2008 U.S. Open Beer Championships Categories -- Beer Info

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1. American Cream Ale or Lager

2. American-Style Wheat Beer
A. Subcategory: Light American Wheat without Yeast
B. Subcategory: Dark American Wheat without Yeast

3. American-Style Hefeweizen
A. Subcategory: Light American Wheat with Yeast
B. Subcategory: Dark American Wheat with Yeast

4. Fruit and Vegetable Beer
A. Subcategory: Fruit Beer
B. Subcategory: Vegetable Beer

5. Herb and Spice Beer
A. Subcategory: Herb and Spice Beer
B. Subcategory: Chocolate/Cocoa flavored beer

C. Subcategory: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer

6. Coffee Flavored Beer

7. Specialty Beer

8. American Rye Beer
9. Specialty Honey Lager or Ale

10. Experimental Beer
11. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
A. Subcategory: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Pale to Amber Beer
B. Subcategory: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dark Beer

12. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer

13. Smoke-Flavored Beer
A. Subcategory: Bamberg-Style (Smoke) Rauchbier Lager
B. Subcategory: Smoke-Flavored Beer (Lager or Ale)

Lager Beer Styles

14 German-Style Pilsener

15. Bohemian-Style Pilsener

16. Münchner-Style Helles

17. European-Style Pilsener
A. Subcategory: European-Style Pilsener
B. Subcategory: Dortmunder/European-Style Export

18. American-Style Light Lager

19. American-Style Lager
A. Subcategory: American-Style Lager
B. Subcategory: American-Style Premium Lager

20. American-Style Specialty Lager
   A. Subcategory: Dry Lager
   B. Subcategory: American-Style Ice Lager
   C. Subcategory: American-Style Malt Liquor
   D. Subcategory: American-Style Pilsener

21. Vienna-Style Lager

22. German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

23. American-Style Amber Lager
   A. Subcategory: American-Style Amber Lager
   B. Subcategory: California Common Beer
   C. Subcategory: American-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

24. European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel

25. American-Style Dark Lager

26. German-Style Schwarzbier

27. Bock
A. Subcategory: Traditional German-Style Bock
B. Subcategory: German-Style Helles Bock/Maibock

28. German-Style Strong Bock
A. Subcategory: German-Style Strong Doppelbock
B. Subcategory: German-Style Strong Eisbock

Ale Beer Styles

29. Golden or Blonde Ale

30. German-Style Kölsch/Köln-Style Kölsch

31. English-Style Summer Ale

32. Classic English-Style Pale Ale

33. English-Style India Pale Ale

34. American-Style Pale Ale

35. American-Style Strong Pale Ale

36. American-Style India Pale Ale

37. Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

38. American-Style Amber/Red Ale

39. Imperial or Double Red Ale

40. Bitter
A. Subcategory: Ordinary Bitter
B. Subcategory: Special Bitter or Best Bitter

41. Extra Special Bitter or Strong Bitter
A. Subcategory: English-Style Strong Bitter
B. Subcategory: American-Style Strong Bitter

42. Scottish-Style Ale
   A. Subcategory: Scottish-Style Light Ale
   B. Subcategory: Scottish-Style Heavy Ale
   C. Subcategory: Scottish-Style Export Ale

43. Irish-Style Red Ale

44. English-Style Brown Ale
A. Subcategory: English-Style Pale Mild Ale
B. Subcategory: English-Style Southern Brown

C. Subcategory: English-Style Northern Brown

45. American-Style Brown Ale

46. German-Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf-Style Altbier

47. South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier

48. German-Style Wheat Ale
   A. Subcategory: South German-Style Kristal Weizen/Kristal Weissbier
   B. Subcategory: German-Style Weizen/Weissbier
   C. Subcategory: South German-Style Bernsteinfarbenes Weizen/Weissbier
   D. Subcategory: South German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Dunkel Weissbier
   E. Subcategory: South German-Style Weizenbock/Weissbock
   F. Subcategory: Berliner-Style Weisse (Wheat)

49. Belgian-Style White (or Wit)/Belgian-Style Wheat

50. French & Belgian-Style Saison

51. Belgian- and French-Style Ale
   A. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Pale Ale
   B. Subcategory: French-Style Bière de Garde
   C. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Specialty Beer
   D. Subcategory: Other Belgian- and French-Style Ale

52. Belgian-Style Sour Ale
   A. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Lambic
   B. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Gueuze Lambic
   C. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic
   D. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Flanders/Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale

E. Subcategory: Flanders Brown Ale
E. Subcategory: Other Belgian-Style Sour Ale

53. Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
   A. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Dubbel
   B. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Tripel
   C. Subcategory: Other Belgian-Style Abbey Ale

54. Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale
   A. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Golden Strong Ale
   B. Subcategory: Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale
   C. Subcategory: Other Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale

55. Robust Porter

56. Brown Porter

57. Baltic Porter

57. Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout

58. Foreign (Export)-Style Stout

59. American-Style Stout

60. Sweet Stout

61. Oatmeal Stout

62. Imperial Stout

63. Strong Scotch Ale
A. Subcategory: Traditional Strong Scotch Ale
B. Subcategory: Peated Strong Scotch Ale

64. Old Ale/Strong Ale
A. Subcategory: Old Ale
B. Subcategory: Strong Ale

65. Other Strong Ale or Lager

66. Barley Wine-Style Ale
A. Subcategory: English-Style Barley Wine Ale
B. Subcategory: American-Style Barley Wine Ale