Kansas City Bier Meisters 36 th Annual Competition Guidelines

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1 Kansas City Bier Meisters 36 th Annual Competition Guidelines Introduction to the Guidelines for the 36 th Annual KCBM Competition To create these groupings of categories and subcategories, the KCBM Competition Committee used Method 2 in Appendix A of the BJCP 2015 Style Guidelines with the entry data from the 2016, 2017 & 2018 KCBM competitions. Historical entry data was back fit to the 2015 BJCP Categories and then analyzed to produce these medal categories. One change was made from 2016 to 2017 the inclusion of Specialty IPAs with American IPAs. These groupings will be evaluated again for the 36 th Annual KCBM Competition and may be changed for the following year. The full 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines are not included in this document. Please refer to the full 2015 Guidelines for style related information. We also highly encourage all entrants to read the BJCP s preface remarks in the 2015 BJCP Guidelines to gain a full understanding of the changes from 2008 to Style descriptions from the BJCP 2015 Style Guidelines are copyright 2015 BJCP, Inc. Important changes from 2018 and prior competitions: The addition of Provisional BJCP styles: Catharina Sour and New Zealand Pilsner The number of mead & cider categories remains at 5. The previous restriction of one entry per sub category has been lifted. o However, beers/meads/ciders must actually be different creations. o For instance: same beer with different yeasts is allowable. Exact same beer, multiple entries in the same sub category, is not allowable. The categories that require special ingredients or explanations may have changed, so please read the category description. o These categories are marked with a red * symbol Category 35 will be crowned as the best blended beer, mead or cider. This category will not be eligible for Best of Show. Medal Categories 36 th Annual KCBM Competition Beer Categories 1 Light Lagers BJCP 1A: American Light Lager BJCP 1B: American Lager BJCP 2A: International Pale Lager BJCP 4A: Munich Helles BJCP 5A: German Leichtbier BJCP 5C: German Exportbier 2 Pilsner BJCP 3A: Czech Pale Lager BJCP 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager BJCP 5D: German Pils BJCP 27A (Historical): Pre Prohibition Lager BJCP X5: New Zealand Pilsner 3 European Amber Lager BJCP 3C: Czech Amber Lager BJCP 4B: Festbier BJCP 6A: Märzen BJCP 7A: Vienna Lager 36th Annual KCBM Competition kcbmcomp.com Page 1 of 5

2 BJCP 7C: Kellerbier * 4 Dark Lager BJCP 2C: International Dark Lager BJCP 3D: Czech Dark Lager BJCP 8A: Munich Dunkel BJCP 8B: Schwarzbier 5 Bock BJCP 4C: Helles Bock BJCP 6C: Dunkles Bock BJCP 9A: Doppelbock BJCP 9B: Eisbock 6 Light Hybrid Beer BJCP 1C: Cream Ale BJCP 1D: American Wheat Beer * BJCP 5B: Kölsch BJCP 18A: Blonde Ale 7 Amber Hybrid Beer BJCP 2B: International Amber Lager BJCP 7B: Altbier BJCP 19B: California Common Beer BJCP 27A (Historical): Kentucky Common 8 English Pale Ale BJCP 11A: Ordinary Bitter BJCP 11B: Best Bitter BJCP 11C: Strong Bitter BJCP 12A: English Golden Ale BJCP 12B: Australian Sparkling Ale BJCP 12C: English IPA 9 Scottish & Irish Ale BJCP 14A: Scottish Light BJCP 14B: Scottish Heavy BJCP 14C: Scottish Export BJCP 15A: Irish Red Ale 10 American Pale Ale BJCP 18B: American Pale Ale 11 Other American Ale BJCP 19A: American Amber Ale BJCP 19C: American Brown Ale 12 English Brown Ale BJCP 13A: Dark Mild BJCP 13B: English Brown Ale 36 th Annual KCBM Competition kcbmcomp.com Page 2 of 5

