Merri Mashers IPA Comp 2017
Results Are In!
For non prize winners you should see full results in compmaster over the next few days.
http://merrimashers.org/ipa-comp-2017-results
Many thanks to all our sponsors, judges, stewards and to all those who entered.
See you next year.
The Merri Mashers IPA Comp is back for 2017!
This year, judging will take place at The Terminus Hotel, North Fitzroy on Sunday, 19th of March.
In addition to the six Specialty IPA styles covered by Section 21B of the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines (Black IPA, White IPA, Red IPA, Rye IPA, Belgian IPA and Brown IPA), the competition is now open to entries in the more traditional categories: 21A American IPA, 22A Double IPA and 12C English IPA.
What’s more, experimental brewers are encouraged to enter in the special category, “Specialty IPA Not Otherwise Described in Section 21B”. In this category, the entrant must describe the type of Specialty IPA and its key characteristics in comment form so judges will know what to expect. This could include Brett IPA, New England (“Juicy” or “Milkshake”) IPA, fruit additions or other concoctions that can still be identified as an IPA:
The term ‘IPA’ is used as a singular descriptor of a type of hoppy, bitter beer. It is not meant to be spelled out as ‘India Pale Ale’ when used in the context of a Specialty IPA. None of these beers ever historically went to India, and many aren’t pale. But the craft beer market knows what to expect in balance when a beer is described as an ‘IPA’ – so the modifiers used to differentiate them are based on that concept alone (BJCP, 2015).
Entries
All entries must be submitted online via Compmaster by 1pm on Saturday, 11th of March 2017.
The first entry will cost $10.00, with subsequent entries at $8.00 each.
Entry Bottles
Entries should comprise of a minimum 640ml and in order to be considered for Champion Beer/Best of Show, two bottles 330-750ml must be entered. The two bottles should be clearly labelled as the same entry.
If you do not want to be considered for best in show you may enter one minimum 640ml bottle.
Entry Locations
Entries may be dropped at The Terminus Hotel, North Fitzroy by close of business on Saturday, 18th of March 2017.
Entries can also be dropped off at the following venues before 1pm, Saturday 11th of March:
- Grain and Grape, 5/280 Whitehall Street, Yarraville
- Greensborough Home Brewing Supplies, 29 Beewar Street, Greensborough
- The Brewer's Den, 253 Dorset Road, Boronia
- Keg King, 2/33-35 Smith Road, Springvale
- Home Make It, 265 Spring Street, Reservoir VIC 3073
Postal entries must be mailed to Home Make It, Reservoir at the above address, to arrive by Friday 10th of March.
Prizes
Both major and category prizes are being awarded for this competition.
Major prizes are -
CHBP's Choice Award |
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Sponsored by The Clifton Hill Brewpub Head Brewer Ben Simmons will select a winning beer to be brewed on his equipment at Clifton Hill. |
HMI's Choice Award |
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Sponsored by Home Make It! and The Craft & Co. The selected beer will be brewed on the flash new brewhouse at Craft & Co, Collingwood. |
Champion Brewer |
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Sponsored by Hawkers Beer The brewer amassing the most points across the competition will receive a Hawkers slab plus a 4 pack of special limited release beers (brand spanking new) and an option to spend a few hours with co-founder and chief spokesman Mazen Hajar talking business as part of a day at the brewery, in Reservoir. |
Beer of Show |
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Sponsored by Carwyn Cellars $250 voucher to use across the bar of for bottled beers. |
Best Novice Prize |
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Sponsored by Grain and Grape The most successful brewer who has not previously placed at a BJCP-sanctioned event will receive a $250 voucher to be spent at Grain & Grape, Yarraville. |
Club of Show |
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Sponsored by BeerCo Incredible loot to the club accumulating the greatest points across the comp:
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Category Prizes are -
Black IPA |
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Sponsored by The Terminus Hotel Clifton Hill $100 bar tab at The Termi |
White IPA |
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Sponsored by Clever Brewing $100 gift voucher |
Rye IPA |
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Sponsored by Old Wives Ales $100 value |
Red IPA |
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Sponsored by Cryer Malt $175 of malts |
Belgian IPA |
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Sponsored by Moondog $100 value |
Brown IPA |
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Sponsored by Cryer Malt $175 of malts |
American IPA |
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Sponsored by Co-Conspirators $100 value |
Double IPA |
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Sponsored by Exit Brewing $100 value |
English IPA |
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Sponsored by Tallboy & Moose $100 bar tab at Tallboy & Moose |
Specialty IPA |
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Sponsored by 3 Ravens An exclusive case of juicy IPA |