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  • Open - 08/20/2024 12:01 AM, PDT
  • Close - 12/07/2024 5:00 PM, PST

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  • Open - 08/22/2024 12:01 AM, PDT
  • Close - 12/18/2024 5:00 PM, PST

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  • Open - 08/22/2024 12:01 AM, PDT
  • Close - 12/18/2024 5:00 PM, PST

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  • Open - 08/31/2024 12:01 AM, PDT
  • Close - 12/07/2024 4:00 PM, PST

Entry Drop-Off
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  • Open - 09/28/2024 9:00 AM, PDT
  • Close - 12/07/2024 4:00 PM, PST

Entry Shipping
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  • Open - 09/28/2024 9:00 AM, PDT
  • Close - 12/07/2024 4:00 PM, PST

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  • Start - 12/01/2024 12:00 AM, PST
  • End - 12/21/2024 11:59 PM, PST

Rules

Judge and Steward Registration is Open

If you have not registered and are willing to be a volunteer, please register.

If you have registered, log in and then choose Edit Account from the My Account menu indicated by the icon on the top menu.

This competition is AHA/BJCP sanctioned and open to any amateur homebrewer aged 21 or older.

All entries must be handcrafted products, containing ingredients available to the general public, and made using private equipment by hobbyist brewers (i.e., no use of commercial facilities or brew on premise operations, etc.).

Entry limit is capped at 600 PAID entries. Your entry is NOT CONFIRMED till it is paid.

Individual entry limit is capped at 10 entries per entrant for first two weeks of entry registration (Sept 14th, 2024 at Midnight) - after which the entry count will be increased to 15 per entrant.

All mailed entries must be received at the shipping destination by the entry deadline - please allow for shipping time.

All entries will be picked up from drop-off locations on the day and time of the entry deadline.

The competition organizers are not responsible for mis-categorized entries, mailed entries that are not received by the entry deadline, or entries that arrive damaged.

The competition organizers reserve the right to combine styles for judging, and to restructure awards as needed, depending upon the quantity and quality of entries.

Qualified judging of all entries is the primary goal of our event. Judges will evaluate and score each entry. The consensus scores will rank each entry in its category. Each flight will have at least one BJCP Certified Judge. We will strive to have at least one BJCP National Judge on each Mini-BOS Panel, and BJCP Master+ Judge on BOS Panel!

Brewers are limited to one entry in each subcategory.

The competition committee reserves the right to combine categories based on number of entries. All possible effort will be made to combine similar styles. All brews in combined categories will be judged according to the style they were originally entered in.

The Best of Show winner will be determined by a Best of Show panel selected from first place winners at each table.

Bottles will not be returned to entrants.

No refund will be provided past September 30th. We reserve the right to subtract any processing fees for any refund requested prior to September 30th.

Prior year's winners can be found at http://www.clubdoze.com.s3-website-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/competitions/

Entry Acceptance Rules

Each entry will consist of three 12 ounce capped bottles (or other containers) that are void of all identifying information, including labels and embossing. Other containers are acceptable (for example, 8oz bottles for high ABV meads or ciders) but 12 ounce bottles are preferred.

Printed caps are allowed, but must be blacked out completely.

Entries will not be returned to contest entrants.

Entry labels can be printed from the competition website and should be attached to bottles with a rubber band only (glue and/or tape are unacceptable).

Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the Judges scoring of your entry.

Entry Info

BJCP 2021 Judging Styles

If a style's name is hyperlinked, it has specific entry requirements. Select or tap on the name to view the subcategory's requirements.

