12th Annual Dukes of Ale's

New Mexico State Fair ProAm Beer, Mead & Cider Competition

Entry Deadline:  August 5, 2000

Categories - Classes – Subclasses

A. Ale B. Lager 4. Belgian & French Ale
1. Light Ale 1. American Lager a. Belgian Pale Ale
a. Blond Ale a. Light/Standard/Premium b. Witbier
b. American Wheat b. Dark c. Biere de Garde
c. Cream Ale c. Classic American Pilsner d. Saison
e. Belgian Specialty Ale *
2. Bitter & English Pale Ale 2. European Pale Lager
a. Ordinary Bitter a. Bohemian Pilsner 5. Lambic & Belgian Sour Ale
b. Special or Best Bitter b. Northern German Pilsner a. Straight Lambic-style Ale
c. Strong Bitter / English Pale Ale c. Dortmunder Export b. Gueuze-style Ale
d. Muenchner Helles c. Fruit Lambic-style Ale #
3. Scottish Ales d. Oud Bruin
a. Light 60/- 3. German Amber Lager e. Flanders Red Ale
b. Heavy 70/- a. Oktoberfest/Maerzen
c. Export 80/- b. Vienna 6. Fruit Beer * # %
4. American Pale Ales 4. European Dark Lager 7. Spice/Herb/Veggie Beer * # % +
a. American Pale Ale a. Munich Dunkel
b. American Amber Ale b. Schwarzbier 8. Smoke-flavored Beer
c. California Common Beer a. Classic Rauchbier
5. Bock b. Other Smoked Beer * %
5. India Pale Ale a. Traditional Bock
b. Helles Bock/Maibock 9. Specialty, Experimental, Historical Beer * %
6. Brown Ale c. Doppelbock
a. Mild d. Eisbock D. Mead @
b. Northern Eng. Brown Ale 1. Traditional Mead
c. Southern Eng. Brown Ale C. Specialty/Mixed 2. Varietal Honey Trad. Mead
d. American Brown ale 1. Kolsch & Altbier 3. Cyser
a. Kolsch-style Ale 4. Pyment
7. English & Scottish Strong Ale b. Dusseldorf Altbier 5. Other Fruit Melomel
a. Old Ale c. Northern German Altbier 6. Metheglin
b. Strong Scotch (Wee Heavy) 7. Braggot
2. Wheat Beer
8. Barleywine & Imperial Stout a. Bavarian Weizen E. Cider
a. English-style Barleywine b. Bavarian Dunkelweizen 1. Standard Cider and Perry
b. American-style Barleywine c. Berliner Weisse 2. New England-style Cider
c. Russian Imperial Stout d. Weizenbock 3. Specialty Cider and Perry *
9. Porter 3. Strong Belgian Ale
a. Robust Porter a. Dubbel
b. Brown Porter b. Tripel
c. Golden Ale
10. Stout d. Dark Ale
a. Dry Stout
b. Sweet Stout
c. Oatmeal Stout
d. Foreign Extra Stout

* Brewer to specify special ingredients and procedures, lager or ale distinction

# Indicate fruit, vegetable, herb and/or spice used

+ Indicate heat level of chili:  mild, hot, very hot

% Indicate classic style

@ For Meads, entrant must specify the following:

  1. variety of honey (Clover, Alfalfa, Orange Blossom, Mesquite, Wildflower, etc.)

  2. strength (hydromel: OG < 1.080, standard: 1.080 < OG < 1.120, sack: OG > 1.120)

  3. sweetness (dry: FG < 1.010, medium: 1.010 < FG < 1.025, sweet: FG > 1.025)

  4. Fruited, herbed, and malted meads must specify fruit, herb, or malt type.

 

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

A.           All amateur entries must be made in the home.  Beer/mead made at a commercial brewery/meadery can only be entered as a professional entry.

B.           A $5 feee will be charged for each entry.

C.           Two bottles per entry must be submitted.  All bottles must be AT LEAST 12 oz and be made of brown glass.  All labels must be removed.  The bottles may not have any distinctive, raised lettering or painted markings.  Any markings on bottle caps shall be completely obscured using a black marker..  No PLASTIC or swing-type Grölsch bottles will be accepted.  Entrants cannot enter more than one beer per subclass.

D.           The completed registration form along with a check or cash should be placed in an envelope and rubber banded to one of the bottles.

E.            Completed bottle id must be attached to each bottle.

WHO MAY ENTER

Products of commercial breweries/meaderies in New Mexico may only be entered in the commercial division.  Any beer/mead/cider that is not a product of a commercial brewery/meadery and has been made by either a professional or amateur brewer in New Mexico may be entered in the amateur division.

 HOW TO ENTER

Deadline for entries is Saturday, August 5, 2000.

Drop-off sites:

Albuquerque:  

Victor's Grape Arbor

2436 San Mateo Place NE

Dry Gulch Brewing Co.

7120 Wyoming Blvd NE

Farmington:

Three Rivers Eatery & Brewery

101 E. Main St.

Las Cruces:

High Desert Brewing Co.

1201 W. Hadley

Los Lunas:

Tractor Brewing Co.

120 Nelson

Rio Rancho:

Turtle Mountain Brewing Co.

3755 Southern Blvd SE

Santa Fe:

Wolf Canyon Brewing Co.

9885 Cerrillos Road

Taos:

Eske's Brewpub

106 DeGeorges Lane

Out of town entries may be shipped UPS to Dry Gulch Brewing Co., 7120 Wyoming Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109.  Entry forms will be available at the entry sites.  All entries received shall become the property of the ProAm Committee.

 JUDGING

Judging will take place Saturday and Sunday, August 19-20, 2000 in Albuquerque at Dry Gulch Brewing Co.  An additional day of judging may be required.  Potential judges should call Jeff Graves at (505) 798-0159 or email him at jlgeag@nmia.com.  BJCP judges are especially welcome.  Potential stewards should call Sheryl Campbell at (505) 294-4610 or email her at sheryl_campbell@hotmail.com.  An awards ceremony will take place at the September (click here for exact time & place) Dukes of Ale meeting (ask at entry sites for time & place).  Judges comments, score sheets and awards for entrants will be available for pick up at that time.  All unclaimed score sheets and awards will be available at the Victor's Grape Arbor after the meeting.  Out-of-town entrants will have their results and awards mailed after the awards ceremony.  Ribbons won by the Best of Category/Show will be on display at the Bolack Building on the State Fairgrounds and will not be available to the winners until after the conclusion of the State Fair.

 AWARDS

The BJCP/AHA 50 point scoring system will be employed to judge beers in the first round of judging.  Some classes may be grouped together to provide a uniform number of entries judged in each flight.  Ribbons will be given based an entry’s placement (1st, 2nd, 3rd) in those groups.  Place ribbons will be awarded at the discretion of the judges provided a minimum score of 25 is acheived.  In addition, ribbons for Best of Category and Best of Show will be awarded.  Certificates will be awarded to each entry provided a minimum score of 25 is achieved.  Additional prizes may also be awarded, but must be picked up at the Awards Ceremony.

Contact: Guy Ruth, 11524 Manitoba NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111-2645      Ph: 294-0302 (home)
email: guyruth@abq.com