3 BJCP 27A (Historical): London Brown Ale 13 Porter BJCP 9C: Baltic Porter BJCP 13C: English Porter BJCP 20A: American Porter BJCP 27A (Historical): Pre Prohibition Porter 14 Stout BJCP 15B: Irish Stout BJCP 15C: Irish Extra Stout BJCP 16A: Sweet Stout BJCP 16B: Oatmeal Stout 15 Strong Stout BJCP 16C: Tropical Stout BJCP 16D: Foreign Extra Stout BJCP 20B: American Stout BJCP 20C: Imperial Stout 16 American & Specialty IPA BJCP 21A: American IPA BJCP 21B: Specialty IPA: (All) * 17 German Wheat & Rye Beer BJCP 10A: Weissbier BJCP 10B: Dunkels Weissbier BJCP 10C: Weizenbock BJCP 27A (Historical): Roggenbier BJCP 27A (Historical): Sahti 18 Belgian & French Ale BJCP 24A: Witbier BJCP 24B: Belgian Pale Ale BJCP 24C: Bière de Garde BJCP 25B: Saison * BJCP 26A: Trappist Single 19 Sour Ale BJCP 23A: Berliner Weisse BJCP 23B: Flanders Red Ale BJCP 23C: Oud Bruin BJCP 23D: Lambic BJCP 23E: Gueuze BJCP 23F: Fruit Lambic * BJCP 27A (Historical): Gose * BJCP X4: Catharina Sour 36 th Annual KCBM Competition kcbmcomp.com Page 3 of 5

4 20 Belgian Strong Ale BJCP 25A: Belgian Blond Ale BJCP 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale BJCP 26B: Belgian Dubbel BJCP 26C: Belgian Tripel BJCP 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale 21 Strong Ale BJCP 17A: English Strong Ale BJCP 17B: Old Ale BJCP 17C: Wee Heavy BJCP 17D: English Barleywine BJCP 22A: Double IPA BJCP 22B: American Strong Ale BJCP 22C: American Barleywine BJCP 22D: Wheatwine 22 Fruit Beer BJCP 29A: Fruit Beer * BJCP 29B: Fruit and Spice Beer * BJCP 29C: Specialty Fruit Beer * 23 Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer BJCP 30A: Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer * BJCP 30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer * BJCP 30C: Winter Seasonal Beer * 24 Smoke Flavored & Wood Aged Beer BJCP 6B: Rauchbier BJCP 27A (Historical): Piwo Grodziskie BJCP 27A (Historical): Litchenhainer BJCP 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer BJCP 32B: Specialty Smoked Beer * BJCP 33A: Wood Aged Beer * BJCP 33B: Specialty Wood Aged Beer * 25 American Wild Ale BJCP 28A: Brett Beer * BJCP 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer * BJCP 28C: Soured Fruit Beer * 26 Specialty Beer BJCP 31A: Alternative Grain Beer * BJCP 31B: Alternative Sugar Beer * BJCP 34A: Clone Beer (For non Belgians) * BJCP 34B: Mixed Style Beer * 36 th Annual KCBM Competition kcbmcomp.com Page 4 of 5

5 BJCP 34C: Experimental Beer * 35 Blends with Friends Beers entered in this category should be a blend of beer, meads or ciders that when blended form one harmonious product. Mead Categories M1 Traditional Mead BJCP M1A: Dry Mead * BJCP M1B: Semi Sweet Mead * BJCP M1C: Sweet Mead * M2 Fruit Mead BJCP M2A: Cyser * BJCP M2B: Pyment * BJCP M2C: Berry Mead * BJCP M2D: Stone Fruit Mead * BJCP M2E: Melomel * M3 Spice & Specialty Mead BJCP M3A: Fruit & Spice Mead * BJCP M3B: Spice/Herb/Vegetable Mead * BJCP M4A: Braggot * BJCP M4B: Historical Mead * BJCP M4C: Experimental Mead * Cider Categories C1 Standard Cider & Perry BJCP C1A: New World Cider * BJCP C1B: English Cider * BJCP C1C: French Cider * BJCP C1D: New World Perry * BJCP C1E: Traditional Perry * C2 Specialty Cider & Perry BJCP C2A: New England Cider * BJCP C2B: Cider with Other Fruit * BJCP C2C: Applewine * BJCP C2D: Ice Cider * BJCP C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices * BJCP C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry * 36 th Annual KCBM Competition kcbmcomp.com Page 5 of 5

JUDGES: INFORMATION FOR EXHIBITORS

JUDGES: INFORMATION FOR EXHIBITORS DIVISION I: GENERAL EXHIBITS Beer Competition Department "AB1" Commercial Beer Competition Home Brewer Beer Competition ENTRIES CLOSE September 15, 2017 presented by SUPERINTENDENT Lisa Parker operations@ncbeer.org