Oregon Brew Crew 14th Annual Fall Classic Entry Info
Registration Window
Entry Window
Entry Fees
Payment
Judging Dates
Categories Accepted
Bottle Acceptance Rules
Shipping Location and Address
Drop Off Locations
Awards
Awards Ceremony
Competition Officials
You can send an email to any of the following individuals via the Contact section.
- Ted Assur — Judge Director
- Jamie Koty — Competition Organizer
- Will Minderhout — Sponsorships
- Jim Thompson — Steward Coordinator
Registration Window
You will be able to register your entries beginning Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 11:40 PM, PDT through Friday, October 16, 2015 at 9:45 PM, PDT.
Entry Window
Entries will be accepted at our shipping and drop-off locations beginning Saturday, August 1, 2015 at 8:00 AM, PDT through Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 5:00 PM, PDT.
Entry Fees
$7.00 (USD) per entry.
Payment
After registering and inputting entries, all participants must pay their entry fee(s).
- Cash
- Check, made out to Oregon Brew Crew
- PayPal
Judging Locations and Dates
13 Virtues Brewing Friday
6410 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR 97202
Friday, October 23, 2015 at 6:00 PM, PDT
13 Virtues Brewing Co
6410 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR
Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 8:00 AM, PDT
Categories Accepted
1A Lite American Lager | 1B Standard American Lager | 1C Premium American Lager |
1D Munich Helles | 1E Dortmunder Export | 2A German Pilsner (Pils) |
2B Bohemian Pilsener | 2C Classic American Pilsner | 3A Vienna Lager |
3B Oktoberfest/Marzen | 4A Dark American Lager | 4B Munich Dunkel |
4C Schwarzbier | 5A Maibock/Helles Bock | 5B Traditional Bock |
5C Doppelbock | 5D Eisbock | 6A Cream Ale |
6B Blonde Ale | 6C Kolsch | 6D American Wheat or Rye Beer |
7A Northern German Altbier | 7B California Common Beer | 7C Dusseldorf Altbier |
8A Standard/Ordinary Bitter | 8B Special/Best/Premium Bitter | 8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) |
9A Scottish Light 60/- | 9B Scottish Heavy 70/- | 9C Scottish Export 80/- |
9D Irish Red Ale | 9E Strong Scotch Ale | 10A American Pale Ale |
10B American Amber Ale | 10C American Brown Ale | 11A Mild |
11B Southern English Brown Ale | 11C Northern English Brown Ale | 12A Brown Porter |
12B Robust Porter | 12C Baltic Porter | 13A Dry Stout |
13B Sweet Stout | 13C Oatmeal Stout | 13D Foreign Extra Stout |
13E American Stout | 13F Imperial Stout | 14A English IPA |
14B American IPA | 14C Imperial IPA | 15A Weizen/Weissbier |
15B Dunkelweizen | 15C Weizenbock | 15D Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) |
16A Witbier | 16B Belgian Pale Ale | 16C Saison |
16D Biere de Garde | 16E Belgian Specialty Ale | 17A Berliner Weisse |
17B Flanders Red Ale | 17C Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin | 17D Straight (Unblended) Lambic |
17E Gueuze | 17F Fruit Lambic | 18A Belgian Blond Ale |
18B Belgian Dubbel | 18C Belgian Tripel | 18D Belgian Golden Strong Ale |
18E Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 19A Old Ale | 19B English Barleywine |
19C American Barleywine | 20A Fruit Beer | 21A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
21B Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer | 22A Classic Rauchbier | 22B Other Smoked Beer |
22C Wood-Aged Beer | 23A Specialty Beer | 24A Dry Mead |
24B Semi-Sweet Mead | 24C Sweet Mead | 25A Cyser |
25B Pyment | 25C Other Fruit Melomel | 26A Metheglin |
26B Braggot | 26C Open Category Mead | 27A Common Cider |
27B English Cider | 27C French Cider | 27D Common Perry |
27E Traditional Perry | 28A New England Cider | 28B Fruit Cider |
28C Applewine | 28D Other Specialty Cider or Perry | 29A Fresh Hop (Custom Style) |
Bottle Acceptance Rules
Unmarked cans will be accepted as entries in lieu of bottles as listed below.
Each beer entry will consist of three 10 to 22 ounce capped bottles or corked bottles that are void of all identifying information, including labels and embossing. Printed caps are allowed, but must be blacked out completely.
Each cider or mead entry will consist of two bottles as described above.
12oz brown glass bottles are preferred; however, green and clear glass will be accepted. Swing top bottles will likewise be accepted as well as corked bottles.
Bottles will not be returned to contest entrants.
Completed bottle ID tags must be submitted with all entries, and can be printed directly from this website. Tags should be attached to bottles with a rubber band only; glue and/or tape are unacceptable.
Please fill out the entry forms completely. Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified per the 2008 BJCP Style Guidelines. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges' scoring of your entry.
Brewers are not limited to one entry in each category but may only enter each subcategory once, except as described under Competition Rules (specialty categories).
Shipping Location and Address
13 Virtues Attn: OBC Fall Classic
6410 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR 97202
Packing and Shipping
Carefully pack your entries in a sturdy box. Line the inside of your carton with a plastic trash bag. Partition and pack each bottle with adequate packaging material. Do not over pack! Write clearly: "Fragile. This Side Up." on the package. Your package should weigh less than 25 pounds. Please refrain from using "messy" packaging materials such a Styrofoam "peanuts" or pellets; please use packaging material such as bubble wrap.
Enclose your each of your bottle labels in a small zip-top bag before attaching to their respective bottles. This way it makes it possible for the organizer to identify specifically which beer has broken if there is damage during shipment.
Every reasonable effort will be made to contact entrants whose bottles have broken to make arrangements for sending replacement bottles.
It is not against any Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) regulations or federal laws to ship your entries via privately owned shipping company for analytical purposes. However, IT IS ILLEGAL TO SHIP ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES VIA THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. Private shipping companies have the right to refuse your shipment if they are informed that the package contains glass and/or alcoholic beverages. Be aware that entries mailed internationally are often required by customs to have proper documentation. These entries might be opened and/or returned to the shipper by customs' officials at their discretion. It is solely the entrant's responsibility to follow all applicable laws and regulations.
Drop Off Locations
Bader Beer & Wine Supply
711 Grand Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98661
(360) 750-1551
FH Steinbart
234 SE 12th Ave Portland, OR 97214
(503) 232-8793
Let’s Brew
8235 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97216
(503) 256-0205
Main Brew
23596 NW Clara Ln, Hillsboro, OR 97124
(503) 648-4254
Three Mugs Brewing
2020 NW Aloclek Dr #108, Hillsboro, OR 97124
(971) 322-0232
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.
Awards will be available for pick up that night after the ceremony concludes. Awards and score sheets not picked up will be mailed or emailed back to participants. Results will be posted to the competition web site after the ceremony concludes.
Award Ceremony
13 Virtues Brewing
6410 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR 97202
Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 4:00 PM, PDT