Announcing the categories for the 2024 edition of Beerfest
To celebrate 30 years of beerfest, the theme of this year’s competition will be Retro Beers. We have 6 BJCP style categories and a 7th Reto beer knock-out competition.
Entries will open in the new year, but we wanted to release the styles now so you can get brewing.
https://beerfest.melbournebrewers.org/
1) SESSION(≤ 4% ABV)
Berliner Weisse [BJCP 23A]
Scottish Light [BJCP 14A]
Scottish Heavy [BJCP 14B]
American Light Lager [BJCP 1A]
Dark Mild [BJCP 13A]
German Leichtbier [BJCP 5A]
Czech Pale Lager [BJCP 3A]
Ordinary Bitter [BJCP 11A]
2) WHEAT & RYE
Weissbier [BJCP 10A]
Witbier [BJCP 24A]
Roggenbier; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]
American Wheat Beer [BJCP 1D]
Dunkles Weissbier [BJCP 10B]
Weizenbock [BJCP 10C]
Wheatwine [BJCP 22D]
3) STRONG ALE & LAGER
American Strong Ale [BJCP 22B]
Doppelbock [BJCP 9A]
Eisbock [BJCP 9B]
Wee Heavy [BJCP 17C]
British Strong Ale [BJCP 17A]
Old Ale [BJCP 17B]
English Barleywine [BJCP 17D]
American Barleywine [BJCP 22C]
4) 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]
5) 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]
6) SMOKED & WOOD AGED BEER
Classic Style Smoked Beer [BJCP 32A]
Specialty Smoked Beer [BJCP 32B]
Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33A]
Specialty Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33B]
7) RETRO BEER
What is a Retro beer? That is for you to decide and the judges to determine. It should be a Brew that captures the essence of a bygone era and resonates with the judges' taste buds. How well does your beer transport the drinker back in time? Extra points for creativity and historical accuracy!
How to enter: you need to enter 2 x 750ml bottles (or 3 x 500ml) to enter this part of the competition.
We will randomly assign beers for the comp, and they will be judged head-to-head over several rounds to determine whose beer reigns supreme.
Beers will not be judged to BJCP styles. Instead, a panel of judges will vote on their favourite in each round until an ultimate champion is found.