Start brewing NOW for the 16th annual SODZ British Beerfest Competition.
When
April 27th 2018, judging will start @ 9 a.m.
If you are helping out as either a judge or steward please show up at 8am. Please note attendance to competition is limited to only those who are judging, stewarding or participating. If you aren’t doing either and would like to show up and say hi feel free to stop by after 1pm.
Where
Seventh Son Brewing 1101 N 4th St Columbus, OH Columbus, Ohio 43201 (Map)Eligibility
The competition is open to all non-commercial, home-produced beers, meads and ciders. Please enter as many categories and as often as you wish. Competition organizers, sponsors, judges, and stewards may enter the competition but will not be permitted to judge or steward any category that they have entries in.
Categories
The SODZ British Beerfest will accept entries from the following BJCP styles (Please note: some categories may be combined with related categories for the purpose of awarding prizes). We will be utilizing the 2015 Style Guidelines this year, but will accept all of the styles that we have in the past. Starting next year, we will begin phasing out styles whose origins are outside of the UK and Ireland according to the 2015 guidelines.
BJCP CATEGORY STYLE DESCRIPTION
| Category (2015) | Description |
| 11 | British Bitter (all subcategories) |
| 12A | British Golden Ale |
| 12C | English IPA |
| 13 | Brown British Beer (all subcategories) |
| 14 | Scottish Ale (all subcategories) |
| 15 | Irish Beer (all subcategories) |
| 16 | Dark British Beer (all subcategories) |
| 17 | Strong British Ale (all subcategories) |
| 20C | Imperial Stout |
| 27/34 | UK Specialty/Historical Beer (London Brown Ale) |
| M1-M4 | All Meads |
| C1B | English Cider |
| C1E | Traditional Perry |
| C2B | Cider with Other Fruit |
| C2C | Applewine |
| C2D | Ice Cider |
| C2E | Cider with Herbs/Spices |
| C2F
21A |
Specialty Cider/Perry
American IPA (Lucci) |
Registration
All entries must be pre-registered online by Saturday, April 14th, 2019 at 11:59 PM, EST. Registration Site
Call for Judges and Stewards
Judges/Stewards are invited and encouraged to join us. The competition is BJCP-sanctioned, and BJCP points will be awarded for both judges and stewards.
If you are interested in participating, please sign up at Judges/Stewards Registration. If you have any questions about judging or stewarding for this competition, please contact our Competition Coordinator, Ryan Torres at president@sodz.org
Awards: Medals will be awarded for first, second, and third place for each category (to be determined based on the numbers of entries in each style, etc.). In addition, there will be individual awards given to the “Best British Beer” (BOS). Meads and Ciders will not be eligible for “Best British Beer;” however, a separate award will be designated for the best Mead and/or Cider.
Sponsorship
Our sponsors this year is Seventh Son Brewing.
Interested in sponsoring BBF? SODZ is an active central Ohio homebrew club with meetings every third Monday of the month from September – May. Our meetings average over 50 people and our network includes over 200 passionate craft beer advocates.
Additional Information
For more information, please feel free to contact our Competition Coordinator, Richard Sheppard at rlshep@gmail.com