Ipswich Show Home Brew Beer Competition

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It is our pleasure to present to you the details for the Ipswich Show Home Brew Beer Competition. On this page you will find all the details of entry to enter the competition and hopefully win a prize.

Prizes
Categories
Rules
Schedule
Judging
Entry

Entry Details:

Chief Steward: Mal West. Ph 0417 408 712

Entry Fee: $3 per bottle (Inc GST) Must be submitted with entry

Prizes: See below

Entries Close: Close of business, Tuesday, 7th May 2019

Deliver Exhibits to: Ipswich Brew Co. Booval

Judging: Commencing at 9:30am on Saturday, 11th May 2019

Judging Location: Prince Alfred Hotel, Brisbane Rd, Booval

Prizes

Champion Brewer

1st = $5
2nd = $3
Third = $1

(Donated by the Ipswich Show Society)

1st = $50 voucher
2nd = $35 voucher
3rd = $20 voucher

(Donated by Ipswich Brew Co. and Bevie)

Category prizes

All winners will receive a Mangrove Jack yeast pack valued at over $20

(Donated by Ipswich Brew Co. and Bevie)

 

Champion Beer

Prize yet to be announced!

(Donated by The Pumpyard & Four Hearts Brewing Co.)

Champion Beer – Ribbon

Reserve Champion Beer – Ribbon

Rules & Conditions

  • Entries must be the product of the person entering.  
  • All care will be taken with entries but no responsibility will be accepted.
  • Special entry labels are available with entry forms supplied, with fee payment of $3 per bottle. Up to 3 (three) bottles per class accepted.
  • All entries will be judged at appropriate temperatures.
  • Judges will be suitably qualified persons under the Beer Judging Certification Program Guidelines.  No person shall judge any class wherein a member of his or her household has entered beer.
  • All beers must be sealed with a new, clean, unbranded gold seal cap.
  • Each bottle is to be either 750ml or alternatively, plastic PET bottles are allowed with a clean unbranded cap.
  • Judging will include a Bottle Inspection regarding appropriate size, cap, fill level, label removal etc. Comments will be given if bottles do not meet Presentation Standard.
  • The airspace should measure:- 750ml = 4.5 to 6.5 (approx. 2”) from the top of the bottle / PET = 1” from top of the bottle.
  • All beers should be a reasonable representation of the beer style entered.
  • Details on the Ipswich Show general entry form should correspond with data on the entry label.  The “entry number ” will be allocated randomly at the point of entry.
  • The decisions of the judges and arbitrator are final and no discussion or correspondence will be entered into.
  • Beers entered out of class will be re-classed unless previously judged.

Judging

Entries will be judged using BJCP guidelines:

  • Beers will be judged against the Australian Amateur Brewing Championship 2018 Style Guidelines below.
  • Brewers must specify one of the Styles for each entry.
  • The organisers reserve the right to reclassify non-conforming entries to a listed Style.
BJCP Guidelines
Judging Explained

Beer Categories

IPA

1.1 – English IPA

1.2 – American IPA

1.3 – White IPA

1.4 – Red IPA   

1.5 – Brown IPA

1.6 – Rye IPA

1.7 – Belgian IPA

1.8 – Black IPA

1.9 – Double IPA

British Beer

2.1 – Scottish Light Ale

2.2 – Ordinary Bitter Ale 

2.3 – Dark Mild  Ale

2.4 – Best Bitter

2.5 – Strong Bitter   

2.6 – Extra Special/Strong Bitter

2.7 – British Brown Ale

2.8 – Irish Red Ale

2.9 – Scottish Heavy Ale

2.10 – British Strong Ale

2.11 – English Old Ale

2.11 – English Barleywine

 

American Beer

 3.1 – Classic American Pilsner

3.2 – Californian Common

3.3 – Cream Ale

3.4 – American Amber Ale     

3.5 – American Pale Ale

3.6 – American Brown Ale

3.7 – American Barleywine

Belgian Beer

4.1 – Saison

4.2 – Biere De Garde

4.3 – Trappist Single

4.4 – Belgian Blonde Ale

4.5 – Belgian Strong Dark Ale

4.6 – Belgian Dubbel

4.7 – Belgian Trippel

4.8 – Belgian Golden Strong Ale

4.9 – Belgian Dark Strong Ale

4.10 – Gueuze

4.11 – Berlinner Weisse

4.12 – Flanders Brown Ale/Ouid Bruin 

4.13 – Straight (unblended) Lambic

4.14 – Fruit Lambic

Stouts & Porters

5.1 – English Porter

5.2 – American Porter

5.3 – Baltic Porter

5.4 – Australian Old/Dark Ale

5.5 – Irish Stout

5.6 – Sweet Stout

5.7 – Oatmeal Stout

5.8 – Foreign Extra Stout

5.9 – American Stout

5.10 – Imperial Stout

German Beer

6.1 – Munich Helles

6.2 – German Helles Export

6.3 – German Pilsner

6.4 – Marzen

6.5 – Vienna Lager

6.6 – Altbier   

6.7 – Munich Dunkel

6.8 – Schwarzbier

6.9 – Wiezenbock

6.10 – DoppelBock

 6.11 – Kolsch

6.12 – Wiessbier   

6.13 – Roggenbier

6.14 – Rauchbier