Account Registration
You can create your account today through Friday, May 31, 2024 5:00 PM, CDT.
Judges and stewards may register now through Friday, May 31, 2024 6:02 PM, CDT.
Entry Registration
You can add your entries to the system today through Friday, May 31, 2024 5:00 PM, CDT.
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Entry Fees
$10.00 (USD) per entry.
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BJCP 2021 Styles Accepted
If a style's name is hyperlinked, it has specific entry requirements. Select or tap on the name to view the subcategory's requirements.
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Per Entrant Limits
Each entrant is limited to 5 entries.
Each entrant is limited to 1 entry per subcategory.
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Pay Entry Fees
After creating your account and adding your entries to the system, you must pay your entry fee(s). Accepted payment methods are:
- Credit/debit card and e-check, via PayPal
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Entry Acceptance Rules
Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 3
Entry Requirements
- Three (3) 10-16oz bottles or cans will be accepted, as well as swing top, and corked bottles.
- Print your labels prior to the end of the entry deadline.
- Bottles must have the official entry labels (printed as part of the online entry process) attached to them with a rubber band. No tape/glue.
- All attempts to make the entry anonymous must be taken. Bottles or cans must be free of labels or other identifying marks.
- Bottles or cans will not be returned to contest entrants. All entries become the property of the Nordeast Brewers Alliance
- All entries MUST be registered ONLINE – no paper entries allowed. (Please contact nba.operations@gmail.com if you have problems with the registration database.)
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Entry Delivery
Entry bottles accepted at our drop-off locations Wednesday, May 1, 2024 12:00 AM, CDT — Friday, May 31, 2024 5:00 PM, CDT.
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.
Northern Brewer World Headquarters
Northern Brewer WHQ, 2221 HWY 36 W, Roseville, MN 55113
651-273-9869
*There will be a cart in the vestibule (open 24/7). Drop offs will be pulled into the office on a regular basis during business hours.
There will be a cart in the vestibule (open 24/7). Drop offs will be pulled into the office on a regular basis during business hours.
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Shipping Info
Entry bottles accepted at our shipping location Wednesday, May 1, 2024 12:00 AM, CDT — Friday, May 31, 2024 5:00 PM, CDT.
Ship entries to:
Northern Brewer WHQ Attn: NBA Sour Time HBC
2221 HWY 36 W, Roseville, MN 55113
Packing and Shipping
### Carefully package your entries
- Use a sturdy box.
- Line the inside of your carton with a plastic trash bag.
- Partition and pack each bottle with adequate packaging material.
- Write clearly: Fragile. This Side Up. on the package.
- Write clearly: NBA HBC on the package.
- Please do not over pack!
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Judging Sessions
Saturday In-Person AM - Session 1
Saturday, June 8, 2024 9:00 AM, CDT
Saturday In-Person AM - Session 2
Saturday, June 8, 2024 10:30 AM, CDT
Saturday In-Person PM - Session 3
Saturday, June 8, 2024 12:30 PM, CDT
Saturday In-Person PM - Session 4
Saturday, June 8, 2024 2:00 PM, CDT
Saturday In-Person PM - Session 5
Saturday, June 8, 2024 3:30 PM, CDT
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Best of Show
The Best of Show Award will be mailed by the end of the month of judging.
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Awards
Awards will be mailed by the end of the month of judging.
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A complex, refreshing, pleasantly sour Belgian wheat beer blending a complementary fermented fruit character with a sour, funky Gueuze.
Entry Info: The type of fruit used MUST be specified. The brewer must declare a carbonation level (low, medium, high) and a sweetness level (low/none, medium, high).
Most often drier and fruitier than the base style suggests. Fruity or funky notes range from low to high, depending on the age of the beer and strains of Brett used. May possess a light non-lactic acidity. Intended for beer with or without oak aging that has been fermented with Sacch and Brett, or with Brett only.
Entry Info: The entrant MUST specify either a Base Style, or provide a description of the ingredients, specs, or desired character. The entrant MAY specify the strains of Brett used.
