May 22nd, 2021
Rising Star Pro-Am Homebrew Competition
HOMEBREWERS, YOU ARE NOW CALLED ON TO START WORKING ON YOUR BEST RECIPE!
We are excited to announce the latest pro-am homebrew competition hosted by Device Brewing. The Rising Star Pro-Am Competition winner will get to brew their beer with the Device Brewing team on our commercial brewhouse in Sacramento. The deadline window for your entries to arrive at our brewery is between April 23rd to May 8th, 2021. The Competition will be limited to the first 150 registered entries received.
PLEASE READ RULES AND GUIDELINES COMPLETELY and feel free to reach out with questions to pgcsik@gmail.com!
During our first year in business, we hosted a homebrew competition. Some really outstanding beers were submitted, and in the end, a Belgian Golden Strong Ale was the winner. That beer was brewed at Device with the winner, Phil Csik, and became Blonde Ambition, which was a popular seasonal offering in our taproom for years.
The winning homebrewer will have the opportunity to help us brew their winning beer at Device Brewing. It will be available at all three Device Brewing locations. We are also planning to enter the Pro-Am category at one of the most prestigious beer competitions in the country – the Great American Beer Festival (GABF).
The Rising Star Pro-Am Homebrew Competition is a Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) sanctioned homebrew competition. All entries are blind tasted and scored against the BJCP style guidelines. Entries should reflect an American, English, or German style. Sour beers, ciders, and meads will not be accepted. Experienced BJCP judges will score entries based on 2015 BJCP style guidelines: The winning entry will be chosen from the highest-scoring entries based on drinkability and marketability.
It takes time, effort, skill and commitment to brew beer and send it out for a contest like this, and we’d like to thank everyone who shares their brews with us. This contest pays tribute to how Ken started as a homebrewer back in San Diego and the homebrewing community close to our heart. Homebrewers throughout the nation have made the transition to pro brewers and have dramatically advanced the craft in so many ways! Good luck to all you "Rising Stars"!
ENTRY CHECKLIST:
Read the Requirements section below for complete information about how to prepare your entry, and what is required to be submitted online, and what is required to be submitted with your entry
Register your entry online at this page. Each brewer or team needs only to submit once for up to four beers.
Pay your $8/beer Entry Fee on our website.
Carefully package up your entry for either shipping or in-person drop-off at our Taproom. The shipping address is below. Your submission itself must contain:
THREE (3) bottles or cans of each beer, 330ml/12oz or larger.
One completed BJCP Recipe Form for each beer entered. Please fill this out completely, with careful attention to the Category and Sub-category information.
Completed BJCP Bottle IDs for each of the three bottles/cans of each entry submitted. Bottles/cans without proper IDs will not be able to be judged. Bottle IDs should be secured to the bottle with a rubber band.
(Optional but Highly Recommended!) Include a self-address stamped envelope that can hold 8.5×11″ sheets of paper if you would like us to return your scoresheets to you.
REQUIREMENTS:
Entries should reflect an American, English, or German style. Sour beers, ciders, and meads will not be accepted. Beers will be judged against the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines. Please read over the 2015 BJCP category descriptions on the BJCP website.
Beers must be submitted and arrive at our brewery between April 23rd and May 8th, 2021. Unfortunately, we cannot make any exceptions to this time window.
Judging is planned to take place on May 22nd, 2021, at our Pocket/Greenhaven Taproom + Kitchen in Sacramento. The Judging panels will consist of experienced and credentialed BJCP-certified judges, industry experts, and members of the Device Brewing team.
You may submit up to a maximum of 4 different beers.
There is an $8 entry fee for each beer submitted. Please submit your payment online AT THIS LINK.
Each Homebrewer (or team) must fill out our ONLINE ENTRY FORM before submitting their entries. This is our primary way of tracking your entries, and our means of contacting you if we have any questions.
Each Homebrewer (or team) must also fill out one BJCP Recipe Form for each submission and include a printed copy with your entry when shipping or dropping off. Entries without fully completed Recipe Forms will not be able to be judged.
For judging, you must send at least THREE (3) bottles or cans of each beer, 330ml/12oz or larger.
Each beer must have a BJCP Bottle ID filled out and secured with a rubberband. These can be downloaded here.
If you would like to have your scoresheets returned to you, you must include a self-addressed stamped envelope (large enough to hold 8.5×11″ pages) with your physical entry.
Bottles should be carefully packaged and either hand-delivered or shipped to our Taproom:
Rising Star Pro-Am Homebrew Competition
Device Brewing
8166 14th Ave. Suite A
Sacramento, CA 95826
Please note that it is illegal to ship alcoholic beverages via the U.S. Postal Services. Private shipping carrier’s rules and regulations concerning the shipment of beer or alcoholic beverages may vary. We strongly encourage you to check with your shipping carrier prior to shipping your entry. It is solely the entrant’s responsibility to follow all applicable laws and regulations.
The beers will be kept in our cold room until time of judging.
You must be an AHA member at the time of this competition and throughout 2021 to qualify for this competition. If you are not a member, head here to join.
Any questions please reach out to pgcsik@gmail.com We are here to help!
AWARDS!
Device Brewing will work with the homebrewer to take the winning recipe and reproduce, as faithfully as possible to the original recipe, on a professional scale. We hope to invite the homebrewer to help brew the inaugural commercial batch of the winning recipe at our brewery in Sacramento, California! Participation during the brewday will be COVID-guidelines dependent.
We anticipate entering the 2021 Rising Star Pro-Am winning brew in the Great American Beer Festival.
Prizes will also be awarded to first, second, and third-placed beers in the competition under a best-of-show format. We’ll be awarding ribbons, Device Brewing merchandise, and various homebrew equipment and supplies provided by our Sponsors as prizes.
A BIG THANKS TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS!
