BJCP Category Help

[HighSierra]

Hello,

I'm hoping for a little help as to which category to place a beer in for a competition. I brewed a rye brown ale and it doesn't fit in any of the categories. The rye is pretty noticeable so it doesn't really fit in any of the brown ale or British categories. I was thinking about placing it under the Specialty Category 34C for experimental beer since it seems to be a catch all. It doesn't fit the clone or mixed style under specialty. If it does fit under specialty 34C it says to provide vital statistics and ingredients or a brief sensory description. Does anyone have experience in this category or could you recommend another category that it might fit in? Thank you!

 

[dmtaylor]

31A Alternative Grain Beer, with a brown ale style as the base.

34C should pretty much NEVER be used -- 99.9% of beers fit someplace else.

 

[HighSierra]

31A Alternative Grain Beer, with a brown ale style as the base.

34C should pretty much NEVER be used -- 99.9% of beers fit someplace else.

Awesome! I can't believe I missed that. Thank you so much!