ENTRY - HDYB & MOBC's 4th Annual Home Brew Contest

Important Dates 

Signup/Registration Open – NOW OPEN!!!

Entries Close & Beer Arrival Deadline – April 5th 2023 5:00pm

Judging – Week of April 16th^th 2023

Winners Announced – May 2023

General

1. This competition is open to any home brewer over the age of 21. 

2. A contestant may enter up to two (2) beers.

3. The entry fee is per beer entered in the contest. 

4. A contestant may only enter any given beer in one category 

5. An entry must consist of at least two (2) unmarked beer

bottles or 2 unmarked cans per entry.   

Entry

6. Entries will ONLY be taken through the Howdoyoubrew.com website.  www.howdoyoubrew.com

Entry Fee

7. The fee for entries is $8.00 per beer entered.

Submission

8. Beverages must be delivered to HDYB 812 Pencader Drive 

   (or HDYB 58 Artisan Dr Smyrna) on or before 4:00 p.m. April 5th 2023.

9. The entry blank for each entry must be completed for each entry.

10. All beer submitted should be marked  “HDYB/MOBC Beer Competition.”  And have the contest label attached by a rubber band.  

Judging

11. Blind judging will be private and completed the week of April 16^th 2023. All beverages will be properly chilled prior to judging. 

12. All beverages will be judged based on the BJCP Style Guidelines, but please note that this is not an official HBA/BJCP sanctioned event. 

13. Winners will be announced May 2023  (day TBD)

Categories & Classes

1. Light Beers and Lager (not IPAs ) Eg. pale ale, pilsner, helles, American lagers, kolschs, and cream ales,  etc.

2. Dark Ales and Lagers (not Stouts and Porters) Eg. oktoberfest, vienna, dunkel, schwarzbier, amber ales

3. IPA & Double IPA

4. Stout & Porters (American/English styles)

5. Belgian Style & Wheat Beer (hefeweizen, dunkelweiss, American wheat, Saison, Witbier, Abbey Styles, etc)

6. Sours

7. Ciders

8. Other (Eg, Barley Wine, Barrel Aged Beer, Fruit/Herb/Vegetable, Experimental) 

Awards

All enterents will get: 

Judge's Summary / Or Complete Judges Remarks *

16 - Finalist  (the top two finishers in each category) will get:

 $20 gift card from MOBC, $10 HDYB Gift Card & Judge's Summary    

7 - Medalist  (highest rated beer in each category) will get:

HDYB 2023 Gold Medal, $20 Gift Card from MOBC, $10 HDYB Gift Card

& Judge's Summary 

1 - Best Overall Beer (Judge's determination of the best beer overall) will get:

Framed HDYB 2022 Gold Medal Award,

Opportunity to Brew Your Beer at Midnight Oil Brewing** 

$20 Gift Card from MOBC, $10 HDYB Gift Card

& Judges Summary

 *Judges comments will be available as soon as possible after the awards ceremony.

**Opportunity ot brew at MOBC is optional for both parties &

based on future discussions between  the winner and the brewery