BJCP Style Guidelines

The BJCP Style guidelines were written by the BJCP Style Committee. Since beer styles are always evolving, these guidelines will be periodically reviewed and updated. Anyone with input should contact the BJCP Competition Director.

1. AMERICAN LAGER

2. EUROPEAN PALE LAGER

3. LIGHT ALE

4. BITTER AND ENGLISH PALE ALE

5. SCOTTISH ALES

6. AMERICAN PALE ALES

7. INDIA PALE ALE

8. KÖLSCH AND ALTBIER

9. GERMAN AMBER LAGER

10. BROWN ALE

11. ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH STRONG ALE

12. BARLEYWINE AND IMPERIAL STOUT

13. EUROPEAN DARK LAGER

14. BOCK

15. PORTER

16. STOUT

17. WHEAT BEER

18. STRONG BELGIAN ALE

19. BELGIAN AND FRENCH ALE

20. LAMBIC AND BELGIAN SOUR ALE

21. FRUIT BEER

22. SPICE/HERB/VEGETABLE BEER

23. SMOKE-FLAVORED BEER

24. SPECIALTY/EXPERIMENTAL/HISTORICAL

25. MEAD

26. CIDER