    Category 12: Porter

    12A Brown Porter

    • Fuller's London Porter Audio Scoresheet
    • Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter Audio Scoresheet
    • RCH Old Slug Porter Audio Scoresheet
    • Nethergate Old Growler Audio Scoresheet
    • Hambleton Nightmare Audio Scoresheet
    • St. Peter's Old-Style Porter Audio Scoresheet
    • Wasatch Polygamy Porter Audio Scoresheet

    12B Robust Porter

    • Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter Audio Scoresheet
    • Meantime London Porter Audio Scoresheet
    • Anchor Porter Audio Scoresheet
    • Bell's Porter Audio Scoresheet
    • Great Divide St. Bridget's Robust Porter Audio Scoresheet

    12C Baltic Porter

    • Sinebrychoff Porter (Finland) Audio Scoresheet
    • Baltika #6 Porter (Russia) Audio Scoresheet

    Category 13: Stout

    13A Dry Stout

    • Guinness Draught Stout (canned) Audio Scoresheet
    • Beamish Stout (canned) Audio Scoresheet
    • O'hara's Irish Stout Audio Scoresheet
    • Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout Audio Scoresheet
    • Orkney Dragonhead Stout Audio Scoresheet

    13B Sweet Stout

    • Farson’s Lacto Stout Audio Scoresheet
    • St. Peter's Cream Stout Audio Scoresheet
    • Samuel Adams Cream Stout Audio Scoresheet
    • Left Hand Milk Stout Audio Scoresheet

    13C Oatmeal Stout

    • Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout Audio Scoresheet
    • Young's Oatmeal Stout Audio Scoresheet
    • Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout Audio Scoresheet
    • New Holland The Poet Audio Scoresheet
    • Goose Island Oatmeal Stout Audio Scoresheet
    • Wolaver’s Oatmeal Stout Audio Scoresheet

    13D Foreign Extra Stout

    • Guinness Foreign Extra Stout Audio Scoresheet

    13E American Stout

    • Sierra Nevada Stout Audio Scoresheet
    • North Coast Old No. 38 Stout Audio Scoresheet

    13F Russian Imperial Stout

    • North Coast Old Rasputin Imperial Stout Audio Scoresheet
    • Samuel Smith Imperial Stout Audio Scoresheet

    Category 14: India Pale Ale (IPA)

    14A English IPA

    • Meantime India Pale Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Samuel Smith's India Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Burton Bridge Empire IPA Audio Scoresheet
    • Wild Goose IPA Audio Scoresheet (future example)

    14B American IPA

    • Bell’s Two-Hearted Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Stone IPA Audio Scoresheet
    • Anderson Valley Hop Ottin' Audio Scoresheet
    • Avery IPA Audio Scoresheet
    • Nectar IPA Audio Scoresheet (future example)

    14C Imperial IPA

    • Russian River Pliny the Elder Audio Scoresheet
    • Avery Maharaja Audio Scoresheet
    • Bell's Hop Slam Audio Scoresheet
    • Great Divide Hercules Double IPA Audio Scoresheet
    • Moylan's Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Dogfish Head 90-minute IPA Audio Scoresheet
    • Port Brewing Hop 15 Audio Scoresheet (future example)

    Category 15: German Wheat and Rye Beer

    15A Weizen/Weissbier

    • Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Audio Scoresheet
    • Paulaner Hefe-Weizen Audio Scoresheet
    • Hacker-Pschorr Weisse Audio Scoresheet

    15B Dunkelweizen

    • Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel Audio Scoresheet
    • Ayinger Ur-Weisse Audio Scoresheet
    • Franziskaner Dunkel Hefe-Weisse Audio Scoresheet
    • Schneider Weisse (Original) Audio Scoresheet

    15C Weizenbock

    • Schneider Aventinus Audio Scoresheet
    • Plank Bavarian Dunkler Weizenbock Audio Scoresheet
    • Eisenbahn Vigorosa Audio Scoresheet

    15D Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)

    • No example found Audio Scoresheet

    Category 16: Belgian and French Ale

    16A Witbier

    • Hoegaarden Wit Audio Scoresheet
    • Celis White Audio Scoresheet
    • Vuuve 5 Audio Scoresheet
    • Wittekerke Audio Scoresheet
    • Bell's White Winter Ale Audio Scoresheet

