Specialty Honey Beer - Craft Beer Monkey

Color: Very light to black depending on underlying style

Clarity: Clear to hazy is acceptable

Perceived Malt Aroma & Flavor: Varies depending on intention of brewer

Perceived Hop Aroma & Flavor: Very low to very high

Perceived Bitterness: Very low to very high

Fermentation Characteristics: Honey Beers may be brewed to a traditional style or may be experimental. Honey Beers incorporate honey as a fermentable sugar in addition to malted barley. Honey character should be evident in aroma and flavor, but should not be overpowering.

Body: Varies with underlying style

Additional notes:

When using these guidelines as the basis for evaluating entries at competitions, brewers may be asked to provide supplemental information about entries in this category to allow for accurate evaluation of diverse entries. Such information might include the underlying beer style upon which the entry is based, or other information unique to the entry such as type and/or source of honey used or other factors which influence perceived sensory outcomes.

Color SRM (EBC): 1-100 (2-200 EBC)
ABV: 2.0%-9.5% (2.5%-12.0%) %
IBU: 1-100
AE - Apparent Extract: 1.006-1.030 (1.5-7.6 °Plato)
OG - Original Gravity: 1.030-1.110 (7.6-25.9 °Plato)