Sunday October 18th, 2015 4pm-6pm
Join us for the Fourth Annual "No Hops! Gruit Ale Contest" at Liam Flynn's Ale House held during Baltimore Beer Week. Prizes awarded to the top three finishers in two categories: People's Choice & Celebrity Judges.
Sponsors:Nepenthe Homebrew
Maryland Homebrew
Hosted by:
Liam Flynn's Ale House
22 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD
pintsizepub.com
Submissions Accepted until 3:30pm the day of the event.
Rules:
Ingredients & Style:- Target style is the historic "Gruit Ale", which is not a BJCP category. For reference, this beer would qualify as category 23 under BJCP.
- At least 50% malted grains. Meads are excluded.
- Zero hops permitted! The point of the competition is to experiment with botanicals (herbs, spices, etc.) other than hops.
- Submission must be at least 64 oz of beer.
- Submissions must be accompanied by a complete list of ingredients, brewer's name, phone number, and email address. Please use the official entry form.
- All submissions must be delivered to Liam Flynn's Ale House at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the contest.
Hedonistic judging will be used. This is not a BJCP-sanctioned event. Judging will be conducted by a celebrity panel plus the over-21 attendees of the event.
Competitors:
Open to all brewers!
