We are pleased to announce Lancaster County Brewers Showdown which will be held at Iron Hill Brewery and Restauant on the Harrisburg pike in Lancaster across from F&M. We welcome entries from those outside the club and this is an AHA/BJCP sanctioned event so BJCP2008 guidelines will apply. Please join us and bring your best fermented beverages -we will be including cider and mead in this event. May the best homebrew win as the Showdown is coming - October 18th. Please make checks payable to Lancaster County Brewers -$3 per entry/Deadline is October 11th.
Cheers!
Matt Ney
Lancaster County Brewers
What kind of bottles are required? Every bottle must be 10 to 14 ounces in volume and be free of paper labels. Obliterate any lettering or graphics on the cap with a permanent black marker. Corked bottles are acceptable; however, you must crimp a crown cap over the cork. Bottles not meeting these requirements will be disqualified.
How many bottles do I need? Send minimum two 10 to 14 ounce bottles for each beer or mead entry in this competition.
What are the entry fees? Entry fees are $3.00 per entry. Make checks payable to: Lancaster County Brewers
When are the entry deadlines? All entries must be received between October 1st and
Ship To Address: Iron Hill
Keystone Homebrew Supply: Two Locations to serve you better!
779 Bethlehem Pike, Montgomeryville
599 Main Street
How do I enter? print and mail in the entry form, your check for the entry fee, and your labeled beers to the above address. method is to download the entry form, then fill out and mail the entry form, your check and labeled beers to the above address. Each entry requires an entry form, Fold your check or money order with one of your entry forms. On your check write the number of entries for which the check or money order pays and the names of the entrants if they are not all the same.
Attach a completely filled out bottle identification label to each bottle with a rubber band. (Please do not use tape or glue. We must remove the labels after the beers are categorized and tape or glue makes this very difficult for us.) When printing your labels, avoid inks that run when in contact with water … Xerox copies work fine. Many inkjet printers do not. (When we are categorizing the beers, the labels are still rubberbanded to the bottles and condensation forms on them so the ink runs and makes everything difficult to read.)
Which category do I enter? We will be judging from The 2008 BJCP Style Guidelines with all
categories including cider and mead. It is your responsibility to choose the correct category and
subcategory.You should try to enter your brew in the category and subcategory where you feel it will perform best. Judges or organizers will not classify or reclassify your beer. Your entry will not be disqualified if it falls outside of a category’s parameters; the descriptions are guidelines to help you enter your beer. Judges use the guidelines to guide them while judging your beer.
What are the entry limitations? (a) You may not submit more than one entry per subcategory.
(b) Your homebrew must not have been brewed at any place that brews beverages for any commercial purpose, whether for commercial research, production or any other purpose, including brew on premise establishments. (c) You must provide the names of all brewers who helped in the brewing.
How Do I Fill Out The Entry Form?
Competition: 1. You can print the registration form and bottle labels and fill in your information, then mail your
registration and entry forms to the Lancaster County Brewers Showdown mailing address.
Instructions For Filling In The Entry Form:
Brewers Information: Fill in the name of the brewer who is responsible for receiving mailings
and results. Fill in the full names of all other brewers who participated in brewing the entry.
Fill in the address where mailings and results should be sent.
Entry Information: Please be sure to read the NOTES TO BREWERS in the 2008 BJCP Style
Guidelines with cider and mead to make sure you enter the correct information on your Entry
Form.
Special Note: If you are entering any of the following categories: 6d, 16e, 17f, 20, 21, 2b, 2c, 23, 25c, 26a, 26c, 27e, 28b, 28c, or 28d, refer to part I of the Rules and Regulations and the NHC Style Guidelines at www.beertown.org for instructions on providing correct information for these entries. The judges will use this important information for evaluating entries in these categories. Entrants of historical Beers are asked to provide the historical beer style and information on the style profile and history as an aid to judges. VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: If the Classic Style along with the Special Ingredient is not included or if you fail to fill out #16, #17 or, if applicable, # 18 for mead and cider, your entry will not be judged.
Cheers and thank you for entering.
Questions?
Name _______________________________
Street Address_______________________
City_________________________________
State Zip____________________________
email________________________________
Phone ( )__________________________
Name of Beer________________________
Category Entered_____________________
Subcategory Entered__________________
Homebrew Club______________________
BOTTLE ID FORM
Attach one form to each bottle with a rubber band.
Name _______________________________
Street Address_______________________
City_________________________________
State Zip____________________________
email________________________________
Phone ( )__________________________
Name of Beer________________________
Category Entered_____________________
Subcategory Entered__________________
Homebrew Club______________________
BOTTLE ID FORM
Attach one form to each bottle with a rubber band.