2024 Competition Guidelines

HOMEGROWN HOMEBREW!

2024 Homebrew Competition

An exclusive Montana Home Brew competition. Open to Montana resident homebrewers only!

Bridger Brew Crew and Katabatic Brewing Co. invite Montana homebrewers to enter their best brew in our fourth annual homebrew competition, Homegrown Homebrew!

Entries will be judged at Katabatic Brewing in Livingston, MT on Saturday June 8th 2024 by Certified BJCP Judges. Best of Show Prize is the opportunity to brew the winning recipe at Katabatic Brewing. Katabatic’s brewing team will arrange brew day details with the winner. Other prizes will be awarded to runner-ups.

Entry Details:

• Entry window: Monday May 13th – Wednesday June 5th, 2024

• Entry Fee: $15 per entry

  o No Entry fee for first and second entries for Bridger Brew Crew members. Club members dues are $30 annually and includes two free entries. Why not go ahead and join the club?

  o $15 per entry for all non-members and additional entries for BBC member entries

• Four (4) maximum entries per person; 1 entry per style

• No walk-in entries accepted.

• No entries accepted after June 5th, 2024, NO EXCEPTIONS!

Beer Details:

• Eligibility: All entries must be homebrewed. No commercially brewed entries will be accepted.

• The competition WILL be BJCP sanctioned! Judges will be using the 2021 BJCP Style Guidelines and beers should be entered into categories appropriately. Please note that if entries are submitted without a 2021 BJCP style listed, the Competition Organizer will do their best to ensure it gets judged in the appropriate category, but the best way to make sure your beer gets judged the way you want it to be, is to make sure you submit it in the correct category!

  • Style guidelines can be found at https://www.BJCP.org/BJCP-style-guidelines

• This is a beer-only competition. No ciders or mead, please.

• Most beer styles are welcome, including lagers. Sour beers and/or barrel aged beers are not eligible for the best in show round or any prizes; sour and barrel aged beers may be submitted for judging and scoring, however.

• For those entering homebrewed extract beers, be prepared to formulate an all grain equivalent recipe for your entry if your beer is the best in show winner. Katabatic’s brewing staff and other homebrew club members are willing to help with this.

• For each entry, submit a minimum of three (3) bottles or cans that meet the following guidelines:
  o Entries must be in bottles or aluminum cans that hold a minimum of 12 oz in volume. Submit 3 bottles or cans per entry.
  o Bottles must be brown or green in color and cans must be standard aluminum cans, all must be free of ink, paint or paper labeling other than the competition entry label. Raised brewery lettering on import bottles or beers or beers with national distribution are acceptable but discouraged. Remove or blur beyond distinction any identifying marks from bottle caps. Solid color bottle caps are acceptable; caps with colors other than these finishes may be rejected at the discretion of the Judge Director. Caps with identifiable markings that make them unique as determined by the Judge Director with visible symbols, writing, etching, coating etc will be disqualified. If there is any doubt that a cap is compliant, it is recommended to apply a coat of opaque black (sharpie) ink to all surfaces of the caps.

How to Enter

• Register your beers online here: https://www.bridgerbrewcrew.org/2024-homebrew-comp

• Payment for entries will be processed via Stripe. All credit/debit cards accepted. Entry fees are non-refundable.

• Competition is open to Montana residents only

• Bottle Forms: A fully completed legible bottle identification form must accompany each entry bottle or can. Attach bottle IDs with rubber bands. Do not tape entry forms to bottles or cans. Forms may be duplicated. Incomplete or illegible forms may result in disqualification.

Please submit the recipe along with entries. This will not be used in the judging process, however.

• Fill out an entry form for each entry: You can use these labels for your entries. Simply provide the Style and name of the beer. BJCP Style Guide

• Drop Off locations:
  o In Bozeman: Club Treasurer Brandon Whitehead’s house (email to arrange drop-off, bkwhitehead@gmail.com )

  o Livingston: Katabatic Brewing Co. (during operating hours)

• Shipping entries: Entries can also be shipped direct to Katabatic Brewing at the address below. Entries should be shipped to arrive between May 13th and June 5th 2024

• Pack your bottles carefully and ship to the following address:

  Katabatic Brewing Co
  Attn: 2024 Brewing Competition
  117 W Park St
  Livingston MT 59047

• The shipping location cannot acknowledge receipt of entries. Arrange for a return receipt with your shipping company if you wish to confirm delivery of your package. Packages with postage due or C.O.D. will not be accepted.

o DO NOT SHIP YOUR ENTRIES VIA THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

• Walk-in entries to the competition will not be accepted.

• Entries must receive a score of 30 to be awarded a prize. The competition organizers reserve the right not to award prizes for all places if deemed appropriate.

• Entries may be disqualified from competition for failure to comply with any of the official rules.

• Any questions about the competition or entry process should be directed to BBC Competition Organizers, Loy Maierhauser (tmaierha@gmail.com) and Brandon Whitehead (bkwhitehead@gmail.com).

  
  Happy Homebrewing!