2025 Update on the BJCP Goal

If you follow this blog, you know I've renewed my old BJCP Goal.

My original BJCP Goal was to make sure I've brewed beers in every category of the BJCP Style Guidelines. I've now covered all the categories, and have decided to work through all the styles (although there are some I will probably skip).

I even came up with a "Roll-a-Style" concept to give me help deciding which style to brew.

At the end of 2023, I posted 2023 Update on the 2021 BJCP Goal and last year, I posted 2024 Update on the 2021 BJCP Goal.

And, now I decided I'm not going to brew any more new styles in 2025, so I'm doing another similar post for 2025. (Can you believe 2025 is almost over? I can't)

At the beginning of 2025, I planned on hitting the Roll-a-Style list harder. My unofficial goal was to reduce the list enough that I'll be rolling a 12 sided die by the end of the year (as opposed to the 20 sided die I had been rolling).

Keep an eye on Sheppy's Blog: Roll-a-Style, and you'll be able to continue to follow along how I'm doing. 

In 2025, I brewed ...

• 3C. Czech Amber Lager ... "Cuttlefish Czech Amber Lager" with Cuttlefish Czech Amber Lager (Batch 378)
• 5A. German Leichtbier ... "Halfway to Helles" with Big Brew Day ... Halfway to Helles (Batch 375)
• 14A. Scottish Light Ale ... "Merida Scottish Ale" with Merida Scottish Light Ale (Batch 369)
• 15C. Irish Extra Stout ... "Oisin Owl Irish Stout" with Oisin Owl Irish Stout (Batch 371)
• 16C. Tropical Stout ... "Voodu Magic Tropical Stout" with Voodu Magic Tropical Stout (Batch 379)
• 17C. Wee Heavy ... "King Fergus Wee Heavy" with King Fergus Wee Heavy (Batch 373)
• 17D. English Barley Wine ... "X-Mas Ale 2025" with Learning to Homebrew: 2025 X-Mas Ale (Batch 384)
• 25A. Belgian Blond ... "Mardi Blonde" with Mardi Blonde (Batch 370) Birthday Brew
• 26C. Belgian Tripel ... "Yoker Belgian Tripel" with Yoker Belgian Tripel (Batch 385)
• 26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale ... "Kemosabe Quad" with Kemosabe Quad (Batch 372)
• 29C. Specialty Fruit Beer ... "Gnomeberry Hollow Blueberry Porter" with Gnomeberry Hollow Cherry Porter (Batch 382)
• 29D. Grape Ale ... "Gob Stopper Grape Ale" with Gob Stopper Grape Ale (Batch 377)

While not officially part of the goal, I do believe that next time they update the guidelines I'll be able to mark off:

• X5. New Zealand Pilsner ... "Tasman Devil Pilsner" with Merida Scottish Light Ale (Batch 369)

1. STANDARD AMERICAN BEER  

1A. American Light Lager (Jethro Bud Nelson Merican Lite Lager)

1B. American Lager (Mr. Awesome Merican Lager)                           

1C. Cream Ale (Gringo Cerveza Popcorn Ale)

1D. American Wheat Beer (Summer Lovin' American Wheat)

2.INTERNATIONAL LAGER                          

2A. International Pale Lager (Sin Lima Mexican Lager)                 

2B. International Amber Lager (Ulterior Motive Amber Lager)               

2C. International Dark Lager (No Drums Jack Black Lager)

3. CZECH LAGER

3A. Czech Pale Lager (Said Strumpet Czech Pale Lager)

3B. Czech Premium Pale Lager (Ello Poppet Czech Pilsner)

3C. Czech Amber Lager (Cuttlefish Czech Amber Lager)

3D. Czech Dark Lager (Scallywag Czech Dark Lager)

4. PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER                   

4A. Munich Helles (Snowball's Chance (in) Helles)

4B. Festbier (Decemberfest Lager)

4C. Helles Bock (Helles in a Hand Bock-sket)

5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER                    

5A. German Leichtbier (Halfway to Helles)

5B. Kölsch (Bad Lands Kölsch)  

5C. German Helles Exportbier (What the Helles Dortmunder)

5D. German Pils (Schreck Gartenzwerg Pilsner)

Halfway to Helles

6. AMBER MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER                 

6A. Märzen (Rocktoberfest Lager)

6B. Rauchbier
I'm tempted to give myself credit for X-Mas Ale 2013, which was a smoked beer. However it really isn't to style. I'm honestly not overly excited about brewing this style. (Roll-a-Style 14)

