Official Rules
- Any non-commercial, home-produced beer, mead or cider brewed by a person living in the U.S. is eligible for entry. This includes all BJCP style categories 1-28.
- The official style guidelines for this competition are the latest Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) Beer Style Guidelines. These guidelines can be found on the BJCP website at http://www.bjcp.org/.
- Entrants may submit as many entries as they wish, but are limited to one entry per BJCP style subcategory (e.g., BJCP Style 8A, Ordinary Bitter).
- Entries may not be submitted in the name of another person. An entrant is defined as the person or persons who have actively contributed to the brewing of the entry. An entrant may not be an entire homebrew club.
- No member of an entrant may submit another entry of the same subcategory, whether as an individual entrant, a member of the same entrant, or a member of another entrant.
- Every entry must be declared a particular category and subcategory according to these guidelines and designated this way in the on-line registration process. For entries in BJCP Categories 20-23 (fruit, spice, herb, vegetable, smoked, wood-aged, and specialty beers), the entrant must also specify the underlying style of the beer and the special ingredients used.
- Each entry must consist of two bottles of at least ten ounces from the same batch, which have no labels or identifying marks. Caps with any markings must be blackened with a marker. Commercially available bottles from widely distributed beers are acceptable. Unique bottles will be allowed only at the discretion of the Competition Director.
- Every entry must be registered via the on-line registration system found at this address:
www.brewscrews.aabg.org
After registering the entry, the system will generate a completed bottle identification label for each bottle. These labels must be printed and attached to each bottle with a rubber band.
Do not use glue or tape to secure the labels to the bottles. - The entry fee is $7.00 for the first entry and $5.00 each for any additional entries.
- Make checks payable to Alex Pettit, Competition Director, include it in the package with the entries. Drop off entries must have the check in an envelope and rubber banded to one of the entries.
- BJCP styles that receive a small number of entries may be aggregated to make competition for prizes more meaningful (see additional information below).
- A panel of at least two judges will judge each entry. No judge will be assigned to a category in which they are an entrant. First, second, and third prizes may be awarded in each category at the judge’s discretion.
- Once submitted, all entries become the property of the Competition Director and will not be returned.
- Failure to observe these competition guidelines may result in disqualification of the entry.
- The Competition Director will settle any questions or disputes and all decisions are final. Remember, this is all in the name of fun and friendly rivalry.