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 (Click for subcategories) 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
