HOMEBREW

BAY AREA BREW OFF HOMEBREW COMPETITION

Draught Board Homebrew Club, Brew Coordinator

Thank you to our Homebrew Competition Sponsors!

Beer Beer and More Beer – Concord

The Good Brewer - Livermore

Brewmaster Homebrew Supplies – San Leandro

Oak Barrel Winecraft - Berkeley

Beer Beer and More Beer – Los Altos

The Beverage People – Santa Rosa

Beer and Wine Maker’s of America – San Jose

ALL STATE and LOCAL RULES APPLY

AHA Sanctioned Competition

BJCP Sanctioned Competition

SEE CONTENTS FOR JUDGING STANDARDS

ENTRY FEE: $7.50 per paper entry

(Save $ - Enter ONLINE @ - only $7.00 per entry)

Make checks payable to ‘Alameda County Fair Association’

Beer with entry form and fees need to be delivered by May 29 to one of the locations below. This includes homebrew label design entries. NO LATE entries will be accepted.

DELIVERY (on these dates only, to nearest location):

May 10 – May 28 BREWMASTERM-F 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
( Sat 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

2315 Verna Court (on Marina Blvd.),

San Leandro, CA 94577

May 10 – May 28 OAK BARREL WINECRAFTM-F 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

( 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

1443 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA

May 10 – May 28 MORE BEER (Concord Showroom) M-F 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

( WE 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

975 Detroit Avenue, Unit D, Concord, CA

May 10 – May 28 THE GOOD BREWER W-Sat 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

( Sun 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

2960 Pacific Ave, Livermore, CA

May 10 – May 28 MORE BEER (Los Altos Showroom)M-F 11:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

( 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

991 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, CA

May 10 – May 28 THE BEVERAGE PEOPLE T-F 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

( 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

840 Piner Road #14, Santa Rosa, CA

May 9 – May 28 BEER AND WINE MAKERS OF AMERICA T-F 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

( 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

755 E. Brokaw Road, San Jose, CA

May 29 Alameda County Fairgrounds 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

4501 Pleasanton Avenue, Pleasanton, CA

HOMEBREW

DEPARTMENT RULES
  1. DELIVERY:
  1. Entry forms and bottles are to be delivered together.
  2. Bottles with entry forms and fees maybe shipped or hand-delivered to Brewmaster only. Bottles with entry forms and fees MUST BE hand-delivered to all other locations.
  3. Deliver bottles with entry forms and fees to Fairgrounds on May 29 only. No entries will be accepted after May 29.
  1. LIMITATIONS:
  1. Competition is open to all homebrewers over 21 years of age on May 29, 2010. Each household is limited to six beer and six wine entries, no more than one entry per class.
  2. Fair Management and/or competition organizer may consolidate classes, if warranted, due to low number of entries in a class.
  3. BOTTLING:
  4. Each exhibitor must submit a minimum of THREE clean, unmarked bottles, which are free of any identifying markings, in 12 oz bottles only. Due to the inconvenience of handling, no other bottles will be accepted. NIP bottles (6oz-8oz) will be accepted in the strong ale, mead and barley wine categories.
  5. Each bottle must have a label affixed by a rubber band with entrant name, division, class (spelled out), club, and any fruit, spices, or special or unusual ingredients.
    You can use the online label generator by clicking the <Bottle label form> online at:
  6. Special attention should be given to the category and style designations so that your brew will be entered and judged according to the proper style. PLEASE review the B JCP style guidelines at
  7. Each entry qualifies for the homebrew label design competition See DIVISION 415 for details to enter the homebrew label design competition.
  8. The competition organizer reserves the right to disqualify any entries not meeting the above guidelines or to consolidate classes, if warranted, due to low # of entries in a class.
  9. Entries become the property of the Alameda County Fair and will not be returned.

It is not against any Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms regulations or federal laws to ship your entries via privately owned shipping company for analytical purposes. It is illegal, however, to ship alcoholic beverages via the U.S. Postal Service.

