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Homebrew Alley X

Event Location 
Alewife Queens
Alewife Queens
5-14 51st Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101
United States

ABOUT THE EVENT

The NYC Homebrewers Guild will hold its seventh annual homebrew competition on February 12th and 13th, 
2016 in one of New York’s newest craft beer havens, Alewife Queens (5-14 51st Avenue Long 
Island City, NY 11101). This is an AHA/BHCP Sanctioned event. All entrants will receive score 
sheets and commentary prepared by judges recognized by the BJCP. Winners will be announced 
upon completion of the competition on the second floor dining area of Alewife Queens. All entrants 
and friends there-of are welcome to attend the ceremony. Following the event, competition results 
will be posted at www.homebrewalley.org and on the NYCHG site: www.nychomebrew.com. 

Eligibility: This competition is open to everyone. Entries must have been made at home. Those 
made in commercial establishments, including brew on premise establishments, are not eligible. 

Categories: All beer, cider and mead will be judged as per the 2015 BJCP style guidelines. For 
full guidelines, go to: http://www.bjcp.org/stylecenter.php 

Judges and competition organizers will not reclassify entries so please choose styles carefully. 
Styles may be collapsed and combined at the discretion of the competition organizers. 

Entry Fee: $7 per entry. 
Online Registration only: http://www.homebrewalley.com

Entries 
For each entry, the brewer must submit the following: 

• A completed competition entry form, available online when you register

• Two twelve to twenty-two ounce brown or green glass bottles. Bottles must be 
completely free of labels, and any other identifying marks must be blackened out with a 
magic marker. Carbonator caps will not be returned. Bottles with engraved lettering are 
acceptable. 

• Bottle labels, attached securely to each bottle with a rubber band. Labels secured by tape, 
glue, or other means will result in a non-refundable disqualification.

• If your beer is chosen as the Brewmaster’s Choice, you must be able to provide a detailed 
recipe (does not need to be all-grain). If not, the prize will go to a second choice. 

• While not mandatory, it is requested that for every registered entry, the two bottle submissions are also rubber-banded together. This is incredibly helpful for the organizers.

PLEASE NOTE: ALEWIFE QUEENS IS NOT A DROP OFF OR MAIL-IN LOCATION!

Mail In Location:

Bitter & Esters
700 Washington Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238

Judging 
Each entry will be judged by a panel of at least two experienced judges, at least one of whom has 
achieved a minimum rank of Recognized by the BJCP. The first round of judging will determine 
the top three entries in each award category. The first-place entry in each award category will 
then compete for the Best of Show.

New York State residents will also receive points toward the New York State Homebrewer of the 
Year award. For more information, please visit http://www.nyshoty.org.