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Rules

The BABBs Annual Championships is BJCP sanctioned and open only to financial members of BABBs.

All entries must be received at the June meeting, at the nominated drop-off locations in the window or specified, or by arrangement with the committee.

Entries must be registered and paid for online before drop off. Printed labels from the registration site are mandatory for acceptance of entries. The labels are to be attached to the bottles with rubber bands only. Do NOT use tape.

All entries must be handcrafted products, containing ingredients available to the general public, and made using private equipment by hobbyist brewers (i.e., no use of commercial facilities or Brew on Premises operations, supplies, etc.).

Entry fee is $5 per entry.

Further detailed rules and submission instructions on the Info page

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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.

01.01 Berliner Weisse [BJCP 23A]01.02 Scottish Light [BJCP 14A]01.03 Scottish Heavy [BJCP 14B]
01.04 American Light Lager [BJCP 1A]01.05 London Brown Ale; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]01.06 Dark Mild [BJCP 13A]
01.07 German Leichtbier [BJCP 5A]01.08 Czech Pale Lager [BJCP 3A]01.09 Ordinary Bitter [BJCP 11A]
01.10 Piwo Grodziskie; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]02.01 American Lager [BJCP 1B]02.02 International Pale Lager [BJCP 2A]
02.03 Munich Helles [BJCP 4A]02.04 Helles Exportbier (Dortmunder) [BJCP 5C]02.05 Pre-Prohibition Lager; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]
02.06 German Pils [BJCP 5D]02.07 Czech Premium Pale Lager (Boh. Pils) [BJCP 3B]02.08 Festbier [BJCP 4B]
03.01 International Amber Lager [BJCP 2B]03.02 Czech Amber Lager [BJCP 3C]03.03 International Dark Lager [BJCP 2C]
03.04 Munich Dunkel [BJCP 8A]03.05 Vienna Lager [BJCP 7A]03.06 Märzen [BJCP 6A]
03.07 Czech Dark Lager [BJCP 3D]03.08 Schwarzbier [BJCP 8B]03.09 Rauchbier [BJCP 6B]
03.10 Kellerbier; Historical Beer [BJCP 27] 04.01 Cream Ale [BJCP 1C]04.02 Blonde Ale [BJCP 18A]
04.03 Kölsch [BJCP 5B]04.04 Belgian Pale Ale [BJCP 24B]04.05 Australian Sparkling Ale [BJCP 12B]
04.06 British Golden Ale [BJCP 12A]04.07 New Zealand Pilsner [BJCP X5]04.08 Belgian Blond Ale [BJCP 25A]
05.01 American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B]06.01 English IPA [BJCP 12C]06.02 American IPA [BJCP 21A]
06.03 Double IPA [BJCP 22A]07.01 Hazy IPA [BJCP 21C]07.03 Belgian IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B]
07.04 Black IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B] 07.05 Brown IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B] 07.06 Red IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B]
07.07 Rye IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B] 07.08 White IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B] 07.09 Brut IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B]
08.01 Best Bitter [BJCP 11B]08.02 American Amber Ale [BJCP 19A]08.03 Altbier [BJCP 7B]
08.04 California Common [BJCP 19B]08.05 Strong Bitter [BJCP 11C]09.01 Irish Red Ale [BJCP 15A]
09.02 Scottish Export [BJCP 14C]09.03 Kentucky Common; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]09.04 British Brown Ale [BJCP 13B]
09.05 American Brown Ale [BJCP 19C]10.01 English Porter [BJCP 13C]10.02 Pre-Prohibition Porter; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]
10.03 American Porter [BJCP 20A]10.04 Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C]11.01 Sweet Stout [BJCP 16A]
11.02 Irish Stout [BJCP 15B]11.03 Oatmeal Stout [BJCP 16B]11.04 Irish Extra Stout [BJCP 15C]
12.01 Tropical Stout [BJCP 16C]12.02 Foreign Extra Stout [BJCP 16D]12.03 American Stout [BJCP 20B]
12.04 Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C]13.01 Weissbier [BJCP 10A]13.02 Witbier [BJCP 24A]
13.03 American Wheat Beer [BJCP 1D]13.04 Lichtenhainer; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]13.05 Dunkles Weissbier [BJCP 10B]
13.06 Roggenbier; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]13.07 Weizenbock [BJCP 10C] 13.08 Wheatwine [BJCP 22D]
14.01 Saison [BJCP 25B] 14.02 Bière de Garde [BJCP 24C] 14.03 Belgian Dubbel [BJCP 26B]
14.04 Belgian Single [BJCP 26A]14.05 Belgian Tripel [BJCP 26C]14.06 Belgian Golden Strong Ale [BJCP 25C]
14.07 Belgian Dark Strong Ale [BJCP 26D]15.01 Helles Bock [BJCP 4C]15.02 Dunkles Bock [BJCP 6C]
15.03 Doppelbock [BJCP 9A] 15.04 Eisbock [BJCP 9B]15.05 Wee Heavy [BJCP 17C]
15.06 British Strong Ale [BJCP 17A]15.07 Old Ale [BJCP 17B]15.08 English Barleywine [BJCP 17D]
15.09 American Strong Ale [BJCP 22B]15.10 American Barleywine [BJCP 22C]15.11 Sahti; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]
16.01 Gose [BJCP 23G]16.02 Lambic [BJCP 23D]16.03 Gueuze [BJCP 23E]
16.04 Fruit Lambic [BJCP 23F] 16.05 Straight Sour Beer [BJCP 28D]16.06 Flanders Red Ale [BJCP 23B]
16.07 Oud Bruin [BJCP 23C]16.08 Brett Beer [BJCP 28A] 16.09 Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer [BJCP 28B]
16.10 Wild Specialty Beer [BJCP 28C] 17.01 Fruit Beer [BJCP 29A] 17.02 Fruit and Spice Beer [BJCP 29B]
17.03 Specialty Fruit Beer [BJCP 29C] 17.04 Grape Ale [BJCP 29D] 17.05 Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer [BJCP 30A]
17.06 Autumn Seasonal Beer [BJCP 30B] 17.07 Winter Seasonal Beer [BJCP 30C] 17.08 Specialty Spice Beer [BJCP 30D]
18.01 Classic Style Smoked Beer [BJCP 32A] 18.02 Specialty Smoked Beer [BJCP 32B] 18.03 Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33A]
18.04 Specialty Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33B] 18.05 Alternative Grain Beer [BJCP 31A] 18.07 Experimental Beer [BJCP 34C]
18.09 Mixed-Style Beer [BJCP 34B]   