A sour and funky version of a base style of beer. Intended for beer fermented with any combination of Sacch, Lacto, Pedio, and Brett (or additional yeast or bacteria), with or without oak aging (except if the beer fits instead in 28A or 28D).
Entry Info: The entrant MUST specify a description of the beer, identifying yeast or bacteria used and either a Base Style, or the ingredients, specs, or target character of the beer.
An American Wild Ale with fruit, herbs, spices, or other Specialty-Type Ingredients. Intended for variations of a Base Style beer from style 28A, 28B, or 28D. These variations may include the addition of one or more Specialty-Type Ingredients; aging in non-traditional wood varieties that impart a significant and identifiable wood character (e.g., Spanish Cedar, Amburana); or aging in barrels previously containing another alcohol (e.g., spirits, wine, cider).
Entry Info: Entrant MUST specify any Specialty-Type Ingredient (e.g., fruit, spice, herb, or wood) used. Entrant MUST specify either a description of the beer, identifying yeast or bacteria used and either a Base Style, or the ingredients, specs, or target character of the beer. A general description of the special nature of the beer can cover all the required items.
A pleasant integration of fruit with beer, but still recognizable as beer. The fruit character should be evident but in balance with the beer, not so forward as to suggest an artificial product.
Entry Info: The entrant MUST specify the type(s) of fruit used. Entrant MUST specify a description of the beer, identifying either a Base Style or the ingredients, specs, or target character of the beer. A general description of the special nature of the beer can cover all the required items. Fruit Beers based on a Classic Style should be entered in this style, except Lambic
A tasteful union of fruit, spice, and beer, but still recognizable as beer. The fruit and spice character should each be evident but in balance with the beer, not so forward as to suggest an artificial product. Use the definitions of Fruit in the preamble to Category 29 and Spice in the preamble to Category 30; any combination of ingredients valid in Styles 29A and 30A are allowable in this category. For this style, the word
Entry Info: The entrant MUST specify the type of fruit, and the type of SHV used; individual SHV ingredients do not need to be specified if a well-known blend of spices is used (e.g., apple pie spice). Entrant MUST specify a description of the beer, either a Base Style or the ingredients, specs, or target character of the beer. A general description of the special nature of the beer can cover all the required items.
A appealing combination of fruit, sugar, and beer, but still recognizable as a beer. The fruit and sugar character should both be evident but in balance with the beer, not so forward as to suggest an artificial product. A Specialty Fruit Beer is a Fruit Beer with some additional ingredients, such as fermentable sugars (e.g., honey, brown sugar, invert sugar), sweeteners (e.g., lactose), adjuncts, alternative grains, or other special ingredients added, or some additional process applied. A Specialty Fruit Beer can use any style within the Fruit Beer category as a base style (currently, 29A, 29B, or 29D).
Entry Info: The entrant MUST specify the type of fruit used. The entrant MUST specify the type of additional ingredient (per the introduction) or special process employed. Entrant MUST specify a description of the beer, identifying either a Base Style or the ingredients, specs, or target character of the beer. A general description of the special nature of the beer can cover all the required items.
An appealing fusion of spices, herbs, or vegetables (SHVs) and beer, but still recognizable as beer. The SHV character should be evident but in balance with the beer, not so forward as to suggest an artificial product. Often called Spice Beer, regardless of whether spices, herbs, or vegetables are used.
Entry Info: The entrant MUST specify the type of spices, herbs, or vegetables used, but individual ingredients do not need to be specified if a well-known spice blend is used (e.g., apple pie spice, curry powder, chili powder). Entrant MUST specify a description of the beer, identifying either a Base Style or the ingredients, specs, or target character of the beer. A general description of the special nature of the beer can cover all the required items.
A refreshing fruited sour wheat beer with a vibrant fruit character and a clean lactic acidity. The restrained alcohol, light body, elevated carbonation, and lack of perceived bitterness allows the fresh fruit to be highlighted. The fruit is often, but not always, tropical in nature.
Entry Info: Entrant MUST specify the types of fresh fruit(s) used.