PREFACE TO 2004 STYLE GUIDELINES
Notes to All:
1. The style categories have been extensively revised from previous editions of the Style Guidelines. In some cases, style parameters, descriptions, and well-known commercial examples have been changed. Please familiarize yourself with the new Guidelines before using them.
Notes to Brewers:
1. Some styles require additional information to help judges evaluate your beer. Read the Guidelines carefully and provide the required information. Omitting required information will likely result in a mis-judged beer.
1. Please ensure that supplemental information submitted by brewers is available to the judges.
Notes to Judges:
1. Understand that most beer styles are not defined by a single beer. Many styles are quite broad and can encompass multiple stylistically accurate variants. Do not let your understanding of a single beer limit your appreciation of the full range of each beer style.
Acknowledgements:
1. The committee would like to acknowledge the significant effort made by the 1998-1999 Style Committee in revising and updating the 1997 Guidelines. Their work has been extended and expanded, but not forgotten. Their names appear on the title page of this document.