Categories

How to Enter

All online entries must be submitted via beerfest.melbournebrewers.org electronically. No paper entries.

Style Guidelines

See VICBREW for AABC 2017 style guidelines.

Categories

  1. American Pale Ale

    1. American Pale Ale
  2. Pale and Bitter Ale

    1. Kölsch
    2. Australian Sparkling Ale
    3. Cream Ale
    4. Blonde Ale
    5. Australian Bitter Ale
    6. Ordinary Bitter
    7. British Golen Ale
    8. Best Bitter
    9. Strong Bitter
  3. Strong Ale and Lager

    1. Dunkles Bock
    2. Doppelbock
    3. British Strong Ale
    4. Old Ale
    5. Wee Heavy
    6. English Barleywine
    7. American Barleywine
    8. Wheatwine
    9. Imperial Stout
  4. Brown Ale

    1. Scottish Heavy
    2. Scottish Export
    3. Irish Red Ale
    4. Australian Dark/Old Ale [AABC]
    5. British Brown Ale
    6. Calfornia Common
    7. American Amber Ale
    8. American Brown Ale
  5. European Wild Ales

    1. Berliner Weisse
    2. Gose
    3. Flanders Red Ale
    4. Lambic
    5. Gueuze
    6. Oud Bruin
    7. Saison
    8. Bière de Garde
  6. Mixed Fermentation

    1. Brett Beer
    2. Mixed‐Fermentation Sour
    3. Belgian Specialty Ale
    4. Fruit Lambic
    5. Wild Specialty Beer
  7. Specialty Beer

    1. Fruit Beer
    2. Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer
    3. Winter Seasonal Beer
    4. Rauchbier
    5. Classic Style Smoked Beer
    6. Specialty Smoked Beer
    7. Wood‐Aged Beer
    8. Specialty Wood‐Aged Beer
    9. Experimental Beer