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Coastarine

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I love variety and trying as many different beers as I can, so the more styles I can say that I have brewed, the better. Not terribly many yet, but I'm workin on it!

We're talkin 2008 BJCP Style Guide here. Beer doesn't have to be exactly to style, but a beer judge should be able to recognize it.

6B. Blonde Ale
8A. Standard/Ordinary Bitter
9D. Irish Red Ale
10A. American Pale Ale
12B. Robust Porter
13A. Dry Stout
14C. Imperial IPA
16A. Witbier
18C. Belgian Tripel
21A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
 
Here's my resume:
2A. German Pilsner (Pils)
3A. Vienna Lager
3B. Oktoberfest
6A. Cream Ale
6C. Kölsch
8C. Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
10A. American Pale Ale
10C. American Brown ALe
11C. Northern English Brown
12B. Robust Porter
14B. American IPA
15A. Weizen/Weissbier
18B. Belgian Dubbel
19C. American Barleywine
 
For the amount of time I spend on this website, I didn't think I missed a thread:cross:

I spend hours and hours and hours here....and I'm still basically lost. :D


It's all good though.....I need to thank you guys! This has made me conscientiously think about the styles I've been brewing, and things that I need to do to expand my creativity and knowledge.
 
5A. Maibock/Helles Bock
6A. Cream Ale
6B. Blonde Ale
8A. Standard/Ordinary Bitter
10B. American Amber Ale
10C. American Brown Ale
12A. Brown Porter
12B. Robust Porter
13A. Dry Stout
13B. Sweet Stout
20. Fruit Beer
21. SPICE / HERB / VEGETABLE BEER
23. SPECIALTY BEER
 
I have so many more to go and much more to learn. It's not only a question of which styles you brew, but which ones actually turned out drinkable and/or actually to style.


1. LIGHT LAGER

1C. Premium American Lager
1D. Munich Helles

2. PILSNER
2A. German Pils

3. EUROPEAN AMBER LAGER
3A. Vianna Lager

6. LIGHT HYBRID BEER
6B. Blonde
6D. American Wheat


8. ENGLISH PALE ALE
All subs... ordinary, special, and ESB.


10. AMERICAN ALE
10A. American Pale Ale
10B. American Amber Ale

13. STOUT - I don't really want to count this because I screwed the recipe so bad.

14. INDIA PALE ALE (IPA)
14B. American IPA

16. BELGIAN AND FRENCH ALE
16A. Wit

17. SOUR ALE
17B. Flanders Red

19. STRONG ALE
19B. English Barleywine

20. FRUIT BEER - American Wheat with Peach extract.

22. SMOKE-FLAVORED AND WOOD-AGED BEER (same batch as English Barleywine (oaked))
 
Here's what I've been able to accomplish in the 25 months since I started brewing...

  1. 1D Munich Helles
  2. 2B Bohemian Pilsner
  3. 3A Vienna Lager
  4. 4B Munich Dunkel
  5. 5A Maibock / Helles Bock
  6. 5B Traditional Bock
  7. 6B Blond Ale
  8. 8A Standard/Ordinary Bitter
  9. 8B Special/Best/Premium Bitter
  10. 8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
  11. 9D Irish Red Ale
  12. 9E Scotch Strong Ale
  13. 10A American Pale Ale
  14. 11B Southern English Brown
  15. 11C Northern English Brown
  16. 12A Brown Porter
  17. 12B Robust Porter
  18. 12C Baltic Porter
  19. 13A Dry Stout
  20. 13C Oatmeal Stout
  21. 13D Foreign Extra Stout
  22. 13E American Stout
  23. 13E Russian Imperial Stout
  24. 14B American IPA
  25. 14C Imperial IPA
  26. 15A Weizen/Weissbier
  27. 15B Dunkelweizen
  28. 15C Weizenbock
  29. 16A Witbier
  30. 16C Saison
  31. 16D Biere de Garde
  32. 16E Belgian Specialty Ale
  33. 17B Flanders Red Ale
  34. 17F Fruit Lambic
  35. 18B Belgian Dubbel
  36. 18C Belgian Tripel
  37. 18E Belgian Dark Strong Ale
  38. 19A Old Ale
  39. 19C American Barleywine
  40. 20 Fruit Beer
  41. 21A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
  42. 21B Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
  43. 22B Other Smoked Beer
  44. 22C Wood-Aged Beer
  45. 23 Specialty beer
  46. 27 Standard Cider and Perry
 
Here's what I've been able to accomplish in the 25 months since I started brewing...

