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Commercial Examples: Bell’s Two-Hearted Ale, AleSmith IPA, Russian River Blind Pig IPA, Stone IPA, Three Floyds Alpha King, Great Divide Titan IPA, Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA, Victory Hop Devil, Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, Anderson Valley Hop Ottin’, Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA, Founder’s Centennial IPA, Anchor Liberty Ale, Harpoon IPA, Avery IPA.

ABV

Bitterness

Color (SRM/EBC)

All Grain

6.3/12.4

78.6

Tim Loesch

Old Rusty

Dec 13, 2009

Imperial Stout

Imperial Stout — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Stout
Number:	13F

An intensely flavored, big, dark ale. Roasty, fruity, and bittersweet, with a noticeable alcohol presence. Dark fruit flavors meld with roasty, burnt, or almost tar-like sensations. Like a black barleywine with every dimension of flavor coming into play.

Commercial Examples: Three Floyd’s Dark Lord, Bell’s Expedition Stout, North Coast Old Rasputin Imperial Stout, Stone Imperial Stout, Samuel Smith Imperial Stout, Scotch Irish Tsarina Katarina Imperial Stout, Thirsty Dog Siberian Night, Deschutes The Abyss, Great Divide Yeti, Southampton Russian Imperial Stout, Rogue Imperial Stout, Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout, Great Lakes Blackout Stout, Avery The Czar, Founders Imperial Stout, Victory Storm King, Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout.

All Grain

37.8/74.5

Tim Loesch

BrewClass Wheat

Mar 12, 2012

Weizen/Weissbier

Weizen/Weissbier — BJCP Style Information

Category:	German Wheat and Rye Beer
Number:	15A

A pale, spicy, fruity, refreshing wheat-based ale.

Commercial Examples: Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier, Schneider Weisse Weizenhell, Paulaner Hefe-Weizen, Hacker-Pschorr Weisse, Plank Bavarian Hefeweizen, Ayinger Bräu Weisse, Ettaler Weissbier Hell, Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse, Andechser Weissbier Hefetrüb, Kapuziner Weissbier, Erdinger Weissbier, Penn Weizen, Barrelhouse Hocking Hills HefeWeizen, Eisenbahn Weizenbier.

All Grain

BrokenRidge Vanilla Porter

Oct 4, 2009

Robust Porter

Robust Porter — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Porter
Number:	12B

A substantial, malty dark ale with a complex and flavorful roasty character.

Commercial Examples: Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, Meantime London Porter, Anchor Porter, Smuttynose Robust Porter, Sierra Nevada Porter, Deschutes Black Butte Porter, Boulevard Bully! Porter, Rogue Mocha Porter, Avery New World Porter, Bell’s Porter, Great Divide Saint Bridget’s Porter.

All Grain

45.2/89

5.5%

Chad Haatvedt

Pale Irishman Red Ale

Aug 8, 2009

Irish Red Ale

Irish Red Ale — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Scottish and Irish Ale
Number:	09D

An easy-drinking pint. Malt-focused with an initial sweetness and a roasted dryness in the finish.

Commercial Examples: Three Floyds Brian Boru Old Irish Ale, Great Lakes Conway’s Irish Ale (a bit strong at 6.5%), Kilkenny Irish Beer, O’Hara’s Irish Red Ale, Smithwick’s Irish Ale, Beamish Red Ale, Caffrey’s Irish Ale, Goose Island Kilgubbin Red Ale, Murphy’s Irish Red (lager), Boulevard Irish Ale, Harpoon Hibernian Ale.

All Grain

10.8/21.3

24.5

4.4%

Chad Haatvedt

Sappy Aye P A

May 17, 2009

English IPA

English IPA — BJCP Style Information

Category:	India Pale Ale (IPA)
Number:	14A

A hoppy, moderately strong pale ale that features characteristics consistent with the use of English malt, hops and yeast. Has less hop character and a more pronounced malt flavor than American versions.

Commercial Examples: Meantime India Pale Ale, Freeminer Trafalgar IPA, Fuller's IPA, Ridgeway Bad Elf, Summit India Pale Ale, Samuel Smith's India Ale, Hampshire Pride of Romsey IPA, Burton Bridge Empire IPA,Middle Ages ImPailed Ale, Goose Island IPA, Brooklyn East India Pale Ale.

All Grain

13/25.6

123

6.9%

Chad Haatvedt

Belgian Golden NS Strong Ale

Nov 1, 2009

Belgian Golden Strong Ale

Belgian Golden Strong Ale — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Belgian Strong Ale
Number:	18D

A golden, complex, effervescent, strong Belgian-style ale.

Commercial Examples: Duvel, Russian River Damnation, Hapkin, Lucifer, Brigand, Judas, Delirium Tremens, Dulle Teve, Piraat, Great Divide Hades, Avery Salvation, North Coast Pranqster, Unibroue Eau Benite, AleSmith Horny Devil.

All Grain

6/11.8

7.2%

Chad Haatvedt

Itasca Imperial Stout

Mar 14, 2009

Imperial Stout

Imperial Stout — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Stout
Number:	13F

All Grain

40/78.8

Chad Haatvedt

Kearney’s 39

Nov 27, 2009

American Amber Ale

American Amber Ale — BJCP Style Information

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10B

Like an American pale ale with more body, more caramel richness, and a balance more towards malt than hops (although hop rates can be significant).

