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grants the right to make copies for use in\u000b BJCP-sanctioned competitions or for educational/judge training purposes.\nAll other rights reserved.\nUpdates available at www.bjcp.org\nAuthored by Gordon Strong\nwith\nKristen England\n2021 Contributions:\tDennis Mitchell, John Haven, Dan Pixley, Thomaz Pupo, Ron Pattinson, Lana Svitankova\n2015 Guideline Analysis:\tDon Blake, Agatha Feltus, Tom Fitzpatrick, Mark Linsner, Jamil Zainasheff\n2015 Style Contributions:\tDrew Beechum, Craig Belanger, Dibbs Harting, Antony Hayes, Ben Jankowski, Andew Korty, \u000bLarry Nadeau, William Shawn Scott, Ron Smith, Lachlan Strong, Peter Symons, Michael Tonsmeire, \u000bMike Winnie, Tony Wheeler\n2015 Review & Comment:\tRay Daniels, Roger Deschner, Rick Garvin, Jan Grmela, Bob Hall, Stan Hieronymus, Marek Mahut, \u000bRon Pattinson, Steve Piatz, Evan Rail, Nathan Smith, Petra and Michal Vřes\n2015 Final Review:\tBrian Eichhorn, Agatha Feltus, Dennis Mitchell, Michael Wilcox\n\u0003Table of 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Categorization\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058091 \\h \u0014ix\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058092\" \u0014Common Attributes of All Beer Styles\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058092 \\h \u0014ix\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058093\" \u0014Glossary\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058093 \\h \u0014ix\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058094\" \u0014Hop Terms\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058094 \\h \u0014x\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058095\" \u0014Malt or Mashing Terms\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058095 \\h \u0014x\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058096\" \u0014Yeast or Fermentation Terms\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058096 \\h \u0014x\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058097\" \u0014Mixed Fermentation Terms\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058097 \\h \u0014x\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058098\" \u0014Quality or Off-Flavor Terms\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058098 \\h \u0014xi\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058099\" \u0014Appearance Terms\t\u0013 PAGEREF 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Standard American Beer\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058103 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058104\" \u00141A. American Light Lager\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058104 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058105\" \u00141B. American Lager\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058105 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058106\" \u00141C. Cream Ale\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058106 \\h \u00142\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058107\" \u00141D. American Wheat Beer\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058107 \\h \u00142\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058108\" \u00142. International Lager\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058108 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058109\" \u00142A. International Pale Lager\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058109 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058110\" \u00142B. International Amber Lager\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058110 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058111\" \u00142C. International Dark Lager\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058111 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058112\" \u00143. Czech Lager\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058112 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058113\" \u00143A. Czech Pale Lager\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058113 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058114\" \u00143B. Czech Premium Pale Lager\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058114 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058115\" \u00143C. Czech Amber Lager\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058115 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058116\" \u00143D. Czech Dark Lager\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc91058116 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc91058117\" \u00144. 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