Despite the unrelenting summer heat, it’s time to start thinking about October and brewing the beers that you’ll be entering in this year’s Oktoberfisticuffs. This is the club competition where our best European beer makers get a chance to show off.
This year, the competition will take place during our regular club meeting on October 14. Location and competition details will follow later, but if you haven’t already started, it’s time to get brewing!
As always, entries will be limited to those styles in categories 3 through 10 in the 2015 BJCP guidelines. (This link will download the PDF version of the guidelines.)
In summary, the list of acceptable styles is:
- 3. CZECH LAGER
- 3A. Czech Pale Lager
- 3B. Czech Premium Pale Lager
- 3C. Czech Amber
- 3D. Czech Dark Lager
- 4. PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER
- 4A. Munich Helles
- 4B. Festbier
- 4C. Helles Bock
- 5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER
- 5A. German Leichtbier
- 5B. Kölsch
- 5C. German Helles Exportbier
- 5D. German Pils
- 6. AMBER MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER
- 6A. Märzen
- 6B. Rauchbier
- 6C. Dunkles Bock
- 7. AMBER BITTER EUROPEAN BEER
- 7A. Vienna Lager
- 7B. Altbier
- 7C. Kellerbier
- 8. DARK EUROPEAN LAGER
- 8A. Munich Dunkel
- 8B. Schwarzbier
- 9. STRONG EUROPEAN BEER
- 9A. Doppelbock
- 9B. Eisbock
- 9C. Baltic Porter
- 10. GERMAN WHEAT BEER
- 10A. Weissbier
- 10B. Dunkles Weissbier
- 10C. Weizenbock