Commercial Examples: North Coast Red Seal Ale, Tröegs HopBack Amber Ale, Deschutes Cinder Cone Red, Pyramid Broken Rake, St. Rogue Red Ale, Anderson Valley Boont Amber Ale, Lagunitas Censored Ale, Avery Redpoint Ale, McNeill’s Firehouse Amber Ale, Mendocino Red Tail Ale, Bell's Amber.

All Grain

16/31.5

4.3%

Chad Haatvedt

Kearneys Irish Brother

Nov 27, 2009

Irish Red Ale

Irish Red Ale — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Scottish and Irish Ale
Number:	09D

An easy-drinking pint. Malt-focused with an initial sweetness and a roasted dryness in the finish.

All Grain

16/31.5

4.1%

Chad Haatvedt

Surley Imperial Brown Ale

Oct 10, 2009

American Brown Ale

American Brown Ale — BJCP Style Information

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10C

Can be considered a bigger, maltier, hoppier interpretation of Northern English brown ale or a hoppier, less malty Brown Porter, often including the citrus-accented hop presence that is characteristic of American hop varieties.

Commercial Examples: Bell’s Best Brown, Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale, Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale, North Coast Acme Brown, Brooklyn Brown Ale, Lost Coast Downtown Brown, Left Hand Deep Cover Brown Ale.

All Grain

8.3%

Chad Haatvedt

Ice Auger IPA

Jan 17, 2010

American IPA

American IPA — BJCP Style Information

Category:	India Pale Ale (IPA)
Number:	14B

A decidedly hoppy and bitter, moderately strong American pale ale.

All Grain

8.7/17.1

6.5%

Chad Haatvedt

Rookery Brown Ale

Feb 8, 2010

American Brown Ale

American Brown Ale — BJCP Style Information

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10C

All Grain

Mar 14, 2010

California Common Beer

California Common Beer — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Amber Hybrid Beer
Number:	07B

A lightly fruity beer with firm, grainy maltiness, interesting toasty and caramel flavors, and showcasing the signature Northern Brewer varietal hop character.

Commercial Examples: Anchor Steam, Southampton Steem Beer, Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber Lager.

All Grain

12.5/24.7

5.9%

Chad Haatvedt

2010BB Scottish 80 Shilling

Mar 21, 2010

Scottish Export 80/-

Scottish Export 80/- — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Scottish and Irish Ale
Number:	09C

Cleanly malty with a drying finish, perhaps a few esters, and on occasion a faint bit of peaty earthiness (smoke). Most beers finish fairly dry considering their relatively sweet palate, and as such have a different balance than strong Scotch ales.

Commercial Examples: Orkney Dark Island, Caledonian 80/- Export Ale, Belhaven 80/- (Belhaven Scottish Ale in the US), Southampton 80 Shilling, Broughton Exciseman’s 80/-, Belhaven St. Andrews Ale, McEwan's Export (IPA), Inveralmond Lia Fail, Broughton Merlin’s Ale, Arran Dark

All Grain

14.5/28.6

26.6

4.3%

Chad Haatvedt

Buffalo Alice American Wheat

May 1, 2010

American Wheat or Rye Beer

American Wheat or Rye Beer — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Light Hybrid Beer
Number:	06D

Refreshing wheat or rye beers that can display more hop character and less yeast character than their German cousins.

Commercial Examples: Bell’s Oberon, Harpoon UFO Hefeweizen, Three Floyds Gumballhead, Pyramid Hefe-Weizen, Widmer Hefeweizen, Sierra Nevada Unfiltered Wheat Beer, Anchor Summer Beer, Redhook Sunrye, Real Ale Full Moon Pale Rye.

All Grain

3.6/7.1

5.5%

Chad Haatvedt

Nistler India Pale Ale

May 21, 2010

American IPA

American IPA — BJCP Style Information

Category:	India Pale Ale (IPA)
Number:	14B

A decidedly hoppy and bitter, moderately strong American pale ale.

All Grain

8.9/17.5

5.7%

Chad Haatvedt

AppleBlossom IPA

May 21, 2010

English IPA

English IPA — BJCP Style Information

Category:	India Pale Ale (IPA)
Number:	14A

All Grain

7.8/15.3

6.8%

Chad Haatvedt

Pucker-Up IPA

Jun 30, 2010

American IPA

American IPA — BJCP Style Information

Category:	India Pale Ale (IPA)
Number:	14B

A decidedly hoppy and bitter, moderately strong American pale ale.

All Grain

6.4/12.6

7.7%

Chad Haatvedt

Winter Warmer Ale

Aug 21, 2010

Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer

Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
Number:	21B

A stronger, darker, spiced beer that often has a rich body and warming finish suggesting a good accompaniment for the cold winter season.

Commercial Examples: Anchor Our Special Ale, Harpoon Winter Warmer, Weyerbacher Winter Ale, Nils Oscar Julöl, Goose Island Christmas Ale, North Coast Wintertime Ale, Great Lakes Christmas Ale, Lakefront Holiday Spice Lager Beer, Samuel Adams Winter Lager, Troegs The Mad Elf, Jamtlands Julöl.