{"id":34,"date":"2016-05-03T02:09:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T02:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forestcitybrewers.us\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:05:39","slug":"monthly-styles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forestcitybrewers.us\/index.php\/monthly-styles\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Styles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forest City Brewers host a homebrew contest at club monthly meetings, with a different featured style chosen for each month. The contest is judged during a blind sampling taste test by those in attendance, and points and prizes are awarded to the winners. <a href=\"https:\/\/forestcitybrewers.us\/index.php\/contest-points\/\">Monthly points<\/a> are compiled to determine the Forest City Brewer&#8217;s &#8220;Homebrewer of the Year&#8221; awards. Check out our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/forestcitybrewers.org\/recipes1.html\">RECIPES<\/a>\u00a0page for starting points.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"\/index.php\/pre-register\">Click Here to Pre-Register Beer<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>(This helps the beer stewards and making a smooth check in)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Provide the following information per\u00a0entry :<br \/>\n<strong>First <\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0Last Name<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Style <\/strong>or<strong> Open <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>BJCP # <\/strong>and<strong> STYLE NAME<br \/>\n<\/strong>(NOTE: limit one entry\u00a0per table per member)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>OPEN TABLE Guidelines:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In order for your entry to be voted on and competition points awarded your entry must have the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>List the <strong>Style<\/strong> and <strong>BJCP Guideline #<\/strong> for the beer\/mead\/cider submitted<\/li>\n<li><strong>Basic recipe<\/strong> paper\/card should list- \u00a0grains, adjuncts, hops and yeast used (or full recipes)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1 Entry per person<br \/>\n<\/strong>NOT ALLOWED: Group blended or group barrel beers<br \/>\nALLOWED: Brewers Guilds or partner brewing (only one brewer may receive points)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2026 MONTHLY Styles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>(per\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjcp.org\/download\/2021_Guidelines_Beer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2021 BJCP Guidelines<\/a>)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>January:<\/b> 33A &#8211; Wood Aged Beer<\/li>\n<li><b>February:<\/b> Brown Ale &#8211; English &amp; American<\/li>\n<li><b>March:\u00a0<\/b> Bell&#8217;s Oberon Kit &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/store.bellsbeer.com\/products\/oberon-ale-clone-all-grain-ingredient-kit\" target=\"_blank\">All Grain<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/store.bellsbeer.com\/products\/oberon-ale-clone-extract-ingredient-kit\" target=\"_blank\">Extract Kit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>April:<\/b> Fruited Sour<\/li>\n<li><b>May:<\/b> Helles Bock<\/li>\n<li><b>June:<\/b> Low to No ABV Beer (0-2%)<\/li>\n<li><b>July:<\/b> IPA &#8211; Any Style<\/li>\n<li><b>August:<\/b> Hefeweizen<\/li>\n<li><b>September:<\/b> Kentucky Common<\/li>\n<li><b>October:<\/b> Fruit Beer &#8211; Any Style<\/li>\n<li><b>November:<\/b> Mead<\/li>\n<li><b>December:<\/b> Winter Warmer \/ Christmas Beer<\/li>\n<li><b>January 2027: <\/b>\u00a0Belgian Golden Strong Ale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2025 MONTHLY Styles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>(per\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjcp.org\/download\/2021_Guidelines_Beer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2021 BJCP Guidelines<\/a>)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>January:<\/b> 26C &#8211; Belgian Tripel<\/li>\n<li><b>February:<\/b> 16B &#8211; Oatmeal Stout<\/li>\n<li><b>March:\u00a0<\/b> 15A &#8211; Irish Red Ale<\/li>\n<li><b>April:<\/b> 18A &#8211; Blonde Ale<\/li>\n<li><b>May:<\/b> 25A &#8211; Belgian Blond Ale<\/li>\n<li><b>June:<\/b> 21A &#8211; American IPA<\/li>\n<li><b>July:<\/b> 23\/28 &#8211; Sour or Wild Ale: 23A. Berliner Weisse, 23B. Flanders Red Ale, 23C. Oud Bruin, 23D. Lambic, 23E. Gueuze, 23F. Fruit Lambic, 23G. Gose, 28A. Brett Beer, 28B. Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer, 28C. Wild Specialty Beer, 28D. Straight Sour Beer<\/li>\n<li><b>August:<\/b> S.M.A.S.H. Beer (Single Malt, Single Hop)<br \/>\nMalt &amp; Hop type must be specified when entering.