Style of the Month
Below are the style of the month plans for club meetings including plans for each Best of Meeting competition. If you would like to host a commercial tasting for any given month, contact Dean Sussman at [email protected] to volunteer. Months that have club parties ( holiday and summer ) do not have a style of the month as there is no meeting.
2016 Champion…………………Parker W. (3/9 wins)
2017 Champion…………………Parker W. (2/9 wins)
2018 Champion…………………You?
| Month | Commercial Style of the Month*** | Homebrew Styles of the Month | Leader of Commercial Tasting |
| January 2019 | Brown British Beer (BJCP category #13) |
British Bitter and Brown British Beer (BJCP categories #11 and #13) |
Dean Sussman |
| February 2019 | Cider and Perry (BJCP guidelines #C1 and #C2) |
Cider and Perry (BJCP guidelines #C1 and #C2) |
Tyler Schwartz |
| March 2019 | Irish Beer and Dark British Beer (BJCP categories #15 and #16) |
Irish Beer and Dark British Beer (BJCP categories #15 and #16) |
Elijah Barone |
| April 2019 | Trappist Ale (BJCP category #26) |
Belgian Beers (BJCP categories #24, #25, and #26) (bring your LABBC competition beers) |
Brian Watson |
| May 2019 | Czech Lager (BJCP category #3) |
Pale Lager (BJCP categories #1A, #1B, #2A, #3A, #3B, and #4) |
Craig Corley |
| June 2019 | Strong American Ale (BJCP category #22) |
Strong British Ale and Strong American Ale (BJCP categories #17 and #22) |
Larry Powell |
| July 2019* | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| August 2019 | Fruit Beer (BJCP category #29) |
Fruit Beer (BJCP category #29) |
Dominic Reiss and Jun Gao |
| September 2019 | India Pale Ale (BJCP category #21) |
India Pale Ale (BJCP category #21) |
Michael and Tania Musgrave |
| October 2019 | Smoked Beer and Wood Beer (BJCP categories #32 and #33) |
Smoked Beer and Wood Beer (BJCP categories #32 and #33) |
Derek Marshall |
| November 2019 | European Sour Ale and Mead (BJCP categories #23, #M1, #M2, #M3, and #M4) |
Sour Ale, Wild Ale, and Mead (BJCP categories #23, #28, #M1, #M2, #M3, and #M4) |
Peter Moran and Robert Wilkiinson |
| December 2019** | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*The club’s summer party will be held in July 2019. No styles of the month will be designated.
**The club’s holiday party will be held in December 2019. No styles of the month will be designated.
***Volunteers for commercial tastings are encouraged to interpret the categories broadly. For example, for the “Czech Lager” category, the beers need not be produced in the Czech Republic; an American-made “Czech-style pilsner” beer would be an excellent choice. In addition, the club strongly encourages volunteers for commercial tastings to offer samples from (and support!) our local breweries.
