23rd Annual Peach State Brew Off

Our Way Café
2831 E College Ave
Avondale Estates, GA  30307
Phone: 404-292-9356

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Special Thanks to all of our Sponsors

Important Dates/Times

Registration Start - Tuesday January 12, 2016
Registration Ends - Monday February 1, 2016 at 6 PM
Entry Receipt Deadline - Thursday February 4, 2016 at CoB for drop-off/shipping locations
Preliminary Judging - Time TBA, Dates subject to change
     Session 1 - Saturday February 6, 2016
     Session 2 - Saturday February 13, 2016
     Session 3 - Wednesday February 17, 2016
     Session 4 - Saturday February 20, 2016
Competition Judging - Saturday February 27, 2016, check-in at 8 AM
Awards and Raffle - Saturday February 27, 2016 at 1 PM

Judging will begin promptly at 9:00 AM on February 27, 2016. Registration will start at 8 AM - please be on time. Preliminary judging will be scheduled depending on the number of entries and judge availability. Late entries and walk-ins will only be accepted by decision of the Organizer.
Judges and Stewards are urged to indicate their offer through the Registration site, along with which sessions are of interest.
Entry deadline is 6 PM on Thursday February 4, 2016.

The competition is limited to 450 Paid Entries.
Please be aware that an entry might be registered but still not qualify for the competition because payment was not completed before the competition limit was reached.
 

This Event will be sanctioned by the AHA and judged using the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines. Detailed style descriptions may be found on the BJCP webpage. Entries will be accepted in all categories this year with a separate Best of Show for Cider/Mead.

Entrants may enter up to 8 beers as they like but are restricted to one entry per sub-category. Entrants are responsible for placing their beer in the proper category. No entry will be reclassified. Some categories may be combined at the organizer's discretion. Entries in combined categories will be judged according to the style originally indicated by the brewer.

We are proud to be a part of the MidSouth Series which is Mid-South Homebrewer of the Year and Club of the Year. This will be the second competition of the 2016 series.
We also participate in the Georgia Brewer of the Year (GBOY).

Those interested in being a volunteer judge or steward should indicate the offer on the Registration site, along with which sessions are of interest. Judges are also asked to indicate if a hard-copy of the Style Guidelines would be needed. If you place to use an electronic copy of the Style Guidelines, please mark no hard-copy needed in order to reduce the number of Style Guidelines that need to be printed. Save a tree. Volunteers are needed for all of the preliminary judging sessions as well as on the day of the competition. Lunch or Dinner will be provided for judges and stewards, coffee and donuts/bagels will be provided the morning of the competition.

Judges for the Peach State Brew-Off cannot judge in any category they have entered.
Stewards for the Peach State Brew-Off cannot steward in any category they have entered.
BJCP Points will be awarded to judges and stewards through the BJCP Organization according to thier guidelines.

Any questions about judging should be directed to the Judge Coordinator, Kimberly Charles.
Any questions about stewarding should be directed to the Head Steward, Stanton Girod.
Any questions about the People's Choice Award should be directed to Scott Lathrop.
All other inquiries should be directed to the Organizer, Joe McCusker.

The Peach State Brew Off is open to all homebrewers regardless of their location. Beers brewed by two or more individuals must list the names of all involved. No commercially brewed entries will be accepted.

Entry fee is $10 per entry. Brewers will be limited to 8 entries. Each entry must consist of two (2) food safe containers that hold a minimum of 10 ounces (296 ml) by volume. The container must be no more than 2.75 inches (7 cm) in diameter and no more than 9 inches (23 cm) in height, to ensure that they will fit in standard longneck case box slot. The container must be free of ink, paint, or paper labeling other than the competition entry label. Any lettering or graphics on the cap must be obliterated with a permanent marker. Entry labels must be securely attached to each bottle with a rubber band. Entry fees for disqualified entries will not be returned -- please follow the instructions. Payment can only be made through PayPal.

Entries will be accepted at the drop-off/shipping locations from Tuesday January 12, 2016 to Thursday February 4, 2016. No entries will be accepted at drop-off/shipping locations after February 4th. Walk-in entries will only be accepted at the sole discretion of the Organizer and only with prior arrangement. Late entries will not be returned.

All entries must be registered through the online registration site. The Online entry registration is available from January 12, 2016 through February 1, 2016.

Entries can be dropped off at the following locations.

Entries can be shipped to the following location.

This year the Belt Squeal Liverwurst People's Choice will be conducted during the Awards Ceremony and Raffle. There is no separate entry fee to be considered for this event. There are no style guidelines to adhere to. Just print out the Transport Permit Label and attach it to the keg.

To enter, bring a keg, or several bottles, just make sure to bring enough for everyone to get a sample. No advance registration is necessary, but a permit label is required. The Transport Permit Label is now available for download. Entries will be accepted on the day of the competition only. If you bring a keg, please remember to provide a gas source and a tap. There should be no expectation of having any equipment available unless prior arrangements have been made.

The winner will be selected by popular vote from the people attending the Award Ceremony and Raffle. Winner will receive a commemorative plaque acknowledging the accomplishment and a BrewJacket Immersion Base Unit.
 

Last year was great, but no reason not to make it better. This year, let's ramp it up!
Make it crazy, or make it sane. Pull out the special kegs!!!

Results will be announced at 1:00 PM on Feb 27 at Our Way Café.
Medals will be presented to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each flight during the Awards Ceremony in conjunction with the Raffle while the Best-of-Show session is being conducted. Some BJCP categories may be split or combined depending on the number of entries received in each category.

The Ale Grail is presented to the Georgia Homebrew Club with the highest point total. In the case of a points tie, the Ale Grail will be presented to the club with the most first place entries.

Category Awards All First Place winners get Star-San/PBW from Five Star Chemicals. The IPA Flights get hops from Nikobrew. The Sour Flights get yeast from Blackman Brewing Best of Show Awards First Place Best of Show receives a commemorative plaque, an Ally Built Commemorative Chalice, a MiniBrew 6.5 gal fermenter from Hobby Beverage Equipment, and a brew session with Wild Heaven Craft Beers to re-create their entry. Second Place Best of Show receives a commemorative plaque, an Ally Built Commemorative Chalice, and a brew session with Second Self to re-create their entry. Third Place Best of Show receives a commemorative plaque, an Ally Built Commemorative Chalice, and a brew session with Naughty Soda to re-create their entry. First Place Mead/Cider Best of Show receives a commemorative plaque, a bottle of 2006 Traditional Reserve from Redstone Meadery. People's Choice Award will receive a commemorative plaque and a BrewJacket Immersion Base Unit.

We will make every effort to post the results at the Covert Hops registration site on the day of the event.

Score Sheets will be available for download from the site shortly after that. An email will be sent to the registered email address when the score sheets are posted to the registration site.