Account Registration
You can create your account today through Friday 18 November, 2022 3:30 PM, ACST.
Judges and stewards may register now through Saturday 6 August, 2022 3:30 PM, ACST.
Entry Registration
You can add your entries to the system today through Saturday 20 August, 2022 4:29 PM, ACST.
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Entry Fees
$5.00 (AUD) per entry.
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BJCP 2021 Styles Accepted
If a style's name is hyperlinked, it has specific entry requirements. Select or tap on the name to view the subcategory's requirements.
1A American Light Lager | 1B American Lager | 1C Cream Ale |
1D American Wheat Beer | 2A International Pale Lager | 2B International Amber Lager |
2C International Dark Lager | 3A Czech Pale Lager | 3B Czech Premimum Pale Lager |
3C Czech Amber Lager | 3D Czech Dark Lager | 4A Munich Helles |
4B Festbier | 4C Helles Bock | 5A German Leichtbier |
5B Kölsch | 5C German Helles Exportbier | 5D German Pils |
6A Märzen | 6B Rauchbier | 6C Dunkels Bock |
7A Vienna Lager | 7B Altbier | 8A Munich Dunkel |
8B Schwarzbier | 9A Doppelbock | 9B Eisbock |
9C Baltic Porter | 10A Weissbier | 10B Dunkels Weissbier |
10C Weizenbock | 11A Ordinary Bitter | 11B Best Bitter |
11C Strong Bitter | 12A British Golden Ale | 12B Australian Sparkling Ale |
12C English IPA | 13A Dark Mild | 13B British Brown Ale |
13C English Porter | 15A Irish Red Ale | 15B Irish Stout |
15C Irish Extra Stout | 16A Sweet Stout | 16B Oatmeal Stout |
16C Tropical Stout | 16D Foreign Extra Stout | 17A British Strong Ale |
17A1 Burton Ale | 17B Old Ale | 17C Wee Heavy |
17D English Barley Wine | 18A Blonde Ale | 18B American Pale Ale |
20A American Porter | 20B American Stout | 20C Imperial Stout |
21A American IPA | 21B Specialty IPA | 21B1 Belgian IPA |
21B2 Black IPA | 21B3 Brown IPA | 21B4 Red IPA |
21B5 Rye IPA | 21B6 White IPA | 21B7 Brut IPA |
21C Hazy IPA | 22A Double IPA | 22B American Strong Ale |
22C American Barleywine | 22D Wheatwine | 24A Witbier |
24B Belgian Pale Ale | 24C Bière de Garde | 25A Belgian Blond Ale |
25B Saison | 25C Belgian Golden Strong Ale | 26A Belgian Single |
26B Belgian Dubbel | 26C Belgian Tripel | 26D Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
29A Fruit Beer | 30A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | 32A Classic Style Smoked Beer |
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Per Entrant Limits
Each entrant is limited to 10 entries.
Each entrant is limited to 1 entry per subcategory.
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Pay Entry Fees
After creating your account and adding your entries to the system, you must pay your entry fee(s). Accepted payment methods are:
- Credit/debit card and e-check, via PayPal
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Entry Acceptance Rules
Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 2
Each entry will consist of sealed cans or capped or corked bottles that are void of all identifying information, including labels and embossing. Printed caps are allowed, but must be blacked out completely.
Either one 750ml or larger bottle/can or two 330ml or larger bottles/cans should be submitted for each entry. Brown glass or PET bottles are preferred; however, green and clear glass will be accepted. Swing top bottles will likewise be accepted as well as corked bottles. Please avoid screw top bottles as breakages cannot be judged.
Bottles will not be returned to contest entrants.
All requisite paperwork must be submitted with each entry and can be printed directly from this website. Entry paperwork should be attached to bottles by the method specified on the bottle label.
Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges' scoring of your entry.
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Drop-Off Location
Entry bottles accepted at our drop-off locations from Monday 2 May, 2022 3:30 PM, ACST through Saturday 20 August, 2022 4:29 PM, ACST.
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.
TBD
Darwin
N/A
*Location to be confirmed
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Shipping Info
Entry bottles accepted at our shipping location from Monday 2 May, 2022 3:30 PM, ACST through Sunday 21 August, 2022 4:29 PM, ACST.
Ship entries to:
Matt Elvey
PO Box 501 Charles Darwin University
Packing and Shipping
Carefully pack your entries in a sturdy box. Line the inside of your carton with a plastic trash bag. Partition and pack each bottle with adequate packaging material. Please do not over pack!
Write clearly: Fragile. This Side Up. on the package. Please only use bubble wrap as your packing material.
Enclose each of your bottle labels in a small zip-top bag before attaching to their respective bottles. This way it makes it possible for the organizer to identify specifically which entry has broken if there is damage during shipment.
Every reasonable effort will be made to contact entrants whose bottles have broken to make arrangements for sending replacement bottles.
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Judging Sessions and Dates
Saturday
Saturday 27 August, 2022 9:00 AM, ACST
Sunday
Sunday 28 August, 2022 9:00 AM, ACST
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Saturday 3 September, 2022 12:00 AM, ACST
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Awards
The awards ceremony will take place once judging is completed.
Places will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category/table.
Both judge selections and the 1st place entry in each category will advance to the Best of Show (BOS) round with a single, overall Best of Show beer selected.
Darwin and NT homebrewers have also kindly donated a prize for a random entrant.
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 for pick up that night after the ceremony concludes. Awards not picked up will be mailed back to participants. Results will be posted to the competition web site after the ceremony concludes.
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Awards Ceremony
TBD
TBD
Saturday 24 September, 2022 11:53 PM, ACST
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Circuit Qualification
All beers that place in their their category will be eligible to enter the Australian Amateur Brewing Championship. Please note that depending on entry numbers we may need to collapse some styles together into a single category.
