Thank you for your interest in the Flat Rock Brew Comp organized by Flat Rock Brew Club, 290 Willoughby Road, Naremburn, NSW 2065.

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.

Entry Registration is Open

29 entries have been added to the system as of 18:55, AEDT, Wednesday 5 February, 2025. There is a limit of 120 entries for this competition.

11 paid entries are in the system as of 18:55, AEDT, Wednesday 5 February, 2025.

Current entry count by style type and associated limits:

Gladfield NZ Pilsner – 7 of 10
Voyager Craft Malt – 3 of 20
Ryefield Hops (TBC) – 0 of 10

To add your entries into the system, please proceed through the registration process or log in if you already have an account.

Judge and Steward Registration is Open

If you have not registered and are willing to be a volunteer, please register.

If you have registered, log in and then choose Edit Account from the My Account menu indicated by the icon on the top menu.

Rules

This competition is BJCP sanctioned and open to any amateur homebrewer age 18 or older.

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

All entries must be handcrafted products, containing ingredients available to the general public, and made using private equipment by hobbyist brewers (i.e., no use of commercial facilities or Brew on Premises operations, supplies, etc.).

Qualified judging of all entries is the primary goal of our event. Judges will evaluate and score each entry. The consensus of the scores will be used to rank each entry in its category. Each flight will have at least one experienced BJCP judge.

Brewers are not limited to the number of entries per category but may only enter each style once.

Brewers entering a Special Category (see below) may also enter the same style in the main comp.

The organiser reserves the right to combine overall style categories and reallocate prizes 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 in which they were originally entered. The competition organisers are not responsible for entries entered as the wrong style.

In the event of a tie for category placings the following algorithm will be used to determine the higher placed beer:

least variance between judges total scores,
average score for overall impression,
average score for flavour,
average score for aroma.

The Best of Show will be determined by a second round of judging of the five highest scoring category winners.

Special Categories

For special categories e.g. where the sponsor has provided ingredients, the entry must be paid for at the time of entering and is non-refundable. Unpaid entries will be deleted if the entry limit for that special category is reached. Ingredients may be picked up at the nominated store or shipped from the store at the entrant’s expense. Entrants will be notified by email when the grain is available for pick up. The store will check names and entry numbers against a list of valid entries. For shipping cost contact the store directly and please use the opportunity to order any other items you require at the same time to help support our brew stores.

Gladfield NZ Pilsner – entrants will be able to pick up one 5kg bag of Gladfield malt - 50:50 mix of Light Lager / American Ale (whole or milled) from The Hop and Grain brew store in Marrickville for their recipe. There is a limit of 10 entries for this special category. The beers will be judged in one flight against the style New Zealand Pilsner.

Voyager Craft Malt – entrants will be able to pick up one 5kg bag of Voyager Atlas malt (whole or milled) from The Brew Shop brew store in Kirrawee for their recipe. There is a limit of 20 entries for this special category. The beers will be judged in one flight based on the target AABC style chosen by the entrant, which must be specified.

Entry Acceptance Rules

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 2

Each entry will consist of capped / corked bottles or cans that are devoid of all identifying information, including labels and embossing. Printed caps are allowed, but must be blacked out completely. Bottles and cans will not be returned to entrants.

Two bottles or cans 330ml-375ml – preferred, although one larger bottle will be accepted on the understanding that if the beer progresses to Best of Show, it will have to be re-capped and any sediment may have been disturbed.

Labels must be attached to each entry and should be covered with clear tape. Labels can be printed directly from the website by clicking the ‘Print Labels for All Entries Checked Above’ box at the bottom of the entry list.

Entrants should be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges' scoring of your entry.

Payment for entry is by PayPal only and the entrant pays the PayPal commission.

In registering for the competition and providing your name, email address and mobile number, you consent to receiving future communications from the Flat Rock Brew Club, NSW Amateur Homebrew Association and our sponsors in connection with your entries into their category. Your information will be used solely for the purpose of sending relevant information, relating to this and future competitions. Your personal information will not be shared with third parties, except as required by law. You can opt out at any time by contacting us directly using the contact form