One of the most important parts of the BJCP is our collection of detailed style guidelines.
1. Standard American Beer
1. Standard American Beer
1A. American Light Lager
1A. American Light Lager
1B. American Lager
1B. American Lager
1C. Cream Ale
1C. Cream Ale
1D. American Wheat Beer
1D. American Wheat Beer
2. International Lager
2. International Lager
2A. International Pale Lager
2A. International Pale Lager
2B. International Amber Lager
2B. International Amber Lager
2C. International Dark Lager
2C. International Dark Lager
3. Czech Lager
3. Czech Lager
3A. Czech Pale Lager
3A. Czech Pale Lager
3B. Czech Premium Pale Lager
3B. Czech Premium Pale Lager
3C. Czech Amber Lager
3C. Czech Amber Lager
3D. Czech Dark Lager
3D. Czech Dark Lager
4. Pale Malty European Lager
4. Pale Malty European Lager
4A. Munich Helles
4A. Munich Helles
4B. Festbier
4B. Festbier
4C. Helles Bock
4C. Helles Bock
5. Pale Bitter European Beer
5. Pale Bitter European Beer
5A. German Leichtbier
5A. German Leichtbier
5B. Kölsch
5B. Kölsch
5C. German Helles Exportbier
5C. German Helles Exportbier
5D. German Pils
5D. German Pils
6. Amber Malty European Lager
6. Amber Malty European Lager
6A. Märzen
6A. Märzen
6B. Rauchbier
6B. Rauchbier
6C. Dunkles Bock
6C. Dunkles Bock
7. Amber Bitter European Beer
7. Amber Bitter European Beer
7A. Vienna Lager
7A. Vienna Lager
7B. Altbier
7B. Altbier
7C. Kellerbier
7C. Kellerbier: Amber Kellerbier
7C. Kellerbier: Pale Kellerbier
8. Dark European Lager
8. Dark European Lager
8A. Munich Dunkel
8A. Munich Dunkel
8B. Schwarzbier
8B. Schwarzbier
9. Strong European Beer
9. Strong European Beer
9A. Doppelbock
9A. Doppelbock
9B. Eisbock
9B. Eisbock
9C. Baltic Porter
9C. Baltic Porter
10. German Wheat Beer
10. German Wheat Beer
10A. Weissbier
10A. Weissbier
10B. Dunkles Weissbier
10B. Dunkles Weissbier
10C. Weizenbock
10C. Weizenbock
11. British Bitter
11. British Bitter
11A. Ordinary Bitter
11A. Ordinary Bitter
11B. Best Bitter
11B. Best Bitter
11C. Strong Bitter
11C. Strong Bitter
12. Pale Commonwealth Beer
12. Pale Commonwealth Beer
12A. British Golden Ale
12A. British Golden Ale
12B. Australian Sparkling Ale
12B. Australian Sparkling Ale
12C. English IPA
12C. English IPA
13. Brown British Beer
13. Brown British Beer
13A. Dark Mild
13A. Dark Mild
13B. British Brown Ale
13B. British Brown Ale
13C. English Porter
13C. English Porter
14. Scottish Ale
14. Scottish Ale
14A. Scottish Light
14A. Scottish Light
14B. Scottish Heavy
14B. Scottish Heavy
14C. Scottish Export
14C. Scottish Export
15. Irish Beer
15. Irish Beer
15A. Irish Red Ale
15A. Irish Red Ale
15B. Irish Stout
15B. Irish Stout
15C. Irish Extra Stout
15C. Irish Extra Stout
16. Dark British Beer
16. Dark British Beer
16A. Sweet Stout
16A. Sweet Stout
16B. Oatmeal Stout
16B. Oatmeal Stout
16C. Tropical Stout
16C. Tropical Stout
16D. Foreign Extra Stout
16D. Foreign Extra Stout
17. Strong British Ale
17. Strong British Ale
17A. British Strong Ale
17A. British Strong Ale
17B. Old Ale
17B. Old Ale
17C. Wee Heavy
17C. Wee Heavy
17D. English Barleywine
17D. English Barleywine
18. Pale American Ale
18. Pale American Ale
18A. Blonde Ale
18A. Blonde Ale
18B. American Pale Ale
18B. American Pale Ale
19. Amber and Brown American Beer
19. Amber and Brown American Beer
19A. American Amber Ale
19A. American Amber Ale
19B. California Common
19B. California Common
19C. American Brown Ale
19C. American Brown Ale
20. American Porter and Stout
20. American Porter and Stout
20A. American Porter
20A. American Porter
20B. American Stout
20B. American Stout
20C. Imperial Stout
20C. Imperial Stout
21. IPA
21. IPA
21A. American IPA
21A. American IPA
21B. Specialty IPA
21B. Specialty IPA
21B. Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA
21B. Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA
21B. Specialty IPA: Black IPA
21B. Specialty IPA: Black IPA
21B. Specialty IPA: Brown IPA
21B. Specialty IPA: Brown IPA
21B. Specialty IPA: Brut IPA
