Each entry will consist of 300ml to 500ml 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. 341ml brown glass bottles are preferred; however, green and clear glass will be accepted. Swing top bottles holding 500ml or less will likewise be accepted as well as corked bottles of the same size. 650ml bomber style bottles are not acceptable as they do not fit in the milk crates that we must use to store and stack the beer.

Bottles will not be returned to contest entrants.

Completed entry forms 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. Bottles that still have commercial beer labels will be disqualified. Furthermore, BJCP labels that are taped or glued on to the bottles may also be disqualified. The BJCP labels are removed from the bottles when we enter them in the system and picking off tape and glue would be excessively time consuming!

Please fill out the entry forms completely. Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified per the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges’ scoring of your entry. The more information the judges have about specialty beers, the better they are able to judge. There is no need to fill out and send the recipe section of the label entries nor do we require proof of payment as your PayPal payment. If you followed the process the software should mark you as paid and you can see that. If there is an issue send us an email as we get a copy of each PayPal transaction and can quickly remedy the situation.

Brewers are not limited to one entry in each category but may only enter each subcategory once.