Finding Out About Comps

[berto]

Hi guys. Just wondering how everybody here knows what comps are on when. I went to the country brewer the other day and he had an application form there for the bathurst comp. I didnt even know anything about it, and its on in a monh and a half. id enter something id already brewed but its all in kegs and i havent bottled a drop.
Is there some website elsewhere that lists all these different comps/dates etc?

Cheers, Rob

 

[Justin]

Check out the craftbrewer.org site. they have a competition page on there with the major comps, entry forms etc. Look at the top tabs on the front page.

 

[sosman]

Victorian comps with entry forms can generally be found at http://melbournebrewers.org/ Grain and grape also have a good list of comps.

I also created an RSS feed which I hope to keep updated with comp news as well as club news http://melbournebrewers.org/RSS/news.xml. You need an RSS reader to make use of it (Like Mozilla/Firefox with sage plugin).

 

[berto]

Thanks guys. The craftbrewer site seems pretty out of date as far as dates etc are concerned, but is it safe enough to assume they will be happening about the same time this year?

Cheers, Rob

 

[sosman]

I have some recent info on the Bathurst comp at:

http://melbournebrewers.org/wiki/BathurstComp

 

[Doc]

Berto,

There is also a brewing comp as part of the Castle Hill show this year in Sydney.
Being organised by The Country Brewer.
The date is the first weekend in March.

Beers,
Doc

 

[Jase]

Is it possible to enter kits in comp, it almost doesn't seem right.?

I made up a couple of kits (freebies), with some extras, that I wouldn't mind sending in for judging and feedback.

Cheers,
Jase

 

[Doc]

Is it possible to enter kits in comp, it almost doesn't seem right.?

Yes.
Some comps require that you tick a box to indicate how the beer was brewed, but the majority of comps all allow kit based beers to be entered.

Beers,
Doc