  1. JUDGING:
    The Homebrew competition uses the American system of judging. This judging ranks beers against one another and awards one first place, one second place, and one third place entry in each class.
    Judges will be Experienced and BJCP Certified. Judges’ decision is final. Judging will be closed to the exhibitors. Results will not be given by phone.
  2. DISPLAY: Homebrew will be displayed in the Agriculture Building for the duration of the Fair.
  3. AWARDS:
  4. Special rosettes awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each class.
  5. Best of Show $100 gift certificate from BEER BEER AND MORE BEER (Concord).
  6. Reserve Best of Show $50 gift certificate from THE GOOD BREWER.
  7. $25 gift certificates from sponsor homebrew supply stores will be awarded for 1st place (based on highest points) in the following categories:
    * Best Lager (from MORE BEER – Los Altos) within BJCP categories 1,2,3,4 &5.
    * Best Hybrid Beer (from BREWMASTER) within BCJP categories 6,7 &15.
    * Best British Isle Ale (from the BEVERAGE PEOPLE) within BJCP categories 8,9 & 11.
    * Best American Ale (from the OAK BARREL WINECRAFT) within BJCP category 10.
    * Best Stout or Porter (from the OAK BARREL WINECRAFT) within BJCP category 12 & 13.
    * Best India Pale Ale (from BEER AND WINE MAKERS) within BJCP category 14.
    * Best Belgian Beer (from MORE BEER – Los Altos) within BJCP categories 16,17,18 & 19.
    * Specialty Beer (from BREWMASTER) within BJCP categories 20,21,22 &23.
    * Mead or Cider (from BREWMASTER) within BJCP categories 24,25,26,27 & 28.
  8. Results will not be given over the phone, or before opening day of the Fair. Awards and score sheets will be mailed after the Fair is over. Results will be posted at the Draught Board homebrew club website,

HOMEBREW

SPECIAL AWARDS

ALAMEDA COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION

Rosettes: Beer – Best of Show (from best of classes in division), 1st, 2nd, & 3rd per Class.

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BEER BEER & MORE BEER
Best of Show - $100 Gift Certificate
OAK BARREL WINECRAFT: Bernie Rooney

Best American Ale (Class 10) - $25 GC

Best Stout/Porter (Classes 12 & 13) - $25 GC
BREWMASTER: Tom Baird

Best Hybrid Beer (Classes 6,7 & 15) - $25 GC

Best Mead or Cider (Classes 24 - 28) - $25 GC Best Specialty Beer (Classes 20-23) - $25 GC

THE GOOD BREWER- Daniel Goodman
Honorable Mention - $50 Gift Certificate
MORE BEER (Los Altos): Sean Cole

Best Lager (Classes 1-5) - $25 GC

Best Belgian Beer (Classes 16-19) - $25 GC

THE BEVERAGE PEOPLE: Byron Burch

Best British Isle Ale (Classes 8, 9 & 11) - $25 GC

BEER & WINE MAKERS: Richard Mansfield

Best India Pale Ale (Class 14) - $25 GC

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Cash Awards Per Division

1st2nd3rd

$5 $4$3

HOMEBREW DIVISION 405

AHA/BJCP Beer Styles Categories correspond to Class Number.

For detailed beer descriptions, see

DIVISION 405 – HOME BREW

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Class 1. LIGHT LAGER

A. Light American Lager

B. Standard American Lager

C. Premium American Lager

D. Munich Helles

E. Dortmunder Export

Class 2. PILSNER

A. German Pilsner (Pils)

B. Bohemian Pilsner

C. Classic American Pilsner

Class 3. EUROPEAN AMBER LAGER

A. Vienna Lager

B. Oktoberfest/Marzen

Class 4. DARK LAGER

A. Dark American Lager

B. Munich Dunkel

C. Schwarzbier

Class 5. BOCK

A Maibock/Helles Bock

B. Traditional Bock

C. Doppelbock

D. Eisbock

Class 6. LIGHT HYBRID BEER

A. Cream Ale

B. Blonde Ale

C. Kolsch

D. American Wheat or Rye Beer

Class 7. AMBER HYBRID BEER

A. North German Altbier

B. California Common Beer

C. Dusseldorf Altbier

Class 8. ENGLISH PALE ALE

A. Standard/Ordinary Bitter

B. Special/Best/Premium Bitter

C. Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)

