In this time of COVID-19, most competitions have been shut down in the name of safety for the judges. Thinking of staff and judge safety foremost, the St. Louis Brews is sponsoring a new competition this year called VirtuAle. The main idea behind the name is that beers will be judged "virtually", with each judge responsible for individual bottles of beer and they will communicate via Skype, Zoom, etc. to discuss the beer and come up with a consensus score. Styles will be divided into the following judging categories. Each category below lists the BJCP styles for that category, along with the maximum number of entries allowed. Note that these categories may change based on the number of entries received and the number of judges available. Pale Lager (8) 1A, 1B, 2A, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5C, 7C (pale) Pilsner (8) 3A, 3B, 5D Amber Hybrids and Lagers (8) 2B, 3C, 6A, 7A, 7B, 7C (amber) Dark Lager (8) 2C, 3D, 8A, 8B Strong Lager (8) 4C, 6C 9A, 9B, 9C Light Ales (8) 1C, 1D, 5B, 18A Ales of the British Isles (8) 11A, 11B, 11C, 12A, 12B, 12C, 14A, 14B, 14C, 15A English Brown Ales and Porters (8) 13A, 13B, 13C, 20A Stouts (16) 15B, 15C, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 20B, 20C American Ales (16) 18B, 19A, 19C American and Imperial IPA (16) 21A, 22A Specialty IPA (16) 21B German Wheat and Rye (8) 10A, 10B, 10C Belgian and French Ale (8) 24A-C, 25B Strong Belgian/Trappist (8) 25A, 25C, 26A-D Strong Ales (8) 17A, 17B, 17C, 17D, 22B, 22C, 22D Fruit Beers (8) 29A-C Smoke and Wood Aged (8) 6B, 32A, 32B, 33A, 33B Spice, Herb, Vegetable (16) 30A-C Euro Sour and Wild Ales (8) 23A-F, 28A-C