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2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:28 am
by Jimmy
Hi we would like to announce the 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition.
The competition will coincide with the National Capital Craft Beer Festival to be held on the third weekend in August.
We would like to make this competition truly a national event, as such we've put together a dedicated team of volunteers from the Members of Barleyment home brew club in Ottawa and the Cornwall home brew club to help make sure the competition goes as smoothly as possible.
This will be a BJCP sanctioned competition, categories 1-23 will be accepted, no meads or ciders please.
There will be a limit of one entry per brewer per sub category.
The cost will be six dollars per entry.
We plan to have our competition included in the Canadian Brewer of the Year (
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and the Brewer of the Year (
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Entries will not be accepted after Thursday July 17th. Drop off locations and mailing addresses will be provided in the upcoming weeks.
The winners will be announced on Sunday August 17th during the final day of the National Craft Beer Festival.
Participants unable to attend will be notified by email that their beer or beers have won.
We are currently working on getting some great prizes, we will have more details about this in the coming weeks.
For questions or comments feel free to contact me.
Thanks
Phillip
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 7:49 pm
by John G
With all that grain coming in on the next group buy we should see a lot of entries from our club heading to this comp. I'll be sending in a few for sure.
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 11:57 am
by amartin
I'll probably be in too.
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:17 pm
by redoubt
Cool. We'll probably be in on this one.
-Kirsten
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:46 pm
by Keith
If things go according to plan. I hope to get a beer or two in

Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:51 pm
by Tony L
With all the trouble this comp has had over the past 2 years, it is finally out of JP Fournier's hands and under the care of Ryan Chaytor it may make it worthwhile to enter. The past two years it has been a clusterfuck of a comp with huge delays in prizes given out and even huge delays on the scoresheets being returned.
The prizes for last years comp still haven't been given out.
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 6:51 am
by GasMD30
Any word on whether this competition is going ahead?
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 9:47 pm
by GasMD30
I signed for this yesterday.
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Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 4:18 pm
by redoubt
Good stuff, what beer(s) will you be submitting?
-Keely.
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:36 pm
by GuingesRock
I'm planning to send in a three. My favorite at the moment is my "Bramarillo" APA with the Bramling Cross, Amarillo, Galaxy (FWH, late and whirlpool) MO, Munich and Conan. I think it's the best beer I've made so far ...but we'll see what they say.
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 8:13 pm
by GasMD30
I'm sending my best for sure, my version of the Hawaiian IPA. I may also send my Honey Blonde Ale made with iceberg water.
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 7:56 pm
by jtmwhyte
I may enter this one too with an American Stout and North German Altbier
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 3:19 pm
by GuingesRock
We have decided to extend the deadline to July 24. We are hoping this will help some people who haven't had time to brew yet.
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Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 6:18 pm
by GasMD30
Wow, so my next batch may fly in under the radar and be ready in time!
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 1:14 pm
by mcgster
I think i'm going to get in on this as well!
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 9:54 pm
by GasMD30
My first ever competition!! Sent the bottles in yesterday!
I hope they don't throw them out cuz they're in blue bottles.
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 10:05 pm
by amartin
I'm hoping to get some in this week. I'm trying to decide if my oatmeal stout is worth sending, but I just had a tooth filled, so
I'm somewhat handicapped at the moment.
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:36 am
by mcgster
Off it goes.
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Did many other people end up putting entries in?
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:48 am
by mr x
Good luck!
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:12 am
by mcgster
Thanks! I had planned on brewing a new ESB for this competition but didn't end up having time. So i'm submitting an oatmeal stout, robust porter, IPA, and specialty beer (RYE IPA)
The robust porter i have submitted before and it scored a 38 and a 36, the other three are first time submissions.
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:26 am
by GuingesRock
Yes Good Luck! I sent in 5, not all good ones. Some for the comp and some for feedback.
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:55 am
by GasMD30
My first competition. Sent in my Pineapple IPA. Any sort of feedback would be great, but as they say... I brew for myself and I love the beer!
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:13 am
by mcgster
I thought shipping from Saint John was bad, i bet from St John's it was terrible
I'm actually moving to St. John's in august and i was curious if there were many homebrewers over there.
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:20 am
by GasMD30
Fack 21 for 8 days delivery or 37 for 3 days..... Ridiculous! And ya! I'm pretty new to the home brewing scene myself but there are a few Newfoundlanders here, and mainlanders, who brew in St. John's. I can let you know about supplies and what not if you PM me
Josh
Re: 2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:41 am
by mcgster
Thanks! I will shoot over a PM.