A különféle sörtípusok közti eligazodásban egyfajta tájékozódási pont lehet a sörértékelés alapjául szolgáló, nemzetközileg elismert Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) szerinti sörtípus csoportosítás. Már csak azért is, mert ha egy sört valamely sörversenyen megmérettetnek, akkor a sörfőzőnek érdemes az adott sörkategória műfaji határain belül maradn
1. STANDARD AMERICAN BEER
- 1A. American Light Lager
- 1B. American Lager
- 1C. Cream Ale
- 1D. American Wheat Beer
2. INTERNATIONAL LAGER
- 2A. International Pale Lager
- 2B. International Amber Lager
- 2C. International Dark Lager
3. CZECH LAGER
- 3A. Czech Pale Lager
- 3B. Czech Premium Pale Lager
- 3C. Czech Amber Lager
- 3D. Czech Dark Lager
4. PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER
- 4A. Munich Helles
- 4B. Festbier
- 4C. Helles Bock
5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER
- 5A. German Leichtbier
- 5B. Kölsch
- 5C. German Helles Exportbier
- 5D. German Pils
6. AMBER MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER
- 6A. Märzen
- 6B. Rauchbier
- 6C. Dunkles Bock
7. AMBER BITTER EUROPEAN BEER
- 7A. Vienna Lager
- 7B. Altbier
8. DARK EUROPEAN LAGER
- 8A. Munich Dunkel
- 8B. Schwarzbier
9. STRONG EUROPEAN BEER
- 9A. Doppelbock
- 9B. Eisbock
- 9C. Baltic Porter
10. GERMAN WHEAT BEER
- 10A. Weissbier
- 10B. Dunkles Weissbier
- 10C. Weizenbock
11. BRITISH BITTER
- 11A. Ordinary Bitter
- 11B. Best Bitter
- 11C. Strong Bitter
12. PALE COMMONWEALTH BEER
- 12A. British Golden Ale
- 12B. Australian Sparkling Ale
- 12C. English IPA
13. BROWN BRITISH BEER
- 13A. Dark Mild
- 13B. British Brown Ale
- 13C. English Porter
14. SCOTTISH ALE
- 14A. Scottish Light
- 14B. Scottish Heavy
- 14C. Scottish Export
15. IRISH BEER
- 15A. Irish Red Ale
- 15B. Irish Stout
- 15C. Irish Extra Stout
16. DARK BRITISH BEER
- 16A. Sweet Stout
- 16B. Oatmeal Stout
- 16C. Tropical Stout
- 16D. Foreign Extra Stout
17. STRONG BRITISH ALE
- 17A. British Strong Ale
- 17B. Old Ale
- 17C. Wee Heavy
- 17D. English Barley Wine
18. PALE AMERICAN ALE
- 18A. Blonde Ale
- 18B. American Pale Ale
19. AMBER AND BROWN AMERICAN BEER
- 19A. American Amber Ale
- 19B. California Common
- 19C. American Brown Ale
20. AMERICAN PORTER AND STOUT
- 20A. American Porter
- 20B. American Stout
- 20C. Imperial Stout
21. IPA
- 21A. American IPA
- 21B. Specialty IPA
- Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA
- Specialty IPA: Black IPA
- Specialty IPA: Brown IPA
- Specialty IPA: Red IPA
- Specialty IPA: Rye IPA
- Specialty IPA: White IPA
- Specialty IPA: Brut IPA
- 21C. Hazy IPA
22. STRONG AMERICAN ALE
- 22A. Double IPA
- 22B. American Strong Ale
- 22C. American Barleywine
- 22D. Wheatwine
23. EUROPEAN SOUR ALE
- 23A. Berliner Weisse
- 23B. Flanders Red Ale
- 23C. Oud Bruin
- 23D. Lambic
- 23E. Gueuze
- 23F. Fruit Lambic
- 23G. Gose
24. BELGIAN ALE
- 24A. Witbier
- 24B. Belgian Pale Ale
- 24C. Bière de Garde
25. STRONG BELGIAN ALE
- 25A. Belgian Blond Ale
- 25B. Saison
- 25C. Belgian Golden Strong Ale
26. MONASTIC ALE
- 26A. Belgian Single
- 26B. Belgian Dubbel
- 26C. Belgian Tripel
- 26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale
27. HISTORICAL BEER
28. AMERICAN WILD ALE
- 28A. Brett Beer
- 28B. Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer
- 28C. Wild Specialty Beer
- 28D. Straight Sour Beer
29. FRUIT BEER
- 29A. Fruit Beer
- 29B. Fruit and Spice Beer
- 29C. Specialty Fruit Beer
- 29D. Grape Ale
30. SPICED BEER
- 30A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
- 30B. Autumn Seasonal Beeer
- 30C. Winter Seasonal Beer
- 30D. Specialty Spice Beer
31. ALTERNATIVE FERMENTABLES BEER
- 31A. Alternative Grain Beer
- 31B. Alternative Sugar Beer
32. SMOKED BEER
- 32A. Classic Style Smoked Beer
- 32B. Specialty Smoked Beer
33. WOOD BEER
- 33A. Wood-Aged Beer
- 33B. Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
34. SPECIALTY BEER
- 34A. Commercial Specialty Beer
- 34B. Mixed-Style Beer
- 34C. Experimental Beer
Szerkesztette: Szűcs-Fenyősi József
