The 2008 New York State Fair Competition - June 13 - 14, 2008

The Salt City Brew Club is the host club for the New York State Fair Home Brew Competition. We provide judges, and stewards for this New York State competition. Home brewers from all over New York compete in this state wide event. All BJCP beer styles for home brew competition are judged. Rule highlights for the competition are provided below, see the link on this page for complete rules and competition information:

1. Open to any amateur homebrewer, 21 years old or older, who is a resident of New York State
2. Beers must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 5, 2008.
3. Entry fee and forms must be received by State Fair by June 2, 2008.
4. Judging will be held on Friday June 13th and Saturday, June 14th, 2008.
5. Fees are $6 per entry. Please make your check payable to "NYS Fair"
6. An entry consists of two bottles of the same beer. Attach a label from the entry form on each entered bottle. Bottles of 12 oz. or greater may be entered. Carbonators, swingtop, etc. will be allowed.
7. To enter, complete and sign the entry form. Mail the yellow and pink copies along with the entry fee to the NYS Fair Entry Department, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse, NY 13209 by June 2. Make check payable to the NYS Fair. Present one copy and the beer at one of the designated drop off points OR you may ship your entries and one copy of form to: NYS Fair Home Brew, Art & Home Center, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse, NY 13209. If you are downloading the entry form, please print two (2) copies. One is to be shipped with the beer, the other is to be sent to the NYS Fair with entry fees.

New York State Fair Home Brew
Art and Home Center
581 State Fair Boulevard
Syracuse, NY 13209
(315) 487-7711 ext. 1264

Forms and Information

New York State Fair 2008 Homebrew Competition Entry Form: 23KB Acrobat PDF
Complete competition rules and style guidelines - Download: 60KB Acrobat PDF
The 2005 Brewers Association Style Guide - Download: 176KB Acrobat PDF

Judge and Steward Registration

We are always looking for volunteers to act as competition judges, stewards or to just help organize. Contact David Meszko for general information.

If you are interested in either judging or stewarding for the 2008 New York State homebrew competition, please fill out the Judging Registration Form. Everyone's help much is appreciated.

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