Mini Comp Style Guide 2025

1. January: Lagers

  • 1A        American Light Lager
  • 3B        Czech Premium Pale Lager
  • 3C        Czech Amber Lager
  • 4A        Munich Helles
  • 5D       German Pils
  • 6A        Marzen
  • 6B        Rauchbier
  • 7A        Vienna Lager
  • 8A        Munich Dunkel
  • 8B        Schwarzbier
  • X5        New Zealand Pilsner

2. February: Pale and Bitter Ales

  • 11A      Ordinary Bitter
  • 11B      Best Bitter
  • 11C      Strong Bitter
  • 12A      British Golden Ale
  • 12B      Australian Sparkling Ale
  • 13A      Dark Mild
  • 13B      British Brown Ale
  • 18B      American Pale Ale
  • 19A      American Amber Ale

3. April: Porters and Stouts

  • 9C        Baltic Porter
  • 13C      English Porter
  • 15B      Irish Stout
  • 15C      Irish Extra Stout
  • 16A      Sweet Stout
  • 16B      Oatmeal Stout
  • 16D     Foreign Extra Stout
  • 20A      American Porter
  • 20C      Imperial Stout

4. June: Belgians

  • 23B      Flanders Red Ale
  • 24B      Belgian Pale Ale
  • 25A      Belgian Blonde
  • 25B      Saison
  • 26A      Trappist Single
  • 26B      Belgian Dubbel
  • 26C      Belgian Tripel
  • 26D     Belgian Dark Strong

5. August: Specialty

Specialty-Type styles involve a transformation of a Base Style using either a process or by adding one or more Specialty-Type Ingredients.

  • 28C      Wild Specialty Beer
  • 29A      Fruit Beer
  • 29B      Fruit and Spice Beer
  • 29C      Specialty Fruit Beer
  • 29D     Grape Ale
  • 30A      Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
  • 30B      Autumn Seasonal Beer
  • 30C      Winter Seasonal Beer
  • 30D      Specialty Spice Beer
  • 32A      Classic Style Smoked Beer
  • 32B      Specialty Smoked Beer
  • 33A      Wood Aged Beer
  • 33B      Specialty Wood Aged Beer
  • 34C      Experimental Beer

6. October: IPAs

  • 12C      English IPA
  • 21A      American IPA
  • 21B      Black IPA
  • 21B      Red IPA
  • 21B      Rye IPA
  • 21B      White IPA
  • 21C      Hazy IPA
  • 22A      Double IPA

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