What:

When:

• July 6 - July 20, 2008 - Online Registration

NOTE: Must be pre-registered by July 20 to enter.
Registrations after July 20 will NOT be accepted!
Checks will be returned, but beers submitted past registrations will not be returned.
• July 6 - July 20, 2008 - Entries accepted at the Glockenspiel


• July 27, 2008, noon-4pm - First Round Judging
  at the Glockenspiel


• July 27, 2008, 4-5pm - Best-Of-Show Judging and Awards Ceremony

at the Glockenspiel

Eligibility:

• Any brewer of legal age may enter.
• Beers must be entered under the name of all brewers who helped.
• Beers brewed in commercial facilities are ineligible.

Entry Fee:

• $8 for each entry, payable to the "Glockenspiel"

Entry Requirements:

• Pre-registration is required. Entries must be pre-registered via the MHBA web site by Sunday, July 20, 2008
• Only one entry per CONTEST subcategory (Ale, Lager, Mead, Cider) per brewer. Entries will only be accepted from non-professional brewers.
• Bottles must be free of labels or other identifying marks including formed-in-glass brands or logos.
• TWO (2) 10-22 oz. bottles are required for each entry. Printed crown caps must be blacked-out with a permanent marker to assure anonymity of all entries.
• One (1) entry form must be filled out, printed and submitted with each entry. ENTRIES SUBMITTED WITHOUT PRINTED ENTRY FORM WILL BE DISQUAQLIFIED. Entries MUST be completed online by clicking the button below.
• A Bottle ID Form must be attached to each bottle with a rubber band. No tape, please! Bottle ID forms will be generated for you by the Online Registration below.
• All entries become the property of the Glockenspiel Homebrew Competition. No entries will be returned for any reason.

Judging:

• All 28 BJCP categories of Beer, Mead, And Cider will be accepted.
• The BJCP style categories are available at http://www.bjcp.org.
• If you are interested in judging, register to judge online by clicking the button below, or contact the Judging Coordinators at Minnesota State Fair Judging
• One entry per CONTEST subcategory (Ale, Lager, Mead, Cider) per brewer. The competition committee reserves the right to combine categories based on number of entries. All possible effort will be made to combine similar styles. All brews in combined categories will be judged according to the style they were originally entered in.
• In the first round, a flight of judges will score 5-10 entries selecting the best three. If a second round is necessary, the second round will consist of the top three entries selected from each table judging that category in the first round. All entries will be evaluated by more than one judge. Entries will be chilled and stored properly and appropriately for the style. Entries will be disqualified for rules infractions. These entries will be judged if possible, but not eligible for awards and prizes. All decisions of the judges and competition committee are final.

Drop Off and Shipping:

Awards:

• The Awards Ceremony will be held at the Glockenspiel at 5pm on Sunday, July 27, 2008.
• All winners will be notified and every reasonable effort will be made to return score sheets and judges comments to all entrants.
• Results will also be published on the Minnesota Home Brewers Association website.
• Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the Ale, Lager, Mead and Cider categories as well as a Best-Of-Show award.

Directions:

• The Glockenspiel
  605 7th St. W
  St.Paul, MN 55102
  (651) 292-9421
  Click here for a map.

For More Information

This page is maintained at www.mnbrewers.com/events/glockenspiel.

For additional info, please visit the MHBA website, www.mnbrewers.com.

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HOMEBREWED BEER, MEAD AND CIDER COMPETITION