The Fourth Annual Homebrew

Brew Debut Competition

Saturday, June 12th, 1999

Hale's Brewery

Seattle, Washington

Location
The first round of competition will be held Saturday June 12th at the Hale's Ale Brewery, located at 4301 Leary Way NW, Seattle, WA. The Best-of-Show round will be a public event held Sunday, June 20th at The Herbfarm, site of The Herbfarm Northwest Microbrewery Festival, 32804 Issaquah-Fall City Rd., Fall City, Washington.

Eligibility
This competition is open to all non-commercial, home produced beers, ciders, and meads. Beer produced at commercial breweries or "Brew on Premises" is ineligible. Enter as often as you wish, as many categories as you wish (one entry per category, per person).

Categories
Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) categories will be used (see enclosed category list). Meads Ciders will also be judged. All entries will be judged according to the style entered. Categories receiving fewer than five entries may be combined with a related category.

Entries, fees and deadlines
An entry consists of 2 (two) bottles accompanied by duplicate entry forms, one rubberbanded to each bottle. Bottles must be clean 10-16 oz glass, free of labels, raised glass or other identifying markings. Any markings on cap must be blacked out. Entry fee is $6.00 (US) per entry. Make check payable to "Evergreen Brewing Supply". All entries become property of the Brew Debut Competition. No bottles will be returned. Entries must arrive between May 17th and June 5th. Entries shipped must be sent to :

Entries may be dropped off at:

Packing and Shipping
Pack entries in a sturdy box. Pack each bottle and line the inside of the box with a plastic trash bag. Mark the box "Fragile, Glass". UPS is recommended for shipping.

Awards and Prizes
One beer will be judged Best-of-Show. In addition to a Best-of-Show ribbon, Twin Rivers Brewing Company has agreed to reproduce up to 3 barrels of the beer as faithfully as possible for service at the following year's Herbfarm Northwest Microbrewery Festival. This will include use of the same, or agreed to similar, malts, hops and yeast used in the winning beer. It is Twin River's intention to reproduce the beer, not just the style. The winning brewer may be present for the initial production phase, and agrees to be present, or have a knowledgeable representative present, at the 2000 festival for presentation and serving of the beer reproduced. Twin Rivers Brewing Company reserves the right to disallow use of any materials (i.e.: bacterial strains) which may cause harm to commercial operations.

First, second and third place ribbons will be awarded in each category or combined category. First place winners will receive a $25 gift certificate from Evergreen Brewing Supply. Second and Third place winners will receive ½ Lb. of Imported hops.

The Herb beer category is being sponsored by The Herbfarm. The 1st place winner in this category will receive a $100.00 Herbfarm gift certificate.

Judging This competition will be BJCP sanctioned. All beers will be judged and score sheets returned within one month of the competition. The results of the competition will be posted on Evergreen Brewing Supply's website @www.westfork.com/homebrew and at the Brew Debut Competition booth at the festival. At the discretion of the judges some categories may not have a winner. All questions and disputes will be settled by Jon Mendrick, the Judge Coordinator. All decisions are final. Prospective judges and stewards are requested to fill out the attached form.

Mission statement
It is the intention of the Brew Debut Competition to provide homebrewers with an opportunity to participate in a first-rate competition. All entrants are assured of receiving timely, constructive feedback from qualified beer judges. We intend to provide a forum for experienced judges to exercise their skills, and provide experience training for the next generation of beer judges. In teaming up with The NW Microbrewery Festival and Twin Rivers Brewing we hope to bring greater awareness to the public about the hobby of homebrewing. We welcome suggestions on how we can improve our competition.

Additional information: Send email to evergreenbrewing@earthlink.net or contact the competition organizer, Jon Mendrick at 425-882-9929.

Also sponsored by:

Coopers Brew Products
Rosehill Ale House
White Labs Pure Brewers Yeast
Hop Union

Last Update: 5/8/99 by Westfork Software