6C. Dunkles Bock (Mardi Bock)  

                 

7. AMBER BITTER EUROPEAN BEER                    

7A. Vienna Lager (Colorado Vienna Lager)

7B. Altbier (Sasquatch Hunter German Altbier)

8. DARK EUROPEAN LAGER                          

8A. Munich Dunkel (Cubs Win! Munich Dunkel)

8B. Schwarzbier (Khazad-dûm Black Lager)

9. STRONG EUROPEAN BEER  

9A. Doppelbock (Brother Bear Dopplebock)

9B. Eisbock 
I have not brewed one, and if I'm honest I don't really have the desire to concentrate a beer by freezing and removing the ice. (Roll-a-Style 1)

9C. Baltic Porter
This is a beer that I'm interested in brewing some day. (Roll-a-Style 4)

10. GERMAN WHEAT BEER  

10A. Weissbier
Surprisingly, I have not brewed an official (German) Weissbier. I feel like this is one I'll have to do at least once. (Roll-a-Style 11)

10B. Dunkles Weissbier (Weizened Doonkle)

10C. Weizenbock 
Another one I'll have to put on the to-brew list. (Roll-a-Style 5)

11. BRITISH BITTER                                

11A. Ordinary Bitter (On Your Left)

11B. Best Bitter (Dudocs Best Bitter)                  

11C. Strong Bitter (Gnasty the Gnome ESB)   

12. PALE COMMONWEALTH BEER                     

12A. British Golden Ale  (Tortuga Golden Ale)

12B. Australian Sparkling Ale (Colorado Pelican Australian Sparkling Ale)        

12C. English IPA 
I really thought I had brewed an English IPA, but I'm not finding one. I suppose I'll have to brew one sometime. (Roll-a-Style 6)

          

13. BROWN BRITISH BEER                          

13A. Dark Mild (Sloth Man English Mild)                      

13B. British Brown Ale (Lithuanian Autumn Ale)

13C. English Porter (Jolly Morlock Brown Porter)

14. SCOTTISH ALE  

14A. Scottish Light (Merida Scottish Ale)

14B. Scottish Heavy (Mor'du Scottish Ale)                       

14C. Scottish Export (Clan DunBroch Scottish Ale)

15.IRISH BEER                                  

15A. Irish Red Ale (McShepardSons Irish Ale)                      

15B. Irish Stout (Cinco de Bealtaine Irish Stout)

15C. Irish Extra Stout (Oisin Owl Irish Stout)

       

16. DARK BRITISH BEER                           

16A. Sweet Stout   (Pack o' Hooligans Stout)          

16B. Oatmeal Stout   (Grumkins and Snarks Oatmeal Stout)     

16C. Tropical Stout (Voodu Magic Tropical Stout)

16D. Foreign Extra Stout
Someday (Roll-a-Style 17)

Voodu Magic Tropical Stout

 

17. STRONG BRITISH ALE                           

17A. British Strong Ale (X-Mas Ale 2024)

17B. Old Ale (various X-Mas Ales)                               

17C. Wee Heavy (King Fergus Wee Heavy)

17D. English Barley Wine  (X-Mas Ale 2025)

18. PALE AMERICAN ALE                          

18A. Blonde Ale (Laser Salt Sandy Blonde Ale)                        

18B. American Pale Ale (Muggled Pale Ale)

 

19. AMBER AND BROWN AMERICAN BEER               

19A. American Amber Ale (Eric's Red Ale)

19B. California Common (Bridge Fog California Common)               

19C. American Brown Ale (Imaginary Dragon Brown Ale)

  

20. AMERICAN PORTER AND STOUT                  

20A. American Porter (Nargles American Porter)

20B. American Stout (Stouticus American Stout)                         

20C. Imperial Stout (Tweedle Beetle Imperial Stout)

21.IPA                                       

21A. American IPA (Foothills India Pale Ale)        

21B. Specialty IPA   

Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA     
Maybe someday. Roll-a-Style "Bench".                

Specialty IPA: Black IPA (Psychotically Dark and Bitter IDA)             

Specialty IPA: Brown IPA (One Hundred Hoppy Brown Ale)                    

Specialty IPA: Red IPA (Dudocs Red IPA)                

Specialty IPA: Rye IPA (Fox Sox Knox Rye Pale Ale)          

Specialty IPA: White IPA
Maybe someday. Roll-a-Style "Bench".                 

Specialty IPA: Brut IPA
Maybe someday. Roll-a-Style "Bench". 