    16B Belgian Pale Ale

    • De Koninck Audio Scoresheet
    • Avery Karma Audio Scoresheet
    • Eisenbahn Pale Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Ommegang Rare Vos Audio Scoresheet

    16C Saison

    • Saison Dupont Audio Scoresheet
    • Saison de Pipaix Audio Scoresheet
    • Southampton Saison Audio Scoresheet

    16D Bière de Garde

    • Jenlain (Amber) Audio Scoresheet
    • St. Amand (Brown) Audio Scoresheet
    • La Choulette (Blond) Audio Scoresheet
    • La Choulette Bière des Sans Culottes (Blond) Audio Scoresheet
    • Saint Sylvestre 3 Monts (Blond) Audio Scoresheet
    • Flying Dog Garde Dog Audio Scoresheet (not a classic example)

    16E Belgian Specialty Ale

    • De Dolle Stille Nacht Audio Scoresheet
    • Weyerbacher QUAD Audio Scoresheet
    • Jolly Pumpkin Oro de Calabaza Audio Scoresheet (not a classic example)

    Category 17: Sour Ale

    17A Berliner Weisse

    • Fritz Briem 1809 Audio Scoresheet

    17B Flanders Red Ale

    • Rodenbach Grand Cru Audio Scoresheet
    • Duchesse de Bourgogne Audio Scoresheet
    • Verhaege Vichtenaar Audio Scoresheet
    • Monk's Cafe Flanders Red Ale Audio Scoresheet

    17C Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin

    • Liefman's Goudenband Audio Scoresheet

    17D Straight (Unblended) Lambic

    • No examples found Audio Scoresheet

    17E Gueuze

    • Boon Oude Gueuze Audio Scoresheet
    • Hanssens Oude Gueuze Audio Scoresheet

    17F Fruit Lambic

    • Boon Kriek Audio Scoresheet

    Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale

    18A Belgian Blond Ale

    • Leffe Blond Audio Scoresheet
    • Val-Dieu Blond Audio Scoresheet

    18B Belgian Dubbel

    • Westmalle Dubbel Audio Scoresheet

    18C Belgian Tripel

    • Westmalle Tripel Audio Scoresheet

    18D Belgian Golden Strong Ale

    • Duvel Audio Scoresheet

    18E Belgian Dark Strong Ale

    • St. Bernardus Abt 12 Audio Scoresheet

    Category 19: Strong Ale

    19A Old Ale

    • Gale’s Prize Old Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Burton Bridge Olde Expensive Audio Scoresheet
    • Greene King Olde Suffolk Audio Scoresheet
    • J.W. Lee's Moonraker Audio Scoresheet
    • Fuller's Vintage Ale 1999 Audio Scoresheet
    • Theakston Old Peculier Audio Scoresheet
    • Great Divide Hibernation Audio Scoresheet

    19B English Barleywine

    • J.W. Lee’s Vintage Harvest Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Young's Old Nick Audio Scoresheet

    19C American Barleywine

    • Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2008 Audio Scoresheet
    • Victory Old Horizontal Audio Scoresheet
    • Anchor Old Foghorn Audio Scoresheet

    Category 20: Fruit Beer

    20 Fruit Beer

    • New Glarus Raspberry Tart Audio Scoresheet
    • Bell's Cherry Stout Audio Scoresheet

    Category 21: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

    21A Spice, Herb, and Vegetable Beer

    • Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock Audio Scoresheet (future example)
    • Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout Audio Scoresheet (not a classic example)

    21B Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer

    • Anchor Our Special Ale Audio Scoresheet
    • Harpoon Winter Warmer Audio Scoresheet
    • Great Lakes Christmas Ale Audio Scoresheet

    Category 22: Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer

    22A Classic Rauchbier

    • Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen Audio Scoresheet
    • Eisenbahn Defumada Audio Scoresheet

    22B Other Smoked Beer

    • Stone Smoked Porter Audio Scoresheet

    22C Wood-Aged Beer

    • J.W. Lees Harvest Ale in Lagavulin Whisky Casks Audio Scoresheet

    Category 23: Speciality Beer

    23 Specialty Beer

    • Dogfish Head India Brown Ale Audio Scoresheet
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