2nd Annual Garden County Brewers Homebrew Competition - American Ale

[pob]

For this year, we are looking for you to brew the best American Ale style beer you can.

Based on BJCP Cat 10 - American Ale, we want you to brew your best Pale, Amber or Brown Ale.

The closing date for entries is 9th May.

The competition will be held on Sat 23rd May.

Location: Wicklow Wolf Brewery, first competition to be held in the middle of a working brewery.

There are prizes for each category, with a grand prize for Best of Show.

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Max 60 beers, (Limit: 1 beer per person per category).

Cost €5 per entry.

Open to members of NHC or Beoir.

Full details and the link to the Entry Form will follow.

Please PM if you want to volunteer for stewarding or judging.

[fishjam45 (Colin)]

Great Stuff!

[IrishBeerSnob]

Can i enter even though i wouldn't be there on the day?

[pob]

Of course, attendence won't be required on the day, as per other most competitions.

Entry will be opening shortly (now that Nationals are over).

[Bubbles]

Lads,

Is "Closing Date - 9th may" the final date for drop-offs?

[irish_goat]

Lads,

Is "Closing Date - 9th may" the final date for drop-offs?

Yep, collection starts on the Monday then.

[Bubbles]

Great, thanks Tom.

[molc]

Is there an entry form for this or do we just drop it off to the drop point with the money and a note on it? "May" have an entry, though won't know until just before the closing date

[pob]

Is there an entry form for this or do we just drop it off to the drop point with the money and a note on it? "May" have an entry, though won't know until just before the closing date

It was hiding in the Competition Section

Register your beers here.

The competition is now open for entries.

The closing date for entries is 9th May.


The entry process is a simple Google Form, that you need to fill in with your contact details. On completion, two emails are then sent back to you, a confirmation email & one with prefilled labels. These need to be printed out, cut and stuck to each bottle (2 x 500ml brown bottles) per category entered. There is a  maximum of 1 entry per subcategory per brewer, i.e. 6 bottles (2 bottles for Pale, 2 bottles for Amber & 2 bottles for Brown).

How to get your bottles to us?
All the NHC clubs are generously acting as collection points for the competition. Please contact them to arrange delivery of your entries to them. Click Here for your local club.

Prizes:

    1st Prize    €100 restaurant voucher for anywhere in Ireland
    2nd Prize   €50 voucher with The Homebrew Company
    3rd Prize    25kg bag of Weyermans Pilsner Grain


Rules:

    Max 60 beers, (Limit: 1 beer per person per category).
    Cost €5 per beer category entry.
    Open to members of NHC & Beoir.
    The closing date for entries is 9th May.
    Judging for the competition will be held on Sat 23rd May.


For updates & further information Click on GCBrewers.

Contact us at gcbrewers@gmail.com

[irish_goat]

Can't wait to collect my €100 Supermacs voucher. 

[jackflash]

Anywhere in either Wicklow town or Sandyford I can drop off my entry?