Ipswich Show 2019 Info
Account Registration
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Entry Registration
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Rules
- Entries must be the product of the person entering.
- All care will be taken with entries but no responsibility will be accepted.
- Special entry labels are available with entry forms supplied, with fee payment of $3 per bottle. Up to 3 (three) bottles per class accepted.
- All entries will be judged at appropriate temperatures.
- Judges will be suitably qualified persons under the Beer Judging Certification Program Guidelines. No person shall judge any class wherein a member of his or her household has entered beer.
- All beers must be sealed with a new, clean, unbranded gold seal cap.
- Each bottle is to be either 750ml or alternatively, plastic PET bottles are allowed with a clean unbranded cap.
- Judging will include a Bottle Inspection regarding appropriate size, cap, fill level, label removal etc. Comments will be given if bottles do not meet Presentation Standard.
- The airspace should measure:- 750ml = 4.5 to 6.5 (approx. 2”) from the top of the bottle / PET = 1” from top of the bottle.
- All beers should be a reasonable representation of the beer style entered.
- Details on the Ipswich Show general entry form should correspond with data on the entry label. The “entry number ” will be allocated randomly at the point of entry.
- The decisions of the judges and arbitrator are final and no discussion or correspondence will be entered into.
- Beers entered out of class will be re-classed unless previously judged.
BJCP 2015 Judging Styles
If a style's name is hyperlinked, it has specific entry requirements. Click or tap on the name to view the subcategory's requirements.
| 1C Cream Ale | 4A Munich Helles | 5B Kolsch |
| 7B Altbier | 9A Doppelbock | 9C Baltic Porter |
| 11B Best Bitter | 12C English IPA | 13A Dark Mild |
| 17A British Strong Ale | 18B American Pale Ale | 19A American Amber Ale |
| 19B California Common | 19C American Brown Ale | 20A American Porter |
| 20B American Stout | 21A American IPA | 21B1 Belgian IPA |
| 21B2 Black IPA | 21B3 Brown IPA | 22C American Barleywine |
| 23A Berliner Weisse | 24C Biere de Garde | 25A Belgian Blond Ale |
| 25C Belgian Golden Strong Ale | 26B Belgian Dubbel | 26C Belgian Tripel |
| 26D Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 1
Judging Session Locations and Dates
Prince Alfred Hotel
Saturday, May 11, 2019 9:00 AM, +12
Awards
The awards ceremony will take place once judging is completed.
Places will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category/table.
The 1st place entry in each category will advance to the Best of Show (BOS) round with a single, overall Best of Show beer selected.
Additional prizes may be awarded to those winners present at the awards ceremony at the discretion of the competition organizers.
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 mailed back to participants. Results will be posted to the competition web site after the ceremony concludes.