U.S. Open Beer Championship Categories Category – Ales 1. Golden or Blonde ale 2. English Summer Ale 3. English Pale Ale 4. English IPA 5. Imperial IPA 6. Triple IPA 7. Bitter 8. ESB 9. English Mild Ale 10. Brown ale 11. Strong/Imperial Brown Ale 12. Brown Porters 13. Robust Porters 14. Imperial Porter 15. Classic Irish Dry Stout 16. Foreign Stout 17. American Stout 18. Cream Stout 19. Oatmeal Stout 20. British Imperial Stout 21. American Imperial Stout 22. Imperial Stout Specialty 23. Old Ale 24. English Barley Wine 25. American Barley Wine 26. Scottish Ale 27. Strong Scottish Ale 28. Irish Red Ale 29. American Amber / Red 30. Imperial Red Ale 31. American Pale Ale 32. Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale 32a. Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale 33. American IPA 34. Brut IPA 35. Fruit IPA 36. West Coast IPA 37. New England/Juicy IPA 38. New England/Juicy DIPA 39. American Brown Ale 40. Ameican-Style Black Ale 41. American Strong Pale ale 42. International Style Pale Ale 43. Altbier 44. German Kolsch 45. German Wheat 46. German Hefeweizen 47. French / Belgian Saison 48. Belgian Pale Ale 49. French / Belgian Ale 50. Belgian Dubbel 51. Belgian Tripel 52. Belgian Quadrupel 53. Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale 54. Sour/Belgian Lambic 55. Belgian Witbier 56. Berliner-Style Weisse 57. Gose 58. Fruit Gose Category Lagers 59. American Light 60. American Lager/Pilsener 61. American Premium Lager 62. American Amber/California Common 63. Bohemian Pilsener 64. Geman Lager / Pilsener 65. International Style Pilsner 66. American Imperial Pilsner 67. Munchner Helles, Light 68. Munchner Dunkel / Dark 69. Marzen / Oktoberfest/ 70. Vienna 71. Schwarzbier 72. Bock 73. Heller Bock/Maibock 74. Dopple / Strong Bock 75. Baltic Porter 76. India Pale Lager(IPL) Category – Hybrids 77. American Cream Ale 78. American Wheat Pale 79. American Wheat Dark 80. American specialty wheat 81. American Style Fruit Beer 82. Belgian Style Fruit Beer 83. Vegetable beer 84. Coconut 85. Herb and Spice beer 86. Chili Pepper Beer 87. Chocolate / Cocoa Beer 88. Coffee beer 89. Rye / Roggen Beer 90. Smoked / Rauch Beer 91. Smoked Porter 92. Honey Beer 93. Hemp Beer Category Barrel Aged 94. Barrel aged pale beer 95. Barrel aged dark beer 96. Barrel aged strong beer 97. Barrel-Aged Strong Stout/Porter 98. Barrel-Aged Strong Stout/Porter Specialty 99. Barrel-Aged Sour Beer 100. Barrel-Aged Fruit Sour Beer 101. Barrel-Aged Fruit Beer 102. Barrel-Aged Scotch 103. Barrel-Aged Barley Wine 104. Blended Barrel-Aged Beer 105. Spirits Barrel Aged Beer (non-whiskey) 106. Wine Barrel Aged Beer 107. Barrel–Aged Brett / Wild Beer 108. Barrel Aged German Lager Category-Specialty 109. Aged Beer 110. Specialty Pale Ale 111. Specialty IPA 112. Experimental Beer 113. Specialty / Anything Goes 114. American-Belgo-Style Ale 115. Kellerbier or Zwickelbier 116. Brett Beer 117. Sessions Beer 118. Session IPA 119. Gluten-Free Beer 120. Near Gluten Free 121. Peanut Butter 122. Nut Beer 123. Tea Beer Category Non-Alcoholic 124. Root Beer 125. Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage
