Great Arizona Homebrew Competition 2015 Entry Info
Competition Officials
- Bill Nesbitt — Competition Coordinator (president@brewarizona.org)
- Stuart Siegel — Web Master (stu.siegel@yahoo.com)
Registration Window
You will be able to register your entries beginning Monday, February 16, 2015 at 6:00 PM, MST through Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 5:00 PM, MST.
Entry Window
Entries will be accepted at our shipping and drop-off locations beginning Monday, February 16, 2015 at 6:00 PM, MST through Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 5:00 PM, MST.
Entry Fees
$8.00 (USD) per entry.
Payment
After registering and inputting entries, all participants must pay their entry fee(s).
- Check, made out to Brewmesisters Anonymous
- PayPal
Judging Locations and Dates
Brewmeisters Anonymous
1205 W. Pierce St. Phoenix AZ 85007
Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 9:00 AM, MST
Brewmeisters Anonymous
1205 W. Pierce St. Phoenix AZ 85007
Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 9:00 AM, MST
Categories Accepted
1A Lite American Lager | 1B Standard American Lager | 1C Premium American Lager |
1D Munich Helles | 1E Dortmunder Export | 2A German Pilsner (Pils) |
2B Bohemian Pilsener | 2C Classic American Pilsner | 3A Vienna Lager |
3B Oktoberfest/Marzen | 4A Dark American Lager | 4B Munich Dunkel |
4C Schwarzbier | 5A Maibock/Helles Bock | 5B Traditional Bock |
5C Doppelbock | 5D Eisbock | 6A Cream Ale |
6B Blonde Ale | 6C Kolsch | 6D American Wheat or Rye Beer |
7A Northern German Altbier | 7B California Common Beer | 7C Dusseldorf Altbier |
8A Standard/Ordinary Bitter | 8B Special/Best/Premium Bitter | 8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) |
9A Scottish Light 60/- | 9B Scottish Heavy 70/- | 9C Scottish Export 80/- |
9D Irish Red Ale | 9E Strong Scotch Ale | 10A American Pale Ale |
10B American Amber Ale | 10C American Brown Ale | 11A Mild |
11B Southern English Brown Ale | 11C Northern English Brown Ale | 12A Brown Porter |
12B Robust Porter | 12C Baltic Porter | 13A Dry Stout |
13B Sweet Stout | 13C Oatmeal Stout | 13D Foreign Extra Stout |
13E American Stout | 13F Imperial Stout | 14A English IPA |
14B American IPA | 14C Imperial IPA | 15A Weizen/Weissbier |
15B Dunkelweizen | 15C Weizenbock | 15D Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) |
16A Witbier | 16B Belgian Pale Ale | 16C Saison |
16D Biere de Garde | 16E Belgian Specialty Ale | 17A Berliner Weisse |
17B Flanders Red Ale | 17C Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin | 17D Straight (Unblended) Lambic |
17E Gueuze | 17F Fruit Lambic | 18A Belgian Blond Ale |
18B Belgian Dubbel | 18C Belgian Tripel | 18D Belgian Golden Strong Ale |
18E Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 19A Old Ale | 19B English Barleywine |
19C American Barleywine | 20A Fruit Beer | 21A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
21B Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer | 22A Classic Rauchbier | 22B Other Smoked Beer |
22C Wood-Aged Beer | 23A Specialty Beer | 24A Dry Mead |
24B Semi-Sweet Mead | 24C Sweet Mead | 25A Cyser |
25B Pyment | 25C Other Fruit Melomel | 26A Metheglin |
26B Braggot | 26C Open Category Mead | 27A Common Cider |
27B English Cider | 27C French Cider | 27D Common Perry |
27E Traditional Perry | 28A New England Cider | 28B Fruit Cider |
28C Applewine | 28D Other Specialty Cider or Perry |
Bottle Acceptance Rules
Each entry will consist of three 12 to 22 ounce capped bottles or corked bottles that are void of all identifying information, including labels and embossing. Printed caps are allowed, but must be blacked out completely.
12oz brown glass bottles are preferred; however, green and clear glass will be accepted. Swing top bottles will likewise be accepted as well as corked bottles.
Bottles will not be returned to contest entrants.
Completed entry forms and recipe sheets must be submitted with all entries, and can be printed directly from this website. Entry forms should be attached to bottles with a rubber band only; glue and/or tape are unacceptable.
Please fill out the entry forms completely. Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified per the 2008 BJCP Style Guidelines. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges' scoring of your entry.
Brewers are not limited to one entry in each category but may only enter each subcategory once.
Shipping Location and Address
Brewmeisters Anonymous
1205 W. Pierce St. Phoenix, AZ 85007
Packing and Shipping
Carefully pack your entries in a sturdy box. Line the inside of your carton with a plastic trash bag. Partition and pack each bottle with adequate packaging material. Do not over pack! Write clearly: "Fragile. This Side Up." on the package. Your package should weigh less than 25 pounds. Please refrain from using "messy" packaging materials such a Styrofoam "peanuts" or pellets; please use packaging material such as bubble wrap.
Enclose your each of your bottle labels in a small zip-top bag before attaching to their respective bottles. This way it makes it possible for the organizer to identify specifically which beer has broken if there is damage during shipment.
Every reasonable effort will be made to contact entrants whose bottles have broken to make arrangements for sending replacement bottles.
It is not against any Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) regulations or federal laws to ship your entries via privately owned shipping company for analytical purposes. However, IT IS ILLEGAL TO SHIP ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES VIA THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. Private shipping companies have the right to refuse your shipment if they are informed that the package contains glass and/or alcoholic beverages. Be aware that entries mailed internationally are often required by customs to have proper documentation. These entries might be opened and/or returned to the shipper by customs' officials at their discretion. It is solely the entrant's responsibility to follow all applicable laws and regulations.
Drop Off Locations
Brew Your Own Brew
525 E. Baseline Rd. Gilbert AZ 85233
1-480-497-0011
*Drop-off deadline is March 19th, 2015
Brew Your Own Brew
2564 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson AZ 85719
1-520-322-5049
*Drop-off deadline is March 17th, 2015
Brewer’s Connection
1425 E. University, Tempe AZ 85281
1-480-449-3720
*Drop-off deadline is March 19th, 2015
Brewer’s Connection
4500 E. Speedway Blvd. Suite 38, Tucson AZ 85711
1-520-881-0255
*Drop-off deadline is March 17th, 2015
Great Arizona Homebrew Competition
1205 West Pierce St. Phoenix AZ 85007
1-602-258-7868
*Drop-off deadline is March 19th, 2015
Hops And Tannins
3434 W. Anthem Way Suite 140, Anthem AZ 85086
1-623-551-9857
*Drop-off deadline is March 19th, 2015
What Ale’s Ya
6363 W. Bell Road #2, Glendale, AZ 85308
1-623-486-8016
*Drop-off deadline is March 19th, 2015
Awards
A list of winning entries can be found here ->http://brewarizona.org/GAHBC-Winner-List-2015.htm
Awards will be mailed to the winners.