Additional Competition Details
Competition Beer Delivery
*ALL BEER MUST BE RECEIVED BY 12 PM ON MON 3/11/24 AT BREAKSIDE BREWERY-MILWAUKIE*
Deliver to: Breakside Milwaukie, 5821 SE International Way, Milwaukie, OR 97222. Drop off is at Breakside's Milwaukie location only. Do not take entries to the Dekum or Slabtown pubs.)
Drop off Window Dates and Times: Friday, March 8 - Monday, March 11, 2024
Fri 3/8/24: 9 AM-5 PM
NO SATURDAY DROP OFF
Sun 3/10/24: 12 PM-5 PM
Mon 3/11/24: 9 AM-NOON
WE CANNOT ACCEPT LATE ENTRIES; IF YOUR BEER DOES NOT ARRIVE AT BREAKSIDE BY NOON ON 3/11, IT WILL NOT BE JUDGED IN THE COMPETITION. SIMILARLY, PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF YOUR BEERS BEFORE THE DROP-OFF WINDOW BEGINS!
Labeling your Entries
+ Tags for your entries will be sent to you via email after competition registration closes.
+ Beers submitted without proper tag (attached) will not be judged.
+ DO NOT use rubber bands to tag your bottles, please use tape.
+ Commercial labels may stay on, but OBA tag taped over/next to required.
+ ENSURE that you list the PROPER category number. Refer to the style guidelines or your entry confirmation email.
+ Pouring Notes are not required, though you may list special instructions for our steward team if required. (Decant Carefully, Do Not Rouse, etc.)
+ The beer name and category on the label MUST MATCH the information that you provided at registration. Any discrepancies risk meaning a beer will not be judged
Beer Quantities & Package Formats
+ We need a minimum of 64 ounces of beer for each entry. This can come in any of the following combinations:
6 x 12 oz bottles or cans
4 x 16 oz cans
5 x 500 ml bottles
3 x 22 oz bottles
3 x 750 ml bottles
2 x 32 oz crowler cans
WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND HAVING 4 CONTAINERS PER ENTRY AS THIS GUARANTEES THAT A FRESH SAMPLE WILL GET SERVED IF THE BEER ADVANCES THROUGH A PRELIM, TO A SEMI FINAL, AND ON TO A MEDAL ROUND. It also allows for some wiggle room in case a sample is lost or broken, or if judges request a repour.
Sending less beer than listed above means that you run the risk of not having a fresh bottle or can to open in the semifinal, and/or medal round(s) of judging.
We cannot accept beer entered in growlers, and OBA cannot return any packaging materials or beer containers after the competition.
Changes to Entries
+ALL CHANGES MUST BE MADE VIA OUR ONLINE FORM. This includes all name changes, beer info updates, requested changes to categories, and withdrawals.
+ Bottom line: if you have any change to an entry, fill out the form before beer drop off; otherwise, the beer may not be sorted or judged properly. The sooner you let us know about a change, the more likely we are to be able to accommodate it.
+ If you decide to NOT SEND (i.e. withdraw) an entry, please let us know ASAP. There are no refunds, but we appreciate the heads up, and this will help save us time when we are checking in and sorting entries.
+ After March 1, we cannot accommodate changes to categories for any entries. You are allowed to change your entry within a category, but you must let us know in advance of the change via the online form.
+ Any discrepancy between how a beer is named/labeled when it arrives for competition and what was on the registration form may lead to that beer not being judged. It's also just a pain in the butt for our volunteer sorting and stewarding teams.
If you have questions, please contact Ben (ben@breakside.com) for competition clarifications, and Katie (kjanovec@wweek.com) with all other questions.