ESB 2023 Home Brew Competition - from strength to STRENGTH Info
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Rules
D1. This website provides the ESB2023 Competition Guidelines and Rules to guide entrants in preparing and sending their entries. The Styles to be used are AABC 2022 and are available from the AABC website.
Exceptions are:
Extra Special Bitter - which will be judged using the BJCP 2008 8C Guidelines.
Janet’s Brown Ale There are a lot of recipe resources available including in Jamil Zainasheff & John Palmer - Brewing Classic Styles p143-144 and the AHA website to name but two.
Australian Pale (Pacific) Ale – think Stone and Wood Pacific Ale, Coopers Pacific Ale, etc., etc.
More details here https://prstemp.wixsite.com/esbcomp/specialstyles
D2. Entries. No more than two entries are allowed from each entrant in any one Category. [ Categories are Lightweight, Middleweight, Heavyweight, and Wobbly Boot] Within this rule, no more than one entry is allowed in any one style.
D3. Amateur brews. The competition is restricted to amateur brews, that is to beers not subject to excise duty. This means any beer not fermented on licensed brewing premises is eligible, including beers made using extract kits, wort kits, or any other source of fresh wort. Brew-On-Premises beers are ineligible as these are subject to excise duty. Entries must be submitted under the brewer's own name.
D5. Containers. Each entry must consist of a single container of at least 500 mL and no more than 1000mL in volume. Both glass and plastic bottles and aluminium cans are acceptable. Containers should not have any unique identifying features other than possibly a batch code on the bottle caps. Containers will not be returned to entrants. [Note where the software standard text mentions bottle this means a container]
The entry fee shall be $7.50 per entry and must be paid beforehand via PayPal (who also charge a small fee)
All mailed entries must be received at the mailing location by the shipping deadline - please allow for shipping time. The competition organizers are not responsible for miscategorised entries, and mailed entries that are not received by the entry deadline, or entries that arrived damaged.
AABC 2022 Judging Styles
If a style's name is hyperlinked, it has specific entry requirements. Select or tap on the name to view the subcategory's requirements.
| 1.1 Berliner Weisse [BJCP 23A] | 1.2 Scottish Light [BJCP 14A] | 1.6 Dark Mild [BJCP 13A] |
| 1.8 Czech Pale Lager [BJCP 3A] | 1.9 Ordinary Bitter [BJCP 11A] | 2.3 Munich Helles [BJCP 4A] |
| 6.2 American IPA [BJCP 21A] | 7.1 Hazy IPA [BJCP 21C] | 9.1 Irish Red Ale [BJCP 15A] |
| 11.2 Irish Stout [BJCP 15B] | 12.4 Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C] | 14.3 Belgian Dubbel [BJCP 26B] |
| 14.5 Belgian Tripel [BJCP 26C] | 15.2 Dunkles Bock [BJCP 6C] | 15.3 Doppelbock [BJCP 9A] |
| 15.5 Wee Heavy [BJCP 17C] | 15.8 English Barleywine [BJCP 17D] | ESB.1 Janet's Brown Ale (Custom Style) |
| ESB.2 Extra Special Bitter per BJCP 2008 8C guidelines (Custom Style) | ESB.3 Australian Pale (Pacific) Ale (Custom Style) |
Number of Containers Required Per Entry: 1
Judging Sessions and Dates
Morning
Saturday 29 July, 2023 10:00, AEST
Best of Show
The award of the Champion Beer of the Show will be the beer that receives the highest number of judging points in the championship. In the event of equal top scores for two or more beers, the Champion Beer will be decided using the criteria for resolving tied scores given in rule D8.
Note where there are multiple teams of judges for a style and a mini-Best of Show (BOS) is needed, then the highest scoring beer may not be chosen. In that case the score of the winner of the mini-BOS will be considered for the Champion Beer of Show.
Awards
D6. Judging. Judging will be by blind tasting. Where possible, each judging panel will include at least one BJCP-qualified judge. Neither the judges nor the stewards serving the judges should know the name of the brewer whose beer is being served. Judges decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into. Completed judging/score sheets will be returned to the brewers within three weeks of the completion of judging.
D7. Category Awards. Prizes will be awarded for the first, second, and third-placed beers in each category based on the judging scores.
D8. Tied scores. In the event of tied scores in determining the first three placegetters, placings will be resolved either by the judging panel during judging or using a progressive countback until the tie is resolved based on: a) highest score for Overall Impression; b) highest score for Flavour; c) lowest range of individual judge scores (smallest spread of scores across panel); d) the judging panel will be requested to resolve the tie.
Awards Ceremony
ESB Club Night
Lugarno Cellars
Friday 25 August, 2023 19:00, AEST
Circuit Qualification
Not Applicable
Judging Sessions and Dates
Morning
29/07/2023 10:00, AEST.
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 05/07/2023 10:00, AEST through 29/07/2023 10:00, AEST.
Entry Registration Closed
Entry Drop-Off Closed
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.