Norwich Amateur Brewers These Ales of Wonder 2024 Info
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Welcome to the Norwich Amateur Brewers These Ales of Wonder 2024, organised by Norwich Amateur Brewers, celebrating the beers of Britain and Ireland. Once again we are grateful for the strong support of our main sponsors The Malt Miller and Ampersand Brew Co.
You can use this site to register for the competition, pay your entry fees and submit details of your beers. Once registered you can log in anytime to enter additional brews, or edit details of those you've already entered up until the cut-off times/dates
The Norwich Amateur Brewers These Ales of Wonder Competition is sanctioned by the Beer Judge Certification Programme (BJCP). All entered home brewed beers will be assessed by qualified BJCP judges against current published style guidelines.
Score sheets and written feedback will be provided for each entry. Rosettes, certificates and prizes will be awarded in each category group and for Best of Show winning beers.
Once the judging process is complete and winners have been announced, entries will be made available for sampling and discussion for everyone attending the event, providing a unique opportunity to appraise a wide range of home brewed Belgian beer styles.
This year's competition event is being hosted by our friends at Ampersand Brewery, Diss, Norfolk (3 minutes from Diss Railway Station).
Style Guidelines and Eligibility
Beers will be assessed against BJCP Style Guidelines 2021 available here: https://www.bjcp.org/bjcp-style-guidelines/
Eligibility: This competition is open to all home brewers, worldwide. Competition organisers, staff, judges and stewards may enter the competition. Control measures and processes are in place to ensure fair and anonymous judging. Judges and stewards will not be assigned to categories which they have entered. All beers entered must have been made at the brewer’s home. Those made in commercial establishments, including brew-on-premise brew kits, are not eligible to enter.
Where
- Ampersand Brewery, 27-31 Sawmills Rd, Diss, IP22 4GG
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When
- Judging commences - approx. 11am
- Awards Ceremony - approx. 6pm
Important Deadlines
- Register online and pay for all entries by 2024-09-30 11:59 PM
- Finalise your entries by 2024-09-30 11:59 PM
- Delivery of entries by 2024-10-08 06:00 PM
- Drop-off available during the shipping window
Entry Cost & Essentials
Entry fee is £10 for the first entry and £6 for the 2nd entry.
Competitors are encouraged to come along to the awards event, sample the entries, share beers and have a pint of Ampersand beer with friends and fellow competitors.
BJCP 2021 Judging Styles
If a style's name is hyperlinked, it has specific entry requirements. Select or tap on the name to view the subcategory's requirements.
| 11A Ordinary Bitter | 11B Best Bitter | 11C Strong Bitter |
| 12A British Golden Ale | 12C English IPA | 13A Dark Mild |
| 13B British Brown Ale | 13C English Porter | 14A Scottish Light |
| 14B Scottish Heavy | 14C Scottish Export | 15A Irish Red Ale |
| 15B Irish Stout | 15C Irish Extra Stout | 16A Sweet Stout |
| 16B Oatmeal Stout | 16D Foreign Extra Stout | 17A British Strong Ale |
| 17A1 Burton Ale | 17B Old Ale | 17C Wee Heavy |
| 17D English Barley Wine | 20C Imperial Stout | 27A Historical Beer |
| 27A4 London Brown Ale |
Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 3
Judging Sessions
Friday Evening
Friday 11 October, 2024 19:30, BST
Saturday Morning
Saturday 12 October, 2024 10:00, BST
Saturday Afternoon
Saturday 12 October, 2024 14:00, BST
Best of Show
The winner of the best of show will recieve a substantial prize!
Awards
The awards ceremony will take place once judging is completed.
Places will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category/table.
The 1st place entry in each category will advance to the Best of Show (BOS) round with a single, overall Best of Show beer selected.
Additional prizes may be awarded to those winners present at the awards ceremony at the discretion of the competition organizers.
Both score sheets and awards will be available for pick up that night after the ceremony concludes. Awards and score sheets not picked up will be mailed back to participants. Results will be posted to the competition web site after the ceremony concludes.
Last year's prizes!
BOS: £150 Malt Miller voucher + Inkbird Vacuum sealer + the amazing trophy
Table Winners Prizes
Table One - Belgian Dark Strong - INKBIRD 308 wifi controller and trophy
Table 2 - Tripel - INKBIRD Thermopen and £10 Malt Miller voucher and trophy
Table 3 - Wit - INKBIRD 308 wifi controller and trophy
Table 4 - Saison - £30 Malt Miller voucher
Table 5 - Dubbel - INKBIRD Thermopen and £10 Malt Miller voucher and trophy
Table 6 - Belgian Blonde - INKBIRD Thermopen and £10 Malt Miller voucher and trophy
Table 7 - Pale and BdG - INKBIRD Thermopen and £10 Malt Miller voucher and trophy
Table 8 - Single - INKBIRD 308 wifi controller + trophy
Table 10 - Golden Strong - INKBIRD Thermopen and £10 Malt Miller voucher and trophy
Table 11 - Belgian IPA - no winners (combined with another table)
Table 12 Sour - INKBIRD Thermopen and £10 Malt Miller voucher and trophy
All second and third places got yeast and trophy.
All entries got a packet of yeast to say thank you for entering :)
Awards Ceremony
Ampersand Brew Co.
27-31 Sawmills Rd, Diss, IP22 4GG
Saturday 12 October, 2024 17:30, BST
Past Winners
Judging Sessions
Friday Evening
11/10/2024 19:30, BST.
Saturday Morning
12/10/2024 10:00, BST.
Saturday Afternoon
12/10/2024 14:00, BST.
Account Registration Closed
Entry Registration Closed
Entry Drop-Off Closed
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.