So I brewed a beer with the intention of the category of Red IPA. However, the final color of the beer is darker than red and looks more like an amber ale. However, it is a hoppy beer. If you hold up a poured glass to the light, you can see the red/copper look of a Red Ipa but otherwise it looks amber. I love how the beer turned out but Im not sure what to send it in for. Thanks in advance for the help
I’m confused. None of those numbers match the specified BJCP 2015 categories. Isn’t NHC following BJCP 2015?
Is it IPA hoppy?
Competitions can define their own categories
NHC uses a modified BJCP 2015
it did not come out as hoppy as I wouldve liked but it is hoppy.
Why not Brown IPA?
its more amber than brown. it shows copper/red in light.
Brown IPA and Red IPA have the same color specs 11-19 SRM. American Amber Ale is 10-17 SRM and Brown Ale is 18-35. So if the color fits American Amber Ale, it will probably fit Brown or Red IPA.
This is what I think if it’s hoppy enough. BUT, 17C is going to be a stupid full category. It might make since to enter as an American Amber if the hop profile lines up with the guidelines.
alright thanks. im gonna stick with red ipa then. thats what I intended from the beginning but was surprised the color wasnt more red.
I used Azacca and Cascade hops, it came out hoppy but not as hoppy as I wouldve liked. Im sure 11A will have less entries but not sure if it fits the category?
Read the guideline and see if it makes sense to you.
Low to moderate hop aroma, moderate to high hop flavor. If it’s as hoppy as SNPA, I’d enter it as an American Amber.
I read it again and still not sure hahaha. I’ll probably do Amber.
thanks for the help/input!
I bet you would probably be fine with either category. I was trying to see if I could find Troegs Nugget Nectar listed as a commercial example anywhere. I couldn’t. Troegs defines it as an Imperial Amber. American Amber has Troegs Hopback listed as a commercial example. I would consider it to be the little brother to Nugget Nectar.
I actually just kegged a beer similar to this. I purposely just brewed a hoppier nugget nectar-like style beer. I call it a “Hoppy Imperial Amber” lol.
I probably would go with American Amber… but It’s a tough one. It would probably fit in both Red IPA and American Amber.
I did go with american amber
Is it acceptable to enter one beer in two different categories?
Sure. Tweener beers sometimes are a little like one style and a little like another. Just don’t expect it to dominate both…
+1
Sometimes there is enough overlap where the in-betweeners can score extremely well in both, but that is pretty rare. Often times, true tweeners end up scoring very good but not great in both categories. And that’s kind of expected if you have a square hole, a round hole, and a really good peg that’s square with rounded corners.