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Category 8: Specialty Pale Ale

So many brewers like to put their own touches on traditional pale ales. Thus, these ales do not fit into the traditional pale ale style according to the definition from the Association of Brewers. The “Out of Bounds Pale Ale” category will let the judges use just their taste buds to determine which ale gets the gold.

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Alcohol by Volume:

4.40% – 6.40%

IBU:

5 – 50

SRM Color:

3 – 12