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Rules

This competition is AHA sanctioned and open to any amateur homebrewer age 21 or older.

Judging will be done in person via the BCOE&M platform. When registering, judges should select 1-3 in person judging sessions based on their availability.

The competition committee reserves the right to combine overall style 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 judging will be determined by a Best of Show panel with Certified, National and Master level judges based on a second judging of the top winners.

Brewers Choice will be decided by a Strong Rope Brewery representative. Winner will be invited to brew his or her beer at Strong Rope at a mutually agreed upon date!

No unevaluated entries (eg, 2nd bottles) or empty bottles will be returned to entrants.

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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 29A Fruit Beer
29B Fruit and Spice Beer 29C Specialty Fruit Beer 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
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  

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Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 2

Judging Sessions

Session 0
Friday, April 12, 2024 5:30 PM, EDT

Session 1
Friday, April 12, 2024 7:00 PM, EDT

Session 2
Saturday, April 13, 2024 9:00 AM, EDT

Session 3
Saturday, April 13, 2024 11:00 AM, EDT

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Best of Show

The Best of Show winner will receive a Homebrew Alley Championship Belt, among other prizes!

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Awards

Judges will evaluate and score each entry, and award 1st/2nd/3rd place and any honorable mentions at their discretion. Judges need not award all 3 entries in a flight, in the event that fewer than 3 entries are deemed to be of sufficient quality.

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.

Brewers Choice will be decided by a Strong Rope Brewery representative. Winner will be invited to brew his or her beer at Strong Rope at a mutually agreed upon date!

Score sheets will be delivered electronically to entrants.

Award ribbons will be delivered to entrants in person at the ceremony, via mail, club hand-off, or other creative means. Smaller prizes will be shipped within reason; larger prizes may require local pickup or other creative means.

Results will be posted to the competition web site after the ceremony concludes.

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Awards Ceremony

Strong Rope Brewery, Red Hook
185 Van Dyke St, Brooklyn NY
Saturday, April 13, 2024 7:00 PM, EDT

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Circuit Qualification

MHP Circuit of America

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