21C. Hazy IPA (Shoddy IPA)

22. STRONG AMERICAN ALE                        

22A. Double IPA (Irregular Eric Double IPA)                   

22B. American Strong Ale (Pompously Illegitimate Red Ale)                

22C. American Barleywine (Schnockered to Comfortably Numb Barleywine)                  

22D. Wheatwine
Another one I'll brew "someday". (Roll-a-Style 18)

23. EUROPEAN SOUR ALE                           

23A. Berliner Weisse (Gruntled Sour Weiße)                       

23B. Flanders Red Ale (Rationalité Poison d'Ereeeek)                     

23C. Oud Bruin
Never have. Not sure I ever will. I don't have this on my Roll-a-Style list.                    

23D. Lambic
Nope. I don't have this on my Roll-a-Style list. 

23E. Gueuze
Maybe someday. I don't have this on my Roll-a-Style list.                

23F. Fruit Lambic
Maybe someday. I don't have this on my Roll-a-Style list.                              

23G. Gose
Maybe someday. I don't have this on my Roll-a-Style list.

                      

24. BELGIAN ALE                                

24A. Witbier (Whisky Wife Wit)                           

24B. Belgian Pale Ale (Buckwheat's Belgium Pale Ale)                 

24C. Bière de Garde (Gypsy Magic Bière de Garde)

25. STRONG BELGIAN ALE                          

25A. Belgian Blond Ale (Mardi Blonde)

25B. Saison (Hail Storm Summer Saison)                        

25C. Belgian Golden Strong Ale (NSFW Belgium Golden Strong Ale)            

26. MONASTIC ALE                       

26A. Belgian Single (Doodle Bop Belgium Single)                   

26B. Belgian Dubbel (Dubbel Minor)                   

26C. Belgian Tripel (Yoker Belgian Tripel)        

26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale (Kemosabe Quad)

Kemosabe Quad

27. HISTORICAL BEER                            

Historical Beer: Kellerbier (Helles Won't Kellerbier)                   

Historical Beer: Kentucky Common (Humdinger of a Hootenanny)             

Historical Beer: Lichtenhainer (Roll-a-Style 13)    

Historical Beer: London Brown Ale (Roll-a-Style 10)             

Historical Beer: Piwo Grodziskie. I don't have this on my Roll-a-Style list.               

Historical Beer: Pre-Prohibition Lager (Chelsea Dagger Pre-Prohibition Lager)         

Historical Beer: Pre-Prohibition Porter (Killer Cricket Porter)   

Historical Beer: Roggenbier (Roll-a-Style 14)          

Historical Beer: Sahti. I don't have this on my Roll-a-Style list.         

28. American Wild Ale

28A. Brett Beer  (Roll-a-Style 19) 

28B. Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer  (Roll-a-Style 8)

28C. Wild Specialty Beer (Golly Jeepers Wild Mango Ale)

28D. Straight Sour Beer  I don't have this on my Roll-a-Style list.

29. Fruit Beer

29A. Fruit Beer Thanks to my wife, I have actually brewed several Fruited what beers such as: 

• Blackberry in Bed American Wheat
• Boo Berry American Wheat
• Where'd My ManGo Wheat

29B. Fruit and Spice Beer (X-Mas Ale 2010)

29C. Specialty Fruit Beer (Gnomeberry Hollow Blueberry Porter)

29D. Grape Ale  (Gob Stopper Grape Ale)

30. Spiced Beer

30A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Gringo Cerveza Jalapeño Cream Ale)

30B. Autumn Seasonal Beer (Will-o-Wisp Pumpkin Ale)

30C. Winter Seasonal Beer

• Most of my X-Mas Ales fall into this category. 

30D. Specialty Spice Beer (Caliente Fuerte Mexican Stout)

31. Alternative Fermentables Beer

31A. Alternative Grain Beer (Free the Glutens! APA)

31B. Alternative Sugar Beer (Wetta Blonde Ale)

32. Smoked Beer

32A. Classic Style Smoked Beer  (Roll-a-Style 9)

32B. Specialty Smoked Beer (X-Mas Ale 2013)

33. Wood Beer

33A. Wood-Aged Beer (X-Mas Ale 2023)

33B. Specialty Wood-Aged Beer  (Roll-a-Style 13)

34. Specialty Beer

34A. Commercial Specialty Beer  (Pompously Illegitimate Red Ale)

34B. Mixed-Style Beer (N.T.S. Faux Pilsner)

34C. Experimental Beer (Bluefield Chocolate Ale)