Southern English Brown Ale Style Profile
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NOTE: In the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines, Southern English Brown has been removed as a separate style. It has been recategorized as Category 27 Historical Beer. …
Month: September 2020
Weizenbock German Wheat Ale
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NOTE: In the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines, Weizenbock has been reclassified as Style 10C in Category 10 German Wheat Beer which contains vollbier- and starkbier-strength German wheat beers without sourness, in …
9C – Scottish 80 Shilling Export 80/-
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A Scottish 80 Shilling 80/- is sometimes called “export”. It is the strongest of the Scottish ales and will have more alcohol, a bigger malt …
American Pale Ale – What Factors Make It Distinctive?
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NOTE:The most recent version of the BJCP Style Guidelines in 2021 places the American Pale Ale under Category 18 Pale American Ale, more specifically it …
Foreign Extra Stout Description and Brewing Tips
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NOTE: In the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines, Foreign Extra Stout has been reclassified to Style 16D in Category 16 Dark British Beer which contains average to strong, bitter to sweet, modern British …
What Is an American Stout Beer? (Questions Answered)
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Note: in the current (2021) BJCP Style Guidelines, American Stout is categorized as Style 20B. The guidelines state: evolved from their English namesakes to be …
9D – Irish Red Ale
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Irish Red Ales are similar enough to Scottish ales that the BJCP has included them in the same style category. No one really knows why Irish …
Russian Imperial Stout – The Story of This Historic Brew
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NOTE: In the most recent 2021 BJCP Beer Style Guidelines Russian Imperial Stouts now fall under the Category 20C Imperial Stout. A subcategory of American …
5C – Doppelbock
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Doppelbock or “double bock” started out as a beer brewed by the Paulaner monks in Munich for their Lenten fast. Since they could not eat …
Dusseldorf Altbier or Simply “Altbier”
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NOTE: In the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines, Dusseldorf Altbier is renamed simply as Style 7B Altbier in a newly named Category 7 Amber Bitter European Beer which groups amber-colored, evenly …