Temat powrócił, oto szczegóły (niestety po angielsku):
Competition statutes - Prague International Homebrew Award (Autumn 2010)
(1) Beer portal Pivo-pivo.cz in cooperation with its partners is organizer of the competition.
(2) All non-commercial homebrewers from the Czech Republic or abroad have the right to participate.
(3) Beer made from concentrates or basic ingredients will be let in the competition.
(4) There are three competition categories:
a. pale beer up to 12,99 ° Plato Bohemian Type
b. pale beer over 13,00 ° Plato Bohemian Type
c. dark and amber beer Bohemian Type
d. wheat beer Bavarian Type
e. top fermented beer whatever beer style
f. bottom fermented beer whatever beer style
(5) Place and time of the competition is to be confirmed.
(6) Applications shall be sent before 23rd November 2010 to piha@homebrewing.cz
(7) Beer samples shall be delivered before 1st December 2010 by mail or in person to Pivovar Kocour Varnsdorf, Rumburská 1920, 407 47 Varnsdorf. The samples can be also delivered in person to brewery pub Pivovarský dům, Ječná/Lípová 15, 120 44 Praha 2 (for attention of the brewer Martin Vávra). Slovak homebrewers can deliver their samples by mail or in person to Pivovar Kaltenecker, Zakarpatská 28, Rožňava.
(8) The basic chemical analysis will be done at Pivovar Svijany. Samples delivered after 1st December will be present in the competition without the chemical analysis due to time reasons. Deadline for delivery of the samples is 13th May 2010.
(9) The application has to include:
a. Name, Address and Contact details of the producer
b. Name of the beer and category
One producer can apply with maximum 3 beers in one category.
(1) Each producer has to label each package by brand and category of the competition.
(2) Entrance fee for the competition is 150 CZK for one entry, 250 CZK for three entries and 400 CZK for higher number of entries.
(3) Two liters of each sample shall be delivered ( in minimum two different packages for analysis and tasting)
(4) Panel of evaluators will consist of international experts appointed by organizers of the competition.
(5) The Winner of the category will become the beer with highest sum of points from all evaluators. In case of equal number of points at the rewarded places, the best and worst grades are cancelled. If the equality remains, the position at the place is divided.
(6) Three best beers in each category will receive the Award. If there are only four samples in the category, then two beers will receive the Award. If there are only three samples in the category, then only one winner will receive the Award. If there are less than three samples in a category, the category will be cancelled and the entrance fee given back.
(7) Those at first three places will receive a diploma. Winners of categories will receive from partner of the competition from Bohemia Hop company 1 kg free choice of hop pellets.
(8) At the end of the tasting contest, there will be a supplementary contest, when winning samples of all categories will be competing against each other. The overall winner will receive a diploma and a possibility to make one brew at the Kocour Brewery in Varnsdorf according to his own recipe (before 1st April 2011). He will get 150 l of beer in a keg from this brew. All costs except for the brewing costs shall be covered by the winner.
(9) Results will be announced on 4th December May during the D Day of Czech Homebrewers 2010 in Podskalská (Prague 2).
In Děčín on 18th October 2010
Jan Kočka
Head organizer of the competition