2023 U.S. Open Beer Categories

2023 U.S. Open Beer Championship Categories

Pale Ales 
1. English Pale Ale
2. American Pale Ale
3. American Strong Pale ale
4. International Style Pale Ale
5. Australian-Style Pale Ale
6. Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale
7. Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale
8. Specialty Pale Ale
9. Single Hop Pale
___a) International Single Hop IPA
___b) American Single Hop IPA


IPAs

10. English IPA
11. Imperial IPA(DIPA)
12. Triple IPA
13. American IPA
14. Light IPA/Session IPA
15. Brut IPA
16. Fruit IPA
17. West Coast Style IPA
18. New Zealand IPA
19. New England/Juicy IPA
20. New England/Juicy DIPA
21. Specialty IPA
22. Milkshake IPA
23. Single Hop IPA
___a) International Single Hop IPA
___b) American Single Hop IPA

 

Stouts
24. Classic Irish Dry Stout
25. Foreign Stout
26. American Stout
27. Cream Stout
28. Oatmeal Stout
29. British Imperial Stout
30. American Imperial Stout
31. Imperial Stout Specialty
32. Imperial Stout Extreme(ABV: 12.5%+)
33. Pastry Stout
34. Golden Stout

Ales
35. Golden or Blonde ale
36. English Summer Ale
37. Bitter
38. ESB
39. English Mild Ale
40. Brown ale
41. Strong/Imperial Brown Ale
42. Brown Porters
43. Robust Porters
44. Imperial Porters
45. Old Ale
46. English Barley Wine
47. American Barley Wine
___a) Traditional
___b) Specialty

     c) Wheat Wine
48. Scottish Ale
49. Strong Scottish Ale
50. Irish Red Ale
51. American Amber / Red
52. Imperial Red Ale
53. American Brown Ale
54. American Black Ale
55. Altbier
56. German Kolsch
57. German Wheat
58. German Hefeweizen
59. French / Belgian Saison
60. Belgian Pale Ale
61. French / Belgian Ale
___a) French Bière de Garde
___b) Belgian Table Beer
___c) Belgian Session Ale
___d) Belgian Style Blonde Ale
62. Belgian Dubbel
63. Belgian Tripel
64. Belgian Quadrupel
65. Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale
66. Belgian Lambic
67. Belgian Witbier
68. Berliner Weisse
69. Gose
70. Fruit Gose
71. Contemporary Gose
72. Other Kettle Sours
73. Smoothie Sour


Lagers

74. Light Lager
___a) American
___b) German Leichtbier
75. American Lager/Pilsener
76. American Premium Lager
77. American Amber
78. California Common
79. Bohemian Pilsener
80. Geman Lager / Pilsener
81. International Lager
___a) International Style Pilsner
___b) Italian Pilsner
___c) New Zealand Lager
___d) Australasian, Latin American
_____or Tropical-Style Light Lager
82. Mexican Pilsner
83. Munchner Helles, Light
84. Munchner Dunkel
85. Marzen / Oktoberfest/
___a)American
___b)German
86. Vienna
87. Schwarzbier
88. Bock
89. Heller Bock/Maibock
90. Dopple / Strong Bock
91. Baltic Porter
92. India Pale Lager(IPL)/Hoppy Lager
93. Dortmunder Export
94. Dark Lager
___a) American
___b) European

 

Hybrids

95. American Cream Ale
96. American Wheat
97. American specialty Wheat
98. American Berry/Fruit Beer
___a) Raspberry
___b) Blueberry
___c) Orange
___d) Pineapple
___e) Tangerine
___f) POG
___g) Grapefruit
___h) Lime
___i) Peach
___j) Strawberry
___k) Passion Fruit
___l) Mixed
___m) General / Other
99. Belgian Style Fruit Beer
100. Vegetable beer
101. Pumpkin
102. Coconut
103. Herb and Spice Beer
104. Chili Pepper Beer
105. Chocolate / Cocoa Beer
106. Coffee beer
107. Rye / Roggen Beer
108. Smoked / Rauch Beer
109. Honey Beer

 

Barrel Aged
110. Barrel-aged pale beer
111. Barrel-aged dark beer
112. Barrel-aged strong beer
113. Barrel-Aged Strong Stout/Porter
114. Barrel-Aged Strong Stout/Porter Extreme(Over 12.5% ABV)
115. Barrel-Aged Strong Stout/Porter Specialty
116. Barrel-Aged-Sour-Beer
117. Barrel-Aged Fruit Sour Beer
118. Barrel-Aged Fruit Beer
119. Barrel-Aged Scotch Ale
120. Barrel-Aged Barley Wine
___a) English
___b) American
___c) Specialty
121. Barrel-Aged Quad/Belgian Dark Ale
122. Blended Barrel-Aged Beer
123. Spirits Barrel Aged Beer (non-whiskey)
___a) Brandy Barrel-Aged Beer
___b) Tequila Barrel-Aged Beer
___c) Rum Barrel Aged Beer
___d) Other
124. Wine Barrel-Aged Beer
___a) Red
___b) White
___c) Port
125. Barrel-Aged Brett / Wild Beer
126. Barrel-Aged German Lager
127. Foeders & Casks
___a) Ales
___b) Lagers

Specialty
128. Aged Beer
129. Experimental Beer
130. Specialty / Anything Goes
131. American-Belgo-Style Ale
132. Kellerbier or Zwickelbier
133. Brett Beer
134. Mixed-Culture Brett Beer
135. Sessions Beer 
___a) Ales
___b) Lagers
136. Gluten-Free Beer
137. Near Gluten Free
138. Peanut Butter
139. Nut Beer
140. Tea Beer
141. Historical Beer
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Charity
Category(All fees to the Pink Boots Scholarship Fund)
   

142. Pink Boots Hop Blend 

Category Non-Alcoholic
143. Root Beer
___a) Kids(Sweet)
___b) Adults(roots, spices & herbs)
144. Non Alcoholic IPA
145. Non Alcoholic Stout
146. Non Alcoholic Fruit & Spices
147. Non Alcoholic Malt Beverage