<\/li>\n<li><b>September:<\/b> Fruit Beer Challenge &#8211; Any base beer with fruit. Fruit(s) must be specified when entering<\/li>\n<li><b>October:<\/b> 6A &#8211; M\u00e4rzen<\/li>\n<li><b>November:<\/b> Brewer&#8217;s Choice &#8211; Cider or Mead<\/li>\n<li><b>December:<\/b> Brewer&#8217;s Choice &#8211; Stout<\/li>\n<li><b>January 2026: <\/b> 33A &#8211; Wood Aged Beer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2024 MONTHLY Styles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>(per\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjcp.org\/download\/2021_Guidelines_Beer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2021 BJCP Guidelines<\/a>)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>January:<\/b> 24C &#8211; Biere de Garde<\/li>\n<li><b>February:<\/b> 24A &#8211; Witbier<\/li>\n<li><b>March:\u00a0<\/b> 34A &#8211; Commercial Beer (Clone) &#8211; Pig Minds Vanilla Bitch Slap<\/li>\n<li><b>April:<\/b> 3D &#8211; Czech Dark Lager<\/li>\n<li><b>May:<\/b> 21B &#8211; Specialty IPA &#8211; Any sub category: Belgian, Black, Brown, Red, Rye, White, Brut<\/li>\n<li><b>June:<\/b> 5B &#8211; Kolsch &#8211; Premade kit from Farmhouse Brewing Supply<\/li>\n<li><b>July:<\/b> 10A &#8211; Weissbier<\/li>\n<li><b>August:<\/b> 7A &#8211; Vienna Lager<\/li>\n<li><b>September:<\/b> 19B &#8211; California Common<\/li>\n<li><b>October:<\/b> 26B &#8211; Belgian Dubbel<\/li>\n<li><b>November:<\/b> Brewer&#8217;s Choice &#8211; Fall Inspired Beer\/Mead\/Cider<\/li>\n<li><b>December:<\/b> 10% Challenge &#8211; Any style over 10%<\/li>\n<li><b>January 2025: <\/b>26C &#8211; Belgian Tripel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2023 MONTHLY Styles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>(per\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjcp.org\/download\/2021_Guidelines_Beer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2021 BJCP Guidelines<\/a>)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>January:<\/b> 17D &#8211; English Barleywine\n<ul>\n<li>ABV: 8.0% &#8211; 12%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>February:<\/b> 30A &#8211; Chocolate Beer.\n<ul>\n<li>Any base style, must include some type of chocolate adjunct.<\/li>\n<li>Base style must be specified when entering.<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>March:\u00a0<\/b> 34A &#8211; Commercial Beer (Clone) &#8211; Smithwick&#8217;s Irish Ale\n<ul>\n<li>ABV: 3.8% &#8211; 4.5%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>April:<\/b> 3B &#8211; Czech Premium Pale Lager\n<ul>\n<li>ABV: 4.2% -5.8%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>May:<\/b> 4C &#8211; Helles Bock (Maibock)\n<ul>\n<li>ABV: 6.3% &#8211; 7.4%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>June:<\/b> 5B &#8211; Kolsch\n<ul>\n<li>ABV: 4.4% &#8211; 5.2%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>July:<\/b> 29A &#8211; American Wheat with Fruit.\n<ul>\n<li>Base style must be American Wheat.<\/li>\n<li>Fruit type must be specified when entering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>August:<\/b> 25B &#8211; Saison &#8211; Belgian\n<ul>\n<li>ABV: 3.5% &#8211; 9.5%<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>September:<\/b> S.M.A.S.H. Beer (Single Malt, Single Hop)\n<ul>\n<li>Malt &amp; Hop type must be specified when entering.<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>October:<\/b> 21B &#8211; Black IPA\n<ul>\n<li>ABV: 5.5% &#8211; 9.0%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>November:<\/b> 16A &#8211; Sweet Stout (Milk Stout) &#8211; British\n<ul>\n<li>ABV: 4.0% &#8211; 6.0%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>December:<\/b> 9B &#8211; Eisbock\n<ul>\n<li>ABV: 9.0% &#8211; 14%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>January 2024: <\/strong>24C &#8211; Biere de Garde\n<ul>\n<li>ABV: 6.0% &#8211; 8.5%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2022 MONTHLY Styles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>(per\u00a0<u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bjcp.org\/docs\/2015_Guidelines_Beer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2015 BJCP Guidelines<\/a>)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>January:<\/b>\u00a0 Cider (any style)<\/li>\n<li><b>February:<\/b>\u00a0 19A American Amber Ale<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>March:\u00a0<\/b> 15C Irish Extra Stout<\/li>\n<li><b>April:<\/b>\u00a0\u00a027 Roggenbier<\/li>\n<li><b>May:<\/b>\u00a0\u00a034A Clone &#8211; Sierra Nevada Pale Ale<\/li>\n<li><b>June:<\/b>\u00a0\u00a025A Belgian Blonde<\/li>\n<li><b>July:<\/b>\u00a0\u00a012B Australian Sparkling Ale<\/li>\n<li><b>August:<\/b>\u00a0 Fruit Beer Challenge (any fruit)<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>September:<\/b>\u00a0 Kviek Yeast Strain Challenge<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>October:<\/b>\u00a0 10B Dunkles Weissbier<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>November:<\/b>\u00a0 9C Baltic Porter<\/li>\n<li><b>December:<\/b>\u00a0 34A Imperial Stout Bourbon Barrel Aged<\/li>\n<li><strong>(January 2023: <\/strong>17D English Barley Wine<strong>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2021 MONTHLY Styles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Due to the unpredictable nature of the times, the FCB officers have made the decision to temporarily set aside the monthly style contest. There will still be a monthly open table contest as long as there are in person meetings. So keep the homebrew coming!