Results by Category
166 categories in the record: 56 special and 110 classic. Each shows its style family, the style's ABV range, and its latest entry count.
Classic and Special Categories
A special category is judged on an added ingredient, a process, or a nonstandard base: fruit, spice, coffee, barrel aging, smoke, gluten-free, nonalcoholic, hybrid, specialty IPA, session beer, Pro-Am, collaboration, or cider. A classic category is judged against one style description.
Style families group the official categories for browsing. They are this site's grouping, not an official one.
Table view
| Style Family | Medals |
|---|---|
| Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 350 |
| Lager | 255 |
| IPA | 132 |
| Pale Ale | 132 |
| Stout and Porter | 131 |
| Sour and Wild | 123 |
| Smoke and Wood | 114 |
| Strong and Barrel-Aged | 86 |
| British and Irish | 84 |
| Belgian and French | 75 |
| Pilsner | 75 |
| Wheat | 66 |
| Brown, Amber, and Red | 63 |
| Gluten-Free and Nonalcoholic | 62 |
| Other | 60 |
| Cider and Mead | 48 |
| German Ale | 33 |
| Pro-Am and Collaboration | 15 |
All Categories
166 categories with medals in view.
| Years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber to Dark Non-Alcohol Beer | Special | Gluten-Free and Nonalcoholic | 9 | 2 | 2024 | |
| American Amber Lager | Classic Style | Lager | 4.8 to 5.4% | 94 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| American Amber/Red Ale | Classic Style | Brown, Amber, and Red | 4.4 to 6.1% | 85 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| American Black Ale or American Stout | Classic Style | Stout and Porter | 5.7 to 8.9% | 45 | 14 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| American Brown Ale | Classic Style | Brown, Amber, and Red | 4.2 to 6.3% | 45 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| American Cream Ale | Classic Style | Pale Ale | 4.2 to 5.6% | 70 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| American Fruit Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 2.5 to 12% | 79 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| American India Pale Ale | Classic Style | IPA | 6.3 to 7.5% | 165 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| American Lager | Classic Style | Lager | 4.1 to 5.1% | 94 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| American Light Lager | Classic Style | Lager | 3.5 to 4.4% | 104 | 9 | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| American or Export Stout | Classic Style | Stout and Porter | 41 | 3 | 2026 | |
| American Pale Ale | Classic Style | Pale Ale | 4.4 to 5.4% | 98 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| American Pilsener | Classic Style | Pilsner | 5 to 6% | 78 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| American Sour Ale | Classic Style | Sour and Wild | 2.5 to 12% | 111 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| American Strong Pale Ale | Classic Style | Pale Ale | 5.6 to 6.3% | 89 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| American Wheat Beer | Classic Style | Wheat | 3.7 to 5.6% | 35 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| American-Belgo Ale | Classic Style | Other | 23 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Australasian, Latin American or Tropical Light Lager | Classic Style | Lager | 69 | 3 | 2022 | |
| Australian Pale Ale | Classic Style | Pale Ale | 4.2 to 6% | 26 | 3 | 2021 |
| Barley Wine or Wheat Wine | Classic Style | Wheat | 28 | 3 | 2026 | |
| Belgian Abbey Ale | Classic Style | Belgian and French | 49 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026 | |
| Belgian Ale or French Ale | Classic Style | Belgian and French | 64 | 12 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| Belgian Blonde Ale | Classic Style | Belgian and French | 6.3 to 7.9% | 25 | 3 | 2025 |
| Belgian Dubbel | Classic Style | Belgian and French | 6.3 to 7.6% | 25 | 3 | 2025 |
| Belgian Fruit Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 31 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| Belgian or French Specialty Ale | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 18 | 3 | 2025 | |
| Belgian or Spontaneous Sour Ale | Classic Style | Sour and Wild | 31 | 3 | 2026 | |
| Belgian Sour Ale | Classic Style | Sour and Wild | 34 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Belgian Strong Specialty Ale | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 46 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| Belgian Table Beer or Belgian Session Ale | Classic Style | Belgian and French | 26 | 3 | 2021 | |
| Belgian Tripel | Classic Style | Belgian and French | 7.1 to 10.1% | 33 | 6 | 2025, 2026 |
