Thank you for your interest in the 1st Annual Battle of Alberta Brew Competition organized by Edmonton Home Brewers Guild.

You only need to register your information once and can return to this site to enter more brews or edit the brews you've entered. You can even pay your entry fees online if you wish.

If you are willing to judge or steward, please return to register on or after Friday, September 29, 2023 10:00 AM, MST.

Rules

Format: each participant will submit 3 entries total, across varying styles. They will submit one entry in each of the below categories:

 1). Pale Malty European Lager

      4A. Munich Helles

      4B. Festbier

      4C. Helles Bock

 2). American Porter and Stout

      20A. American Porter

      20B. American Stout

      20C. Imperial Stout

      21A. American IPA

 3). IPA

      21B. Specialty IPA

      21C. Hazy IPA

      22A. Double IPA

• Each beer will be judged / scored individually based on the BJCP standard for that category.
• The points for EACH entry will be accumulated towards a final score. The brewer(s) with the highest combined score will be crowned victors.
• BJCP registered event
• $8 entry fee (3 entries required, one from each styls

Prizes

1st Place: $500

2nd Place: $250

3rd Place: $100

COMPETITION RULES AND ENTRY GUIDELINES

• Entries will be accepted from homebrewers from Alberta only
• Drop off / Ship to location TBA 
• Bottle drop off deadline is November 24 @ 1600
• Entry score sheets will be uploaded to your account on this website where they can be downloaded after the competition is complete.
• Prizes will be mailed out to out of town entrants

This a homebrew competition - so no commercial brews please (this includes beer brewed on equipment for commercial research, production, brew-on-premises establishments, or anything of that nature). You know what we mean - this is all about homebrew! All-grain brews, beer from kits, and extract methods are all welcome.

All decisions by the competition organizers are final. Entries will be judged between June 10-13, 2023. Results will also be posted on our website shortly after the event.

Entry Acceptance Rules

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 3

ENTRY GUIDELINES: The deadline for receiving entries and fee payment is 16:00 on November 24, 2023

 Submit 6 bottles of homebrewed beer (2 of each style)

 Each entry will consist of 300ml to 500ml capped bottles or corked bottles that are void of ALL identifying information, including any writing or labels. Printed caps are allowed, but must be blacked out completely. 341ml brown glass bottles are preferred; however, green and clear glass or PET bottles 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 also acceptable. 

To each bottle, attach a completed BJCP bottle entry label using a rubber band (tape, adhesives or glue 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 sort the entries, and removing tape and adhesives is time consuming). BJCP labels, in pdf format, are available on the entry page on this site.

 The entry fee is $8.33 per entry (3 entries required). Fees can be paid by PayPal only as this allows the software to mark your entries as paid. 

Entries may be dropped off or delivered to:

TBD

Competition Official

You can send an email to any of the following individuals via Contact.

• Chris Bohaichuk — Competition Coordinator

Sponsors

Edmonton Home Brewers Guild is proud to have the following sponsors for the 1st Annual Battle of Alberta Brew Competition.