Through a series of blog posts, I've discovered / acknowledged that I had not brewed whole categories in the 2021 Style Guidelines (see BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines, I lied, and 2021 BCJP Styles to Brew).
Since then, I've covered all the categories (or at least I'm pretty sure I have now) ...
And .... at some point, I decided to not only try to get every category covered, but work through all the styles (at least the ones that I'm interested in drinking)
I even came up with a "Roll-a-Style" concept to give me help deciding which style to brew.
At the end of last year, I posted 2023 Update on the 2021 BJCP Goal. I thought I'd post another update at the end of 2024.
Here is that post ...
In 2024, I've only reduced my Roll-a-Style list by 5 beer styles. Instead, I concentrated on 2024 Seasonals.
In 2025, I'm planning on hitting the Roll-a-Style list harder. My unofficial goal is 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've been rolling).
Keep an eye on Sheppy's Blog: Roll-a-Style, and you'll be able to follow along how I'm doing.
In 2024, I've brewed ...
- 3A. Czech Pale Lager ... "Said Strumpet Czech Pale Lager" with Said Strumpet Czech Pale Lager (Batch 350)
- 14C. Scottish Export ... "Clan DunBroch Scottish Ale" with Clan DunBroch Scottish Ale (Batch 356)
- 16A. Sweet Stout ... "Pack o' Hooligans Stout" with 2024 Learn to Homebrew Day
- 17A. British Strong Ale ... "X-Mas Ale 2024" with 2024 Learn to Homebrew Day
- 20A. American Porter ... "Nargles Porter" with Juneteenth Brew Day
In case you care what beers I've brewed in each style ... see below ...
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)
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| Said Strumpet |
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
I have not brewed this style, but I would like to. (Roll-a-Style 2)
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
I've never brewed one, but I really want to. (Roll-a-Style 3)
5B. Kölsch (Bad Lands Kölsch)
5C. German Helles Exportbier (What the Helles Dortmunder)
5D. German Pils (Schreck Gartenzwerg Pilsner)
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 "Bench")
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
I've never brewed a beer I called a "Scottish Light". Another one I should try to do someday. (Roll-a-Style 8)
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
Another style I've never brewed. Another one I'll have to rectify. (Roll-a-Style 12)
16. DARK BRITISH BEER
16A. Sweet Stout (Pack o' Hooligans Stout)
16B. Oatmeal Stout (Grumkins and Snarks Oatmeal Stout)
16C. Tropical Stout
Someday (Roll-a-Style 15)
16D. Foreign Extra Stout
Someday (Roll-a-Style 17)
17. STRONG BRITISH ALE
17A. British Strong Ale (X-Mas Ale 2024)
17B. Old Ale (various X-Mas Ales)
17C. Wee Heavy
Probably the most accessible style in this group. (Roll-a-Style 19)
17D. English Barley Wine
I honestly thought I had brewed an English Barley Wine. But, it doesn't look like I have. (Roll-a-Style 20)
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)
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| Nargles American Porter |
21.IPA
21A. American IPA (Foothills India Pale Ale)
21B. Specialty IPA
Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA
Maybe someday. I don't have this on my Roll-a-Style list.
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. I don't have this on my Roll-a-Style list.
Specialty IPA: Brut IPA
Maybe someday. I don't have this on my Roll-a-Style list.
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
I don't think I've brewed a Belgium Blond. (Roll-a-Style 1)
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
Someday after I knock off some of the other styles I'm missing. (Roll-a-Style 16)
26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale
this is one I'll have to brew someday (Roll-a-Style 9)
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 "Bench")
Historical Beer: Sahti. I don't have this on my Roll-a-Style list.
28A. Brett Beer I don't have this on my Roll-a-Style list.
28B. Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer I don't have this on my Roll-a-Style list.
28C. Wild Specialty Beer (Golly Jeepers Wild Mango Ale)
28D. Straight Sour Beer I don't have this on my Roll-a-Style list.
29A. Fruit Beer Thanks to my wife, I have actually brewed several Fruited what beers such as:
29B. Fruit and Spice Beer (X-Mas Ale 2010)
29C. Specialty Fruit Beer I don't have this on my Roll-a-Style list.
29D. Grape Ale I don't have this on my Roll-a-Style list, but this is one I might add sooner than later.
- Most of my X-Mas Ales fall into this category.
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