2012 London & SE Competition / Festival

[mixbrewery]

This years London and South East Craft Brewing Competition and Festival date has been set for Sunday, November 11th.

After the success of hosting the event last year, London Amateur Brewers are again organising the London & SE competition.
This year, due to venue availability, we will setup on Saturday evening and run the judging and festival on the Sunday.

Where: Old Rutlishians Association - The Clubhouse, Poplar Road, Merton Park, London SW19 3JS

As always this will be a friendly competition followed by a festival and tasting session in the afternoon and entry is open to all abilities, so if you brewed it then enter it. You can enter kit beers, extract beers, or all grain beers. It’s up to you.

Don’t worry if you’ve just started brewing or if you think your brew is “average”. We can all be too self-critical about our beers. You will be able to compare your beer side-by-side with others and will receive judge’s feedback to help you improve your brewing. There will be plenty of people willing to discuss beer and brewing with during the afternoon festival session.

Registration is now open. Please read the entry requirements and closing date information carefully. Registration and entry closes several days before the event to help us with the administration.
If you managed to enter beers for the recent National event then you'll no trouble as we use the same format.

Good luck and we will look forward to seeing you there.

[seymour]

So, are any of you guys entering or judging in this competition?

[mixbrewery]

I know for sure that several of the LAB guys will be entering and some will also be judging.

[SamT]

Hmmm, if you need judges I could be interested.

[mixbrewery]

If anyone has judging experience and can help just register via the website and someone will be in touch with further details.

Register here

[Womble_Brew]

So, are any of you guys entering or judging in this competition?

The rules have changed this year to make it easier to enter multiple beers. This year you can enter two beer in every subcategory, and the bottle entry requirement has been reduced to four bottles rather than the six in previous year (remember there is a festival afterwards).

There is another category this year for "Other" Pale Ales and IPA's to cater for the New Zealand hopped beers and slightly off style beers like Black IPA.

There is also an open category called The Better Half so you can let your other half have a go at brewing so he/she will be competing against other novice brewers.

You guys should get busy brewing because it will be fun as usual.

Well done the London Amateur Brewers for putting the event on again this year.

[coatesg]

I fear I'm really gonna struggle to help out judge or enter this one

[goosegog]

I'm entering a couple of beers and attending in the afternoon. I have told myself I won't drink much at the wedding I'm attending the day before. I thoroughly enjoyed last year's event
Fergus

[mixbrewery]

Less than 4 weeks to go guys.
Hope all your beers are progressing as expected.

Getting your entries registered early will help us with planning for space and judging etc.
Last thing we want is the judging still going on after the sun has set!!
Part of the fun is the social bit and prize giving at the end.

[dedken]

Just entered my fourth, but there are only 51 entries so far... Get those entries in people!

Doesn't matter if you're local or not, last year we had two guys show up from Sweden and one them got a placing for his beer! Apparently they're coming again - Amazing.

It's a really good event even if you have to pull a sickie on the Monday........

[Capn Ahab]

Questions:

Do you have to do a label?

If the bottles are anonymous, how are supposed to find our remaining beers once judging is over??

[mixbrewery]

Cap - if you register your beer on the competition website you can print labels from there.
In fact the bottle for judging must not have any other label except the comp one and it must be attached with a rubber band.
If the other bottles do not have any labels they will be marked with your entry number when we setup the tables on Saturday night. Although they probably won't win the best label prize

Less than a week to get you beers registered - so get on the website
Registration/entries close next Monday, 5th Nov 11:55pm

[Capn Ahab]

Cap - if you register your beer on the competition website you can print labels from there.
In fact the bottle for judging must not have any other label except the comp one and it must be attached with a rubber band.
If the other bottles do not have any labels they will be marked with your entry number when we setup the tables on Saturday night. Although they probably won't win the best label prize

Less than a week to get you beers registered - so get on the website
Registration/entries close next Monday, 5th Nov 11:55pm

Cheers I meant labels in the sense of my own design, you know for best label prize. So basically one beer should be labelled up snazzy, but it's optional, right?

On the downside, work commitments might mean I can't actually make it on the day. Bugger.

[bamforp]

Just entered four beers which takes the total to 73 entries. Keep them coming.

[dedken]

Cap - if you register your beer on the competition website you can print labels from there.
In fact the bottle for judging must not have any other label except the comp one and it must be attached with a rubber band.
If the other bottles do not have any labels they will be marked with your entry number when we setup the tables on Saturday night. Although they probably won't win the best label prize

Less than a week to get you beers registered - so get on the website
Registration/entries close next Monday, 5th Nov 11:55pm

Cheers I meant labels in the sense of my own design, you know for best label prize. So basically one beer should be labelled up snazzy, but it's optional, right?

On the downside, work commitments might mean I can't actually make it on the day. Bugger.

Most folks don't bother with sexy labels. Personally I'd rather spend the time making sure the beer is right. Enter without, unless you reckon your artwork is really good!