| Belgian Witbier | Classic Style | Wheat | 4.8 to 5.6% | 51 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Berliner Weisse | Classic Style | Sour and Wild | 2.8 to 5% | 38 | 3 | 2026 |
| Bock | Classic Style | Strong and Barrel-Aged | 36 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| Bohemian Pilsener | Classic Style | Pilsner | 4.1 to 5.1% | 135 | 12 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Botanical or Spiced Cider | Special | Cider and Mead | 21 | 6 | 2025, 2026 | |
| Brett Beer | Classic Style | Sour and Wild | 27 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| British Strong Ale or Aged Beer | Classic Style | Strong and Barrel-Aged | 40 | 3 | 2026 | |
| Brown Porter | Classic Style | Stout and Porter | 4.4 to 6% | 36 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Chili Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 2.5 to 12% | 55 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Chocolate Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 30 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| Classic Gluten-Free Ale or Lager | Special | Gluten-Free and Nonalcoholic | 21 | 3 | 2026 | |
| Classic Non-Alcohol Ale or Lager | Special | Gluten-Free and Nonalcoholic | 39 | 6 | 2025, 2026 | |
| Classic Saison | Classic Style | Belgian and French | 5 to 6.8% | 44 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Coffee Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 2.5 to 12% | 40 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Coffee Stout or Porter | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 53 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| Collab Comp | Classic Style | Other | 54 | 15 | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| Contemporary American Lager | Classic Style | Lager | 46 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| Contemporary Gose | Classic Style | Sour and Wild | 4.4 to 5.4% | 43 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Craft Malt Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 132 | 3 | 2026 | |
| Czech Pale Lager | Classic Style | Lager | 104 | 6 | 2025, 2026 | |
| Dessert or Pastry Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 67 | 3 | 2026 | |
| Dessert Stout or Pastry Stout | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 28 | 9 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Dortmunder or German Festbier | Classic Style | Lager | 161 | 3 | 2026 | |
| Dortmunder or German Oktoberfest | Classic Style | Lager | 5.1 to 6.1% | 186 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| English Ale | Classic Style | British and Irish | 49 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| English Brown Ale | Classic Style | Brown, Amber, and Red | 4.2 to 6% | 43 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| English ESB or IPA | Classic Style | IPA | 51 | 3 | 2026 | |
| English India Pale Ale or New Zealand India Pale Ale | Classic Style | IPA | 88 | 6 | 2021, 2022 | |
| English Mild or Bitter | Classic Style | British and Irish | 50 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| English Pale Ale | Classic Style | British and Irish | 47 | 3 | 2026 | |
| European Amber Ale | Classic Style | Brown, Amber, and Red | 49 | 3 | 2026 | |
| Experimental Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 2.5 to 14% | 26 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Experimental India Pale Ale | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 86 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Experimental or Barrel-Aged Cider | Special | Cider and Mead | 46 | 3 | 2024 | |
| Experimental Wood-Aged Beer | Special | Smoke and Wood | 32 | 9 | 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
| Experimental, Barrel-Aged or Specialty Cider | Special | Cider and Mead | 28 | 6 | 2025, 2026 | |
| Extra Special Bitter | Classic Style | British and Irish | 4.8 to 5.8% | 61 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Field Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 2.5 to 12% | 34 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Fresh Hop Beer | Classic Style | Other | 72 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| Fruit Wheat Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 3.7 to 5.6% | 64 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Fruited American Sour Ale | Special | Sour and Wild | 2.5 to 12% | 116 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Fruited Cider | Special | Cider and Mead | 58 | 6 | 2025, 2026 | |
| Fruited or Botanical Cider | Special | Cider and Mead | 74 | 3 | 2024 | |
| Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | Special | Smoke and Wood | 52 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| German Altbier | Classic Style | German Ale | 4.6 to 5.6% | 38 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| German Dark Lager | Classic Style | Lager | 140 | 12 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| German Doppelbock or Eisbock | Classic Style | Strong and Barrel-Aged | 35 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| German Koelsch | Classic Style | German Ale | 4.8 to 5.3% | 112 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| German Maerzen | Classic Style | Lager | 5.1 to 6% | 184 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| German Pilsener | Classic Style | Pilsner | 4.6 to 5.3% | 161 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| German Schwarzbier | Classic Style | Lager | 3.8 to 4.9% | 59 | 6 | 2025, 2026 |
| German Sour Ale | Classic Style | Sour and Wild | 30 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| German Strong Beer | Classic Style | Strong and Barrel-Aged | 39 | 3 | 2026 | |
| German Wheat Ale | Classic Style | Wheat | 38 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Gluten-Free Beer | Special | Gluten-Free and Nonalcoholic | 2.5 to 12% | 64 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Golden or Blonde Ale | Classic Style | Pale Ale | 4.1 to 5.1% | 84 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Gose | Classic Style | Sour and Wild | 36 | 3 | 2026 | |
| Herb and Spice Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 2.5 to 12% | 67 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Historical Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 2.5 to 12% | 39 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Honey Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 2.5 to 12% | 54 | 17 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Hop Water | Special | Gluten-Free and Nonalcoholic | 37 | 3 | 2026 | |
| Hoppy Gluten-Free Beer | Special | Gluten-Free and Nonalcoholic | 19 | 3 | 2026 | |
| Hoppy Lager | Classic Style | Lager | 57 | 12 | 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| Hoppy Non-Alcohol Beer | Special | Gluten-Free and Nonalcoholic | 48 | 6 | 2025, 2026 | |
| Imperial India Pale Ale | Classic Style | IPA | 7.6 to 10.6% | 87 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Imperial Stout | Classic Style | Stout and Porter | 38 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| India Pale Lager | Classic Style | IPA | 52 | 3 | 2022 | |
| India Pale Lager or Cold India Pale Ale | Classic Style | IPA | 134 | 3 | 2023 | |
| International Amber Lager | Classic Style | Brown, Amber, and Red | 50 | 6 | 2025, 2026 | |
| International Dark Lager | Classic Style | Lager | 4.1 to 5.8% | 71 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| International Lager | Classic Style | Lager | 175 | 3 | 2021 | |
| International Light Lager | Classic Style | Lager | 38 | 9 | 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| International Pale Ale | Classic Style | Pale Ale | 4.5 to 6% | 53 | 15 | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| International Pale Ale or New Zealand Pale Ale | Classic Style | Pale Ale | 71 | 3 | 2021 | |
| International Pilsener | Classic Style | Pilsner | 4.6 to 5.3% | 79 | 15 | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Irish Red Ale | Classic Style | British and Irish | 4 to 4.8% | 50 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Italian Pilsener | Classic Style | Pilsner | 4.8 to 5.8% | 77 | 9 | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale | Classic Style | IPA | 7.6 to 10.6% | 107 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale | Classic Style | IPA | 6.3 to 7.5% | 260 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale | Classic Style | Pale Ale | 4.4 to 5.4% | 62 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale | Classic Style | Pale Ale | 5.5 to 6.2% | 108 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Kellerbier or Zwickelbier | Classic Style | Lager | 4.8 to 5.4% | 48 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Light Lager | Classic Style | Lager | 284 | 9 | 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
| Mexican Light Lager | Classic Style | Lager | 39 | 3 | 2026 | |
| Mexican Pale Lager | Classic Style | Lager | 146 | 6 | 2025, 2026 | |
| Mixed Culture Brett Beer | Classic Style | Sour and Wild | 2.5 to 12% | 24 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Munich Dunkel | Classic Style | Lager | 4.8 to 5.3% | 49 | 6 | 2025, 2026 |
| Munich Helles | Classic Style | Lager | 4.8 to 5.6% | 123 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| New Zealand India Pale Ale | Classic Style | IPA | 89 | 12 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| New Zealand Pale Ale | Classic Style | Pale Ale | 39 | 3 | 2026 | |
