Points Cup BJCP Classes
New Beer Points Cup Schedule
BJCP Style Guide
As agreed at our AGM we propose to trial this year the BJCP prescriptions for the Beer Classes in our monthly Points Contest. This is to give members a wider choice of entries. If your entry can not fit the Classes set for the month it will be judged as a Fat Monk Entry.
To give you an idea what will meet the criteria it is suggested that you download the style guide here
For example what classes are available this month?
May British, Scottish and Irish beers
You probably already know what you’ve made but if in doubt search it by recipe name or go to page 76 of the BJCP Style Guide for the lists under APPENDIX A: ALTERNATE CATEGORIZATIONS ………………….. 76
1. Styles Sorted Using 2008 Categories (Strict)………. 76
2. Styles Sorted Using 2008 Guidelines (Modified)….77
3. Styles Sorted Using Style Family ……………………….. 78
4. Styles Sorted Using Country of Origin ……………….. 79
and for May use this handy list
4. Styles Sorted Using Country of Origin
(4)3. England
A. 11A. Ordinary Bitter
B. 11B. Best Bitter
C. 11C. Strong Bitter
D. 12A. British Golden Ale
E. 12C. English IPA
F. 13A. Dark Mild
G. 13B. British Brown Ale
H. 13C. English Porter
I. 16A. Sweet Stout
J. 16B. Oatmeal Stout
K. 16C. Tropical Stout
L. 16D. Foreign Extra Stout
M. 17A. British Strong Ale
N. 17B. Old Ale
O. 17D. English Barley Wine
P. 20C. Imperial Stout
Q. 27. Historical Beer: London Brown Ale
(4)4. Scotland
A. 14A. Scottish Light
B. 14B. Scottish Heavy
C. 14C. Scottish Export
D. 17C. Wee Heavy
(4)5. Ireland
A. 15A. Irish Red Ale
B. 15B. Irish Stout
C. 15C. Irish Extra Stout
Similarly next month
June Dark beers; Porters, Stouts, Black IPA, etc
Use 3. Styles Sorted Using Style Family
(3)4. Dark Lager
A. 2C. International Dark Lager
B. 3D. Czech Dark Lager
C. 8A. Munich Dunkel
D. 8B. Schwarzbier
(3)9. Brown Ale
A. 13A. Dark Mild
B. 13B. British Brown Ale
C. 19C. American Brown Ale
D. 27. Historical Beer: London Brown Ale
(3)10. Porter
A. 9C. Baltic Porter
B. 13C. English Porter
C. 20A. American Porter
D. 27. Historical Beer: Pre-Pro Porter
(3)11. Stout
A. 15B. Irish Stout
B. 15C. Irish Extra Stout
C. 16A. Sweet Stout
D. 16B. Oatmeal Stout
E. 16C. Tropical Stout
F. 16D. Foreign Extra Stout
G. 20B. American Stout
H. 20C. Imperial Stout
Specialty IPA: Black IPA