Jeffco Fairgrounds, 15200 West 6 th Avenue, Golden CO, 80401 2017 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 LAGERS AND PILSNERS... 5 INTERNATIONAL PALE ALES... 5 AMERICAN PALE ALES... 5 WHEAT BEERS... 5 SOUR BEERS... 5 BELGIAN BEERS... 5 HYBRID BEERS... 5 SPECIALTY BEERS... 5 2017 Jeffco Fair & Festival Homebrewing Competition 2
Registration Period: Thursday, July 6th through Wednesday, August 2nd Entry Drop-off Period: Friday, July 7th through Thursday, August 3rd Judging: Sunday, August 13th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed to public) Winners Announced: Sunday, August 13th at 5:30 p.m. at the Expo Plaza Satellite Stage 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. Winners in each judging category will receive official American Homebrewer s Association medallions. 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 2018 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 Sunday, August 13th at 5:30 p.m. at the Expo Plaza Satellite Stage. 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 July 6th through August 2nd. Click here to access the registration link. 2. Entries can be dropped-off between July 7th and August 3rd 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 2017 Jeffco Fair & Festival Homebrewing Competition 3
Admission to the Jeffco Fair & Festival is included in all Homebrewing Competition entries for all four days of the 2017 Jeffco Fair & Festival. Homebrewing Competition participants will be issued one (1) 4-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 100 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 following categories representing summer beers: 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 July 6th through August 2nd. Click here to access the registration link. 12. Entries can be dropped-off between July 7th and August 3 rd 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 13th by BJCP-certified judges. Judging is closed to the public. 2017 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 representing summer beers: 1A. American Light Lager 1B. American Lager 2A. International Pale Lager 3A. Czech Pale Lager 3B. Czech Premium Pale Lager 4A. Munich Helles 4C. Helles Bock 5D. German Pils 7A. Vienna Lager 27. Historical Beer: Pre-Prohibition Lager 11A. Ordinary Bitter 11B. Best Bitter 12A. British Golden Ale 12B. Australian Sparkling Ale 12C. English IPA 24A. Witbier 24B. Belgian Pale Ale 25A. Belgian Blond Ale 25B. Saison 25C. Belgian Golden Strong Ale 1C. Cream Ale 5B. Kölsch 18A. Blonde Ale 19B. California Common (using one of the accepted styles as its base) 29A. Fruit Beer 29B. Fruit and Spice Beer 30A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer 18B. American Pale Ale 21A. American IPA 1D. American Wheat Beer 10A. Weissbier 10B. Dunkles Weissbier 10C. Weizenbock 23A. Berliner Weisse 23D. Lambic 23E. Gueuze 23F. Fruit Lambic 27. Historical Beer: Gose 2017 Jeffco Fair & Festival Homebrewing Competition 5