Location
The Atlanta Brewing Company
2323 Defoor Hills Rd. NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
Brewery: 404.355.5558

Click here for the ABC website with directions.

Important Dates/Times

Judging will begin promptly at 9:30 AM on March 1, 2008. Registration will start at 9am - please be on time.

Most likely there will be some preliminary judging between 2/18 and 2/29. Entry deadline is 6 PM on Sunday February 17, 2008.

Sanctioning

This Event will be sanctioned by the AHA and judged using the BJCP Style Guidelines. Detailed style descriptions may be found on the BJCP webpage. Entries will be accepted in all categories this year with a separate Best of Show for Cider/Mead.

Entrants may enter as many beers as they like but are restricted to one entry per sub-category. Entrants are responsible for placing their beer in the proper category. No entry will be reclassified. Some categories may be combined at the organizer's discretion. Entries in combined categories will be judged according to the style originally indicated by the brewer on the entry form.

We are proud to be a part of the Mid-South Homebrewer of the Year and Club of the Year. This will be the first competition of the 2008 series.

Eligibility

The Peach State Brew Off is open to all homebrewers regardless of their location. Beers brewed by two or more individuals must list the names of all involved on the entry form. No commercially brewed entries will be accepted.

Those wishing to judge should contact Cristina Collier by Sunday February 17, 2008. Stewards should contact Michael Chandler. All other inquiries should be directed to the organizer, Chris Collier. Judges entering the Peach State Brew-Off cannot judge in any category they have entered. Lunch will be provided for judges and stewards.

Judging Points will be awarded through the BJCP Organization based on the number of entries received. Expected number of entries is 300+

Organizer
Chris Collier
770-436-6932
organizer@coverthops.com

Judge Coordinator
Cristina Collier
770-436-6932
judge@coverthops.com

Head Steward
Michael Chandler
678-945-7173
steward@coverthops.com

How to Enter

Entry fee is $7 per entry. Each entry must consist of two (2) unlabeled 12 oz brown glass bottles with bottle forms attached to each bottle using a rubber band. Bottles must not have raised letters or any kind of identifying markings. All other bottles including plastic and swing-top bottles will be disqualified. Bottles with glued-on or taped-on labels will be disqualified. Printed caps are acceptable but any printing must be marked out. Entry fees for disqualified entries will not be returned -- please follow the instructions. Checks should be made out to The Covert Hops Society. Please use the online registration link in the "Forms" section below to print labels for your entries.

We will accept entries from Monday February 4, 2008 to Sunday February 17, 2008. No entries will be accepted after Feb 17th. It will be necessary to conduct a preliminary judging session, therefore we will be unable to accept any walk-in entries the day of the competition. There will be no exceptions for late or unpaid entries. Late entries will not be returned, though the checks will.

Entries can be off at the following locations. Please do not ship entries to these drop off points.

The Beer Necessities 9850 Nesbit Ferry Rd. Alpharetta, GA 30022-5953 (770)-645-1777
Wine Craft Of Atlanta 5920 Roswell Rd NE # C-205 Atlanta, GA 30328-4926 (404) 252-5606
Just Brew It 103 Rainbow Way Fayetteville, GA 30214-3979 (770)-719-0222

Entries can be shipped (only) to the following location.

Ed Hamrick
c/o Atlanta Pro Percussion, Inc.
2520 Spring Road
Suite E
Smyrna, GA 30080-8299

Forms

Judge Form in Excel Format
Judge Form in PDF Format
Please email complete form to judge@coverthops.com

Online Entry Registration Once complete, attach your payment to the entry summary sheet and rubber band the bottle labels to your entry.

Manual forms coming soon but note that entry fee will be $10/entry if online registration is not used.

Prizes

Awards will be made to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category as well as Best Of Show and Best Of Show cider/mead. Remember, some categories may be combined if an insufficient number of entries are received in that category.