2021 Gold Coast Amateur Brewing Competition

Entry Deadline: June 19, 2021
Categories: Beer Competitions
2021 Gold Coast Amateur Brewing Competition
Venue / Location

Black Hops II
665 Pine Ridge Rd
Biggera Waters QLD 4216, Australia

General Information

The Gold Coast Amateur Brewing Competition is BJCP sanctioned and open to any amateur homebrewer age 18 or older.

All mailed entries must be received at the mailing location by the shipping deadline – please allow for shipping time.

All entries will be picked up from drop-off locations the day of the drop-off deadline.

All entries must be handcrafted products, containing ingredients available to the general public, and made using private equipment by hobbyist brewers (i.e., no use of commercial facilities or Brew on Premises operations, supplies, etc.).

Bottles will not be returned to entrants

Entry Fees

Per Entry Fee – $5.00 (AUD) plus PayPal fees

Shipping Address / Drop Off Location

Black Hops II
671 Pine Ridge Rd
Biggera Waters QLD 4216
(07) 5699 0250
*Drop location is at the Black Hops II location – please. check tap room opening hours. Drop is strictly available from Saturday 12 June – Saturday 19th June 2021 – 12 noon – 6pm

Hoppy Days Brewing Supplies
Unit 1/8 Shannon Pl
Virginia QLD 4014
(07) 3265 6969
*Please check opening hours for Hoppy Days on their website. Drop is strictly available from Saturday 12 June – Saturday 19 June 2021

Entry bottles accepted at our drop-off locations from Saturday 12 June, 2021 8:00 AM, ChST through Saturday 19 June, 2021 5:00 PM, ChST.

Prizes / Awards / Medals / Ribbons

Champion Brewer – Pro-Am collaboration beer with Precinct Brewing Co (brew your beer commercially with a collab beer), Beer Co. grain pack, liquid yeast plus more. Champion brewer is the highest average over 3 beers, must enter 3 beers to be eligible.

Champion Beer (Highest Scoring Beer) – SS Brewtech Stainless Brew Bucket from Newera Brewing

1st Place Category Winner – 25kg sack of grain (sponsored by Cryer Malt and The Gold Club)

2nd Place Category Winner – $25 Hoppy Days Voucher and 1 x White Labs Liquid Yeast

3rd Place Category Winner – 1 x White Labs Liquid Yeast

The awards ceremony will take place once judging is completed at the June Gold Club meeting.

Places will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category/table.

Additional prizes may be awarded to those winners present at the awards ceremony at the discretion of the competition organizers.

Both score sheets and awards will be available online within the competition portal. Score sheets will NOT be sent via. postal mail. Awards will be available for pickup at the Gold Club meeting at Burleigh Brewing, details on this will be communicated with the prize winners individually. Results will be posted to the competition web site after the ceremony concludes.

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