Homebrew Competition Guide

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2018 OC Fair

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CONTACTAshley Ramos, Program CoordinatorOffice (714) 708-1604 Office after June 18 (714) 708-1624 aramos@ocfair.com88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

2018 IMPORTANT DATES to rememberOnline registration opens March 1 - OC Fair runs July 13- August 12, 2018

Entry Deadline .....................................Sunday, May 6

Entry Delivery ......................................April 27 - May 14

Judging ..................................................May 19-20

Awards Ceremony ................................Saturday, July 14

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TABLE OF CONTENTSRules .................................................................................................1

Eligibility ..........................................................................................2

How to Enter .....................................................................................3

Entry Delivery ...................................................................................4

Judging & Awards ...........................................................................4-5

How to Prepare .................................................................................6

Homebrew Divisions 601-646 .......................................................7-11

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RULES1. Local and State Rules govern this competition.

2. Exhibitors are responsible for reading the Competition Guidelines and must abide by them.

3. If you need assistance, please contact the Exhibits Office at (714) 708-1553 or email aramos@ocfair.com. Inquiries will be responded to within 72 business hours.

4. Entry fees are non-refundable

There will be no refunds for any reason. By entering the competition you are confirming that you accept the no-refund policy.

5. All Entries Must Be Homemade Beers brewed at a brew-on-premises or at a commercial brewery or brewpub are not eligible.

6. Beers Not Consumed• Beers not consumed during the judging may not be reclaimed.• All beers not advancing to the Best of Show judging will be given away (by the case) at the end of judging to

participating judges and stewards.

7. Bottles• Submit three (3) 10-ounce to 14-ounce glass bottles per entry. • Bottles as small as 7 ounce or 8 ounce are acceptable for mead and cider entries.• Bottles may be of any color but must be free of ink, paint or any paper-labeling, other than competition entry

labels. • Bottles with raised lettering and logos are acceptable. • Grolsch-type, swing-top bottles and 22-ounce bottles will not be accepted. • Obliterate any lettering or graphics on the cap with a permanent black marker.

8. Labeling Attach a competition label (see page 6) to each bottle with a rubber band. Do not tape or glue identification forms to the bottles. Any entry with a label glued or taped will be disqualified.

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ELIGIBILITYOpen to California residents ages 21 and older. Commercial brewing personnel are not permitted to enter, but other brew-ery personnel may enter. Competition staff, judges and stewards are eligible to enter. Judges and stewards may not partic-ipate in the judging of their own entries. Safeguards will be taken to prevent judges from knowing who brewed the entries they are judging.

ENTRy LIMIT •5 entries per exhibitor •1 entry per Class• Exhibitors may submit multiple entries per Division, but only one per Class.• Two people maximum per team is allowed and will count as one entry in the Class for each individual (i.e. either one

individual entry or one team entry per Class per exhibitor).• Refunds will not be issued for entries received beyond limit. • The online system will allow you to submit more than the limits placed but we will delete any entries that don’t follow

the restrictions based on the last submitted.• For clarification, please see the 2015 BJCP Guidelines.

OC Exhibitor FAIR TICKET• Exhibitors will receive one (1) 2018 OC Fair admission ticket that can be picked up at the OC Fair’s Blue Gate Guest

Relations Booth, located inside the Main Gate entrance on Fair Drive, during the public hours of the 2018 OC Fair (Wednesday-Sunday).`

• One (1) ticket per exhibitor, not one per entry. • Tickets are valid any day the Fair is open.

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HOW TO ENTEROnline Entry Deadline: Sunday, May 6, 20181. Review the Homebrew Category Rules and OC Fair Guidelines.2. Choose from the Divisions and Classes listed on pages 7-12.3. Enter online at ocfair.fairmanager.com and pay the entry fee (per entry).

Exhibitor Name• Entries must be made under the name of the individual(s) who brewed it.• Do not use business or fictitious names. • Last year’s accounts are no longer valid. All exhibitors must create a new account.• Do not put name of beer on the label or online entry form.

Entry Confirmation • An email notification and confirmation will be sent immediately after your online payment is received.• If the email confirmation does not arrive shortly after submitting payment, please check your Spam/Junk folder before

contacting the OC Fair.

Entry Fees• The entry fee is $5 per entry and is payable online with a credit card (Visa, MasterCard or Amex). • No refunds will be issued.

HELP WITH ENTERINGPhone: During office hours at (714) 708-1604 Email: aramos@ocfair.comFor additional help: Entry Tutorial FAQs

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entry deliveryDelivery Dates: Between April 27 and May 14, 2018

• Bring your entries to one of these delivery locations.• Email alerts will be sent prior to delivery date with detailed information. • Late deliveries will not be accepted. • Clearly label all boxes/cases with the image on page 6 in order to reduce confusion with other competitions.

