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Here is the competition Information:
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LONGSHOT®
2006 Samuel Adams® American Homebrew Contest™
RULES & REGULATIONS
PART I – How to Enter This Competition
1. How do I enter?
(a) Fill out the entry form (the last page of the Rules and Regulations, or download from http://www.samueladams.com). For complete instructions on filling out the entry form, see Part II.
(b) Fold and rubber band the entry form around one sample bottle and rubber band a bottle identification form to each of the other three bottles. Your entry will be disqualified if you use glue or tape to secure the forms to the bottles.
(c) Pack your bottles carefully. (See Part III, Section G)
(d) Ship your entries to the appropriate address given on the Site Locator Map found at
www.samueladams.com. Entries sent to the wrong site will be DISQUALIFIED. Only competition site directors and judge coordinators, who are required to enter a site other than their own, may submit entries to sites other than that designated by the Site Locator Map. Sites cannot acknowledge receipt of entries – arrange for a return receipt with your shipping company if you wish to confirm delivery of your package. Packages with postage due or C.O.D. charges will be returned to sender.
DO NOT SHIP YOUR ENTRIES VIA THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE.
2. Which category do I enter?
It is up to you. Enter your brew in the category and subcategory where you feel it will perform best. Judges do not see your entry form. Judges or organizers will not classify or reclassify your entry. If your beer falls outside of the category’s guidelines written here, your beer will not be disqualified. The LongShot ® 2006 Samuel Adams® American Homebrew Contest™ uses the 2004 Beer Judges Certification Program Style Guidelines. A downloadable version of the complete style descriptions is available at
www.bjcp.org/stylecenter.html. Please note this competition only includes style numbers 1 to 23.
3. What kind of bottles are required?
Every bottle must be 10 to 14 ounces in volume, brown or green glass, and free of any labels. Obliterate any lettering or graphics on the cap with a permanent black marker. Bottles with Grolsch-type swing tops are not allowed. Corked bottles meeting the above restrictions are acceptable; however, you must crimp a crown cap over the cork. Bottles with a stopper and wire cage are acceptable. Bottles not meeting these requirements will be disqualified.
4. How many bottles do I need?
Send four (4) bottles for your entry, and KEEP THREE BOTTLES OF THE SAME BATCH OF BEER YOU ARE SENDNG US. If you advance to the semi-finals we may need more samples of your entry for lab analysis.
5. What is the entry fee?
There is no entry fee for this competition.
6. When is the entry deadline?
The four bottles of your brew along with the entry form must be received at the appropriate site between Tuesday, August 1, 2006 and 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 18, 2006.
7. Are there entry limitations?
(a) YOU MAY NOT SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE ENTRY PER CATEGORY.
(b) Homebrew means home. Your homebrew must not be brewed at a place that brews beverages for commercial purposes, whether for commercial research, production or any other purpose, including brewpubs and other brew-on-premise establishments.
(c) You must give the name of any and all individuals who helped in the development of the recipe or brewing process under “Co-brewer” on your entry form. BEING LISTED AS A “CO-BREWER” DOES NOT EXCLUDE SOMEONE FROM SENDING IN THEIR OWN ENTRY.
(d) Should your homebrew be selected as the Grand Champion, you and your Co-Brewer must assign any and all patent and intellectual property rights in your brew to The Boston Beer Company if requested.
PART II – Instructions for Completing the Entry Form
Entry Form Section A: Brewers Information
Please print clearly or type. In Item 1 fill in the name of the brewer who is responsible for receiving mailings and results (for entrants with the same last name, you can enter multiple first names in Item 1). In Item 2 fill in the full names of all other brewers who participated in brewing the entry. In Items 3 through 7 fill in the contact information where mailings and results should be sent.
Entry Form Section B: Entry Information
Item 8: enter the name you’ve given your entry if your entry has a name (this is an option step). Item 9: write out the full name of the category and subcategory you are entering. Please be sure to use the Style Guide included in the Rules. Items 10 and 11: write the category number and subcategory letter you are entering. Directors, judges or registrars will not classify or reclassify your entry under any circumstances. Item 12: circle the form of ingredients used in your recipe; i.e. malt extract only, malt extract and grain or all-grain.
Important information for Item 13
If you enter category 6D, 16E, 17F, 20, 21, 22B, 22C, 23 please provide the style and/or unique ingredients or process in accordance with the 2004 BJCP Style Guidelines category descriptions for Item 13. A downloadable version of the complete style descriptions is available at
www.bjcp.org/stylecenter.html. LEAVE ITEM 13 BLANK IF YOU HAVE NOT ENTERED THE ABOVE CATEGORIES. The information in Item 13 is necessary for accurate judging of entries in these categories. Failure to include the required information in Item 13 for categories listed above will result in disqualification.
Please include brand names for the ingredients you use. Do not use geographical names that might indicate the origin or identity of the brewer. For example, if you used Idaho clover honey, only enter clover honey.
PART III – The Fine Print
A. General
This competition is open to non-professional homebrewers who are residents of the United States. You must be 21 years of age or older to enter the contest.
Each contestant will be considered an individual entrant even if several names appear on the registration form. Employees of The Boston Beer Company, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agencies, consultants, or vendors and their immediate family members may not enter.
It is the sole responsibility of the entrant to complete all registration forms and designate the category and subcategory in which she/he wishes each entry to be judged. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL REGISTRARS, JUDGES OR DIRECTORS CATEGORIZE OR RE-CATEGORIZE ENTRIES.
