The 13th Annual Oregon Brew Crew Fall Classic Entry Info
Competition Officials
- Ted Assur — Judge Coordinator (ted.assur@oregonbrewcrew.org)
- Dan May — Head Steward (gentleman.villain@gmail.com)
- Will Minderhout — Sponsorships (will.minderhout@oregonbrewcrew.org)
- Joel Sherman — Competition Organizer (competition@oregonbrewcrew.org)
Registration Window
You will be able to register your entries beginning Monday, September 1, 2014 at 12:00 AM, PDT through Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 10:30 PM, PDT.
Entry Window
Entries will be accepted at our shipping and drop-off locations beginning Monday, September 1, 2014 at 12:00 AM, PDT through Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 10:00 PM, PDT.
Entry Fees
$7.00 (USD) per entry.
Per Entrant Limits
Each entrant is limited to one (1) entry per sub-style .
Payment
After registering and inputting entries, all participants must pay their entry fee(s).
- Check, made out to Oregon Brew Crew
- PayPal
Judging Locations and Dates
13 Virtues Brewing Friday
6410 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR 97202
Friday, October 24, 2014 at 6:00 PM, PDT
13 Virtues Brewing Saturday
6410 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR 97202
Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 9:00 AM, PDT
Categories Accepted
| 1A Lite American Lager | 1B Standard American Lager | 1C Premium American Lager |
| 1D Munich Helles | 1E Dortmunder Export | 2A German Pilsner (Pils) |
| 2B Bohemian Pilsener | 2C Classic American Pilsner | 3A Vienna Lager |
| 3B Oktoberfest/Marzen | 4A Dark American Lager | 4B Munich Dunkel |
| 4C Schwarzbier | 5A Maibock/Helles Bock | 5B Traditional Bock |
| 5C Doppelbock | 5D Eisbock | 6A Cream Ale |
| 6B Blonde Ale | 6C Kolsch | 6D American Wheat or Rye Beer |
| 7A Northern German Altbier | 7B California Common Beer | 7C Dusseldorf Altbier |
| 8A Standard/Ordinary Bitter | 8B Special/Best/Premium Bitter | 8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) |
| 9A Scottish Light 60/- | 9B Scottish Heavy 70/- | 9C Scottish Export 80/- |
| 9D Irish Red Ale | 9E Strong Scotch Ale | 10A American Pale Ale |
| 10B American Amber Ale | 10C American Brown Ale | 11A Mild |
| 11B Southern English Brown Ale | 11C Northern English Brown Ale | 12A Brown Porter |
| 12B Robust Porter | 12C Baltic Porter | 13A Dry Stout |
| 13B Sweet Stout | 13C Oatmeal Stout | 13D Foreign Extra Stout |
| 13E American Stout | 13F Imperial Stout | 14A English IPA |
| 14B American IPA | 14C Imperial IPA | 15A Weizen/Weissbier |
| 15B Dunkelweizen | 15C Weizenbock | 15D Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) |
| 16A Witbier | 16B Belgian Pale Ale | 16C Saison |
| 16D Biere de Garde | 16E Belgian Specialty Ale | 17A Berliner Weisse |
| 17B Flanders Red Ale | 17C Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin | 17D Straight (Unblended) Lambic |
| 17E Gueuze | 17F Fruit Lambic | 18A Belgian Blond Ale |
| 18B Belgian Dubbel | 18C Belgian Tripel | 18D Belgian Golden Strong Ale |
| 18E Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 19A Old Ale | 19B English Barleywine |
| 19C American Barleywine | 20A Fruit Beer | 21A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
| 21B Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer | 22A Classic Rauchbier | 22B Other Smoked Beer |
| 22C Wood-Aged Beer | 23A Specialty Beer | 24A Dry Mead |
| 24B Semi-Sweet Mead | 24C Sweet Mead | 25A Cyser |
| 25B Pyment | 25C Other Fruit Melomel | 26A Metheglin |
| 26B Braggot | 26C Open Category Mead | 27A Common Cider |
| 27B English Cider | 27C French Cider | 27D Common Perry |
| 27E Traditional Perry | 28A New England Cider | 28B Fruit Cider |
| 28C Applewine | 28D Other Specialty Cider or Perry | 31A Fresh Hop (Custom Style) |
Bottle Acceptance Rules
Entries will consist of 9.3 to 16.9 oz. (275 to 500 mL) capped or corked bottles that are void of all identifying information, including labels. Common embossed bottles are acceptable.
BEER entries require THREE bottles. CIDER and MEAD entries require TWO bottles.
Printed caps are allowed, but must be blacked out completely.
12oz brown glass bottles are preferred; however, green and clear glass will be accepted. Swing top bottles will likewise be accepted as well as corked bottles. 22oz ("Bomber") bottles are discouraged, but will be accepted.
Bottles will not be returned to contest entrants.
Completed entry forms must be submitted with all entries, and can be printed directly from this website. Entry forms should be attached to bottles with a rubber band only; glue and/or tape are unacceptable.
Please fill out the entry forms completely. Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified per the 2008 BJCP Style Guidelines. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges' scoring of your entry.
Brewers are not limited to one entry in each category but may only enter each subcategory once.
Shipping Location and Address
OBC Fall Classic
c/o Will Minderhout
155 SW Wright Ave
Troutdale OR 97060
Packing and Shipping
Carefully pack your entries in a sturdy box. Line the inside of your carton with a plastic trash bag. Partition and pack each bottle with adequate packaging material. Do not over pack! Write clearly: "Fragile. This Side Up." on the package. Your package should weigh less than 25 pounds. Please refrain from using "messy" packaging materials such a Styrofoam "peanuts" or pellets; please use packaging material such as bubble wrap.
Enclose your each of your bottle labels in a small zip-top bag before attaching to their respective bottles. This way it makes it possible for the organizer to identify specifically which beer has broken if there is damage during shipment.
Every reasonable effort will be made to contact entrants whose bottles have broken to make arrangements for sending replacement bottles.
It is not against any Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) regulations or federal laws to ship your entries via privately owned shipping company for analytical purposes. However, IT IS ILLEGAL TO SHIP ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES VIA THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. Private shipping companies have the right to refuse your shipment if they are informed that the package contains glass and/or alcoholic beverages. Be aware that entries mailed internationally are often required by customs to have proper documentation. These entries might be opened and/or returned to the shipper by customs' officials at their discretion. It is solely the entrant's responsibility to follow all applicable laws and regulations.
Drop Off Locations
Brew Brothers Homebrew Products
2020 Northwest Aloclek Drive #107 Hillsboro, OR 97124
(971) 222-3434
F H Steinbart Co
234 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
503-232-8793
Portland U-Brew & Pub
6237 SE Milwaukie Ave Portland, OR 97202
(503) 943-2727
Awards
The awards ceremony will take place once judging is completed.
Places will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category/table.
The 1st place entry in each category will advance to the Best of Show (BOS) round. BOS places will be awarded to overall 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place entries.
Additional prizes may be awarded to those winners present at the awards ceremony at the discretion of the competition organizers.