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Entry Acceptance Rules

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 1

Conditions

1. The competition will be judged according to the following conditions and the fact of entry implies acceptance of these conditions.

2. Entries must be the product of the person(s) entering, each of which must be a current financial member of BABBs. Persons may enter jointly or individually.

3. Entries are restricted to a maximum of ONE beer per style (sub-category), and TWO per person per class. Joint entries count toward the limit for each person, but will have points tallied separately. (See Catgories/Classes further below)

4. A particular batch of beer may only be entered once in the entire competition.

 

Bottle Entry Requirements

5. 500ml or 750ml brown beer bottles (glass or PET plastic) or cans are to be used. The bottles must be clean and free from chips, scratches, and/or flaws. Clear plastic PET bottles are not acceptable.

6. Each bottle must be sealed with a new, clean, unbranded, gold coloured crown seal of good quality (if a glass bottle) or with an unbranded clean white or black plastic cap of good quality (if a PET bottle).

7. There shall be no identifying marks on the bottle, the can, the crown seal or plastic cap, or the reverse side of the label.

 

Labelling Instructions

8. Labels are to be printed from the ‘Entries’ section of your account on the registration site. Use the print logo under the ‘Actions’ column.

9. Printed labels from the registration site are mandatory for acceptance of entries. The labels are to be attached to the bottles with a rubber band/s. Do NOT use any tape.

10. Beers made with any pre-hopped extract or kit, including fresh wort kits, must be marked clearly with a “K” for Kit beer on the centre of the label. Do not mark the QR code.

11. Entries by a Novice brewer, please mark your label clearly with an "N" for novice in the centre of the label. Do not mark the QR code. This makes you eligible for the champion novice prize. A Novice entrant is one who has never received a placing or a Gold, Silver or Bronze award in any previous annual BABBs, Queensland State or National competition.,

 

Judging

12. Entries will be stored and judged chilled.

13. Beers obviously entered out of class will be disqualified.

14. If the number of entries in a Class is less than five (5), the awarding of prizes will be at the discretion of the Executive, and classes may be combined and restructured as required.

15. Judges will award each entry a score out of 50 points, in accordance with BJCP judging guidelines.

16. All entries will be judged and comments either attached to or noted on entry forms, which will be returned to Entrants.

17. Officiating Judges, Stewards, Scorers and the Arbitrator (Chief Steward) shall be the only persons present during the judging.

18. No person shall judge any class wherein they, or a member of their household has entered a beer.

19. Every care will be taken of Entries, but no responsibility for loss or damage will be accepted.

20. Serious infringement of these Rules and Conditions may subject the Entrant for disqualification from the competition and suspension from future BABB's competitions.

21. The decision of the Judges and Arbitrator (Chief Steward) are final and no discussion or correspondence will be entered into.

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Judging Sessions

Babbs Comp
Saturday 6 July, 2024 8:00 AM, AEST

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Awards

Results will be announced at the BABBs AGM Meeting 2024.

 

Category winners

Certificates and Prizes shall be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place-getters in each category.

PRIZE: First place getters recieve a $20 Gift Voucher!

 

Medals

Certificates shall also be awarded for those entries earning a Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal Award but not being a First, Second or Third place getter.

  • Gold Medal = 45 points or more
  • Silver Medal = 40 points or more but less than 45 points
  • Bronze Medal = 35 points or more but less than 40 points

PRIZE: A BABBs special certificate

 

Trophies

Champion Novice Beer – The Bill Hundertmark Memorial Trophy shall be awarded to the entrant of the highest scoring beer produced by an entrant who has never received a placing or a Gold, Silver or Bronze award in any previous annual BABB, Queensland State or National competition.