O’Shea Brewing Hi-Time Cellars 28142 Camino Capistrano 250 Ogle Street Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 Costa Mesa, CA 92627 (949) 364-4440 (949) 650-8463

Noble Ale Works Smog City Brewing 1621 S. Sinclair St. #B 1901 Del Amo Blvd. Ste. B Anaheim, CA 92806 Torrance, CA 90501 Monday-Thursday 4 - 10 p.m. Drop-offs are welcome: Friday, 4 p.m. - midnight Tuesday-Sunday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, noon - midnight (310) 320-7664 Sunday, noon - 8 p.m. (714) 634-2739

judgingJudgesQualified judges will be selected by the Event Coordinator to judge all exhibits and their decision is final. If you are interested in judging or becoming a steward for the 2018 competition, apply here for judges and here for stewards.

Judging CriteriaEntries will be judged according to 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines, available online at www.bjcp.org.

Reassignment & Combining of Entry Division or ClassAll entries will be judged based on the Class in which they were entered. It is the responsibility of the brewer to enter a beer in the correct Class and provide all of the entry information that the judges will need in order to evaluate the beer correctly. The competition organizers may combine related, or unrelated, Divisions and/or Classes in order to provide adequately sized or more equitably sized award categories.

Disqualified EntriesIf an entry is disqualified after judging is complete, the judge will not change the status of awards given for other entries.

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AWARDSIncludes ribbons and/or certificates

Best of ShowGift Certificate and Rosette

First PlaceGift Certificate and Rosette

Second PlaceRosette

Third PlaceRosette

• Judging score sheets will be available for pick up, with a photo ID, any day of the Fair.• Exhibitors will be mailed remaining awarded ribbons, score sheets and prizes within 30 days after the end of the OC

Fair.

Judging Results• All winning entries will be displayed in the OC Promenade.• Results will be posted online on the first day of the OC Fair, by noon, at www.ocfair.com/results. • Please do not call or email for competition results.

Awards Ceremony Saturday, July 14

• Hosted on the OC Promenade Main Stage• First Place Winners and the Best of Show will be invited to and recognized at the ceremony. • Invitations will be sent to the mail address provided at entry registration. Expect an invite in the first week of July.• All exhibitors and the general public are welcome to attend the ceremony.

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HOW TO PREPAREBottles: Submit three (3) 10-ounce to 14-ounce glass bottles per entry (bottles as small as 7 ounce or 8 ounce are acceptable for mead and cider entries). Bottles may be of any color but must be free of ink, paint or any paper-labeling, other than competition entry labels. Bottles with raised lettering and logos are acceptable. Grolsch-type, swing-top bottles and 22-ounce bottles will not be accepted. Obliterate any lettering or graphics on the cap with a permanent black marker.

Labeling: • Bottles: Attach a competition label (below) to each bottle with a rubber band. Any entry with a label that is glued or

taped will be disqualified. Click here for a fillable form.• Boxes: Attach the shipping label (below) to each box containing your entries. This will aid delivery locations in

quickly identifying which boxes need to be transfered to the Fairgrounds. Click here for a PDF.

Styles Requiring Additional Information: • Entries in categories 621B, 623F, 624C, 625B, and 627-634, and 641-646 require additional entry information to

be evaluated properly. Please refer to the 2015 BJCP Beer, Mead, and Cider guidelines to determine what additional entry information is required.

• Use the “Description” field of the online entry form to provide this information. Failure to provide the required information may result in the entry being misevaluated or disqualified. For categories that don’t require additional information, please leave the “Description” field blank; the unnecessary information will need to be eliminated and the judges will not see it.

• If you have special instructions for the judges (e.g. request that the judges roll a bottle of Belgian Wit before serving), these may be included in the Description section.

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DIVISION 601Standard American BeerClass A: American Light Lager

Class B: American Lager

Class C: Cream Ale

Class D: American Wheat Beer

DIVISION 602International LagerClass A: International Pale Lager

Class B: International Amber Lager

Class C: International Dark Lager

DIVISION 603Czech lagerClass A: Czech Pale Lager

Class B: Czech Premium Pale Lager

Class C: Czech Amber Lager

Class D: Czech Dark Lager

DIVISION 604Pale Malty European LagerClass A: Munich Helles

Class B: Festbier

Class C: Helles Bock

DIVISION 605Pale Bitter European BeerClass A: German Leichtbier

Class B: Kölsch

Class C: German Helles Exportbier

Class D: German Pils

DIVISION 606Amber Malty European LagerClass A: Märzen

Class B: Rauchbier

Class C: Dunkles Bock

Homebrew Divisions

ELIGIBILITY Open to California residents, ages 21 or older.

Entry limit 5 per exhibitor, 1 per Class entry Fee $5 per entry

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DIVISION 611British bitterClass A: Ordinary Bitter

Class B: Best Bitter

Class C: Strong Bitter

DIVISION 612Pale commonwealth beerClass A: British Golden Ale

Class B: Australian Sparkling Ale

Class C: English IPA

DIVISION 613brown british beerClass A: Dark Mild

Class B: British Brown Ale

Class C: English Porter

DIVISION 614Scottish AleClass A: Scottish Light

Class B: Scottish Heavy

Class C: Scottish Export

DIVISION 607Amber Bitter European BeerClass A: Vienna Lager

Class B: Altbier

Class C: Kellerbier

DIVISION 608Dark european lagerClass A: Munich Dunkel

Class B: Schwarzbier

DIVISION 609strong European BeerClass A: Doppelbock

Class B: Eisbock

Class C: Baltic Porter

DIVISION 610German wheat BeerClass A: Weissbier

Class B: Dunkles Weissbier

Class C: Weizenbock

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DIVISION 615Irish beerClass A: Irish Red Ale

Class B: Irish Stout

Class C: Irish Extra Stout

DIVISION 616Dark british beerClass A: Sweet Stout

Class B: Oatmeal Stout

Class C: Tropical Stout

Class D: Foreign Extra Stout

DIVISION 617Strong british aleClass A: British Strong Ale

Class B: Old Ale

Class C: Wee Heavy

Class D: English Barelywine

DIVISION 618Pale American AleClass A: Blond Ale

Class B: American Pale Ale

DIVISION 619Amber & brown american beerClass A: American Amber Ale

Class B: California Common

Class C: American Brown Ale

DIVISION 620American porter & StoutClass A: American Porter

Class B: American Stout

Class C: Imperial Stout

DIVISION 621IPAClass A: American IPA

Class B: Specialty IPASee Class B Entry Instructions in BJCP Guidelines

DIVISION 622Strong american aleClass A: Double IPA

Class B: American Strong Ale

Class C: American Barleywine

Class D: Wheatwine

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DIVISION 623European Sour AleClass A: Berliner Weisse

Class B: Flanders Red Ale

Class C: Oud Bruin

Class D: Lambic

Class E: Gueuze

Class F: Fruit Lambic• See Class F Entry Instructions in BJCP Guidelines

DIVISION 624Belgian aleClass A: Witbier

Class B: Belgian Pale Ale

Class C: Bière De Garde• See Class C Entry Instructions in BJCP Guidelines

DIVISION 625strong belgian AleClass A: Belgian Blond Ale

Class B: Saison• See Entry Instructions in BJCP Guidelines

Class C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale

DIVISION 626Trappist AleClass A: Trappist Single

Class B: Trappist Dubbel

Class C: Trappist Tripel

Class D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale

DIVISION 627historical beer• See Entry Instructions in BJCP Guidelines

Class A: Historical Beer

DIVISION 628American Wild Ale• See Entry Instructions in BJCP Guidelines

Class A: Brett Beer

Class B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer

Class C: Wild Specialty Beer

DIVISION 629fruit beer• See Entry Instructions in BJCP Guidelines

Class A: Fruit Beer

Class B: Fruit & Spice Beer

Class C: Specialty Fruit Beer

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DIVISION 630Spiced beer• See Entry Instructions in BJCP Guidelines

Class A: Spiced/Herb/Veg. Beer

Class B: Autumn Seasonal Beer

Class C: Winter Seasonal Beer

DIVISION 631Alternative fermentables beer• See Entry Instructions in BJCP Guidelines

Class A: Alternative Grain Beer

Class B: Alternative Sugar Beer

DIVISION 632smoked beer• See Entry Instructions in BJCP Guidelines

Class A: Classic Style Smoked Beer

Class B: Specialty Smoked Beer

DIVISION 633Wood beer• See Entry Instructions in BJCP Guidelines

Class A: Wood-Aged Beer

Class B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer

DIVISION 634Specialty Beer• See Entry Instructions in BJCP Guidelines

Class A: Clone Beer

Class B: Mixed Style Beer

Class C: Experimental Beer

DIVISION 641traditional mead• See Entry Instructions in BJCP Guidelines

Class A: Dry Mead

Class B: Semi-Sweet Mead

Class C: Sweet Mead

DIVISION 642Fruit Mead• See Entry Instructions in BJCP Guidelines

Class A: Cyser

Class B: Pyment

Class C: Berry Mead

Class D: Stone Fruit Mead

Class E: Melomel

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Homebrew Divisions

DIVISION 643spiced Mead• See Entry Instructions in BJCP Guidelines

Class A: Fruit & Spice Mead

Class B: Spice, Herb or Vegetable Mead

DIVISION 644SPECIALTY MEAD• See Entry Instructions in BJCP Guidelines

Class A: Braggot

Class B: Historical Mead

Class C: Experimental Mead

DIVISION 645Standard cider & Perry• See Entry Instructions in BJCP Guidelines

Class A: New World Cider

Class B: English Cider

Class C: French Cider

Class D: New World Perry

Class E: Traditional Perry

DIVISION 646Specialty cider & perry• See Entry Instructions in BJCP Guidelines

Class A: New England Cider

Class B: Cider with Other Fruit

Class C: Applewine

Class D: Ice Cider

Class E: Cider with Herbs/Spices

Class F: Specialty Cider/Perry