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A strong, rich, and very malty German lager that can have both pale and dark variants. The darker versions have more richly-developed, deeper malt flavors, while the paler versions have slightly more hops and dryness.
Entry Info: The entrant select specify whether the entry is a pale or a dark variant.
A strong and malty German wheat beer combining the best wheat and yeast flavors of a Weissbier with the rich maltiness, strength, and body of a Bock. The style range includes Bock and Doppelbock strength, with variations for pale and dark color.
Entry Info: The entrant MUST specify whether the entry is a pale or a dark variant.
Recognizable as an IPA by balance
Entry Info: Entrant MUST specify a strength (session, standard, double); if no strength is specified, standard will be assumed. Entrant MUST specify specific type of Specialty IPA from the list of Currently Defined Types identified in the Style Guidelines, or as amended by Provisional Styles on the BJCP website; OR the entrant MUST describe the type of Specialty IPA and its key characteristics in comment form so judges will know what to expect. Entrants MAY specify specific hop varieties used, if entrants feel that judges may not recognize the varietal characteristics of newer hops. Entrants MAY specify a combination of defined IPA types (e.g., Black Rye IPA) without providing additional descriptions.
A dry, hoppy IPA with fruitiness and spiciness of Belgian yeast. Often lighter in color and more attenuated, similar to a Belgian Tripel that has been brewed with more hops.
Entry Info: Entrant MUST specify a strength (session, standard, double); if no strength is specified, standard will be assumed.
A beer with the dryness, hop-forward balance, and flavor characteristics of an American IPA, but darker in color. Darker malts add a gentle and supportive flavor, not a strongly roasted or burnt character.
Entry Info: Entrant MUST specify a strength (session, standard, double); if no strength is specified, standard will be assumed.
Hoppy, bitter, and moderately strong like an American IPA, but with dark caramel, chocolate, toffee, or dark fruit character as in an American Brown Ale. Retaining the dryish finish and lean body that makes IPAs so drinkable, a Brown IPA is a little more flavorful and malty than an American IPA without being sweet or heavy.
Entry Info: Entrant MUST specify a strength (session, standard, double); if no strength is specified, standard will be assumed.
Hoppy, bitter, and moderately strong like an American IPA, but with some caramel, toffee, or fruit character as in an American Amber Ale. Retaining the dryish finish and lean body that makes IPAs so drinkable, a Red IPA is a little more flavorful and malty than an American IPA without being sweet or heavy.
Entry Info: Entrant MUST specify a strength (session, standard, double); if no strength is specified, standard will be assumed.
An American IPA with spicy, grainy rye malt. The rye gives a bready and peppery flavor, a creamier body, and a dry, grainy finish.
Entry Info: Entrant MUST specify a strength (session, standard, double); if no strength is specified, standard will be assumed.
A fruity, spicy, refreshing version of an American IPA, but with a lighter color, less body, and featuring the distinctive yeast or spice additions typical of a Witbier.
Entry Info: Entrant MUST specify a strength (session, standard, double); if no strength is specified, standard will be assumed.
A very pale, hop-forward American IPA variant with a bone-dry finish, very high carbonation, and a restrained bitterness level. Can be suggestive of a sparkling white wine or Champagne. The hop character is modern, and emphasizes flavor and aroma dimensions.
Entry Info: Entrant MUST specify a strength (session, standard, double); if no strength is specified, standard will be assumed.
A family of smooth, fairly strong, malty, lagered artisanal French beer with a range of malt flavors appropriate for the blond, amber, or brown color. All are malty yet dry, with clean flavors. Darker versions have more malt character, while paler versions can have more hops while still remaining malt-focused beers.
Entry Info: Entrant MUST specify blond, amber, or brown Bière de Garde.
A family of refreshing, highly attenuated, hoppy, and fairly bitter Belgian ales with a very dry finish and high carbonation. Characterized by a fruity, spicy, sometimes phenolic fermentation profile, and the use of cereal grains and sometimes spices for complexity. Several variations in strength and color exist.
Entry Info: The entrant MUST specify the strength (table, standard, super) and the color (pale, dark). The entrant MAY identify character grains used.
A pleasant integration of fruit with beer, but still recognizable as beer. The fruit character should be evident but in balance with the beer, not so forward as to suggest an artificial product.
Entry Info: The entrant MUST specify the type(s) of fruit used. Entrant MUST specify a description of the beer, identifying either a Base Style or the ingredients, specs, or target character of the beer. A general description of the special nature of the beer can cover all the required items. Fruit Beers based on a Classic Style should be entered in this style, except Lambic
An appealing fusion of spices, herbs, or vegetables (SHVs) and beer, but still recognizable as beer. The SHV character should be evident but in balance with the beer, not so forward as to suggest an artificial product. Often called Spice Beer, regardless of whether spices, herbs, or vegetables are used.
Entry Info: The entrant MUST specify the type of spices, herbs, or vegetables used, but individual ingredients do not need to be specified if a well-known spice blend is used (e.g., apple pie spice, curry powder, chili powder). Entrant MUST specify a description of the beer, identifying either a Base Style or the ingredients, specs, or target character of the beer. A general description of the special nature of the beer can cover all the required items.
A well-balanced fusion of the malt and hops of the base beer style with a pleasant and agreeable smoke character. Intended for smoked versions of Classic Style beers, except if the Classic Style beer has smoke as an inherent part of its definition (of course, that beer should be entered in its base style, such as Rauchbier).
Entry Info: The entrant MUST specify a Base Style. The entrant MUST specify the type of wood or smoke if a varietal smoke character is noticeable.