| No/Low Tannin Cider | Special | Cider and Mead | 53 | 9 | 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| Non-Alcohol Beer | Special | Gluten-Free and Nonalcoholic | 70 | 9 | 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
| Oatmeal Stout | Classic Style | Stout and Porter | 3.8 to 6.1% | 32 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Old Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine | Classic Style | Strong and Barrel-Aged | 60 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Other Hoppy Lager | Classic Style | Lager | 68 | 6 | 2022, 2023 | |
| Other Strong Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 24 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| Pale Non-Alcohol Beer | Special | Gluten-Free and Nonalcoholic | 55 | 3 | 2024 | |
| Porter or Stout | Classic Style | Stout and Porter | 54 | 3 | 2026 | |
| Pro-Am Comp | Special | Pro-Am and Collaboration | 30 | 15 | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| Pumpkin Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 2.5 to 12% | 69 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Rice Lager | Classic Style | Lager | 4 to 5.8% | 110 | 3 | 2026 |
| Robust Porter | Classic Style | Stout and Porter | 5.1 to 6.6% | 36 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Rye Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 2.5 to 12% | 30 | 6 | 2021, 2026 |
| Rye Beers | Classic Style | Other | 36 | 12 | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Saison | Classic Style | Belgian and French | 73 | 3 | 2026 | |
| Scotch Ale | Classic Style | Strong and Barrel-Aged | 23 | 14 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Scottish Ale | Classic Style | British and Irish | 2.8 to 5.3% | 34 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Session Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 3 to 5% | 67 | 6 | 2021, 2026 |
| Session Beer or Belgian Table Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 27 | 12 | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Session India Pale Ale | Classic Style | IPA | 3.7 to 5% | 67 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Single Varietal Cider | Special | Cider and Mead | 16 | 6 | 2024, 2025 | |
| Smoke Beer | Special | Smoke and Wood | 2.5 to 12% | 42 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| South German Hefeweizen | Classic Style | Wheat | 4.9 to 5.6% | 108 | 9 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| South German Wheat Beer | Classic Style | Wheat | 120 | 3 | 2026 | |
| Specialty Beer | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 2.5 to 12% | 51 | 9 | 2021, 2022, 2026 |
| Specialty Berliner Weisse | Special | Fruit, Spice, and Specialty | 39 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Specialty Gluten-Free Beer | Special | Gluten-Free and Nonalcoholic | 17 | 3 | 2026 | |
| Specialty India Pale Ale | Special | IPA | 6 to 10% | 65 | 3 | 2026 |
| Specialty Non-Alcohol Beer | Special | Gluten-Free and Nonalcoholic | 26 | 9 | 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| Specialty Saison | Special | Belgian and French | 4 to 9% | 33 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Stout | Classic Style | Stout and Porter | 49 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Strong Porter | Classic Style | Stout and Porter | 20 | 12 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| Strong Red Ale | Classic Style | Strong and Barrel-Aged | 32 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| Sweet Stout or Cream Stout | Classic Style | Stout and Porter | 3.2 to 6.3% | 42 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Tannic Cider | Special | Cider and Mead | 28 | 9 | 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| Vera Hop Beer | Classic Style | Other | 62 | 3 | 2025 | |
| Vienna Lager | Classic Style | Lager | 4.8 to 5.4% | 82 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| West Coast India Pale Ale | Classic Style | IPA | 6.3 to 7.5% | 277 | 6 | 2023, 2026 |
| West Coast IPA | Classic Style | IPA | 300 | 6 | 2024, 2025 | |
| West Coast Pilsener | Classic Style | Pilsner | 97 | 3 | 2026 | |
| Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer | Special | Smoke and Wood | 2.5 to 7% | 23 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dessert Stout | Special | Smoke and Wood | 43 | 3 | 2025 | |
| Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | Special | Smoke and Wood | 2.5 to 12% | 46 | 15 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026 |
| Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer | Special | Smoke and Wood | 7 to 12% | 61 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout | Special | Smoke and Wood | 7 to 12% | 65 | 18 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |