Competition Corner - March
New BJCP guidelines were released: https://www.bjcp.org/bjcp-style-guidelines/ . The 2021 are a pretty minor update to the 2015 guidelines. Only a few new styles, and the majority of styles are unchanged.The changes are minor and largely nothing massive to get used to (Unless Kellerbiers are your jam, and if so you will be happy the guidelines are vastly improved, and disappointed they got shoved in historical now) but its good for the BJCP judges to give it a once over. The history sections are much improved, though that doesn't impact judging directly.
Competition Results:
SheBrew, Portland OR 2/27/22
Results athttps://shebrew.oregonbrewcrew.org/
Female Identified brewers only, Organized by the Oregon Brew Crew and HRC.
Results weren't posted as of time of writing, but congrats to all the OBC brewers who medaled and participated.
Upcoming Competitions:
Best of Craft Beer Awards 3/4/22
Commercial beer only, but I know a lot of the BJCP judges enjoy judging this one. It is moving to the fairgrounds in Redmond this year, and will be a little later in march.
KLCC Homebrew Competition: Eugene, 4/7 entries due 3/31
(Steinbarts drop off)
Our friends at Cascade Brewers Society in Eugene are holding their annual KLCC homebrew competition again this year.. Plenty of time to brew a batch or two, and a good excuse too. They always support our comps with plenty of quality entries and judges, so please consider entering and supporting them (and going down to judge...).
Washington Mead and Cider Cup: Everett WA 4/22 entries due 4/9
Website isn't up yet, but is listed on the AHA competition calendar.
National Homebrew Competition: Pittsburgh, 6/21-23, Entries need to arrive June 3rd
https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/national-homebrew-competition/entrant-volunteer-information One round competition this year. Apply for entries March 22nd. Entries need to arrive by June 3rd. With shipping that's a month in the bottle before being judged, packaging/low o2 in the bottle will be critical. Plenty of time to practice your bottling and let your beers sit for a month and see if your technique is good enough.
Heart of Cascadia: Early June
OBC’s yearly IPA only competition, if you wish to help with planning or organizing reach out to scott.nieradka@oregonbrewcrew.org. We managed to hold it last year so we will hold it somehow again this year in early june, (barring some new mutant death variant that melts peoples faces)