The Boston Beer Company reserves the right to change these rules in order to, in its sole discretion, secure the proper administration of the Contest.
B. Awards and Prizes
The five (5) winners of the first round of judging will be invited to the 2006 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) where the two (2) Grand Champion winners will be announced. The Boston Beer Company will pay for travel expenses for the five first round winners and a guest. Travel expenses include round-trip airfare from the major airport nearest the winner’s residence to Colorado, double occupancy accommodations, meals and entrance to the GABF. All cost and expenses not expressly included above are the responsibility of the winners.
The two (2) Grand Champions will have their beers brewed and bottled by The Boston Beer Company and included in the 2007 LongShot® Mix six-pack.
The Boston Beer Company, will take the recipe and reproduce, as faithful as possible to the original recipe, on a professional scale with the help of the homebrewer. If the product is brought to market and made available to American beer drinkers, the homebrewer will receive a one time royalty of $5000.00. If you are the Grand Champion of the Contest, you agree to disclose your complete recipe to The Boston Beer Company and grant The Boston Beer Company all commercial and intellectual property rights to your winning beer, subject only to your right to receive the $5000.00 one-time royalty. Entering the Contest, constitutes permission to The Boston Beer Company and its agencies to use your name, likeness, picture, signature, voice, audio and video recordings and biographical information in any manner or media whatsoever (whether now known or hereafter devised) anywhere in the world in perpetuity for the purpose of advertising and trade, without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. The Boston Beer Company may withhold payment if it determines that the winner has behaved in a manner that is substantial and damaging to the Contest or to homebrewing.
C. Judging
First round judging of the entries will be done at the first round sites between August 21, 2006 and September 1, 2006. The judges will include beer judges from the Beer Judge Certification Program, and other qualified judges.
The final round of judging, will take place between September 4, 2006 and September 15, 2006. Judging will be done by The Boston Beer Company Brewmasters, beer judges from the Beer Judge Certification Program and other qualified judges.
All decisions by the judges and The Boston Beer Company are final. The Grand Champions will be notified at the 2006 GABF or via mail/email/telephone.
D. Beer Criteria
Please use the following general guidelines when designing your recipe to ensure the best results in duplicating your beer, should your recipe be awarded Grand Champion.
Lager:
· OG Range: 11.8 – 20 ºP (1.044 -1.090)
· Fermentation Temperature: 53 - 60ºF
Ale:
· OG Range: 11.8 – 16.5 ºP (1.044 -1.068)
· Fermentation Temperature: 65 - 70 ºF
E. Information Requirement
Name of primary brewer, address, phone number, email address, names of co-brewers, if applicable, category and subcategory, must accompany entries when submitted. No entries will be returned whether received late or otherwise. All entries become property of The Boston Beer Company upon submission.
F. Disqualifications
At the discretion of The Boston Beer Company, entries will be disqualified for eligibility or entry requirement infractions.
G. Packing and Shipping Hints
Carefully pack your entry 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! Your package should weigh less than 25 pounds.
Every reasonable effort will be made to contact entrants whose bottles have been broken to make arrangements for sending replacement bottles. Please refrain from using packing “peanuts” if possible. Use bottle wrap or newspaper instead.
Refer to the article on “How to Pack Your Beer,” in Zymurgy Spring 1991 (Vol. 14, No. 1) for excellent advice on how to save time, money and avoid broken bottles. Also, refer to an article about entering competitions in Zymurgy Spring 1996 (Vol. 19, No. 1).
It is not against any federal laws to ship your entries via a privately owned shipping company for analytical purposes. However, IT IS ILLEGAL TO SHIP ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES VIA THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. Private shipping companies may refuse your shipment if they are informed that the package contains glass or alcoholic beverages. It is solely the entrant’s responsibility to follow all applicable laws and regulations.
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1. “Why do the bottles have to be between 10 and 14 ounces?”
Organizing thousands of bottles of beer is no easy task. If the bottles are of a wide range of sizes, it makes a tough job even harder. Bottles outside the 10 to 14 ounce range will be disqualified.
2. “Why do the bottles have to be plain and unmarked?”
So that there is no possibility of undue influence upon the judging panels. Marked or labeled bottles will be disqualified.
3. “Can we photocopy the entry form for friends?”
Yes. JUST MAKE SURE BOTH PAGES OF THE FORM ARE COPIED.
4. “What category/subcategory should I enter my beer under?”
That is a question we cannot answer, primarily because we have not tasted your beer. Categorization is the sole duty of the entrant.
5. “If I am listed as a co-brewer on someone else’s entry, can I still send in my own?”
Yes. Being listed as a co-brewer on someone else’s entry DOES NOT count as your own personal entry.
6. “Can I deliver my beer in person to drop-off sites?”
Yes. See the Site Locator Map for locations and drop-off times.
7. “If I send my entry in a reusable carton will it be returned to me?”
No
8. “Where can I find the 2004 Beer Judges Certification Program Style Guidelines?”
A downloadable version of the complete style descriptions is available at
www.bjcp.org/stylecenter.html.
If after reading the above, as well as the entire rules and regulations packet, you still have questions about the competition, please call or email:
homebrew@bostonbeer.com
If you have question about homebrewing in general, please contact the American Homebrewer Association:
info@brewersassociation.org
www.beertown.org888-822-6273
