Picking a BJCP Style when adding fruit

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  1. Whiskeydeez

    Whiskeydeez Savant (1,186) Jan 23, 2012 Kansas
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    I made a Berliner weisse and added plums and mango to the secondary. The gave a bit of fruity sweetness to the aroma and taste but mainly they colored the brew a light ruby color. My question is, if I am wanting to enter this into a homebrew competition do I need to enter it as a Specialty beer. If I just put it under 17a would it lose points just for the appearance and aroma?
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    #1 Whiskeydeez, Apr 16, 2014
  2. chodog

    chodog Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2010 California

    I would enter that under 20 (fruit beer) since it's no longer a base berliner weisse 17a, you would probably get docked on points for color and aroma/taste if it's in 17a.
     
    #2 chodog, Apr 16, 2014
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  3. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    I just entered a Flanders Red with cherries in 16E...Belgian Specialty, because German beers have no specialty sub catagory of their own, I would be tempted to enter it in 16E also (Flanders Red and Berlinerweisse are both in 17...Sours...shit, I don't know...kind of a Catch 22 :slight_smile:
     
    #3 GreenKrusty101, Apr 16, 2014
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