  1. 1D Munich Helles
  2. 2B Bohemian Pilsner
  3. 3A Vienna Lager
  4. 4B Munich Dunkel
  5. 5A Maibock / Helles Bock
  6. 5B Traditional Bock
  7. 6B Blond Ale
  8. 8A Standard/Ordinary Bitter
  9. 8B Special/Best/Premium Bitter
  10. 8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
  11. 9D Irish Red Ale
  12. 9E Scotch Strong Ale
  13. 10A American Pale Ale
  14. 11B Southern English Brown
  15. 11C Northern English Brown
  16. 12A Brown Porter
  17. 12B Robust Porter
  18. 12C Baltic Porter
  19. 13A Dry Stout
  20. 13C Oatmeal Stout
  21. 13D Foreign Extra Stout
  22. 13E American Stout
  23. 13E Russian Imperial Stout
  24. 14B American IPA
  25. 14C Imperial IPA
  26. 15A Weizen/Weissbier
  27. 15B Dunkelweizen
  28. 15C Weizenbock
  29. 16A Witbier
  30. 16C Saison
  31. 16D Biere de Garde
  32. 16E Belgian Specialty Ale
  33. 17B Flanders Red Ale
  34. 17F Fruit Lambic
  35. 18B Belgian Dubbel
  36. 18C Belgian Tripel
  37. 18E Belgian Dark Strong Ale
  38. 19A Old Ale
  39. 19C American Barleywine
  40. 20 Fruit Beer
  41. 21A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
  42. 21B Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
  43. 22B Other Smoked Beer
  44. 22C Wood-Aged Beer
  45. 23 Specialty beer
  46. 27 Standard Cider and Perry
What? No amber hybrid beer? n00b!!
 
Here's what I've been able to accomplish in the 25 months since I started brewing...

  1. 1D Munich Helles
  2. 2B Bohemian Pilsner
  3. 3A Vienna Lager
  4. 4B Munich Dunkel
  5. 5A Maibock / Helles Bock
  6. 5B Traditional Bock
  7. 6B Blond Ale
  8. 8A Standard/Ordinary Bitter
  9. 8B Special/Best/Premium Bitter
  10. 8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
  11. 9D Irish Red Ale
  12. 9E Scotch Strong Ale
  13. 10A American Pale Ale
  14. 11B Southern English Brown
  15. 11C Northern English Brown
  16. 12A Brown Porter
  17. 12B Robust Porter
  18. 12C Baltic Porter
  19. 13A Dry Stout
  20. 13C Oatmeal Stout
  21. 13D Foreign Extra Stout
  22. 13E American Stout
  23. 13E Russian Imperial Stout
  24. 14B American IPA
  25. 14C Imperial IPA
  26. 15A Weizen/Weissbier
  27. 15B Dunkelweizen
  28. 15C Weizenbock
  29. 16A Witbier
  30. 16C Saison
  31. 16D Biere de Garde
  32. 16E Belgian Specialty Ale
  33. 17B Flanders Red Ale
  34. 17F Fruit Lambic
  35. 18B Belgian Dubbel
  36. 18C Belgian Tripel
  37. 18E Belgian Dark Strong Ale
  38. 19A Old Ale
  39. 19C American Barleywine
  40. 20 Fruit Beer
  41. 21A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
  42. 21B Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
  43. 22B Other Smoked Beer
  44. 22C Wood-Aged Beer
  45. 23 Specialty beer
  46. 27 Standard Cider and Perry

25 months thats it? You better pick up the pace, I really don't think you even qualify to be called a noob :fro:
 
1. 1E Dortmunder Export
2. 4B Munich Dunkel
3. 4C Schwarzbier
4. 6B Blonde Ale
5. 6D American Wheat
6. 9A Scottish Light 60
7. 10A American Pale Ale
8. 10B American Amber Ale
9. 10C American Brown Ale
10. 12A Brown Porter
11. 13C Oatmeal Stout
12. 13E American Stout
13. 15A Wiezen
14. 16A Witbier
15. 18A Belgian Blonde Ale
16. 18B Belgian Dubbel
17. 18E Belgian Strong Dark
18. 19B English Barleywine
19. 20A Fruit Beer
20. 22C Wood Aged Beer
21. 27A Common Cider
22. 28B Fruit Cider

22 different styles... not bad.
 
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