2021 Brew In The Lou

Entry Deadline: September 24, 2021
Categories: Beer Competitions
Brew In The Lou
Venue / Location

Saint Louis, MO

General Information

Judging – October 2, 2021

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 2

Each entry will consist of two 10 to 12 ounce capped bottles void of all identifying information (raised lettering on re-used commercial beer bottles is OK). Printed caps are allowed, but must be blacked out completely.
12oz brown glass bottles are preferred; however, green and clear glass will be accepted. Please try to avoid entering corked bottles, swing tops, bombers, wine bottles, and anything else that may not fit neatly in a standard 24-bottle case. Such bottles make it difficult to stack cases.
Bottles will not be returned to contest entrants.
Entry forms need not be submitted with entries. However, bottle labels are required which can be printed out from this site.
Brewers are not limited to one entry per category or style. However, there is a limit of 6 entries total per brewer.

Entry Fees

Per Entry Fee – $8.00

Shipping Address / Drop Off Location

Ship To
Alpha Brewing Company c/o Derrick Langeneckert
4310 Fyler Avenue
St. Louis MO 63116
Entry bottles accepted at our shipping location from Wednesday, September 1, 2021 8:00 AM, CDT through Friday, September 24, 2021 5:00 PM, CDT.

Drop-Off Locations
Design2Brew
9995 Winghaven Blvd.
O’Fallon, MO 63368
(636) 265-0751

Missouri Malt
2275 Cassens Drive #126
Fenton, MO 63026
(314) 779-6258
*Hours: Wed 10am – 6pm, Thu 10am – 7pm, Fri 10am – 8pm, Sat 9am – 4pm

St. Louis Wine & Beermaking
231 Lamp Lantern Village
Chesterfield, MO 63017
(314) 230-8277

Entry bottles accepted at our drop-off locations from Wednesday, September 1, 2021 8:00 AM, CDT through Friday, September 24, 2021 5:00 PM, CDT.

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.

Prizes / Awards / Medals / Ribbons

Best of Show
A winner in the Best of Show round will receive a prize package that includes lunch and a pilot brewery tour, brewing and bottling of the winning beer, and happy hour. Note that some beers cannot be brewed on A-B equipment, including sours and barrel-aged beers. Therefore, the winner selected may not be the overall Best of Show winner.

Awards
The awards will be announced at the Brew In The Lou festival on Oct 9.
Medals 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 first, second, and third place Best of Show beers selected.
We are grateful to the Anheuser-Busch Research Pilot Brewery for donating our grand prize this year. A winner in the Best of Show competition will receive a prize package that includes lunch and a pilot brewery tour, brewing and bottling of the winning beer, and happy hour. Note that some beers cannot be brewed on A-B equipment, including sours and barrel-aged beers. Therefore, the winner selected may not be the overall Best of Show winner.
Scoresheets will be scanned and available in electronic format. Results will be posted to the competition web site after the awards announcement. It takes time to scan and upload the scoresheets. Please be patient. They are usually available within a week of the end of judging.

Awards Ceremony
Brew In The Lou Festival
Francis Park
Saturday, October 9, 2021 12:00 PM, CDT

Mushroom Forest

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