3rd (and a half) Annual
Liquid Poetry Slam

Hosted by The Liquid Poets

June 6, 2010

Northern Colorado's Liquid Poets homebrew club invites you to enter our annual AHA/BJCP sanctioned Liquid Poetry Slam homebrew competition.

The Quick Details...

Dates:

• Entries will be accepted at the drop off locations listed below from May 15th through the 28th
• Judging will be held Sunday, June 6th at Equinox Brewing Company in Fort Collins (map) beginning at 9 am
• An awards ceremony will be held afterwards at Equinox to announce the winners

Entries:

• This is a beer only competition (BJCP styles 1 to 23). Mead, cider, weirdomel, etc. entries will be more than welcome at our annual Muse Cup Competition coming up September 26th
• The entry fee is 6 dollars. Two bottles should be supplied
• Online registration is available at http://slam.liquidpoets.com/competition/
• Medals will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each category, as well as for Best of Show Beer

AHA Pro-Am Selections:

• New Belgium
• Odell Brewing
• and the newly opened Equinox Brewing Company

Helping Out:

• People interested in judging or stewarding should contact the judge coordinator; Matt Kunze - president@liquidpoets.com
• Other comments and questions can be fired toward the competition coordinator; Ford Childs - lp-eventscoordinator@gmail.com

Drop Off/Shipping Locations

Entries can be shipped to:

The following locations have been kind enough to organize entries to be picked up:

The Less-Quick Details

Categories

Each beer will be judged according to the BJCP guidelines. Beers of similar styles may be grouped together to allow for manageable judging sessions and reasonable competition. The top beer in each category will be judged in a final round to determine the Best of Show Beer.

Bottles

An entry shall consist of two (2) bottles, 10 - 22 ounce, preferably green or brown glass. Bottles must be clean of all paper, printed or enameled labels, label adhesive, misc. debris, or any other distinguishing features. Clear glass, wire swing-top and oversized bottles are acceptable, though discouraged. Printed crown caps are acceptable but must be blacked out completely with black marker to assure anonymity. Bottles will not be returned to entrants.

Paperwork

Each entry must have a single BJCP entry form completed containing brewer and recipe information. Online entry is also available on this site. Please be sure to print your online entry form and attach it to your bottles. Each bottle shall have a bottle identification form attached with a rubber band to facilitate collection of forms; glue and/or tape are unacceptable. Brewing software recipe sheets, such as Promash, are also accepted. Enter your beer according to the current BJCP classifications – please see the BJCP website for a copy of these classifications. Please fill out the entry forms completely. Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified per the BJCP Style Guidelines. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges' scoring of your entry.

Limitations

This competition is open to amateur home-brewers age 21 or older. Brewers are limited to one entry per BJCP subcategory. Additionally, in Category 23A (Historic, Experimental, or other uncategorized beer) types can be used as subtypes of the main category and more than one different beer entered, one in each subtype.

More Rules

Entrants agree to allow the Liquid Poets the right to publish recipes without compensation. All entries become property of the Liquid Poets. Infractions of these rules may disqualify any entry. Disqualified beers may still be judged but will not be eligible for awards. The judges may decide to not award any or all places in any category. The decision of the judges is final.

Yet Even More Rules

Just kidding...

Thanks for participating and good luck!