BrewFest
Brewfest is the annual Dayton DRAFT Homebrew festival. Held every year on the 2nd Sat. in September Brewfest has become Dayton’s largest homebrew competition. Several NHC medal winners have honed their recipes at Brewfest.
*** We are wrapping up Brewfest 2011, registration for Brewfest 2012 will start here on or around July of 2012. ***
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Eligibility
The sixteenth annual Dayton BrewFest is open to all homebrewed beers, meads & ciders. For tips on entering your beers in competitions check out Darren’s blog.
Entries & Instructions
Each entry should consist of 2- 12 ounce bottles, with all commercial labels removed. Kegged beer that is counter-pressure filled into bottles is acceptable for this competition and is considered bottled beer. All entries must be registered at daytondraft.org. Simply fill out the form, print out the bottle tags and attach the labels to each bottle with a rubber band. If you don’t follow these instructions the competition organizers reserve the right to disqualify your entry.
Entry Fees & Deadlines
The entry fee for this competition is $5 per entry. Please make checks payable to DRAFT. DO NOT SEND CASH. Entries that are to be shipped should arrive by August 27th and can be sent to Miami Valley BrewTensils 2617 S. Smithville Rd. Dayton OH 45420. Local entries and fees may be dropped off the morning of the competition as long as they have been registered online by deadline extended to Sept. 1. Judges and stewards may hand-carry entries, if needing to carry more PLEASE confirm with Darren PRIOR to Sept. 10, and fees, but should have their bottle labels attached.
Packaging & Shipping
ALWAYS KEEP THE ENTRY FEE WITH THE BEER, regardless if the entries are mailed, dropped off in advance or hand-delivered on the day of the competition. If beers are mailed, please put the entry fee in a water-resistant zip-lock plastic bag. This will help keep the checks from being damaged by water. DO NOT SEND CASH! Make checks payable to DRAFT. Do not mail entry fees separately from the beer.
Judging
The judging will take place in open sessions on September 10th. We will make every effort to secure qualified BJCP judges. Register to be a judge at www.daytondraft.org. Judges and Stewards will be awarded experience points in accordance with the BJCP competition rules. Judges will also be supplied a sticker with their judging information on it for their judging forms. The competition will begin at 9:00 AM however we request that Judges and Stewards arrive by 8:30 AM for assignments. Local drop-offs and hand-carried entries should arrive by 8:30 AM as well.
Awards & Prizes
Every effort will be made to return score sheets with judges’ comments promptly to all entrants. Handsome wooden plaques, generously provided by contest sponsors, will be awarded for flight winners. Second and third place winners will receive ribbons. Awards will also be presented for Best of Show and Best of Dayton. Winners will be announced at the Awards Banquet and pot-luck held Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 6 PM at the Liederkranz-Turner building 1400 East Fifth St. Dayton OH. Scoresheets and awards may be picked up in person at this time. Those scoresheets and awards not picked up at the competition will be mailed later. Winners will also be posted on the DRAFT website.
All entries become the property of DRAFT and will not be returned.
If you have any question regarding this competition e-mail Darren Link at darren@schwartzbeer.com
