Ever wonder how new beer styles get named? We recently brewed a Brown IPA and called it Texas Brown Ale thinking that was it’s original moniker, but we got called out by folks swearing Texas Brown Ale is actually American Brown Ale. Martin is joined by Scott Birdwell, who knows exactly how Texas Brown Ale because, well, he sort of invented it!
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You have opened a can of worms with this one. Classifying beers is the classic round peg, square hole issue. I have yet to see a system that is flawless, and there will never be one because beers represent a continuum. I have issues with the BJCP system. For example 1) look for any style that is Baltic (e.g. Keptinis) or Nordic and you will simply not find them, yet 2) some identical or overlapping styles are so finely divided that it leaves me head scratching (think pale ales vs bitters vs IPAs or Marzen vs Vienna lager for just 2 examples). Also, who is this AHA anyway? Nobody I recognize. I suspect a bunch of people drinking beer and making crap up as they go. Cheers.