What is it?
The Coconut Cup homebrew competition began thirteen years ago as a challenge between the Miami Area Society of Homebrewers (MASH) and the Ft. Lauderdale Area Brewers (FLAB) homebrewing clubs. Participation has grown to include other Florida homebrewing clubs and we have invited homebrewers from all over to participate in our competition. 2013's Coconut Cup will be the twelfth Coconut Cup sanctioned by the Beer Judge Competition Program / American Homebrewers Association.
When is it?
March 1-2, 2013
Guidelines and Information
This year's competition will follow the BJCP's Guidelines for
sanctioned competitions and will be part of the Florida
Circuit. Entries will be accepted from all BJCP Beer, Mead, and Cider
Style Categories as well as a special "Coconut Beer" category;
categories may be collapsed as necessary. The competition organizers
and judges may enter the competition. Entries will be evaluated based
on the 2008 BJCP guidelines. Judges may not judge categories in which
they have submitted entries. All entries must have been brewed at
home. Entries brewed at commercial establishments, including
brew-on-premises, shops, schools, etc. are ineligible. Per the Florida Homebrew
Circuit rules, no more than two entries per sub-category can be
submitted by any brewing team. The Coconut Cup limits each brewing
team to no more than six entries in this year's competition and reserves the right to limit total entries at its discretion.
All Beer entries must be in 10-16 oz. brown or green glass. No bottles with ink name-brand lettering (i.e. Corona), or glued or taped on paper labels. Raised NO DEPOSIT, brand names, or manufacturing codes are acceptable. Beers must be capped with crown caps. Meads & Ciders may be entered in 6 to 16oz bottles. Grolsch-type swing tops are acceptable for meads and ciders. No 22 ounce bombers, 750 ml bottles or plastic bottles are permitted.
Entries (three bottles each) are due between February 4th and February 15th, 2013 and should be mailed to:
The Coconut Cup c/o Jon Britton 19800 SW 88th CT Miami, FL 33157
Entries are $6.00 each and you can pay via check sent in with the entry or via Paypal by followings the forthcoming electronic submission link. If you pay via check, please make the check to "Miami Area Society of Homebrewers". Preliminary judging will be held as required between February 23-February 28, 2013.
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