Vicbrew 2025

Beer

1. LOW ALCOHOL (≤ 4% ABV)

• Berliner Weisse [BJCP 23A]
• Scottish Light [BJCP 14A]
• Scottish Heavy [BJCP 14B]
• American Light Lager [BJCP 1A]
• London Brown Ale; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]
• Dark Mild [BJCP 13A]
• German Leichtbier [BJCP 5A]
• Czech Pale Lager [BJCP 3A]
• Ordinary Bitter [BJCP 11A]
• Piwo Grodziskie; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]

2. PALE LAGER

• American Lager [BJCP 1B]
• International Pale Lager [BJCP 2A]
• Munich Helles [BJCP 4A]
• Helles Exportbier (Dortmunder) [BJCP 5C]
• Pre-Prohibition Lager; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]
• German Pils [BJCP 5D]
• Czech Premium Pale Lager (Boh. Pils) [BJCP 3B]
• Festbier [BJCP 4B]

3. AMBER & DARK LAGER

• International Amber Lager [BJCP 2B]
• Czech Amber Lager [BJCP 3C]
• International Dark Lager [BJCP 2C]
• Munich Dunkel [BJCP 8A]
• Vienna Lager [BJCP 7A]
• Märzen [BJCP 6A]
• Czech Dark Lager [BJCP 3D]
• Schwarzbier [BJCP 8B]
• Rauchbier [BJCP 6B]
• Kellerbier; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]

4. PALE ALE

• Cream Ale [BJCP 1C]
• Blonde Ale [BJCP 18A]
• Kölsch [BJCP 5B]
• Belgian Pale Ale [BJCP 24B]
• Australian Sparkling Ale [BJCP 12B]
• British Golden Ale [BJCP 12A]
• Belgian Blond Ale [BJCP 25A]

5. AMERICAN PALE ALE

• American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B]

6. IPA

• English IPA [BJCP 12C]
• American IPA [BJCP 21A]
• Double IPA [BJCP 22A]

7. SPECIALTY IPA

• Hazy IPA [BJCP 21C]
• Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B]

8. AMBER ALE

• Best Bitter [BJCP 11B]
• American Amber Ale [BJCP 19A]
• Altbier [BJCP 7B]
• California Common [BJCP 19B]
• Strong Bitter [BJCP 11C]

9. BROWN ALE

• Irish Red Ale [BJCP 15A]
• Scottish Export [BJCP 14C]
• Kentucky Common; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]
• British Brown Ale [BJCP 13B]
• American Brown Ale [BJCP 19C]

10. PORTER

• English Porter [BJCP 13C]
• Pre-Prohibition Porter; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]
• American Porter [BJCP 20A]
• Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C]

Beer

11. STOUT

• Sweet Stout [BJCP 16A]
• Irish Stout [BJCP 15B]
• Oatmeal Stout [BJCP 16B]
• Irish Extra Stout [BJCP 15C]

12. STRONG STOUT

• Tropical Stout [BJCP 16C]
• Foreign Extra Stout [BJCP 16D]
• American Stout [BJCP 20B]
• Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C]

13. WHEAT & RYE BEER

• Weissbier [BJCP 10A]
• Witbier [BJCP 24A]
• Lichtenhainer; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]
• American Wheat Beer [BJCP 1D]
• Dunkles Weissbier [BJCP 10B]
• Roggenbier; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]
• Weizenbock [BJCP 10C]
• Wheatwine [BJCP 22D]

14. BELGIAN ALE

• Saison [BJCP 25B]
• Bière de Garde [BJCP 24C]
• Belgian Dubbel [BJCP 26B]
• Belgian Single [BJCP 26A]
• Belgian Tripel [BJCP 26C]
• Belgian Golden Strong Ale [BJCP 25C]
• Belgian Dark Strong Ale [BJCP 26D]

15. STRONG ALE & LAGER

• Helles Bock [BJCP 4C]
• Dunkles Bock [BJCP 6C]
• Doppelbock [BJCP 9A]
• Eisbock [BJCP 9B]
• Wee Heavy [BJCP 17C]
• British Strong Ale [BJCP 17A]
• Old Ale [BJCP 17B]
• English Barleywine [BJCP 17D]
• American Strong Ale [BJCP 22B]
• American Barleywine [BJCP 22C]
• Sahti; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]

16. SOUR & WILD ALE

• Gose [BJCP 23G]
• Lambic [BJCP 23D]
• Gueuze [BJCP 23E]
• Fruit Lambic [BJCP 23F]
• Straight Sour Beer [BJCP 28D]
• Flanders Red Ale [BJCP 23B]
• Oud Bruin [BJCP 23C]
• Brett Beer [BJCP 28A]
• Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer [BJCP 28B]
• Wild Specialty Beer [BJCP 28C]

17. FRUIT & SPICE BEER

• Fruit Beer [BJCP 29A]
• Fruit and Spice Beer [BJCP 29B]
• Specialty Fruit Beer [BJCP 29C]
• Grape Ale [BJCP 29D]
• Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer [BJCP 30A]
• Autumn Seasonal Beer [BJCP 30B]
• Winter Seasonal Beer [BJCP 30C]
• Specialty Spice Beer [BJCP 30D]

18. SPECIALTY BEER

• Classic Style Smoked Beer [BJCP 32A]
• Specialty Smoked Beer [BJCP 32B]
• Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33A]
• Specialty Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33B]
• Alternative Grain Beer [BJCP 31A]
• Alternative Sugar Beer [BJCP 31B]
• Experimental Beer [BJCP 34C]
• Commercial Specialty Beer [BJCP 34A]
• Mixed-Style Beer [BJCP 34B]

Cider & Mead

19. MEAD

• Dry Mead [BJCP M1A]
• Semi-Sweet Mead [BJCP M1B]
• Sweet Mead [BJCP M1C]
• Cyser [BJCP M2A]
• Pyment [BJCP M2B]
• Berry Mead [BJCP M2C]
• Stone Fruit Mead [BJCP M2D]
• Melomel [BJCP M2E]
• Fruit and Spice Mead [BJCP M3A]
• Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead [BJCP M3B]
• Braggot [BJCP M4A]
• Historical Mead [BJCP M4B]
• Experimental Mead [BJCP M4C]

20. CIDER & PERRY

New Categories for 2025

• Common Cider [BJCP C1A]
• Heirloom Cider [BJCP C1B]
• English Cider [BJCP C1C]
• French Cider [BJCP C1D]
• Spanish Cider [BJCP C1E]
• New England Cider [BJCP C2A]
• Applewine [BJCP C2B]
• Ice Cider [BJCP C2C]
• Fire Cider [BJCP C2D]
• Fruit Cider [BJCP C3A]
• Spiced Cider [BJCP C3B]
• Experimental Cider [BJCP C3C]
• Common Perry [BJCP C4A]
• Heirloom Perry [BJCP C4B]
• Ice Perry [BJCP C4C]
• Experimental Perry [BJCP C4D]