Have fun, take part! Show off your skills.

Have fun, take part! Show off your skills. Jeffco Fairgrounds, 15200 West 6 th Avenue, Golden CO, 80401 2018 Jeffco Fair & Festival Homebrewing Competition 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS... 2 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS... 3 AWARDS... 3 CONTACT INFORMATION... 3 ENTRY PROCESS... 3 EVENT ADMISSION... 4 ENTRY FEES... 4 GENERAL RULES... 4 JUDGING... 4 WHO CAN ENTER... 5 ENTRY CATEGORIES... 5 LIGHT BEERS... 5 AMERICAN ALES... 5 INDIA PALE ALES... 5 WHEAT BEERS... 5 BELGIAN BEERS... 5 DARK BEERS... 5 SPECIALTY BEERS... 5 2018 Jeffco Fair & Festival Homebrewing Competition 2

Registration Period: Thursday, June 28 through Wednesday, July 25 Entry Drop-off Period: Friday, June 29 through Thursday, July 26 Judging: Saturday, August 4 (closed to public) Winners Announced: Friday, August 10 at the Jeffco Fair & Festival (time and specific location to be released later as well details on this revamped awards ceremony.) 1. Prizes will be awarded in each judging category. There will also be a Best of Show award. If you cannot attend the winner s announcement, prizes and score sheets will be mailed/emailed to you. 2. 1 st thru 3 rd place in each judging category will receive official American Homebrewer s Association medallions as well as having information about the winning brews displayed during the Jeffco Fair & Festival. Additional prizes may be awarded courtesy of our local sponsors. 3. Only Jefferson County residents are eligible for the Best of Show award. 4. The Best of Show prize is sponsored by the great folks at Mountain Toad Brewing. The Best of Show winner will have the opportunity to brew his or her winning recipe at Mountain Toad Brewing in Golden, CO and will earn epic bragging rights. It may even be entered into the 2019 GABF Pro-Am! 5. Please note the winning recipe may need to be altered/tweaked to adapt it to the Mountain Toad Brewing system (and based on ingredient availability). 6. Winners will be announced on August 10 at the Jeffco Fair & Festival. Details will be made available later with specific time and location. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by phone or email: Phone Number: 303.271.6614 Email: info@celebratejeffco.com 1. Online registration will be open from June 28 through July 25. Click here to access the registration link. 2. Entries can be dropped-off between June 29 and July 26 at the following drop-off locations (during normal business hours): a. Do Your Brew, 9050 W. 88th Ave, Westminster, CO 80005 b. Tom's Brew Shop, 883 Parfet St J, Lakewood, CO 80215 c. Barley Haven Homebrew, 1057 S Wadsworth Blvd #20, Lakewood, CO 80226 d. High Country Homebrew, 34375 US-285, Pine, CO, 80470 2018 Jeffco Fair & Festival Homebrewing Competition 3

Admission to the Jeffco Fair & Festival is included in all Homebrewing Competition entries for all event days of the 2018 Jeffco Fair & Festival. Homebrewing Competition participants will be issued one (1) 3-day ticket. Tickets will be distributed electronically to the email provided during online registration. Tickets exclude admission to separately ticketed events/activities separately priced and permit the participant general admission entry. 1. A non-refundable fee of $5 per entry is due upon registration. 3. Entry Limit: Competition will be limited to the first 125 registered entries 4. All Jeffco Fair & Festival Homebrew Competition entries must be homebrewed beer. No cider or mead will be judged. 5. The competition will use the Beer Judge Certification Program 2015 Style Guidelines and will accept entries into the categories listed below in this document. 6. Judging categories may be adjusted based on numbers and types of entries. 7. Entrants must be 21 years of age or older. 8. All entrants must be Colorado residents. Only Jefferson County residents are eligible for the Best of Show award. All entries will receive full score sheets and judge feedback. 9. Entrants are allowed one (1) entry per sub-category; there is no maximum number of entries allowed. 10. For each entry, submit three (3) 10-14-oz bottles with a bottle ID form (printed from the registration site after you register) attached to each bottle with rubber bands (please do not tape or glue forms on to the bottles). a. Flip tops and 22-oz bottles are not acceptable. b. Bottles must be free of ink, paint or paper labeling other than the competition entry label. c. Bottle caps must be neutral i.e. no lettering or graphics (if there are designs or writing on caps, please black them out with a marker). 11. Online registration will be open from June 28 through July 25. Click here to access the registration link. 12. Entries can be dropped-off between June 29 and July 26 at the following drop-off locations (during normal business hours): a. Do Your Brew, 9050 W. 88th Ave, Westminster, CO 80005 b. Tom's Brew Shop, 883 Parfet St J, Lakewood, CO 80215 c. Barley Haven Homebrew, 1057 S Wadsworth Blvd #20, Lakewood, CO 80226 d. High Country Homebrew, 34375 US-285, Pine, CO, 80470 13. Entries become the property of the Jeffco Fair & Festival. No bottles will be returned. Judging will take place on August 4 by BJCP-certified judges. Judging is closed to the public. 2018 Jeffco Fair & Festival Homebrewing Competition 4

All entrants must be Colorado residents. Only Jefferson County residents are eligible for the Best of Show award. The competition will use the Beer Judge Certification Program 2015 Style Guidelines and will accept entries into the following categories: 1B. American Lager 1C. Cream Ale 5B. Kölsch 18A. Blonde Ale 19B. California Common 18B. American Pale Ale 19A. American Amber Ale 19C. American Brown Ale 21A. American IPA 21B. Specialty IPA 22A. Double IPA 1D. American Wheat Beer 10A. Weissbier 10B. Dunkles Weissbier 24A. Witbier 25B. Saison 25C. Belgian Golden Strong Ale 26B. Belgian Dubbel 26C. Belgian Trippel 26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale 20A. American Porter 20B. American Stout (using one of the accepted styles as its base) 29A. Fruit Beer 29B. Fruit and Spice Beer 30A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer 33A. Wood-Aged Beer 2018 Jeffco Fair & Festival Homebrewing Competition 5