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19th Annual Peach State Brew Off Saturday March 24, 2012 Location: The Wrecking Bar Brewpub |
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The Wrecking Bar Brewpub
292 Moreland Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
Phone: 678-523-5214
Click here for the The Wrecking Bar Brewpub website with directions.
Important Dates/Times
Regstration Start - Saturday February 11, 2012.
Registration Ends - Saturday March 03, 2012 at 6 PM (Limit of 420 Entries).
Competition Judging - Saturday March 24, 2012.
Prelim Judging - March 17-18, 2012.
Judging will begin promptly at 9:00 AM on March 24, 2012. Registration will start at 8 AM - please be on time. Tentatively, preliminary judging will be scheduled depending on the number of entries and judge availablity. Late entries and walk-ins will be disqualified if the style was judged in a preliminary round. Entry deadline is 6 PM on Saturday March 03, 2012.
Sanctioning
This Event will be sanctioned by the AHA and judged using the 2008 BJCP Style Guidelines. Detailed style descriptions may be found on the BJCP webpage. Entries will be accepted in all categories this year with a separate Best of Show for Cider/Mead.
Entrants may enter as many beers as they like but are restricted to one entry per sub-category. Entrants are responsible for placing their beer in the proper category. No entry will be reclassified. Some categories may be combined at the organizer's discretion. Entries in combined categories will be judged according to the style originally indicated by the brewer.
We are proud to be a part of the MidSouth Series which is Mid-South Homebrewer of the Year and Club of the Year. This will be the second competition of the 2012 series.
We also participate in the Georgia Brewer of the Year (GBOY).
Volunteers
Those wishing to judge should contact Mike Castagno and Daniel Howell or complete the Google Judge Form.
Those interested in stewarding should contact Dave Adelman or complete the Google Steward Form.
Offers of Judging or Stewarding can also be indicated on the Online entry registration site.
All other inquiries should be directed to the organizer, Scott Lathrop.
Judges for the Peach State Brew-Off cannot judge in any category they have entered.
BJCP Points will be awarded to judges and steward through the BJCP Organization according to thier guidelines.
Number of entries in the competition is limited to 420.
Lunch will be provided for judges and stewards.
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Organizer Scott Lathrop organizer@coverthops.com |
Judge Coordinators Mike Castagno and Daniel Howell judge@coverthops.com |
Head Steward Dave Adelman steward@coverthops.com |
Cellar Master Eric (DITH) Shaw |
Prize Coordinator Jeffery Henager prizes@coverthops.com |
Eligibility
The Peach State Brew Off is open to all homebrewers regardless of their location. Beers brewed by two or more individuals must list the names of all involved on the entry form. No commercially brewed entries will be accepted.
To encourage new brewers, the first 3 entries will be discounted. Entry fee is $7 per entry for the first 3 entries, then $9 per entry for the 4th and further entry. Each entry must consist of two (2) unlabeled 12 oz brown glass bottles with bottle forms attached to each bottle using a rubber band. Bottles must not have raised letters or any kind of identifying markings. All other bottles including plastic and swing-top bottles will be disqualified. Bottles with glued-on or taped-on labels will be disqualified. Printed caps are acceptable, but any printing must be completely marked out. Entry fees for disqualified entries will not be returned -- please follow the instructions. Payment can be submitted by check or made through PayPal. Checks should be made out to The Covert Hops Society.
We will accept entries from Saturday February 11, 2012 to Saturday March 03, 2012. No entries will be accepted after March 3rd. It will likely be necessary to conduct preliminary judging sessions, therefore we will be unable to accept any walk-in entries the day of the competition. There will be no exceptions for late or unpaid entries. Late entries will not be returned, though the checks will.
All entries must be registered through the online registration site. The Online entry registration is available from February 11, 2012 through March 03, 2012.
Entries can be dropped off at the following locations.
| Ale Yeah! Craft Beer Market | 906 W College Ave | Decatur, GA 30030 | 404-371-4331 |
| Barley & Vine | 1445 Rock Quarry Road #204 | Stockbridge, GA 30281-9077 | 770-507-5998 |
| Beer & Wine Craft - Atlanta | 5920 Roswell Road, C-205 | Sandy Springs, GA 30328 | 404-252-5606 |
| Brew Depot | 10595 Old Alabama Cnctr Rd #10 | Alpharetta, GA 30022 | 770-645-1777 |
| Brewmasters Warehouse | 2145 Roswell Rd, Suite 320 | Marietta, GA 30062 | 770-973-0072 |
| Just Brew It | 1924 Highway 85 | Fayetteville, GA 30214 | 770-719-0222 |
| The Wrecking Bar Brewpub | 292 Moreland Ave NE | Atlanta, GA 30307 | 678-523-5214 |
Entries can be shipped to the following location.
| Brewmasters Warehouse | 2145 Roswell Rd Suite 320 | Marietta, GA 30062 | 770-973-0072 |
Awards
Medals will be presented to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category.
Remember, some categories may be combined if an insufficient number of entries are received in that category.
The Ale Grail is presented to the Georgia Homebrew Club with the highest point total. In the case of a points tie, the Ale Grail will be presented to the club with the most first place entries.
Medals will be awarded during the Best of Show session, in conjunction with the Raffle. The Awards Ceremony and the Raffle are open to the public, to be held at The Wrecking Bar Brewpub starting around 5:00 PM.
Results
We will make every effort to post the results at the Covert Hops webpage within 48 hours of the event.
Score Sheets will be available for download shortly after that.
