Each month PUBS focus on a different beer style. The monthly styles are listed below. The "Brewers Best" category is an opportunity for the brewers to go head to head in an open category bringing the best of their best!
PUBS 2024 Monthly Style Calendar
January - Hoppy New World - Blonde Ale, American Pale, American IPA, Specialty IPA, Hazy IPA, Double IPA, Historical*, IPA Argenta & New Zealand Pilsner (18A/18B/21A/21B/21C/22A/27A/X2/X5)
February - Dark New World - American Porter, American Stout, Imperial Stout, American Strong Ale, American Barleywine & Wheatwine (20A/20B/20C/22B/22C/22D)
March - Light New World - American Lager/Light Lager, Cream Ale, American Wheat Beer, International Pale (Mexican Lager & Japanese Rice Lager), Australian Sparkling, American Amber, California Common, American Brown (1A/1B/1C/1D/2A*/12B/19A/19B/19C)
April - PUBS Invitational - New World Beers
May - Brewers Best
June - Wheat Beers - at least 40% (1D, 10, 22D, 23A, 24A) / Witbier is one style we’re pouring in H2H at NCHF Hoppy Hour
July - Kveik (any style) & Saison (25B)
August - Local Brewery Clone Comp (MOKSA West Coast Pilsner)
September - Brewers Best
October - Cider, Mead, Kombucha & Sours
November - Wood Aged & Spiced Beers (30/33A/33B)
December - Holiday Party/Brewer’s Best
*27A will be Pre-prohibition Lager, Porter & Kentucky Common; 2A will be Mexican Lager & Japanese Rice Lager
PUBS 2023 Monthly Style Calendar
January - “Light” Belgian - Witbier/Belgian Pale/Biere de Garde/Belgian Single - (24A/24B/24C/26A)
February - “Medium” Belgian - Belgian Blonde/Saison/Belgian Golden Strong/Belgian Tripel - (25A/25B/25C/26C)
March - “Strong” Belgian - Belgian Dubbel/Belgian Dark Strong/Sours - (26B/26D/23B-23F)
April - PUBS Invitational - Brews of Belgium
May - Altbier/California Common/Kentucky Common - (7B/19B/27)
June - Brewer’s Best/Worst (open category)
July - Crooked Lane SR16 IPA Clone Competition - (21)
August - British Bitter/English IPA/Dark Mild - (11A-11C/12C/13A)
September - Brewer’s Best/Worst (open category)
October - “Oktoberfest” Beers - Festbier/Marzen/Vienna Lager - (4B/6A/7A)
November - Helles Bock/Dunkels Bock/Doppelbock/Eisbock/Weizenbock - (4C/6C/9A/9B/10C)
December - Holiday Party/Brewer’s Best (open category)
PUBS 2022 Monthly Style Calendar
January - Amber/Dark European Ale (13/14/15A)
February - Stouts - Irish/English - (15B/15C/16)
March - European Lagers (03/04/05/06/07/08)
April - PUBS Invitational - Taste of Europe
May - Brewer’s Best and Worst
June - Specialty Beer - Auburn Ale House Clone: Hop Donkey! (34A)
(Note: Hop Donkey won 2017 Gold & 2014 Silver at GABF)
July - Pale Ale (18)
August - Wheat Beer - at least 40% - (1D, 10, 23A, 24A, 22D)
September - Brewer’s Best and Worst
October - Spiced and Fruit Beer (30, 29)
November - Scotch Ale (14, 17C)
December - Open Category - Holiday Event
PUBS 2021 Monthly Style Calendar
January - Mead
February - Crooked Lane Wobbor Clone
March - Brewer’s Best and Worst
April - Czech Lager (3A, 3B) / Pale Malty European Lager (4A) / German Pils (5C, 5D)
May - British Bitter (11)
June - Brewer’s Best and Worst
July - Hazy IPA (21B Specialty IPA: New England IPA)
August - Amber and Brown American Beer (19)
September - Brewer’s Best and Worst
October - Belgian Ale (21C, 23, 24, 25, 26)
November - American Strong Ale (22)
December - Open Category - Holiday Event
PUBS 2020 Monthly Style Calendar
January - Belgian Quad
February - Loomis Basin Brewing’s Vindicator Clone
March - Brewer’s Best and Worst
April - Witbier
May - Mexican Lager
June - Brewer’s Best and Worst
July - Cream Ale
August - Kveik Beer - Any Style
September - Brewer’s Best and Worst
October - Imperial IPA
November -Porter
December - Open Category - Holiday Event
PUBS 2019 Monthly Style Calendar
January - Monk’s Cellar Biere Blanche Clone
February - Weizenbock
March - Brewer’s Best and Worst
April - Extract Brew (> 80%)
May - Maibock
June - Brewer’s Best and Worst
July - Rye IPA (> 10%)
August - Sour and Funky Ales
September - Brewer’s Best and Worst
October - Pumpkin Ale
November - Imperial Stouts
December - Open Category - Holiday Event