The US Brewers Association has followed the AIBA in splitting the Australian Pale Ale style into two sub classes and introducing categories for Hazy or Juicy IPAs.
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2013 beer style guidelines released
The 2013 beer styles guidelines have been released. Let the discussion begin…
2012 Brewers Association Style Guidelines released
The US Brewers Association recently released its 2012 Beer Style Guidelines. Updated annually, the guidelines currently describe 140 styles of beer and are used in prestigious beer competitions, including the Great American Beer Festival® and the World Beer Cup®. For this year, a new beer style has been added-the Indigenous Beer Category. The guidelines specify… Read more →
New style guidelines
The US Brewers Association has released its 2011 Beer Style Guidelines. Updated annually, the guidelines currently describe 140 styles of beer and are used in prestigious beer competitions, like the Great American Beer Festival , the World Beer Cup and are used, in modifed form, in the Australian International Beer Awards. For 2011, several beer… Read more →