Keepers of Craft 2023 Keepers Cup

Thank you for your interest in the Keepers of Craft 2023 Keepers Cup organized by Keepers of Craft.

You only need to register your information once and can return to this site to enter more brews or edit the brews you've entered.

If you are willing to judge or steward, please return to register on or after Sunday, April 21, 2024 12:00 PM, EDT.

Rules

This competition is open to any active and paid Keepers of Craft member age 21 or older.

All entries must be handcrafted products, containing ingredients available to the general public, and made using private equipment by hobbyist brewers (i.e., no use of commercial facilities or Brew on Premises operations, supplies, etc.).

The competition organizers are not responsible for mis-categorized entries, mailed entries that are not received by the entry deadline, or entries that arrived damaged.

The competition organizers reserve the right to combine styles for judging and to restructure awards as needed depending upon the quantity and quality of entries.

Qualified judging of all entries is the primary goal of our event. Judges will evaluate and score each entry. The average of the scores will rank each entry in its category. Each flight will have at least one BJCP judge.

Brewers are not limited to one entry.

The competition committee reserves the right to combine overall style categories based on number of entries. All possible effort will be made to combine similar styles. All brews in combined categories will be judged according to the style they were originally entered in.

The winner of the competition will be determined by best/highest score.  In the event of a tie, the lowest scores will be thrown out and the remaining scores will be re-averaged.  This will continue until a winner is clear.  If all "total" scores are identical, then the we will remove the aroma and appearance scores and follow the process identified above.

Bottles will not be returned to entrants.

Entry Acceptance Rules

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 2

Each entry will consist of 2 capped or corked bottles that are void of all identifying information, including labels and embossing. Printed caps are allowed, but must be blacked out completely.

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.

All requisite paperwork must be submitted with each entry and can be printed directly from this website. Entry paperwork should be attached to bottles by the method specified on the bottle label.

Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges' scoring of your entry.

Competition Officials

You can send an email to any of the following individuals via Contact.

• Jason Kniss — Competition Coordinator
• Brian Stephens — Competition Coordinator