Specialty Fruit Beer

Overall Impression: An appealing combination of fruit, sugar, and beer, but still recognizable as beer.

Entry Instructions: Specify the fruit type, the additional ingredient or process employed, and a beer description identifying either a base style or target character.

Style Comparison: Differs from standard Fruit Beer through the inclusion of fermentable sugars (honey, molasses), sweeteners (lactose), adjuncts, alternative grains, or special processes.

Vital Statistics: OG, FG, IBUs, SRM and ABV are not defined independently for this category – they vary with the declared base style. BJCP 2021. Fruit content typically influences the final color.

Source: BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines, bjcp.org, retrieved 2026-09-13. Vital statistics are as published; descriptive text is condensed from the published guideline.