This was meant to get in the latest issue of The Boiler, but it got left
out somehow...
- Al
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2004 REVISION TO THE BJCP STYLE GUIDELINES NOW ONLINE
The Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) recently released the 2004
revision of the beer styles that are used by almost all homebrew
competitions. http://www.bjcp.org/styles04/
The last time the beer style guidelines were updated was in 1999, with a
minor revision in 2001. Since then several new styles have appeared in the
market, and several old styles have been re-discovered by homebrewers. The
2004 revision of the style guidelines reflect these new/rediscovered
styles.
There have also been some deletions from the 1999 style guidelines, namely
Traditional Mead and Varietal Mead. These have been re-defined by the
Sweet, Semi-Sweet and Dry Mead categories in the new guidelines. Also, the
former Light/Standard Premium American Lager category has been re-defined
by breaking each of the three into it's own sub-style.
Where there were formerly 26 styles and 81 sub-styles, the 2004 guidelines
delineate 28 styles and 99 sub-styles. Taking into account the three
styles that were deleted, that means a total of 18 new sub-styles are
defined in the new guidelines. The new styles are listed below.
NEW STYLES IN THE 2004 BJCP STYLE GUIDELINES
# LTR CATEGORY SUB-CATEGORY
1 A Light Lager Lite American Lager
1 B Light Lager Standard American Lager
1 C Light Lager Premium American Lager
9 D Scottish and Irish Ale Irish Red Ale
12 C Porter Baltic Porter
13 E Stout American Stout
14 B India Pale Ale American IPA
14 C India Pale Ale Imperial IPA
15 D German Wheat & Rye Beer Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)
18 A Belgian Strong Ale Belgian Blond Ale
21 B Spice/Herb/Veg Beer Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
22 C Smoke-Flav. & Wood Aged Wood-Aged Beer
24 A Traditional Mead Dry Mead
24 B Traditional Mead Semi-Sweet Mead
24 C Traditional Mead Sweet Mead
27 B Standard Cider and Perry English Cider
27 C Standard Cider and Perry French Cider
27 D Standard Cider and Perry Common Perry
27 E Standard Cider and Perry Traditional Perry
28 B Specialty Cider and Perry Fruit Cider
28 C Specialty Cider and Perry Apple Wine
1999 BJCP STYLES THAT HAVE CHANGED OR ARE GONE
# LTR CATEGORY SUB-CATEGORY
1 A American Lager Light/Standard/Premium
25 A Mead Traditional Mead
25 B Mead Varietal Honey Trad.Mead
The new guidelines are online at:
http://www.bjcp.org/styles04/
Even if you have no intention of brewing any of the new styles,
it is worth your time to read the new guidelines. There have
been changes to the existing styles as well - mostly subtle,
but sometimes subtle is the difference between a good beer
and a great beer.
The new guidelines are officially set to replace the old
guidelines on January 1, 2005, although there are a few
competitions that have already switched to the new guidelines.
To avoid confusion (or perhaps to maximize it...), the
authors have gone out of their way to make sure that the style
numbers and letters that were paired with the styles in the
old guidelines are all different with the new guidelines. The
old guidelines will be preserved on the BJCP Website, in a
special archive section for historical purposes.
The new guidelines will be covered in the Winter 2005 BJCP
class sponsored by the MhBA. Now is a great time to take the
BJCP class to learn these new styles, or to re-take the class
to get a primer on them. The Winter 2005 BJCP class is being
organized by Jonathan Crist, and will be starting January 6,
2005. You can contact Jonathan at cristj(a)bsci.com.
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The Family Tree Clinic of Saint Paul will be hosting its 5th annual Beer
Tasting and Silent Auction fundraiser this October 28th at Kagin Commons on
the Macalester College campus. The event produced by Flings Events will
feature music by the Mamas, Chocolates by Michelle Hoekstra, food, lively
bidding, non-alcoholic drinks as well as dozens of Minnesota brews to
sample, along with the chance to meet local brew masters. Cost is only $35
per person and can be purchased at the door or by calling 651.523.0717 ext.
129. More information is available at www.familytreeclinic.org.
David Berg
Head Brewer, Bandana Brewery
President, Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild
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Congratulations to Town Hall Brewery and Fitgers Brewhouse for medalling in the 2004 Great American Beer Fest!
http://www.beertown.org/events/gabf/04winners.htm
- Al
Category: 10 Specialty Honey Lager or Ale-20 Entries
Silver: Thunderstorm, Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery, Minneapolis, MN
Category: 45 Scottish-Style Ale-20 Entries
Silver: Hope & King Scotch Ale, Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery, Minneapolis, MN
Category: 53 French- and Belgian-Style Saison-21 Entries
Bronze: Farm House Reserve, Fitgers Brewhouse, Duluth, MN
Category: 54 Belgian- and French-Style Ale-15 Entries
Silver: Grand Cru, Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery, Minneapolis, MN
Come rain or shine, sleet or snow, nothing prevents ambitious homebrewers from making their appointed rounds.
Rick here with a last minute announcement about the meeting tomorrow afternoon at Barley Johns. You know when, you know why, but you maybe aren't sure you can spare the afternoon. Well then!
Some of us Minnesotans warmly remember watching the Vikings when they were a real team. Yep, they played real football on real turf under the real clouds, sun, and in the snow and rain. It built strong character and the fans loved it. Kind of different today when you watch the Twins hit a run down the first base line and you need to crack your neck to watch the action on the JUMBOTRON.
With the outside firmly in mind, tomorrow may be the perfect day to try out that rain jacket, umbrella or parka. Heck, why not go out for the Sorrel boots and make it a matched pair.
Enough of that. It has been a hectic day. I truly hope to see you and will gladly contribute a little demonstration on keg cleaning showing the tools, techniques, and tips that work well for me and many others. There is always controversy so bring your questions and challenges. Remember, the way that works for you is the right way. Remember too that the boss is always right.
BTW, I do have one little problem with tomorrow. I don't have any empty kegs. I will be brewing with a neighbor this evening but very likely some of you will need to help us out or possibly bring in a dirty and empty container.
Later
Rick O
Member at large but needs to pay his dues!