21B. Specialty IPA: Red IPA
21B. Specialty IPA: Red IPA
21B. Specialty IPA: Rye IPA
21B. Specialty IPA: Rye IPA
21B. Specialty IPA: White IPA
21B. Specialty IPA: White IPA
21C. Hazy IPA
22. Strong American Ale
22. Strong American Ale
22A. Double IPA
22A. Double IPA
22B. American Strong Ale
22B. American Strong Ale
22C. American Barleywine
22C. American Barleywine
22D. Wheatwine
22D. Wheatwine
23. European Sour Ale
23. European Sour Ale
23A. Berliner Weisse
23A. Berliner Weisse
23B. Flanders Red Ale
23B. Flanders Red Ale
23C. Oud Bruin
23C. Oud Bruin
23D. Lambic
23D. Lambic
23E. Gueuze
23E. Gueuze
23F. Fruit Lambic
23F. Fruit Lambic
23G. Gose
24. Belgian Ale
24. Belgian Ale
24A. Witbier
24A. Witbier
24B. Belgian Pale Ale
24B. Belgian Pale Ale
24C. Bière de Garde
24C. Bière de Garde
25. Strong Belgian Ale
25. Strong Belgian Ale
25A. Belgian Blond Ale
25A. Belgian Blond Ale
25B. Saison
25B. Saison
25C. Belgian Golden Strong Ale
25C. Belgian Golden Strong Ale
26. Monastic Ale
26. Trappist Ale
26A. Belgian Single
26A. Trappist Single
26B. Belgian Dubbel
26B. Belgian Dubbel
26C. Belgian Tripel
26C. Belgian Tripel
26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale
26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale
27. Historical Beer
27. Historical Beer
27A. Historical Beer: Gose
27A. Historical Beer: Kellerbier
27A. Historical Beer: Kentucky Common
27A. Historical Beer: Kentucky Common
27A. Historical Beer: Lichtenhainer
27A. Historical Beer: Lichtenhainer
27A. Historical Beer: London Brown Ale
27A. Historical Beer: London Brown Ale
27A. Historical Beer: Piwo Grodziskie
27A. Historical Beer: Piwo Grodziskie
27A. Historical Beer: Pre-Prohibition Lager
27A. Historical Beer: Pre-Prohibition Lager
27A. Historical Beer: Pre-Prohibition Porter
27A. Historical Beer: Pre-Prohibition Porter
27A. Historical Beer: Roggenbier
27A. Historical Beer: Roggenbier
27A. Historical Beer: Sahti
27A. Historical Beer: Sahti
28. American Wild Ale
28. American Wild Ale
28A. Brett Beer
28A. Brett Beer
28B. Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer
28B. Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer
28C. Wild Specialty Beer
28C. Wild Specialty Beer
28D. Straight Sour Beer
29. Fruit Beer
29. Fruit Beer
29A. Fruit Beer
29A. Fruit Beer
29B. Fruit and Spice Beer
29B. Fruit and Spice Beer
29C. Specialty Fruit Beer
29C. Specialty Fruit Beer
29D. Grape Ale
30. Spiced Beer
30. Spiced Beer
30A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
30A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
30B. Autumn Seasonal Beer
30B. Autumn Seasonal Beer
30C. Winter Seasonal Beer
30C. Winter Seasonal Beer
30D. Specialty Spice Beer
31. Alternative Fermentables Beer
31. Alternative Fermentables Beer
31A. Alternative Grain Beer
31A. Alternative Grain Beer
31B. Alternative Sugar Beer
31B. Alternative Sugar Beer
32. Smoked Beer
32. Smoked Beer
32A. Classic Style Smoked Beer
32A. Classic Style Smoked Beer
32B. Specialty Smoked Beer
32B. Specialty Smoked Beer
33. Wood Beer
33. Wood Beer
33A. Wood-Aged Beer
33A. Wood-Aged Beer
33B. Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
33B. Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
34. Specialty Beer
34. Specialty Beer
34A. Clone Beer
34A. Commercial Specialty Beer
34B. Mixed-Style Beer
34B. Mixed-Style Beer
34C. Experimental Beer
34C. Experimental Beer
M1. Traditional Mead
M1A. Dry Mead
M1B. Semi-Sweet Mead
M1C. Sweet Mead
M2. Fruit Mead
M2A. Cyser
M2B. Pyment
M2C. Berry Mead
M2D. Stone Fruit Mead
M2E. Melomel
M3. Spiced Mead
M3A. Fruit and Spice Mead
M3B. Spice, Herb or Vegetable Mead
M4. Specialty Mead
M4A. Braggot
M4B. Historical Mead
M4C. Experimental Mead
C1. Standard Cider and Perry
C1A. New World Cider
C1B. English Cider
C1C. French Cider
C1D. New World Perry
C1E. Traditional Perry
C2. Specialty Cider and Perry
C2A. New England Cider
C2B. Cider with Other Fruit
C2C. Applewine
C2D. Ice Cider
C2E. Cider with Herbs/Spices
C2F. Specialty Cider/Perry