PRIZE: TBA Stainless Steel from New Era

Champion Beer – Shall be awarded for the best beer of the competition, as decided in a best of show judging round.

PRIZE: $50 voucher from Hoppy Days Brewing Supplies

Champion Stoutmaker – The Arthur Anderson Memorial Trophy shall be awarded to the Entrant gaining the highest aggregate score in Class 6 (Porter and Stout) over two different subclasses. In the event of a tie the entrant with the highest scoring beer shall be declared the winner.

PRIZE: Brew your dark beer at a SoapBox to be put on tap.

Hopmaster – The Hopmaster Trophy shall be awarded to the highest scoring beer in Category 4 Hoppy Ales.

PRIZE: Prize pack of Hops

Champion Lager – The Norman King Memorial Trophy shall be awarded to the Entrant making the highest scoring beer in Class 2 (Lager and Pilsner).

PRIZE: $50 German Club Voucher

Champion Beermaker – The Brewmaster's Trophy shall be awarded to the Entrant gaining the highest total place points for their four highest placing beers over four different classes; where beers are awarded three place points for a First Place, two points for a Second Place and one point for a Third Place. In the case of a tie, the winner shall be decided on total aggregate scores of each entrant's four highest placing beers over four different classes.

PRIZE: Brewday at Future Magic to have your beer on tap at Future Magic!

 

Both score sheets and awards will be available for pick up that night after the ceremony concludes. Awards and score sheets not picked up will be held for participants. Results will be posted to the competition web site after the ceremony concludes.

 

Categories/Classes

1. Wheat
1D. American Wheat
10A. Weissbier
10B. Dunkles Weissbier
10C. Weizenbock
23A. Berliner Weisse
24A. Witbier
23G. Gose
27A5. Piwo Grodziskie

2. Lager
1A. American Light Lager
1B. American Lager
2A. International Pale Lager
2B. International Amber Lager
2C. International Dark Lager
3A. Czech Pale Lager
3B. Czech Premium Pale Lager
3C. Czech Amber Lager
3D. Czech Dark Lager
4A. Munich Helles
4B. Festbier
4C. Helles Bock
5A. German Leichtbier
5C. Helles Exportbier
5D. German Pils
6A. Marzen
6C. Dunkles Bock
7A. Vienna Lager
27A1. Kellerbier
27A. Pre-Prohibition Lager
8A. Munich Dunkel
8B. Schwarzbier
9A. Doppelbock
19B. California Common
X5. New Zealand Pilsner

3. Pale Ale and Bitter
1C. Cream Ale
5B. Kolsch
11A. Ordinary Bitter
11B. Best Bitter
11C. Strong Bitter
12A. British Golden Ale
12B. Australian Sparkling Ale
18A. Blonde Ale

4. Hoppy Ale
12C. English IPA
18B. American Pale Ale
21A. American IPA
21B. Specialty IPA (all)
21C Hazy IPA
22A. Double IPA

5. Amber and Dark Ale
7B. Altbier
13A. Dark Mild
13B. British Brown Ale
14A. Scottish Light
14B. Scottish Heavy
14C. Scottish Export
15A. Irish Red Ale
19A. American Amber Ale
19C. American Brown Ale
27A6. Kentucky Common
27A. London Brown Ale

6. Stout and Porter
9C. Baltic Porter
13C. English Porter
15B. Irish Stout
15C. Irish Extra Stout
16A. Sweet Stout
16B. Oatmeal Stout
16C. Tropical Stout
16D. Foreign Extra Stout
20A. American Porter
20B. American Stout
20C. Imperial Stout

7. Strong Ale

9B. Eisbock
17A. British Strong Ale
17B. Old Ale
17C. Wee Heavy
17D. English Barleywine
22B. American Strong Ale
22C. American Barleywine
22D. Wheatwine

8. Belgian and Farmhouse
23B. Flanders Red
23C. Oud Bruin
23D. Lambic
23E. Gueuze
23F. Fruit Lambic
24B. Belgian Pale Ale
24C. Biere de Garde
25A. Belgian Blond Ale
25B. Saison
25C. Belgian Golden Strong Ale
26A. Trappist Single
26B. Belgian Dubbel
26C. Belgian Tripel
26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale
28A. Brett Beer

9. Specialty
6B. Rauchbier
27a. Lichtenhainer
27A8. Roggenbier
27A9. Sahti
28A. Brett Beer
28B. Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer
28C. Wild Specialty Beer
28D. Straight Sour Beer
29A. Fruit Beer
29B. Fruit and Spice Beer
29C. Specialty Fruit Beer
29D. Grape Ale
30A. Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer
30D. Specialty Spice Beer
31A. Alternative Grain Beer
32A. Classic Style Smoked Beer
32B. Specialty Smoked Beer
33A. Wood-aged Beer
33B. Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
34B. Mixed-Style Beer
34C. Experimental Beer

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Awards Ceremony

July BABBs Meeting - Coorparoo Club
Cavendish Rd, Coorparoo QLD 4151
Wednesday 24 July, 2024 9:00 PM, AEST

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