Tasting Medals and classes

This year there will be 62 tasting classes, arranged within 7 categories. Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals will be awarded according to merit (therefore there can be multiple awards within classes), with 7 Trophies awarded to the best beer in each category, if it is deemed to be of sufficient quality. A Supreme Champion will be selected from the category winners.

The classes:

Ales

  • 1. Milds
  • 2. Strong Milds
  • 3. Pale Ales and Bitters (amber to brown, up to 4%)
  • 4. Pale Ales and Bitters (amber to brown, 4.1 to 5%)
  • 5. Strong Ales (amber to brown, 5.1% and up)
  • 6. Golden Ales (up to 4%)
  • 7. Golden Ales (up to 4.1 to 5%)
  • 8. Golden Ales (5.1% and up)
  • 9. Brown Ales
  • 10. Old Ales
  • 11. IPAs
  • 12. Imperial/Double IPAs
  • 13. Alts
  • 14. Kôlsch
  • 15. Barley Wines
  • 16. Dubbels
  • 17. Tripels
  • 18. Belgian-Style Brown Ales and Reds
  • 19. Belgian-Style Blonds
  • 20. Scotch Ales
  • 21. Saisons
  • 22. Biéres de Garde
  • 23. Trappist and Abbey Beers (not fitting above classes)
  • 24. Other Continental-Style Ales

Lagers

  • 25. Pale Lagers (excluding pilsners, up to 4%)
  • 26. Pale Lagers (excluding pilsners, 4.1 TO 5%)
  • 27. Pale Lagers (excluding pilsners, 5.1% and up)
  • 28. Pilsners
  • 29. Bocks (Minimum 6% ABV including doublebocks)
  • 30. Dunkels, Schwarzbiers and Cerne
  • 31. Viennas
  • 32. Märzen/Oktoberfest

Stouts and Porters

  • 33. Sweet and Milk Stouts
  • 34. Dry Stout
  • 35. Oatmeal Stout
  • 36. Porter
  • 37. Imperial Russian Stout and Baltic Porter

Wheat Beers (minimum 30% wheat content)

  • 38. Witbier and Blanche
  • 39. Berlinerweisse
  • 40. Weissbier and Kristallweiss
  • 41. Weizenbock
  • 42. Dunkelweiss
  • 43. Plain Lambic and Gueuze
  • 44. Wheat Ales
  • 45. Wheat Lagers

Fruit Beers

  • 46. Fruited Lambic
  • 47. Fruited Belgian Brown Ales
  • 48. Fruited Wheat Beers
  • 49. Fruited Ales
  • 50. Fruited Lagers
  • 51. Fruited Stouts and Porters

Speciality Beers

  • 52. Smoked Beers
  • 53. Wood Aged Beers
  • 54. Spiced Beers
  • 55. Honey Beers
  • 56. Coffee Beers
  • 57. Chocolate Beers
  • 58. Gluten Free Beers
  • 59. Experimental Beers (not fitting other classes)

NABLABS

  • 60. Zero alcohol up to 0.5%
  • 61. 0.6 to 1.9%
  • 62. 2 to 2.5%
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