Thank you for your interest in the Brew Con World Series IV organized by BREW CON London '21, London, United Kingdom.

You only need to register your information once and can return to this site to enter more brews or edit the brews you've entered. You can even pay your entry fees online if you wish.

Thanks and Good Luck To All Who Entered the Brew Con World Series IV!

There are 589 registered entries and 238 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

As of 01:06, BST, there are 0 received and processed entries (this number will update as entries are picked up from drop-off locations and organized for judging).

Rules

WELCOME TO ‘BREW CON WORLD SERIES IV’

The Brew Con World Series IV will be the official home brew competition of Brew Con London '21, the UK’s first conference and expo entirely dedicated to beer & home brewing.

This competition is BJCP sanctioned and open to any amateur home brewer age 18 or older. All styles will be accepted with the proviso that each entry must be made using hobbyist equipment by amateur brewers. The limit of beers for the competition will be 500 entries, with four entries per brewer allowed.

NEW RULE - This year we will only be allowing homebrewers from within the United Kingdom to enter the World Series IV.  Any entries from outside the UK will be informed of the new rule and removed from the system.

JUDGING

Judging will take place in November 2021

All judges will be compensated for their time with entry to a session of BREW CON London '21 for every session of judging. Judging places will be limited so please sign up and state your availability ASAP if you wish to join us. 

Beers will also be award points for finishing in the top 4 of their category + HMs which will contribute towards each individual brewers 'Brew Con Champion Brewer' score (6 for 1st, 4 for 2nd, 3 for 3rd, 2 for 4th, 1 for an Honourable Mention).

AWARD CATEGORIES

'World Series Champion Beer' The best beer of all the beers! The Brew Con World Series main prize will be awarded to the best individual beer from across all categories and all 400 entries.

'Brew Con Champion Brewer' The brewer with the highest total points across their four entries will win the title of Brew Con Champion Brewer!

'Best Club Effort' Total sum of points beers club members have earned across all categories. If a brewer enters under multiple clubs their points will be split between the clubs.

'Best of Category' The best beer from each category / grouping of smaller categories.

'Best Newcomer Brewer' Open to all entrants for whom Brew Con World Series III is their FIRST Brew Con World Series attempt.

ENTRANCE COSTS

The fee for each beer is £6 per entry, plus any Paypal fees.

Brewers entering four beers in an attempt to be crowned 'Champion Brewer' will be able to enter at a discounted rate of £5 per beer, so £20 for four.

COMPETITION RULES

Entries will be assessed against the BJCP Style Guidelines 2015 available via this link (PDF).

All mailed entries must be received at the mailing location by the shipping deadline - please allow for shipping time.

All entries will be picked up from drop-off locations the day of the drop-off deadline.

The competition organizers are not responsible for mis-categorized entries, mailed entries that are not received by the entry deadline, or entries that arrived damaged.

The competition organizers reserve the right to combine styles for judging and to restructure awards as needed depending upon the quantity and quality of entries.

Qualified judging of all entries is the primary goal of our event. Judges will evaluate and score each entry. The average of the judges scores for each beer will help rank each entry in its category, however fresh bottles of each beer in contention for a place with be re-assessed heads up with others to determine the top ranks. Each flight will have at least one BJCP judge.

The competition committee reserves the right to combine categories based on number of entries. All possible effort will be made to combine similar styles. All brews in combined categories will be judged according to the style they were originally entered in.

Bottles will not be returned to entrants.

Judging Sessions and Dates

Friday Morning 10-1
Friday 5 November, 2021 10:00, GMT

Friday Morning 1-4
Friday 5 November, 2021 13:00, GMT

Friday Evening 4-7
Friday 5 November, 2021 16:00, GMT

Saturday Morning (Placeholder) 9-12
Saturday 6 November, 2021 09:00, GMT

Competition Officials

You can send an email to any of the following individuals via Contact.

• Simon Pipola — Event Organiser
• Darren Sloan — Sponsorship Manager
• James Wilson — Feedback Co-ordinator
• Fraser Withers — Head Of Rosette Ordering

Sponsors

BREW CON London '21 is proud to have the following sponsors for the Brew Con World Series IV.