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2020 MONTHLY\u00a0Styles<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>(per\u00a0<u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bjcp.org\/docs\/2015_Guidelines_Beer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2015 BJCP Guidelines<\/a>)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>January:<\/b>\u00a0 22A &#8211; Double IPA<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>February:<\/b>\u00a0 Brown Ale Kit Challenge &#8211; Everybody gets the same ingredients, in a pre-packaged kit, and brews the best brown ale they can<b>. (Kit available for purchase at 815 Gardens &amp; Brewing)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>March:\u00a0<\/b> 18A &#8211; Blonde Ale<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>April:<\/b>\u00a0 <strong>CANCELLED<\/strong> [19B \u2013 California Common (Anchor Steam Clone Beer)]<\/li>\n<li><b>May:<\/b>\u00a0 <strong>CANCELLED <\/strong>[26C \u2013 Belgian Tripel]<\/li>\n<li><b>June:<\/b>\u00a0 <strong>CANCELLED <\/strong>[31A &#8211; Alternative Grain Beer (Buckwheat, Spelt, Millet, Sorghum, Rice, Rye, Oats, Etc)]<\/li>\n<li><b>July:<\/b>\u00a0 <strong>CANCELLED<\/strong> [12C \u2013 English IPA]<\/li>\n<li><b>August:<\/b>\u00a0 <strong>CANCELLED<\/strong> [Fruit Beer Challenge (Raspberry) \u2013 Any style of beer is acceptable, but raspberries must be included.]<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>September:<\/b>\u00a0 18B &#8211; American Pale Ale <b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>October:<\/b>\u00a0 6A &#8211; M\u00e4rzen (Oktoberfest)<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>November:<\/b>\u00a0 Spice Beer Challenge (Vanilla) &#8211;\u00a0 Any style of beer is acceptable, but vanilla must be included<b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>December:<\/b>\u00a0 20C &#8211; Imperial Stout<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2019 MONTHLY Styles<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>(per\u00a0<u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bjcp.org\/docs\/2015_Guidelines_Beer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2015 BJCP Guidelines<\/a>)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>January \u2013 <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/beerrecipes.org\/BJCP-2015-Style\/49\/16a-sweet-stout.html\">16A<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Milk Stout<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>February \u2013\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/beerrecipes.org\/BJCP-2015-Style\/67\/21b-specialty-ipa-black-ipa.html\">21B<\/a><strong> Black IPA<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>March \u2013 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/beerrecipes.org\/BJCP-2015-Style\/46\/15a-irish-red-ale.html\">15A<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Irish Red<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>April- Brut Ipa<\/strong>\u00a0[<a href=\"https:\/\/beerrecipes.org\/BJCP-2015-Style\/69\/21b-specialty-ipa-red-ipa.html\">21B<\/a> Specialty IPA &#8211; must be not more than 7% ABV and 30 IBU<\/li>\n<li><strong>May \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/beerrecipes.org\/BJCP-2015-Style\/16\/5b-kolsch.html\">5B<\/a> K\u00f6lsch<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>June\u00a0\u2013 Clone &#8220;Gumballhead &#8211; 3 Floyds&#8221;<\/strong> [<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/beerrecipes.org\/BJCP-2015-Style\/4\/1d-american-wheat-beer.html\">1D<\/a><\/strong> American Wheat]<\/li>\n<li><strong>July \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/beerrecipes.org\/BJCP-2015-Style\/86\/25b-saison.html\">25B<\/a> Saison<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>August \u2013Clone \u201cBlue Moon\u201d <\/strong>[<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/beerrecipes.org\/BJCP-2015-Style\/82\/24a-witbier.html\">24A<\/a><\/strong> Witbier]<\/li>\n<li><strong>September \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/beerrecipes.org\/BJCP-2015-Style\/118\/34c-experimental-beer.html\">34C<\/a> Experimental Beer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>October \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/beerrecipes.org\/BJCP-2015-Style\/50\/16b-oatmeal-stout.html\">16B<\/a> Oatmeal Stout<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>November \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/beerrecipes.org\/BJCP-2015-Style\/26\/8a-munich-dunkel.html\">8A<\/a> Munich Dunkel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>December \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/beerrecipes.org\/BJCP-2015-Style\/114\/33a-wood-aged-beer.html\">33A<\/a> Wood Aged Beer<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forest City Brewers host a homebrew contest at club monthly meetings, with a different featured style chosen for each month. The contest is judged during a blind sampling taste test by those in attendance, and points and prizes are awarded to the winners. 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