{"id":7415,"date":"2013-03-04T13:31:34","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T21:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=7415"},"modified":"2013-03-04T13:31:34","modified_gmt":"2013-03-04T21:31:34","slug":"brewers-association-announces-2013-beer-style-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2013\/03\/04\/brewers-association-announces-2013-beer-style-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers Association Announces 2013 Beer Style Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boulder, CO<\/b>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0March\u00a04, 2013\u00a0<\/b>\u2014\u00a0The\u00a0Brewers Association<\/a>\u00a0(BA), the not-for-profit trade group dedicated to promoting and protecting America\u2019s small and independent craft brewers, released its\u00a02013 Beer Style Guidelines<\/a>. Updated annually, this year\u2019s version defines 142 styles of beer, up from 140 in 2012.<\/p>\n

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Manzanita’s Garry Pitman (left) and Jeff Travaskis (right) accept a bronze award from Brewers Association President Charlie Papazian (center) at the 2012 World Beer Cup for their Where There’s Smoke Smoked Rye Ale with Chile Peppers in the Experimental Beer category<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Compiling the guidelines annually is a collaborative effort, and the 2013 version incorporates more than 100 suggestions from U.S. and international beer judges and experts, brewers and beer lovers. This year, Adambier and Gr\u00e4tzer styles were added for the first time. Both are historic pre-Reinheitsgebot styles that are making a slow revival among U.S. and international brewers. Adambier and Gr\u00e4tzer are historically smoky ales, with the former thriving in and around Dortmund, Germany, and the latter brewed primarily in Poland.<\/p>\n

Changes were also made to the guidelines for American wheat ale, reflecting a growing trend in the craft brewing and homebrewing communities by which all-wheat grists are used in the brewing process.<\/p>\n

As consumers and beer judges generally use their senses of sight and smell before they taste a beer, the descriptive text for virtually every listed beer style has been updated and reorganized to reflect the order of the beer sensory experience. The guidelines now focus first on appearance, aroma, flavor and finish, in that order. They also include vital statistics on each of the 142 styles including ranges for: original gravity\/plato; apparent extract\/final gravity; alcohol by weight\/volume; bitterness and color.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese guidelines are first and foremost an educational tool, but they also help to illustrate the United States\u2019 role as a leading beer nation,\u201d said Charlie Papazian, president of the Brewers Association. \u201cThe Brewers Association toasts America\u2019s small and independent brewers, including homebrewing enthusiasts, who continue to push the evolution of style guidelines with their innovative brewing and ingredients.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since 1979, the BA has provided beer style descriptions as a reference for brewers and beer competition organizers. The beer style guidelines developed by the BA use sources from the commercial brewing industry, beer analyses and consultations with beer industry experts and knowledgeable beer enthusiasts as resources for information. Much of the early work was based on the assistance and contributions of beer journalist Michael Jackson and Fred Eckhardt.\u00a0The guidelines are used in some of the world\u2019s most prestigious beer competitions, including the\u00a0Great American Beer Festival\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0World Beer Cup\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 2013 beer style guidelines are available for download here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Information obtained via press release<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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