1A American Light Lager1B American Lager1C Cream Ale
1D American Wheat Beer2A International Pale Lager2B International Amber Lager
2C International Dark Lager3A Czech Pale Lager3B Czech Premium Pale Lager
3C Czech Amber Lager3D Czech Dark Lager4A Munich Helles
4B Festbier4C Helles Bock5A German Leichtbier
5B Kölsch5C German Helles Exportbier5D German Pils
6A Märzen6B Rauchbier6C Dunkels Bock
7A Vienna Lager7B Altbier8A Munich Dunkel
8B Schwarzbier9A Doppelbock 9B Eisbock
9C Baltic Porter10A Weissbier10B Dunkels Weissbier
10C Weizenbock 11A Ordinary Bitter11B Best Bitter
11C Strong Bitter12A British Golden Ale12B Australian Sparkling Ale
12C English IPA13A Dark Mild13B British Brown Ale
13C English Porter14A Scottish Light14B Scottish Heavy
14C Scottish Export15A Irish Red Ale15B Irish Stout
15C Irish Extra Stout16A Sweet Stout16B Oatmeal Stout
16C Tropical Stout16D Foreign Extra Stout17A British Strong Ale
17A1 Burton Ale17B Old Ale17C Wee Heavy
17D English Barley Wine18A Blonde Ale18B American Pale Ale
19A American Amber Ale19B California Common19C American Brown Ale
20A American Porter20B American Stout20C Imperial Stout
21A American IPA21B Specialty IPA 21B1 Belgian IPA
21B2 Black IPA 21B3 Brown IPA 21B4 Red IPA
21B5 Rye IPA 21B6 White IPA 21B7 Brut IPA
21C Hazy IPA22A Double IPA22B American Strong Ale
22C American Barleywine22D Wheatwine23A Berliner Weisse
23B Flanders Red Ale23C Oud Bruin23D Lambic
23E Gueuze23F Fruit Lambic 23G Gose
24A Witbier24B Belgian Pale Ale24C Bière de Garde
25A Belgian Blond Ale25B Saison 25C Belgian Golden Strong Ale
26A Belgian Single26B Belgian Dubbel26C Belgian Tripel
26D Belgian Dark Strong Ale27A Historical Beer 27A1 Kellerbier
27A2 Kentucky Common27A3 Lichtenhainer27A4 London Brown Ale
27A5 Piwo Grodziskie27A6 Pre-Prohibition Lager27A7 Pre-Prohibition Porter
27A8 Roggenbier27A9 Sahti28A Brett Beer
28B Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer 28C Wild Specialty Beer 28D Straight Sour Beer
29A Fruit Beer 29B Fruit and Spice Beer 29C Specialty Fruit Beer
29D Grape Ale 30A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer 30B Autumn Seasonal Beer
30C Winter Seasonal Beer 30D Specialty Spice Beer 31A Alternative Grain Beer
31B Alternative Sugar Beer 32A Classic Style Smoked Beer 32B Specialty Smoked Beer
33A Wood-Aged Beer 33B Specialty Wood-Aged Beer 34A Commercial Specialty Beer
34B Mixed-Style Beer 34C Experimental Beer LSX1 Dorada Pampeana
LSX2 IPA ArgentaLSX3 Italian Grape Ale LSX4 Catharina Sour
LSX5 New Zealand PilsnerC1A New World Cider C1B English Cider
C1C French Cider C1D New World Perry C1E Traditional Perry
C2A New England Cider C2B Cider with Other Fruit C2C Applewine
C2D Ice Cider C2E Cider with Herbs/Spices C2F Specialty Cider/Perry
M1A Dry Mead M1B Semi-Sweet Mead M1C Sweet Mead
M2A Cyser M2B Pyment M2C Berry Mead
M2D Stone Fruit Mead M2E Melomel M3A Fruit and Spice Mead
M3B Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead M4A Braggot M4B Historical Mead
M4C Experimental Mead   

Entry Delivery

Entry bottles accepted at our drop-off locations Saturday, September 28, 2024 9:00 AM, PDTSaturday, December 7, 2024 4:00 PM, PST.

Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.

Morebeer Concord Showroom/CHC 2024
995 Detroit ave. Unit G Concord, CA 94518
925-771-7107
*Mon - Fri = 10am to 5pm, Sat & Sun = 10am to 4pm.

Shipping Info

Entry bottles accepted at our shipping location Saturday, September 28, 2024 9:00 AM, PDTSaturday, December 7, 2024 4:00 PM, PST.

Ship entries to:

Morebeer - CHC 2023
995 Detroit ave. Unit G Concord, CA 94518

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. Please do not over pack!

Write clearly: Fragile. This Side Up. on the package. Please only use bubble wrap as your packing material.

Enclose 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 entry has broken if there is damage during shipment.

Reasonable effort will be made to contact entrants whose bottles have broken to make arrangements for sending replacement bottles.

Best of Show

The Best of Show winner will get to brew a beer with our hosts, Oakland United Beerworks (winning beer or a beer mutually agreed upon).

Awards

The awards ceremony will take place once Best of Show judging is completed (tentatively at 3pm). Places will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category/table.

The 1st place entry in each category will advance to the Best of Show (BOS) round with a single, overall Best of Show beer selected.

Additional prizes may be awarded to those winners present at the awards ceremony, at the discretion of the competition organizers.

Score sheets will be available for download from the competition site at the close of the competition; paper copies will not be returned.

Awards will be available for pick up at the awards ceremony. The awards ceremony is not open to the public but entrants may stop by to pick up their awards.

Awards not picked up at the ceremony will be mailed to entrants.

Awards Ceremony

Oakland United (Warehouse)
310 4th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
Saturday, January 11, 2025 3:00 PM, PST

Circuit Qualification

This competition is one of the two competitions from California selected for Circuit of America (https://www.masterhomebrewerprogram.com/circuit-of-america/2024-circuit-of-america). The Master Homebrewer program's Circuit of America is a Homebrewing circuit, combining the results from all major independent homebrewing competitions across the United States, to award an overall National Champion Homebrewer.

This competition is the also third and final competition for the Sierra Nevada California Homebrewer of the Year. Winner of this award will be announced at the end of awards ceremony.

Volunteers

Judges and Stewards

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Staff

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Other Volunteer Info

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If you are interested in volunteering in a non-Steward, non-Judge capacity contact the Competition Coordinator Hirendu Vaishnav via email at hirendu@yahoo.com

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