Queen of Beer 2010 Entry Window

The Hangtown Association of Zymurgy Enthusiasts (H. A. Z. E.) of Placerville, California, is pleased to announce the 14th year of "Queen of Beer", Women's Homebrew competition. This is a BJCP and AHA sanctioned competition.

Judging | Eligibility | Categories | Entry Registration | Packaging and Shipping

See the results of the 2009 Winners
See the hall of fame for past years

JUDGING:

The following guidelines for the award ribbons have been established. A minimum of 25 points for 3rd place, a minimum of 30 points for 2nd place and a minimum of 35 points for 1st place. Ribbons will be awarded for first, second and third place in each category (if point requirements are met). First place winners in each category will have her beer included in the Best of Show, Queen of Beer judging round. Categories will be combined or split depending on the number of entries for a particular category. Judges can sign up using the Register to Judge or Steward button at the top of this page.

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ELIGIBILITY:

The Queen of Beer Women's Homebrew Competition is open to all non-commercial, home brewed beer and meads produced by persons of female gender. Beer produced by or with the assistance of persons of the male gender is not eligible. "Assistance" is defined as: coaching during the brewing process, measuring ingredients, performing chemical reaction and/or timing calculations, racking, bottling or in any other way manipulating wort or fermented product. Lifting of heavy equipment or full brewing vessels, milling of grain and operation of a capper device are permitted. Female competition judges are eligible to enter in categories other than those they will be judging, since "blind tasting" will be employed in the judging process. Female competition staff members, EXCEPT cellar master and registrar are eligible to enter.

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CATEGORIES:

All 28 BJCP Style categories are open for entry. Please denote the category and sub-category of each entry. Refer to the BJCP Style Guidelines web page for descriptions. Depending on the amount of entries, some categories may be combined for Judging.

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ENTRY REGISTRATION AND BOTTLE LABELS:

Entrants
To register your Queen of Beer entry, please fill out and send a recipe form and bottle ID form with each entry shipped.

Each entry shall consist of: three (3) bottles free of commercial labels, raised marks of lettering, or other identifying markings that are not part of the official entry label. A 12 oz brown bottle is preferable. Clear or green bottles may be disqualified from an award.

When filling out your recipe and bottle forms, please give special attention to the category and style placements so that your brew will be judged according to the proper style. Entries are limited to one (1) per style, three (3) per category.

Please attach labels with a rubber band (no tape or glue).

Entries will be accepted starting September 24, ending October 8, 2010

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PACKAGING AND SHIPPING:

Please use any method that will deliver to the mail-in address above (see Mail-in Entries in the announcement above for accepted methods). The proven most dependable is UPS.

• Use a commercially produced shipping box or a sturdy cardboard box.
• Place a heavy-duty trash bag inside the box.
• UPS recommends 2 inches of packing material around "each" bottle.
• Mark the box clearly with "FRAGILE" and "THIS END UP" to avoid breakage.

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For information not listed on this page or to email the contacts listed above.

Visit the Queen of Beer Hall of Fame for results of prior years

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