BJCP entry help (non-classic styles)

[JonBrew]

Hi,

I have an Imperial Brown ale flavoured with peanut butter which I'm looking to enter into a BJCP competition. I believe the correct category would be 30A Spice, Herb or Vegetable beer. The category allows for the base beer to be a non-classic style which, of course, Imperial Brown ale is.

My issue is that I'm unsure how much information I should give to describe the base style (not the peanut butter aspect). For example, should I simply state that it's an Imperial Brown ale, and assume that the judge will know what this is, or should I provide a brief description of what that style should be?

Any help or advice with this would be much appreciated.

Cheers

 

[NTexBrewer]

Usually you Have limited space to describe your beer. So you may have to cram a lot in with abbreviations. I would give the style number instead of saying brown ale since there is an American and a British brown ale.

Maybe something like:

Imperial version of 19c w/ peanut butter

 

[JonBrew]

Usually you Have limited space to describe your beer. So you may have to cram a lot in with abbreviations. I would give the style number instead of saying brown ale since there is an American and a British brown ale.

Maybe something like:

Imperial version of 19c w/ peanut butter

Thanks dude that makes sense!