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North
American Beer Awards
June 3
- June 6, 2008
The North American Beer Awards is a
unique event sanctioned by the North American Brewers Association. The
competition provides an opportunity for your beers to be judged by qualified
judges against the best beers in the country. Last year over 1,000 beers
were judged! We hope the event, now in its 12th year will
continue to grow and draw an even broader base of competition. We look
forward to your participation in this year’s North American Beer Awards.
Detailed below are the organizational and
logistical requirements for competing in the North American Beer Awards.
ELIGIBILITY:
The North American Beer Awards competition
is limited to commercially produced beers from active breweries.
JUDGING:
Beer entered in this event will be judged
by the traditional method of determining how closely the beer meets the
style definition for the category in which it is entered. The event is conducted as a blind
sampling followed by rank ordering of the entries within a category.
·In the event that more than 13 beers are
entered in a category, the category will be broken into flights with the top
three beers from each flight progressing to the next round.
In the event that any subcategory receives
less than 6 entries, it will be collapsed into the next closest style
subcategory, but each entry will be judged according to the style
guidelines under which it was entered.
JUDGES:
A panel of judges may consist of brewers,
certified judges, and other qualified professionals.
All people interested in judging at the
2008 competition must have a current judge qualification form on file with NABA. If you have not filled out this form within the last two years,
please submit your completed form as soon as possible since the NABA Board
must approve judges prior to the competition. Download the
Judges' Application.
Judges will not be allowed to
judge in a category in which they have entered beers.
AWARDS:
Awards consist of commemorative Gold,
Silver, and Bronze medallions cast with the logo of the North American Beer
Awards. Medallions will be presented at a public ceremony on June 6,
2008, in downtown Idaho Falls, Idaho. Any winning
brewery not in attendance at the event will receive its medallion(s) via US
mail.
A complete list of
competition winners will be posted on the NABA website soon after they are
announced..
Please note that use of the awards in
advertising is encouraged; however, such use must meet the criteria
specified in the “North American Beer Awards” publicity package.
ENTRIES:
A brewery may enter an unlimited number of
beers in the competition. Submit your entry forms early (by April
25, 2008) and receive a discount on your
entry fees: only $15 per beer entered! Thereafter, the cost
increases to $25 per beer entered. Mail entry forms and fees to:
North American Brewers Association
2845 Holly Pl.
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
All entry forms and checks must be
postmarked by (May 9, 2008); make checks payable to North American Brewers
Association. Entry fees are non-refundable.
Please specify on the Entry Form in which
category and subcategory each beer will be entered. The style guidelines
have been revised to include additional styles and improve or update current
style descriptions. Please note that there is a new category for smoked and
wood flavored beers and that additional information is needed for beers
entered in the Specialty/Experimental category. For Flavored Beers, be sure
to indicate which fruit, herb, or spice has been used. Failure to designate
a category and subcategory will result in the beer being entered in a
category deemed to be appropriate by the organizers.
All beer entries must be received
by date May 25, 2008 — exceptions only in case of emergency.
For each beer entered, please send 6 bottles (regardless of bottle size) to:
North American Beer Awards
Attn: Charlene
c/o Golden Eagle Sales
5478 Heyrend Drive
Idaho Falls ID 83402
Please do not send entry forms and
payment to this address. Please send entry information and payment to the
Holly Pl. address listed above.
Important!!
UPS will NOT accept beer for shipment. Therefore, we recommend that
you use FedEx to ship your entries and that you label shipping containers
“Live Yeast Samples for Analysis Only”
to ensure delivery. Also, please use gel packs (not ice) to keep
entries cool and be sure to cushion the entries against breakage.
Questions? Contact
us by
email.
2008 Style Guidelines (MSWord)
Judges'
Application 2008
NABA Entry Form 2008
Winners 1999 - 2007 |
