Ghosts of the West Rules
Competition Rules
- This competition is AHA/BJCP sanctioned and open to any U.S. resident, amateur homebrewer age 21 or older.
- All mailed entries must be received at the mailing location by the shipping deadline - please allow for shipping time.
- All entries will be picked up from drop-off locations on the day of the drop-off deadline.
- All entries must be handcrafted products, containing ingredients available to the general public, and made using private equipment by hobbyist brewers (i.e., no use of commercial facilities or Brew on Premises operations, supplies, etc.).
- The competition organizers are not responsible for mis-categorized entries, mailed entries that are not received by the entry deadline, or entries that arrived damaged.
- The competition organizers reserve the right to combine styles for judging and to restructure awards as needed depending upon the quantity and quality of entries.
- Quality judging of all entries is the primary goal of our event. Judges will evaluate and score each entry. The average of the scores will rank each entry in its category. Each flight will have at least one BJCP, Cicerone, or Pro-Brewer judge.
- Brewers are not limited to one entry in each category but may only enter each subcategory once.
- The competition committee reserves the right to combine overall style categories based on number of entries. All possible efforts will be made to combine similar styles. All brews in combined categories will be judged according to the style they were originally entered in.
- The Best of Show judging will be determined by a Best of Show panel based on a second judging of the top winners.
Entry Acceptance Rules
Paid Entry Limit: 150
Participants are limited to 5 entries. Submit 2 bottles or cans per entry.
Each entry will consist of capped or corked bottles that are void of all identifying information, including labels and embossing. Printed caps are allowed, but logos or writing must be blacked out completely. If you have cans, they will be accepted as well if they meet the above criteria for bottles.
12oz (375 ml) brown glass bottles are preferred; however, green, and clear glass will be accepted. Swing top bottles will likewise be accepted as well as corked bottles. 12oz and 16oz cans will be accepted. 187ml bottles will be accepted as well.
All requisite paperwork must be submitted with each entry and can be printed directly from this website. Entry paperwork should be attached to bottles using rubber bands. Tip: enclose each entry in a plastic snack bag and attach to each bottle using rubber band to protect against moisture/spillage that may make the entry label unreadable. Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges’ scoring of your entry.
Styles Accepted
All Entries must be one of these styles:
| ID | Subcategory | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 11A | Ordinary Bitter | British Bitter |
| 11B | Best Bitter | British Bitter |
| 11C | Strong Bitter | British Bitter |
| 12A | British Golden Ale | Pale Commonwealth Beer |
| 12C | English IPA | Pale Commonwealth Beer |
| 13A | Dark Mild Brown | British Beer |
| 13B | British Brown Ale | Brown British Beer |
| 13C | English Porter | Brown British Beer |
| 16A | Sweet Stout | Dark British Beer |
| 16B | Oatmeal Stout | Dark British Beer |
| 16C | Tropical Stout | Dark British Beer |
| 16D | Foreign Extra Stout | Dark British Beer |
| 17A | British Strong Ale | Strong British Ale |
| 17B | Old Ale | Strong British Ale |
| 17D | English Barley Wine | Strong British Ale |
| 27A - 4 | London Brown Ale | Historical Beer |
| C1 | English Cider | Traditional Cider |
| M1A | Dry Mead | Traditional Mead |
| M1B | Semi-Sweet Mead | Traditional Mead |
| M1C | Sweet Mead | Traditional Mead |
| M2A | Cyser | Fruit Mead |
| M2B | Pyment | Fruit Mead |
| M2C | Berry Mead | Fruit Mead |
| M2D | Stone Fruit Mead | Fruit Mead |
| M2E | Melomel | Fruit Mead |
| M3A | Fruit and Spice Mead | Spiced Mead |
| M3B | Spice, Herb or Vegetable Mead | Spiced Mead |
| M4A | Braggot | Specialty Mead |
| M4B | Historical Mead | Specialty Mead |
Judging Dates (subject to change, times TBD)
Based on judge and location availability and number of entries received
Friday Evening - 8/7
Saturday Morning - 8/8
Saturday Afternoon - 8/8
Sunday Morning - 8/9
Sunday Afternoon - 8/9
Second Friday Evening - 8/14
Second Saturday Morning - 8/15
Second Saturday Afternoon - 8/16
BOS Saturday Evening - 8/16
Awards
Award Ceremony at Mile High Beer Project 8/23 @2pm live-stream on YouTube
Medals will be distributed for first, second, and third place entries in each award category.
A Best of Show will be award for both best beer and best mead or cider, selected from the winners of each category, judged again, without feedback. A trophy will be awarded to each.
Questions?
Please email whiskeyrowbrewclub@gmail.com