Class 9. SCOTTISH AND IRISH ALE

A. Scottish Light 60/-

B. Scottish Heavy 70/-

C. Scottish Export 80/-

D. Irish Red Ale

E. Strong Scotch Ale

Class 10. AMERICAN ALE

A. American Pale Ale

B. American Amber Ale

C. American Brown Ale

Class 11. ENGLISH BROWN ALE

A. Mild

B. Southern English Brown Ale

C. Northern English Brown Ale

Class 12. PORTER

A. Brown Porter

B. Robust Porter

C. Baltic Porter

Class 13. STOUT

A. Dry Stout

B. Sweet Stout

C. Oatmeal Stout

D. Foreign Extra Stout

E. American Stout

F. Imperial Stout

Class 14. INDIAN PALE ALE (IPA)

A. English IPA

B. American IPA

C. Imperial IPA

Class 15. GERMAN WHEAT AND RYE BEER

A. Weizen/Weissbier

B. Dunkelweizen

C. Weizenbock

D. Roggernbier (German Rye Beer)

Class 16. BELGIAN AND FRENCH ALE

A. Witbier

B. Belgian Pale Ale

C. Saison

D. Biere de Garde

E. Belgian Specialty Ale

Class 17. SOUR ALE

A. Berliner Weisse

B. Flanders Red Ale

C. Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin

D. Straight (Unblended) Lambic

E. Gueuze

F. Fruit Lambic

Class 18. BELGIAN STRONG ALE

A. Belgian Blond Ale

B. Belgian Dubbel

C. Belgian Tripel

D. Belgian Golden Strong Ale

E. Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Class 19. STRONG ALE

A. Old Ale

B. English Barleywine

C. American Barleywine

Class 20. FRUIT BEER

Class 21. SPICE/HERB/VEGETABLE BEER

A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

B. Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer

Class 22. SMOKE-FLAVORED & WOOD-AGED BEER

A. Classic Rauchbier

B. Other Smoked Beer

C. Wood-aged Beer

Class 23. SPECIALTY BEER

Class 24. TRADITIONALMEAD

A. Dry Mead

B. Semi-Sweet Mead

C. Sweet Mead

Class 25. MELONMEL (FRUIT MEAD)

A. Cyser (Apple Melomel)

B. Pyment (Grape Melomel)

C. Other Fruit Melomel

Class 26. OTHER MEAD

A. Metheglin

B. Braggot

C. Open Category Mead

Class 27. STANDARD CIDER AND PERRY

A. Common Cider

B. English Cider

C. French Cider

D. Common Perry

E. Traditional Perry

Class 28. SPECIALTY CIDER AND PERRY

A. New England Cider

B. Fruit Cider

C. Apple Wine

D. Other Specialty Cider or Perry

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HOMEBREW

DIVISION 415 – HOMEBREW LABEL DESIGN

Limit Three Homebrew Label Designs Per Class Per Exhibitor

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place rosette per class

Exhibitors entering HOMEBREW DIVISION 405 (above), may enter the HOMEBREW LABEL DESIGN DIVISION 415 for free.

  1. DELIVERY:
  2. Attach the homebrew label securely and neatly to one side of a 5” by 8” card.
  3. On the reverse side, of the card, clearly state your name and class (‘1’ or ‘2’ as defined below).
  4. Enter each homebrew label design on your Entry Form. There is no fee for homebrew labels.
  5. Homebrew label designs must be dropped off with the homebrew entries.
  6. LIMITATIONS: Only 3 homebrew label design entries per class will be accepted.
  7. JUDGING: Homebrew label designs must reflect good taste.
  8. Judging criteria will be based on an exhibitor’s creativity and originality.
  9. Judges will be looking for an “attention grabber” that elicits further investigation based on use of color, design and composition. Judges decision is final.
  10. Judging will be closed to exhibitors.
  11. DISPLAY: Homebrew labels will be displayed in the Agriculture Building for the duration of the Fair.
  12. AWARDS:
  13. Special rosettes awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each division.
  14. Results will not be given over the phone, or before opening day of the Fair. Awards and score sheets will be mailed after the Fair is over.
  15. Entries become the property of the Alameda County Fair and will not be returned.

ClassClass

1. Best Fair Theme Label, "Come Out & Play!" 2. Best Homebrew Bottle Label.

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You can print your own labels using the online label generator by clicking the <Bottle label form> at:

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