Announcing Garden County Brewers Lawnmower Beer Competition - 7th June

[Water_Wolf]

We are announcing Garden County Brewers upcoming 'Lawnmower Beer' competition which will take place on the 7th of June. For this competition we want you to brew your best lower ABV summer beer that can be enjoyed in the sun, with or without your lawnmower!

This will be a BJCP judged competition and you can enter any of the beer styles listed below. The only additional rule is that you should aim to have your beer at 4.5% ABV or below - you may get marked down if the judges detect your beer as being overly boozy!

The location is to be confirmed but it will be in the Bray area. Entry price is €10 for your first entry and €5 for any additional entries you make. Limited to 3 entries per person. To make things a bit simpler for us, the competition is only open to entrants from the island of Ireland. We will provide information on prizes and the entry website soon.

So get brewing and pass the word around (as we haven't left you much time!) Any judges and helpers are welcome on the day!


GCB Lawnmower Beer Competition

Date: 7th June

Location: TBC (Bray area)

Entry Price: €10 for first entry, €5 for additional entries

Bottles Sizes: 2 x 500ml brown glass bottles with crown caps or fliptops (no markings or embossing)

Bottle Dropoff Locations: TBC

Eligible Beer Styles:
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 Premium Pale Lager
3C. Czech Amber Lager
3D. Czech Dark Lager
4A. Munich Helles
5A. German Leichtbier
5B. Kölsch
5D. German Pils
7A. Vienna Lager
7B. Altbier
10A. Weissbier
11A. Ordinary Bitter
11B. Best Bitter
12A. British Golden Ale
12B. Australian Sparkling Ale
15A. Irish Red Ale
18A. Blonde Ale
18B. American Pale Ale
19A. American Amber Ale
19B. California Common
21B. Speciality IPA (only session strength)
24A. Witbier
25B. Saison (only table standard)
29A. Fruit Beer (must be one of the styles listed above)
29B. Fruit and Spice Beer (must be one of the styles listed above)

[Dr Brown Ale]

Great! Hopefully have something to enter

Should be around to judge if needed

[SureLook]

I assume it's one entry per person?

[Water_Wolf]

Just updating with some more info on price and number of entries:

Entry price is €10 for your first entry and €5 for any additional entries you make. Limited to 3 entries per person.

[Southyeaster84]

In the absence of X5 NZ Pilsener in the list, do you think it would be acceptable to enter one under 2A International Pale Lager?

[Water_Wolf]

In the absence of X5 NZ Pilsener in the list, do you think it would be acceptable to enter one under 2A International Pale Lager?

You should enter your beer in whatever BJCP category best matches the flavour and aroma of your beer - it doesn't have to be the style you originally intended it to be. So American Lager, International Pale Lager, German Pils, Czech Pale Lager etc are all possible categories depending on which one you think best matches your beer.

[paolomoran]

Hi all, for a single entry what is the bottle size needed and how many do we need to send in? I know for some of these competitions we need to submit 2-3 bottles per entry. Also, do we just show up with our entry on the day or do we need to drop off the bottles in advance somewhere.
Thanks,
Paul

[Water_Wolf]

Hi all, for a single entry what is the bottle size needed and how many do we need to send in? I know for some of these competitions we need to submit 2-3 bottles per entry. Also, do we just show up with our entry on the day or do we need to drop off the bottles in advance somewhere.
Thanks,
Paul

You will need to submit your beer in two 500ml brown glass bottles with crown caps or fliptops. The bottles should have no labels, embossing or other identifying marks. When we have the entry website up and running you can print out your entry number and attach it to the bottles using a rubber band.

Bottles will have to be delivered a few days before the competition to allow for them all to be sorted. There'll be various designated places/people around the country where bottles can be dropped off. We'll announce locations when we know them! We'll also accept postal entries from anywhere on the island of Ireland.

[Dr Brown Ale]

Any chance of adding Gose to the list?